E Hula Mau, here we come!!

Yes, this is an old photo....but tomorrow, i'm headed back to Long Beach to participate in E Hula Mau for the 6th year in a row. This photo was taken last year on the Thursday evening when we had practice on the main stage....tomorrow...i will take a photo & we'll see the transition in my photography & hopefully it will be DIFFERENT!!

I will be out of town for the next 5 days...so blog stalkers, i'm sorry, but you will not have any pictures until Tuesday, September 4th.

Stage time at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center (Aug '06)

Hana Hou Ke'ola...

I just posted a pic of Ola a couple days ago, but I got this shot on Monday night at practice & i LOVE LOVE LOVE it. Its in her face & its so very detailed. One of my faves in a while.

Ke'olamaikalanipilimekealohaonalei'eha (is that spelled right, Kapua? Okina too?)

Good Hair Days

Yes, we all have them...good & bad hair days. Today was a good hair day for Malia....hahhaa! She walked in to halau looking like this tonight. Too funny!! And she was more than willing to smile for the camera too!

Miss Malia posing for me with her wild hair!! (8/27/07)

Playing With The Boys

I live a double life. I have my normal "womanly" life, which consists of work, cleaning, taking care of the house & the family. And then there's my "tom-boy" life, which consists of hanging out in the car club scene with my car. I enjoy being a rare specticle (WOW BIG WORD! LOL) in the car club scene. Currently I am the first & only female in Project One that shows her car & in an evil kind of way...i LOVE it. BUT the only thing that I hate more than anything is being an "exception" because I am a girl. I don't want to be an exception, I want to be accepted. Yesterday there was a mini show at the Top Foods in Auburn, I took my car & Marcel took his. People actually knew my name & which car was mine!! It was quite exciting to be "known" by name. YAY!!

Top Foods Car Show (8/25/07)

The Bondo Box Diaries

This is a Bondo Box (bone-doh box) & every hula sister or auntie has one. Every one of them are custom & put together to suit the needs of that particular person. There is no ONE box in particular...its just the one that can hold ALL your crap. LOL Here is Kehau's red caboodle, with her flowers on top of it so that when she's done with one song, she can sit down touch up her make up & add those flowers to the left side of her hair.

Woodmark Hula Show (8/24/07)

What Happens Back Stage?

Some of you have been back stage with us at performances & if you have, you have seen where the party really is. You see how we are, the real us & watch us transform in to beautiful hula dancers. When we are finished, you watch us get back in to our "real world" clothes, scrub the nasty "slut-red" lipstick off, and then you slowly see us go back to our tom-boy selves. Its actually hillarious to all of us. Here is Nalani, my hula sissy, who I believe is one of a few who have been with Uncle since about the beginning of KOK&M. Nalani kicks ass....there's no other words for her. I've watched video's of hula at the old halau (downstairs of the bowling alley) & she is STILL the same as she was back then....in between songs, she's jammin to her own beat, or singing whatever song is in her head...she's still the same! love you Nalans...

This is Nalani getting ready for our show at Woodmark Retirement Center (8/24/07)

'Ola Menza

This is Ke'ola Menza....EVERYONE knows who she is, because she lets you know when she's around. She's HILLARIOUS & naughty, but isn't that what their supposed to be? Its hard to be upset with her when she does something "bad," because she always has a reason for doing it or she just flat out tells you..."because I want to" LOL Cracks me up...

Ke'ola at her 4th birthday party at Pump It Up (june '07)

Miguel & Melisa's Mansion

Ok, so its not a mansion, but its BEAUTIFUL!! They broke ground in Edgewood in October of 2006 & their dream home is now up. It has the master downstairs, along with the normal kitchen, dining, living area. And upstairs is 2 spare bedrooms, an office, a full bath, and a rec room with a complete wet bar. Here is a photo from their breakfast nook looking up.

Miguel & Melisa's beautiful home in Edgewood (8/12/07)

Miss Makana Menza

This is Makana Menza & she belongs to my hula sissy & bff, Kapua. Makana & Lani (nyomi...whichever you choose to call her) are the same age & have been together since birth. Here is Makana playing in the water at Esther Short Park in Vancouver, WA.

Makana & Kamanu playing in the water (7/28/07)

Who Says White Girls Can't Dance?

Just kidding...if anyone did say that though, we'd punch em in the face. LOL This is my hula sissy, Tammy, who dances in the Tuesday night beginner class. Here she is showing her "cross heart motion, right over left" motion. Love you Tammy!!!

Tammy dancing in her Tuesday night hula class (8/7/07)

Its Baby Season

It is that time (although it seems like its ALWAYS that time) & I must say that I knew 3 girls that were pregnant & now we're down to 2. Today was Lissa's (and Io's) baby shower. It was complete with games, presents, great food & DEEEEEEEELICIOUS desserts (with a chocolate fountain too).

Lissa & Ryan opening presents

"Its a Girl" confetti that lined the tables

Photoshop Fun

So i got a Photoshop CS2 book about 2 weeks ago & i've been playing with it like crazy. Since i missed my posting yesterday *again...sigh* Here's 2 photoshopped pics for you all.

