Diamond Head and Kokohead are the most traversed and well known craters on Oahu. The third, and lesser known Ka’au Crater is tucked behind Palolo Valley and can only be accessed via a challenging hike. My boyfriend and I adventured into the valley to find the hidden gem and it was the most fun hike I’ve done on Oahu to date. Lots of mud, waterfalls, ropes, ridges and stunning views in all directions are some…
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College basketball coach Jimmy Valvano gave this speech at the ESPY awards eight weeks before he died of cancer. It is one of my favorites and I watch it whenever I need a reminder about living fully every day. “To me, there are three things we all should do every day. We should do this every day of our lives. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is think. You should…
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Last week I finished my 21 day cleanse, the Clean Program. My boyfriend surprised me with a post-cleanse celebration dinner at Michele’s, a restaurant I’ve wanted to try for a long time here in Honolulu. Over red wine (oh how I missed it!) we discussed my month long journey and what I discovered along the way. I’ve had a lot of interest from others about the cleanse which is why I’m sharing my experience here. More than ever, I…
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I learned this, at least, by my experiment; that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. ~ Henry David Thoreau At sixteen years old, I checked out Thoreau’s book Walden at the library which, looking back seems like oddly heavy material for a teenage girl. I’m positive I did not read the entire…
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It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you can. While it’s still here. So get out there and hunt and fish and mess around with your friends, ramble out yonder and explore the forests, encounter the grizz, climb the mountains, bag the peaks, run the rivers, breathe deep of that yet sweet and lucid air, sit quietly for awhile and contemplate the precious stillness, that lovely, mysterious and awesome space. ~Edward Abbey
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