From the Mind of NEENZ

A commitment to serving Hawaii first

NEENZ — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:59:39 +0000

About a week ago, a friend of mine tweeted something that triggered a variety of thoughts and self-evaluation. She shared that she was at an event listening to the speaker who was promoting awareness and need to another country, but she couldn’t help but think about the need only a few blocks away. The human race [...]

New team member of Abercrombie for Governor

NEENZ — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:01:34 +0000

“The Nineteenth Amendment (Amendment XIX) to the United States Constitution prohibits each state and the federal government from denying any citizen the right to vote because of that citizen’s sex. It was ratified on August 18, 1920.” — Wikipedia The right to vote was something I learned from my Nanny, my maternal grandmother. She [...]

A Challenge to my Facebook friends and Twitter followers #HART

NEENZ — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:16:47 +0000

Today at 4:00 p.m. Hawaii time, 6:00 p.m. PST, my friend, Jim Turner, Founder of One by One Media, will be hosting the Haitian Assistance Relief Telethon (#HART) for 24-hours courtesy of WSRadio.com. I am asking that each of my 1,553 friends on Facebook and 10,411 followers on Twitter donate whatever amount you can afford, but [...]

Tis the Season of Ohana

NEENZ — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:00:13 +0000

Over on the Outrigger Hawaii blog, I did a guest post about how Christmas is celebrated in Hawaii. I share about the changes of seasons that occur on the islands, yes we have them you just need to know how to recognize them. Head on over and read the Season of Ohana.

Ala Moana Beach Park Memories

NEENZ — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:45:00 +0000

What are some of your favorite childhood memories that you continue with your own children today? Over on the So Much More Hawaii blog, I shared mine about Ala Moana Beach Park. Take a look at one of the most beautiful views on Oahu.

Hawaiian Culture: Hula

NEENZ — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:40:03 +0000

If you know me, you know that I was raised around the art of hula. I am only now, through the interest of my children, returning to the art that I love so dearly. I shared from my heart, over on the So Much More Hawaii blog a brief history of the origins of hula [...]

GEW Hawaii: Young and Hip Entrepreneurs

NEENZ — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:30:07 +0000

Global Entrepeneurship Week: November 16 – 22, 2009 For one week, millions of young people around the world will join a growing movement of entrepreneurial people, to generate new ideas and seek better ways of doing things. Countries across six continents are coming together to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week, an initiative to inspire young people to [...]

Maui: The Sugar Cane Train

NEENZ — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:53:18 +0000

If you’re heading to Maui, consider taking a ride on the Sugar Cane Train in Lahaina. It’s a ride down the tracks of nostalgia. I shared my family photos of our recent trip on the So Much More Hawaii blog. Read more about Hawaii’s Waipahu Sugar Mill and Dole Plantation.

Outdoor Activities: Kualoa Ranch

NEENZ — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:15:46 +0000

Over on the So Much More Hawaii blog I wrote about our family excursion to Kualoa Ranch. There are many outdoor activities and tours offered by the Ranch. We especially enjoyed learning about ancient innovation of the Hawaiian people of the construction of the still existing, Molii Fishpond. Lilinoe even took her turn throwing a [...]

From the Mind of NEENZ or iNEENZ?

NEENZ — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:45:25 +0000

I really love WordPress and all of the creative geniuses that design themes and plugins that make building and maintaining websites a relatively smooth process. Originally designed as blogging software, WordPress now has become the software of choice. But, in the past year, I’ve really grown to love the ease of using Posterous, especially for [...]