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AIDS expert has theory on
vaccine's
delay
www.cnn.com/vaccine.ap/index.html
Wed
Jan 18, 11:15 PM ET
An earthquake
jolted parts
of the island of Hawaii Wednesday afternoon. A magnitude 4.7 earthquake
shook the area from Ka'u to Puna at about 4:05 p.m.
The tremor was centered
about 10 miles offshore of Na'alehu and about 25 miles underground.
There were no reports of
major damage or injuries and no destructive tsunami was generated.
 "Brokeback Mountain" earns
4 Golden Globes
Tom Musbach, PlanetOut Network
published Monday, January 16, 2006
"Brokeback Mountain," the critically acclaimed film about two cowboys
who
fall in love, dominated the Golden Globe awards ceremony Monday night
in
Los Angeles, winning four honors, including best picture and best
director.
In addition to honoring director Ang Lee, the awards for "Brokeback"
included
best screenplay for Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana and best song, "A
Love
that Will Never Grow Old." "Brokeback" was also nominated for best
actor
(Heath Ledger), supporting actress (Michelle Williams) and score
(Gustavo
Santaolalla).
The awards, presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press to honor
excellence
in film and television, are widely considered to signal favorites for
the
Academy Awards.
Two other groundbreaking cinematic portrayals of LGBT characters won
acting
awards for Philip Seymour Hoffman, who played conflicted gay writer
Truman
Capote in "Capote," and Felicity Huffman, who played a transgender
woman
who reconnects with her son in "Transamerica."
Several LGBT performers and artists were also nominated for Golden
Globes,
including actor Nathan Lane ("The Producers"), actress Cynthia Nixon
(TV
miniseries "Warm Springs") and writer Tony Kushner (screenplay
co-writer
for "Munich").
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) was quick to
applaud
the winners on Monday night.
"This is yet another victory in 'Brokeback Mountain's' growing list of
accomplishments.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, like most critics, recognized
the
emotional authenticity of this film and its power to connect with both
gay
and straight audiences alike," said GLAAD President Neil G. Giuliano.
"The
critical and award-winning success of movies like 'Brokeback Mountain,'
'Capote'
and 'Transamerica' should send a very clear message to Hollywood that
there
is a market for these kinds of smart, inclusive films."
Doe vs.
KS Update
Here is a statement
from KS spokeswoman Ann Botticelli:
The silence from the 9th Circuit Court continues, which
means that one or more of the Appeals Court judges wants to seriously
consider our request for a rehearing of the 2-1 panel ruling handed
down Aug. 2.
If you are asked about our case, remember this excerpt from the ruling
upholding our policy issued by U.S. District Judge Alan Kay:
"This case involves exceptionally unique circumstances
involving a private school, which receives no federal funding, with
a remedial race-conscious admissions policy to rectify socioeconomic
and educational disadvantages of indigenous Native Hawaiians resulting
from the influx of western civilization."
Red AIDS
Bracelets We Have AIDS Awareness Bracelets.
Show Your Support Today! www.YellowRubber.net
For all
Hawaiians-Please read!!!
Body: THE ESCALATING battle among native
Hawaiian groups over the
fate of 83 artifacts that were reburied in two Big Island
caves
took another bitter turn yesterday when several groups jointly
condemned another group.
Their target was Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawaii Nei, a
group founded in 1989 to rebury native Hawaiian remains and burial
items from museums and construction sites. In February 2001, Hui Malama
took the 83 items as a "one-year loan" from the Bishop Museum where
they
had been held since being taken from the caves in 1905. Hui Malama
reburied them. Despite repeated requests from the museum and other
claimants, Hui Malama has refused to retrieve the items.
where do you think the bones should remain..buried or in a museum for
everyone to see?...
If you are in Southern California....
