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By Lois Ann Ell “Vulnerability is our most accurate measurement of courage.” –Brene Brown The day we decided to euthanize our family dog, the question of how to teach children about death should have come up. Perhaps a more prepared parent would have researched this online beforehand. But this was the last day I would [...]

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Dear Cary, My husband and I have been married over seven years and have two children, a 6 and 4 year-old. Before the kids came we had a fun romantic life. Now, practically none. We love each other and are very committed to our kids. Our sensual/sexual relationship has fizzled out because we’re too tired [...]

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Story by Janet Miller Don’t judge me!  A girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do. I’ve been walking the streets of Kaua’i for the last five years.  I live three miles mauka of the highway, and there are no sidewalks, so I am forced to do my fitness power walking on the streets until [...]

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Photo and story by Jan TenBruggencate In our age of headlong electronic wizardry, there is no better sign of our disrespect for the past than an abandoned graveyard. Kaua`i is littered with them. Leaning stones and weathering slabs on cracked foundations, lost in weeds, lifted over the decades by the roots of untended trees. What [...]

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Word problem: How long does it take to move 125 pounds of 83 year-old, moving at approximately .0018 miles per hour, with an opposing wind speed of 10 knots, across a polished wood surface? If you’re in your mid-to-late 40s, or (ahem) 50, this is a question to ponder. Mom and I spend a lot [...]

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By Haipule  A new moon occurs when the moon is positioned between the earth and sun. From our position on earth it looks like the sun and moon are together in the same sign.  Every twelve months they revisit a sign. Contemplate the Taurus Collage How does taking care of yourself/ providing for yourself, reflect [...]

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by Lois Ann Ell The day began sunny and clear. Our morning mission would begin soon, and the plan was to head to the beach after. As we drove closer to Po’ipu though, it began to rain. Not passing sprinkles, but a consistent, heavy downpour. “What are we marching for again?” my daughter asked from [...]

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Story by Jan TenBruggencate A friend new to paddling excitedly recounted one of the joys of being on the water in modern-day Hawai`i. They had encountered, at the entrance to Nawiliwili Harbor, a mother and calf humpback whale, as well as a pod of dolphins. The other day, I walked along the coast from Po`ipu [...]

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By PamWoolway I married a man with saltwater in his veins, unbeknownst to me at the time. Well the first clue should have been the night we met chin-deep in mineral springs. Two girlfriends and I had taken a long weekend to drive five hours north of San Diego, Calif. to soak in hot springs [...]

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By Janet Miller Kuhio highway, in Kapa`a town starts out like any other main road in the Hawaiian islands, but then something magical happens. Traveling south, when you get to the bypass road, the otherwise simple and unassuming roadway turns into “Runway Road,”  or  ”Obstacle Alley” or — wait are you ready for this one– Coney [...]

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