Me: I know we have several veterans in the family. Can you tell me about them? Dad: Sure! Well there’s your great-great-great grandfather, Christopher Dudley, who fought in the Civil War. Your great grandfather – my mom’s dad – Albert King, who was an attorney and volunteered during WWI to be the… Read More
<Photo: “Me at Basic Training, Ft. Ord in 1969″> Happy Veteran’s Day! Yes, it’s a holiday, which is great. But let’s not lose sight of what this day truly celebrates – THANK YOU to all the veteran’s out there for your service! I’m sending out a special Happy Veteran’s day wish to my dad… Read More
Hey everyone! Earlier this month I was able to work with the Travel Channel on a show called “Top Ten Locals List” – it was such a blast! Soooo how did it all come about? A friend recommended me to the host who was choosing between a few people – something I did not… Read More
I’ve been very lucky to have the opportunity to not only cover stories about the Five-0 cast & crew but I’ve had the unique opportunity to be on the red carpet year after year (See Blog: Behind the Scenes of Hawaii Five-0)… I don’t take those experiences and opportunities for granted because I know… Read More
I can hardly believe it’s already the fifth season of Hawaii Five-0! I was at the very first premiere working for Hawaii News Now … no one knew what to expect. Doing a red carpet premiere for a TV show is unusual and none of us had ever done one before! lol We were all designated… Read More
This was our first time doing a snow vacation with our little guy and we were nervous. International travel is hard enough but we were exposing him to cold weather, altitude and snow for the very first time. The plane ride actually isn’t too bad! Pretty much the same as a typical flight to… Read More
This was one of my favorite assignments when I was working at the news. My boss told me he wanted me to go up in a helicopter… I’m afraid of heights so I was a little wary of the assignment. I accepted the “challenge” and headed to the airport with my photographer Brenton Awa… Read More
Instead of a eulogy, her best friends were asked to share about Sarah in photos and happy memories… We were silly girls… always side by side… whispering and giggling. Twenty years of friendship… birthday parties, gymnastics, plays, May Day, proms, graduation… you name it. I don’t remember a time, when Sarah’s big bright… Read More
I was recently invited to be on the “panel” for “The Tub” on Maui’s Akaku TV (apparently the highest rated show on the network!) … I’m down for pretty much anything so I accepted. Radio personality Larry John is the lead. He decides what everyone is going to talk about for that episode and… Read More
Throwing it back to small kid time… and my favorite games! What were yours?? 1. Remember POGS?! I don’t know about you but I had a HUGE pog collection and I remember all the boys gathering in a circle in front of the cafeteria before school to play. That’s probably why I… Read More
