my crystal skulls at the center of the grid… at a heiau on Kauai during my visit home in march.
i miss manju… especially Okinawan sweet potato manju… and basically anything with ‘uala/ube/o.s.p.
though this technically ISN’T manju—it’s Mitsuba Delicatessen’s Sweet Potato Crumble from back home in Kalihi… of course :( i want to go home damned it!
this is probably one of my favorite houses back home… as a kid i used to fantasize that i lived in that house… whenever i’d go running or body boarding down there, i would stop and have a little moment… call me cheesy, but there was just something about that house that i found so nostalgic and awesome… i miss you little house!!!
this is probably one of my most favorite photos of all time so far… you don’t expect to see something like this in Hawai’i, but it’s there… and it’s magical… and it’s gorgeous. i’m so lucky and proud to call Hawai’i my home and even prouder to say that i am Native Hawaiian.
shot this on the Big Island while visiting family there.
shout out to my peeps! :) xx
hawaiians.
hawaiian surfer at waikiki… i believe the original image is courtesy of the Bishop Museum… although i am not 100%…