Please save January 21, 2006 for an 'Aha Kuka at the Carson Community
Center from 10am-2pm. I'd like to see the broadest participation
possible since members of Hawai'i's Congressional delegation will be
here for the event, as well as representatives from OHA and Kamehameha
Schools. These ongoing legal attacks against public and private
resources intended for kanaka maoli must continue to be addressed in
the spirit of lokahi. So please come -- this is the next big
event for kanaka maoli in California -- don't miss it! (more info
to
follow)
Me ke aloha pumehana o 'Iesu Christo,
Noelani (Loo) Jai, KS '83
('dat housewife from Huntington Beach)
alohajai@socal.rr.com
Washington State Legislature passes gay
rights bill
By Rachel La Corte, Associated Press Writer
| January 27, 2006
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/gay_rights_bill/
Initiative
Launched To Repeal Washington State
Gay Rights Law
(Seattle, Washington) Only days after the
legislature passed an LGBT
civil rights bill, and a day before it is to be signed into law, a
Washington
political activist Monday announced an initiative to have the measure
repealed.
ACLU and Lambda Legal Challenge Law Barring Transgender People Access
to Medical Treatment in Prison
Lambda Legal
1/24/2006
Milwaukee, WI — Lambda Legal and the American Civil Liberties Union
filed a lawsuit today in federal court on behalf of two transgender
women challenging a Wisconsin law that bars them from access to
appropriate medical treatment while they are incarcerated.
According to the ACLU and Lambda Legal, Wisconsin is believed to be the
only state in the country to have enacted a law denying transgender
people access to medical care while in state custody. For additional
information about the case visit, www.aclu.org/caseprofiles
2005 TSTBC
Conference Successful
African-American Transpeople Hold Historic Convention
Monica Roberts
1/26/2006
The first annual Transsistahs
and Transbrothas Conference
was recently held at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville, KY from
September 14-18. The participants in this historic event spent four
days discussing various seminar topics on issues of importance to
African-American transgender people.
TSTBC's history making run ended with a Sunday closing church service
led by the Rev. Aletha Fields of Louisville. The TSTBC participants are
eagerly looking forward to returning to Louisville October 18-22 for TSTBC 2006.
"Our goal at http://www.religionandgays.org/ is to help gays and straights who have a personal interest in
the
issue, but also to provide an essential, one-stop resource for the
news media, political leaders, policy makers, and religious personnel of
all stripes. Our reach is national because these issues cut across all
state boundaries, all political parties, all races, all families and all
belief
systems."
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Modern-day
nádleeh: Gay, bi and transgendered Navajos
share their hopes and struggles
By Cindy Yurth, Soecial to the Times
In many ways, Pernell Sam is a traditional Navajo
woman. She makes a mean batch of fry bread. She's fluent in her
language. She knows every inch of the red mesa behind her family's home
in Many Farms, where she used to herd sheep as a boy.
You read that right. In one way, Sam
is not so traditional. Or perhaps she is. The 29-year-old transgendered
woman, who runs her own cleaning service, considers herself a
nádleeh - a man taking on the role of a woman.
In the Navajo creation myth, the nádleeh went
with the men during a period when the sexes decided to separate. They
helped the men to survive by doing the cooking and other tasks
traditionally assigned to women. In traditional Navajo society, members
of this "third gender" had an accepted place, helping with the
child care, cleaning and cooking. There was also a fourth gender, the
dilbaa' - women who took the masculine role.
According to Wesley Thomas, a Navajo
assistant professor of anthropology, gender studies and international
studies at Indiana University-Bloomington, the concept of
nádleeh
is not well understood among younger Navajos - and by
"younger," he means people under 75.
"The nádleeh was, in my research work, an
asexual being who was specifically placed and existed only within the
Navajo religious sphere," Thomas emailed from his office in
Bloomington. "This made the nádleeh a gender being, instead of a
sexual being."
Nevertheless, the concept of nádleeh is
intriguing to modern Navajos living what are now considered alternative
sexual lifestyles: gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered. The legend
of the nádleeh proves, according to gay Navajo activist Sherrick
Roanhorse, that "our traditional culture recognizes differences and
bases more importance on what an individual can do for their family
and, in a larger sense, their community."
