Planning for our longest trip yet
To celebrate my 60th, my husband spent many months planning and researching a trip to mark this milestone birthday and he’s booked back to back cruises from Papeete French Polynesia […]
Living Aloha
Kānehūnamoku Exhibit at University of Hawaiiʻs West Oahuʻs James & Abigail Campbell Library
An exhibit featuring wahi pana or storied places of the West Oʻahu area from Pokaʻi Bay or Maraea to Kaʻena Point is on view at the James and Abigail Campbell […]
MOXIE: Courage and Determination
Moxie opens November 19 and is on view through December 29 2023 at the Hawaii Pacific University Gallery, Kaneohe campus. This exhibit explores the spirit of Moxie as these kūpuna […]
St Andrews Cathedral
St Andrew’s Cathedral is an Episcopalian church with an Anglican past. It was founded by royal sponsors HRH King Alexander Liholiho and his wife HRH Queen Emma Kaleleonālani Na‘ea Rooke […]
The Lahaina fires August 8 2023
I returned from Sweden after a restful and contact rich summer of visits with family and friends sharing their laughs and tears, feeling rejuvenated and excited to return home to […]
Hawaii Watercolor Society Open Juried Show at the East West Center at University of Hawaii
The Hawaii Watercolor Society holds two juried shows each year, the Members Only show and the other is an Open Juried Show. This year our juror was world renowned watercolorist […]
Transpacific cruise
Because we enjoyed our first cruise last year sailing on a 16-day trans-Atlantic voyage from New York to Rome so much last year we booked a second one this year. […]
Charles E Higa, watercolorist
The Hawaii Watercolor Society Members Juried Show opened on April 4th and runs through the 30th at the Downtown Arts Center (DAC) in Chinatown Honolulu Hawaii. The Hawaii Watercolor Society […]
Watercolor Live 2023
I just finished an intensive and immensely rewarding online conference Watercolor Live! It was three days from morning to night with live demos from watercolorists around the world. It has […]
Palama Kūpuna Art Program
The Palama Settlement art program for seniors started in 2018 with a grant to provide art classes in addition to existing programming. Studies show that activities that combat stress on […]