Windy AF 🌬
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📷: @andrew.cadwallader (at Waimanalo Beach, Hawaii)
Saturday’s are for fancy snacking. 🧀#favoritehobbie #cheese #smokedsalmon #wine #baguette 🍷 (at Kaimuki, Hawaii)
The 75th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor is December 7, 2016. Over the Thanksgiving break my family-in-love and I visited the USS Arizona Memorial, which is the resting place of 1,102 of the 1,177 sailors and Marines killed on December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii. I didn’t know what to expect or think as I entered the memorial. It is a beautiful white arch with gigantic windows created above the sunken Arizona Battleship. I don’t have any close ties to WWII or Pearl Harbor but hearing the stories of the survivors was moving. It was a powerful moment to remember the event; the lives lost and reflect on all that I’m thankful for. The visit to the memorial was an opportunity to be grateful for the life I am privileged to live and a reminder to do ALL THE THINGS those soldiers could not. Read more at #linkinbio
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The end of the year is all about reflections. Let me share some with you. ox (at Pearl Harbor - Arizona Memorial Park)
Ain’t it?! 🚺
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New post on how I’m still healing 3 weeks later! 😫 #linkinbio #slowandsteady #thefutureisfemale (at Honolulu, Hawaii)
Thankful, grateful & lovefull. 💕 (at Moana Surfrider, A Westin Resort & Spa)
Grateful for my bathroom lighting.💡 (at Kaimuki, Hawaii)
Grateful for these people: the 2 grumpy cats ready to eat and my parents in-love. 💞#thanksgivinginhawaii (at Kaimuki, Hawaii)
Thank you @yvekang for turning my idea into my permanent reality. 💕#hairgoals #languageofflowers #forgetmenot #donttellmymom (at TattooLicious)
Ain’t that the truth! #thxbirthcontrol
I think it’s time we get involved. Check out my #linkinbio for blog post about ways YOU can get involved.
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Honolulu protest this afternoon 4PM Atkinson Dr. & Ala Moana. Bring your sign #lovetrumpshate (at Honolulu, Hawaii)
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: Only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: Only love can do that.” MLK Jr.
I’m taking this a lot harder than I thought I would. I’m not ignorant of the ugly reality that is American politics. I am aware of the tragic history of our country that has led us to this point. But still I am saddened by the ever-present power of whiteness and what it means in America. Now, my fears are heightened. I fear for what a Trump Presidency means for women, people of color, Muslims, LGBTQ and military families. I fear the environmental state of our world will worsen and little action will be taken. I fear for how electing someone who collected his votes on racist, xenophobic, homophobic and sexist measures will enable the people who voted for him and cause harm.
I am an inherently an optimist but this morning my mother, the optimist of all optimists, expressed that in her 63 years on this earth this morning was the first time she ever felt depressed after an election. Nearly 6,000 miles away, I could not console my mother. My boss called an impromptu meeting this morning to talk about the election, share our thoughts and concerns. I was shaking with sorrow and began to cry while I desperately tried to explain why I was crying. The racial history and state of this country has always frightened me but still I try to find the good and recognize progress. I’m grateful for those who fought for me but now I’ve got to fight for myself, my future, my country and the world that I am so connected to. The result of this election will effect change and progress because I care about the conversations that now more than ever NEED to be had.
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#linkinbio #newblogpost #americaimhurt (at United State of America)
“Feet, what do I need them for if I have wings to fly.” - FRIDA KAHLO 💕
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NEW BLOG POST! Sharing a little bit more about me with you. ox (at Kakaako)
FRIDA KAHLO 💐
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#happyhalloween #fridakahlo (at Kakaako)
We half tried this year! 💀
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#happyhalloween #skulls (at JazzMinds Hnl)
#eyebrowgamestrong #boybrow