If people of ambiguous sexuality were once accepted
members of Diné society, that is not so today. Sam can show you
the scar on her back where she was stabbed during a party not far from
her home.
"I guess the guy thought I was coming on to him or
something," she said.
For other Navajo gays, lesbians and transgenders interviewed for this
article, the scars are psychological. At best, they were the victims of
hurtful words at school. At worst, they tried suicide. And almost
everyone interviewed knows of at least one person who succeeded in
taking his own life, unable to cope with the isolation of being gay on
the rez.
"Every time I see an obituary for a young person in
the Navajo Times, I wonder," said "Ian," a 39-year-old gay Navajo
living in Phoenix. "Was it someone struggling with the same kind of
issues I faced as a kid?"
Many GLBT Navajos blame Christianization for the gradual
change in attitudes toward gays over the years, but Ian said he always
felt free to be himself among his Christian family.
"My grandmother was a Pentecostal minister," he
said, "But my family always accepted me for who I was. I think
more than whether your family is Christian or traditional, it's the
individuals in the family who set the tone. If someone in your family
hates gays, that attitude can spread to the whole family. My
grandmother
had the real Christian message: Don't hate."
When Ian went to high school in Gallup, it was a different story. "I
was very feminine. I looked like a girl, actually," he said, "so I got
all the words: 'fag,' 'queer,' 'HIV,' 'AIDS.'"
Fortunately, Ian had had enough support from his
family over the years that he was able to shrug off the bullying. "I
felt sorry for the kids who were calling me names, actually," he said.
"I thought, 'You don't know me, and you have no idea what you're
doing.' I mean, what if you call someone 'HIV' and they really
are HIV-positive? How would that make them feel? How would you feel?"
"Luke," a 27-year-old bisexual man living in
Shiprock, was one of the kids "who used to make fun of the fags" in
high school.
"I was one of the macho jocks who went out for every sport," he
said. Then he went away to college.
"I had an experience with a fraternity brother, and it was great," he
said.
"I never knew I could be attracted to men as well as women."
Most of the GLBT Navajos interviewed
for this article, though, knew they were different "from Day One,"
as "Dale," a 19-year-old freshman at Northern Arizona University put
it. Like many gay teens growing up on the rez, he found ways to hide
his sexual preference.
"At first, I was the kind of kid you wouldn't even
notice," he said. "I did my best to blend into the wall. Then I did the
complete opposite and got into everything - sports, Spanish Club,
studentbody government, you name it. When I hung out with my male
friends, I'd see a pretty girl walk by and say, 'Wow, she's hot,'" even
though I wasn't feeling anything at all."
Like most of the gay men interviewed, Dale isn't
"out" to his family yet. "I'm afraid they'd cut me off," he said. But
he has found a community at NAU.
"During my first couple of weeks here, I talked
myself into going to a Gay-Straight Alliance meeting," he said. "For
the first time in my life, I felt like I had a home."
Almost universally, college was an awakening for
GLBT Navajos.
Tomasina Grey, a 23-year-old union organizer living in Albuquerque,
knew she was attracted to women since "about fifth grade," but she
tried to "do the dutiful daughter thing."
"I even got engaged to a man in high
school," she said. "It wasn't until college that I met other lesbians,
and straight people who were supportive of me being a lesbian, and felt
like it was OK to be who I am."
Navajos who moved off the rez to Albuquerque,
Phoenix, Santa Fe and other southwestern cities found a solid network
not only of GLBT folks, but of GLBT Natives. Nativeout.com, a
Phoenix-based online support group and information clearinghouse,
offered a chance to chat and to organize. At the University of New
Mexico, there was until recently a class offered on "Two-Spirits," a
modern term adopted by GLBT Indians based on some North American
tribes' belief that homosexuals are blessed with two spirits, male and
female.