Malia with blue eyes....her actual pic was posted here a couple weeks ago




Rachel & her dad, Gary in black & white with a red bouquet

Surprise Gram!!

This picture was taken back in April, while there for my Grandma's 75th surprise birthday party. I know its an older picture, but don't you just love how the different colors of the lei stand out? I love this picture of her, because everything about the picture is SO her. She's loud, bold, beautiful & so full of life. She'll be arriving here on Tuesday & heading out with the halau to E Hula Mau.

Grandma Florence at her party (4/7/07)

The Heartbeat of Kahiko

I took this photo last week at the boys practice....a photo of Uncle holding his ipuheke.

Kane practice (8/8/07)

May I Introduce To You

I'm sure that I'm killing a lot of you folk awaiting to see my photos from Rachel's wedding. But I promise...they will be up tomorrow on my Smugmug. Here's Rachel & Chad's first embrace as husband & wife...

Rachel & Chad on their wedding day (8/12/07)

She Tied The Knot

This is Rachel Hostetler (formerly Kaneshiro), she is my bff, Kapua's neice. I was able to attend her wedding to her long time boyfriend, Chad & snap a few photos of their wedding day. I got great shots throughout the day & am so pleased that I had the opportunity to create great memories to look back on.

Rachel sitting on the floor in her dress, cuz her feet hurt!! (8/12/07)

Watching Her Own Song

This is Auntie Konia. She is the one who wrote the boys Kahiko piece for E Hula Mau this year. Here she is looking on as she pai's (lol) her ipu & watching as the boys bring her song to life through hula.

Auntie Konia at the Kane practice (8/8/07)

Project One

As some of you know Marcel & I became a part of Project One a month & 1/2 ago. Marcel's first big show with them was at Hot Import Nights 2 weeks ago. This is his vinyl that sits on his roof vent.

Hot Imort Nights (8/4/07)

Miss Malias

I love this hula baby so much. This is Malia & she belongs to my hula sissy, Kanani. Malia rarely cries, is always smiling, but is so quiet. She's such a sweet girl!

Miss Malia hanging out Wakinikona (7/28/07)

C'mon Mommy, Let's Go!

This is my beautiful hula sister, Aloha, with her son, Kaha'i at Auntie Bridgette's bbq on Sunday. Aloha's been blessed not only once, but her 2nd blessing will be arriving in October. I love you.

Kaha'i & Mommy taking a walk (8/5/07)

The boys are competing

These boys have been such good sports!! I've been attending their class for the past few weeks hoping to improve on my action shots....well finally, they're starting to work!! YAY!! This is the men of Ke'ala 'O Kamailelauli'ili'i & Manawaiopuna. They're the Manawaiopuna part..but anyway! This will be the first year that our halau is taking boys to competition & we're SO stoked!!

These are my hula brothers, Albert (right) & Junior (left) (8/5/07)

Sweeet

I went to halau tonight to take pictures of the beginner ladies class (which I got great shots of), but this photo wins the prize tonight. This is Kawailani who was playing with the other halau kids.

Kawailani playing at halau (8/7/07)

All you need is ohana

Yesterday I spent the early evening at Auntie Bridgette & Uncle Herman's house. Kapua gathered a bunch of friends & family to come & enjoy eachothers company, eat & spend time with Auntie Bridgette, who is battling pancreatic cancer. After awhile, the Uncle's busted out their ukulele's & guitar's, played some music, while a few hula dancers graced the garage floor with their hula.

Auntie Bridgette watching Auntie Haunani & Auntie Patsy dance (8/5/07)

Qwest Field

This is the view of Qwest Field from the parking lot when we rolled in to Hot Import Nights.

Qwest Field (8/3/07)

Nothin but Subie Love

Yesterday was the official roll in for Hot Import Nights. Marcel is showing with the team & I was just a support vehicle to get us back home. There was lots of nice cars & some that were not so nice.

Outside of Qwest Field waiting to go in to the Exhibition Center (8/3/07)

Tish's Debut Performance

My hula sister, Tish, is our wahine soloist for the E Hula Mau competition that we participate in every year over Labor Day weekend. This is a photo of her first solo performance last week, taken at the Foundation House Senior Living Center in Federal Way.

Miss Tish Maxfield (soon to be Testa...lol) (7/21/07)

Yea, yea....i know...

I woke up this morning from a dead sleep & realized that i hadn't posted my picture yesterday. DAMNIT! So there's 2 for today....1 for yesterday & 1 for today, cuz i'll be gone all day!


These ladies remind me that getting older, doesn't mean that the fun stops. These are just a few of the aunties of Ke'ala 'O Kamailelauli'ili'i & Manawaiopuna (7/28/07)

A go at a realty photo

I was asked to take photos of Melisa, Gerry & Chris for their new realty team. This was taken outside of this mansion in federal way.

Team Rain Realty (7/13/07)