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I’ve finally reached my first big fitness goal! Tuesday I will take my 100th class at Pure Barre Maui! I wanted to blog about barre and my personal journey with the “lift, tuck, burn”

ByMalika
June 14, 2016
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World Oceans Day – Taking the Pledge!

To be a part of the movement you can post on social media and make a pledge! Plastic pollution is a huge problem for the ocean. On May 25th, singer Jack Johnson started The Wave, asking people to…

ByMalika
June 8, 2016
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Singing “Natural Woman” Healed My Soul…

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For me, this day was turned around by one simple moment. Getting on stage to sing. The song is special to me since I sang it to my husband at my wedding but being able to channel my emotions and let them out through song was the most amazing release…

ByMalika
June 8, 2016
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How I Saved My Baby From Choking

A couple days ago, my baby choked. I was napping in the other room and heard a coughing / gagging sound. At first, I didn’t wake up… but then I heard it again and ran into her room. I scanned…

ByMalika
June 5, 2016
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First Passport for Baby – As Easy as 1, 2, 3!

Once you have your supporting documents, getting a passport isn’t very difficult. The hard part is getting an appointment! Here on Maui, the next available appointment is often months out. Unless you’re…

ByMalika
May 22, 2016
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Obtaining Your Social Security Card

Did you know that you can “opt out” of getting a social security card? Well, I didn’t. I assumed that every child that is born at the hospital automatically gets a social security number. I thought that one of those millions of papers I had to fill out surely provided…

ByMalika
May 22, 2016
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Baby Pig Tails – Finally Found the Perfect Elastics!

My baby girl was born with A LOT of hair! Wai has long hair and it’s super fine. I was using small black elastics at first, but I had to wrap them a million times just to get them on. I finally found the PERFECT elastics…

ByMalika
May 21, 2016
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Awesome Mommy & Me Surf Session That Will Make You Smile…

Hope this puts a smile on your face… it sure puts a smile on MY face! I feel SOOO lucky to live in Hawaii and raise my kids here with the ocean in our backyard as our playground. Jackson…

ByMalika
May 16, 2016
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The Hilarious Way I Met Uncle Rabbit Kekai

Fred Hemmings posted on Facebook today… “Just visited Rabbit. The sun is setting in his long life of aloha. How lucky we are to share it with him.” I was sad to see this post but also felt extremely lucky to have had the opportunity to make memories with the legendary Rabbit Kekai….

ByMalika
May 12, 2016
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24 Hours on Oahu!

Here’s my snapchat feed from the day! Plus, the full interviews from both the KITV4 and Hawaii News Now studio interviews. Waipuna modeled for the first time in an official capacity!

ByMalika
May 11, 2016
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The BEST Mother’s Day Gift EVER…

The BEST Mother’s Day Gift EVER…

ByMalika
May 8, 2016
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Obtaining Your Birth Certificate in Hawaii

The State of Hawaii has a new system in place since the birth of my 3-year-old! Hurray! It’s actually EASY to get a birth certificate or a copy of one… I’m impressed! Granted, I haven’t actually received mine yet since I just ordered it BUT I’m optimistic! I mean, I didn’t have to go to the post office to get a money order this time! It was great to be able to pay by credit card.