(The term doesn't resonate with some
Navajos. "In our culture, if you have two spirits, you'd better find
a medicine man, because it means you're possessed," said Mattee Jim,
a transgendered woman living in Gallup.)
For many young Diné, it wasn't until they went away to
college and started studying their own culture that they learned of the
nádleeh.
"I actually laughed at the stories, and thought
someone had made them up within the last couple of years," said Herman
Larry, a 21-year-old student living in Tucson. "When I was growing up,
there were no folklores of other homosexuals running around the forest
or stories of the nádleeh."
Most young Diné GLBTs found the stories
encouraging. Jim has gone as far as to forego female hormone injections
and surgery, in solidarity with the nádleeh of old.
"I would love to have breasts and soft skin," she said,
"but they didn't have access to those things (hormones and surgery),
so I figure I can live without them."
Just when many young Navajo homosexuals were learning that
they have a traditional place in their culture, the
Navajo Nation Council dropped a neutron bomb on the gay community:
the Diné Marriage Act of 2005.Passed overwhelmingly this past
spring over President Joe Shirley Jr.'s veto, the act allows the Navajo
Nation to recognize only marriages between a man and a woman.
It was, in the words of one young gay man, "a slap
in the face out of the blue."
Luke, who has political aspirations himself, was furious.
"They say they're for traditional family values, but
in the same year they passed a law decriminalizing adultery," he said.
"Is adultery between heterosexuals more moral than a gay
couple in a committed relationship?"
Thomas, the anthropology professor, says legislating
marriage at all is blatantly un-Navajo. "The Navajo form of marriage
was only acknowledged by the local communities and not
the whole Navajo Nation," he wrote. "We all should be ashamed of
ourselves in buying into the enforced doctrine of Western acculturation
and
assimilation."
Some GLBT Navajos blamed themselves for not lobbying
harder against the act.
"We let the urban Indians fight our battles for us," said Jim.
"Where were the rez queens?"
Whatever the case, the law was passed, and most of
the GLBT Navajos interviewed for this piece say they feel less welcome
on the rez than ever. "I haven't been home in
over a year," admitted Dale, who hails from the Ganado area. "Even
the way I dress now, I don't think I could get away with it on the rez."
While some GLBT Navajos think things may be getting
marginally better for young gays on the reservation, others are
pessimistic.
"There's still no one for them to talk to about these things, no
support network," said Luke. "Although people still practice the
traditional religion, the moral and religious climate on the
reservation is mostly dominated by Mormonism and fundamentalist
Christianity, neither of which are known for being friendly toward
gays."
Jim said she's observed effeminate men being accepted
during traditional ceremonies, but not elsewhere.
"Almost every ceremony you go to, you'll see a couple of men helping
make the tortillas or whatever," she said, "and everyone is laughing
and talking and getting along fine. But as soon as the ceremony is
over, you walk out into the world and the name-calling starts again.
And it's some of the same people who were laughing with you at the
ceremony."
Grey said it will be the Navajo Nation's loss if something
isn't done to stem the diaspora of GLBT Diné.
"We have a lot to offer," she said. "Most of us are successful
professionals, with good jobs. Most of us have gone to college.
"In our traditional culture, the nádleeh were thought to have
healing powers," she continued. "What if the next great Navajo medicine
man is locked up in a closet somewhere? What if we're the ones to heal
our culture? What if we're the ones to restore our religion?"
