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This recipe is one of my mother’s go-to recipes. We ADORED this growing up and still salivate whenever the dish is even mentioned! My mom is one of those “old timers” that pretty much told me to watch and learn when it came to learning her recipes. “I have no recipe!” she would say.

ByMalika
April 16, 2015
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Two Years of Marriage Bliss

My relationship is perfectly imperfect. On March 9, 2013 – I pretty much married myself! ha ha! My husband and I have very similar personalities. We are stubborn, hardheaded, bossy and ALWAYS think we are right. We are also very sensitive, deeply caring, generous and love with all of our hearts. … Read More

ByMalika
March 9, 2015
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We Saw a Mama & Baby Whale Breaching!

I couldn’t have scripted this whale watch to happen any better than it did. PERFECTION. Sunday night, Uncle Mike Spalding posted on FB an invitation for anyone that wanted to join him on a whale watching adventure…

ByMalika
March 3, 2015
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A Weird Yet Surprisingly Fun Place… in Puna

I felt compelled to write about this place because it was just so wonderfully weird. It’s called the “Hobby Garden” – my mom just created (by that I mean she jack-hammered the ground and built) her own koi pond in the front yard. She needs koi.

ByMalika
February 3, 2015
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TRAVEL CHANNEL: Kapena Falls

I have to admit… this one was not on my list. Sometimes, when you’re on a production you just have to go with what the producers want. Soooo, I did. Kapena falls is a dangerous area – people have died there. The water has the potential to carry leptospirosis and the cliff-jump is unsafe.

ByMalika
January 30, 2015
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TRAVEL CHANNEL: Making Ti Leaf Lei

This Travel Channel project is extra rewarding for me because I actually had a say in producing, field producing, location scouting and even scheduling everything! The original list was a little too “touristy” for me…

ByMalika
January 29, 2015
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How to Make Ti Leaf Lei – Single/Double Strand & Roses!

If you grew up in Hawaii, chances are you’ve made a ti leaf lei. I know I made my share! My mom would have us go pick flowers or ti leaf and make our own – it’s homemade, comes from the heart and… let’s face it, cheaper!

ByMalika
January 29, 2015
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TRAVEL CHANNEL: Outrigger Canoe Paddling & Supsquatch!

For our Travel Channel project, it was amazing to start our first day off with some time in the water! We shot the tandem surfing, outrigger canoe surfing and supsquatch surfing in a couple of hours down in Waikiki…

ByMalika
January 27, 2015
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TRAVEL CHANNEL: Kahuku Local Grinds

To sustain ourselves during our intense 3-day shoot we had to make sure to fuel our bodies with onolicious (yummy) food! The two spots that ended up getting featured in our Travel Channel episode were Kahuku Superette and …

ByMalika
January 25, 2015
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TRAVEL CHANNEL: Dirt Biking

I have to admit, dirt biking has never been on my list of things I must do in my lifetime. I like to have a little more “protection” between me the ground and other moving or fixed objects that could cross my path. I’ve always been kind of a scaredy cat…

ByMalika
January 25, 2015
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TRAVEL CHANNEL: Surfing the North Shore & Sandy’s Shorebreak

I’ll start with the Sandy’s shorebreak because I was TERRIFIED. I mean, I know Sandy’s… the shorebreak is deadly. In college I used to surf there regularly but I always paddled out to a spot called “Full Point” and surfed with uncles. I’ve always considered the shorebreak off limits. I’ll swim out past it… Read More

ByMalika
January 23, 2015
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TRAVEL CHANNEL: Tandem Surfing

Many of my favorite memories are from days I spent with my hanai big brother Brian Keaulana. Brian is a wealth of information when it comes to anything to do with the ocean. The first day I met him, he taught me how to standup paddle, canoe surf and tandem surf.