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Stories by Diane Haynes Woodburn.

Editor’s Letter

Mauka to Makai My mornings start mauka to makai. I strap on my helmet, turn on my high-intensity headlight and check the tire pressure on my...

Editor’s Letter

E mālama i nāholoholona lōhiu (Care for wildlife) WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY is a business of long hours and patience. As legendary Maui-based whale photographer and co-founder...
Diane Woodburn and Tylun Pang

For You, Chef

Chef Pang showed us that taking care of one another is what matters most.
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Just Keep Swimming

Whether your style is to blindly jump in, or to simply test the water with your toes, I hope you find your perfect beach.
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Love, Laugh & Live Pono

We need to honor the wisdom of our past in order to sustain our future.
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Embracing the Tiger

In this New Year, embrace the optimism of the Water Tiger!
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Kama‘āina Christmas

Wishing you a kama‘āina Christmas filled with sweetness and spice, respect and love.
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The Porcine Torpedo

What is the quintessential island living story?
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Food, Glorious Food!

This issue is a paean to food, family and friendship.
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On Honu & Healing

Spontaneous healing isn’t a myth. It just takes a little time.
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Think Content!

Believe in the truth and strength of this message: Pursue happiness.
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Hope, Enterprise and Change

Change is constant, it’s the only thing we can really count on.
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A Wing and a Prayer

There is a season for everything: love, food, and birds.
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After the Storm

The aloha we carry in our hearts endures any storm.
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One Canoe

We are all in the same boat—and strongest when we paddle together.
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Among Friends

On an island you are never far from friends.
Diane Haynes soup night

Soup night

Celebrating the luxury of simplicity and sharing.
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More Zest, Please

Change is inevitable . . . embrace it with zest.
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Truly the Best

The best is relative, I’ve learned.
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Yin Brown Pig—Happy New Year!

The Year of the Pig is a time for calm reflection of the past 11 years.
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A Little Whipped Cream . . .

Wishing you a holiday filled with friends, family, food, love, and a little whipped cream—for the memories.
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Island Living

On an island, we need each other.
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An Issue with Swimsuits

Enjoy our senior editor's guest appearance on this column.
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Into the Wind

Congratulations to all our winners, and to everyone who paddles into the wind, every day.
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Diaper Diva

Wishing you a spring filled with sunshine, new beginnings, and people you love.
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A Toast to Auld Lang Syne

Wishing you a new year in which the brown dog lies low, the path is clear, and riches abound in the most surprising places.
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Dim sum, kugel or Christmas pudding, we’re all family.

Wishing you a holiday season filled with gratitude and tolerance, fond memories, laughter, and good health. And perhaps a little dim sum!

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Food, Glorious Food!

This issue is a paean to food, family and friendship.

Hawaii Beaches

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