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Makahiki Journal – Day One

Monday, November 2nd, 2009
Posted in 'Ike Hawai'i, Ka Mo‘omeheu Hawai‘i / Hawaiian Culture

I’m not certain if anyone has kept a journal relating to Makahiki, the traditional Hawaiian New Year, but as the clouds started to sweep in over Mānoa Valley, darkening the sky. It somehow felt appropriate to do so.
A few years ago, when I was living in New York, I had almost entirely forgotten what Makahiki [...]