For the Keiki & Ohana: Sea Life Park

For the Keiki & Ohana: Furlough Fridays

Friday, October 23, 2009 1:24

For the Keiki and Ohana
When we say, “lucky we live in Hawaii”, it is no mere bromide, but a truism. And yet, the tough economic times are hitting everyone, islanders included. Perhaps you are already familiar with or even personally affected by Hawaii’s newly enacted “Furlough Fridays”—Hawaii’s attempt at addressing what Governor Linda Lingle states [...]

For the Keiki & Ohana: The Hawaii Children’s Discovery Center

Thursday, October 15, 2009 2:00

For the Keiki and Ohana
Yearning for an air-conditioned, kid zone for your little ones to roam freely and safely? Wanting to engage your children in educational learning activities that still feel like kid’s play? Looking for a fun and truly child friendly space to hold a birthday party or other special event? Well, look no [...]

Oneula Beach Park

Thursday, October 1, 2009 20:10

For the Keiki and Ohana
One’ula beach is a wide open spacious park hidden on the south-west shores of Oahu.  More commonly known to the locals as Haubush due to the brush plant growing over surrounding, over grown kiawe trees — it’s one of the very few public access parks that offer visitors a variety of [...]

For the Keiki & Ohana: The Honolulu Academy of Arts

Thursday, October 1, 2009 17:50

For the Keiki and Ohana
Where can you go with your keiki to make ceramic green dragons, bubble art and paper mache hot air balloons? Why, the Honolulu Academy of Arts, of course!  Hand in hand with my 5 year old son, we gleefully went to classes one day a week during this past summer and [...]

For the Keiki & Ohana: The Honolulu Aquarium

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 7:00

For the Keiki and Ohana
When I drive by the Waikiki Aquarium, I recall my mother’s story of how—trying unsuccessfully to balance on the Aquarium’s stone wall—she fell into one of the fish ponds in an attempt to sneak in after hours. The Aquarium my mother knew as a child growing up in Waikiki in the [...]

For the Keiki & Ohana: The Honolulu Zoo

Sunday, September 27, 2009 7:00

For the Keiki and Ohana
“Can the crocodiles eat us, mama? Because the last time, it looked like they could come out of the fence. I think they can squeeze through. Can they, mama? And can we go to the Keiki Zoo again? Pleeeaasee? Can we?” And so goes the conversation for the 30 [...]

For the Keiki & Ohana: A New Hawaii Traditions Series on Family Fun

Sunday, September 13, 2009 13:33

For the Keiki and Ohana

During the summer when everyone in my family was on vacation, the beach became relegated to many late afternoons, when the sun was low and less intense. The question quickly became what to do with these wriggly, restless little ones the rest of the day. After all, my two young sons [...]