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Honolulu 1/29/06
aloha and good morning:::::::
Empress of Hawaii Kris Mole. I'm just dropping a line to say good
morning and hello. The weather is lovely and sunny, because we have our
court meeting today for Feb, Ill be going to Seattle's coronation with
Charmaine Lee Anderson and on the 20 of Feb I'll be going to San
Fransico's corination. I'll do a command perfomance there as well as
Seattle. All this traveling is going to take a toll on me and my
pocket book, But thats what happens when you step up as Empress. I'm
trying my best to represent the Hawaii court with dignety and grace and
the aloha spirit of our aina. Well aunty I'll talk to you later and
until next time
a hui ho;;;;;;;;;;;;;; Empress of Hawaii Kris Mole
<>THERE'S
THIS NEW WEBSITE FOR JEWELRY AND THE PRICES ARE TO DIE FOR AND THEY ARE
INTRODUCING THEMSELVES AS OF TODAY, OFFICIALLY. IT'S A BRAND NEW
WEBSITE AND IT CATERS TO WOMEN OF ALL SHAPES AND SIZES, RINGS,
NECKLACES, EARRINGS, SETS ETC...
THERE ARE ALSO ITEMS FOR MEN TOO. IF YOU NEED A BIGGER SIZE ON
SOMETHING, YOU CAN EMAIL THEM AND THEY CAN CATER TO YOUR NEEDS,
AWESOME. SHIPPING IS EXTREMELY INEXPENSIVE AND THEY OF COURSE
TAKE CREDIT CARDS ETC...
THE PLACE TO VISIT IS: http://www.ambientsynergy.com
Just say you heard of it on "myspace.com" or mention my name "cukie
jones" to them, they know me well already and i believe everyone will
enjoy their website.
When you want to look like a million, without spending it... enjoy
ambient synergy. Costume jewelry, crystal jewelry, cubic zirconia rings
and cz jewelry, delivered with much aloha, from Hawaii to you.
All info you would need is on the website, take a journey through their
pages and pamper yourself to the million dollar look, without having to
spend much.
Aloha to all from my heart to yours, enjoy shopping, always Cukie
01/26/06
ps....i already have some of their stuff and this is why i endorse
their quality, their committment and their prices! Endulge yourself to
beauty at reasonable prices.
Honolulu 1/19/06
WISHES GO OUT TO HAWAII'S
SEX GODDESS MADDALYN ASHTON
ON REIGNING ANOTHER YEAR IN LIFE. TODAY MARKS HER 25TH (u like
that Maddie) BIRTHDAY.
happy birthday,
The
Cast of Viva Tropicana
Honolulu 1/1/06
I NEED YOUR HELP....I LOST MY PURSE AT VENUS
ON NEW
YEARS EVE CELEBRATION. IF ANYONE FOUND IT OR KNOWS SOMEONE WHO MAY HAVE
IT...COULD
U PLEASE RETURN IT !!!! I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE MONEY, I JUST WANT MY
ID'S
AND CELL PHONE BACK. NO QUESTIONS ASKED...JUST PLEASE RETURN IT !!!!!
IT'S
A LONG RECTANGULAR GOLD PURSE NO HANDLES AND MY STUFF INSIDE
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
THANK YOU, AIKO
As the year comes
to an end one must look back at wonder what happen throughout the year
and how has one contributed to the life of the people? So as I ponder
into my geisha world of the year 2005 I think back from January when I
went to Washington DC to learn more about the rapid HIV test and got
certified as a Rapid tester and how I am now able to contribute to help
make our community a safer and more knowledge community. I think about
how more aloha was spread in DC as I went about sharing my love to
complete strangers that I met there. Which then brings me to Atlanta
Georgia a city that I have learned to love with all my heart. The
Southern Hospitality and the aloha that they have in their hearts is
truly an asset to our world. From our many trips to the Bay area with
myself and with my children that have enlightened me as an individual
as well as enlightened my children on how big our COMMUNITY is and how
if we stand
together we can be heard. Which brings me to my CHILDREN oh how I love
them so much and how I have learned so much from them this past year
and how they teach me on a daily basis to practice patience and to love
from the deepest part of my heart. To all my fellow geisha sisters,
friends,
family, loved ones, enemies, everyone - thank you for teaching me in
your
own individual ways the different things that you have taught me
throughout
this year 2005. If I have hurt you in any way, if I have caused
physical
harm to you, - I am truly sorry but I do have an anger management
problem
that I plan to work on in 2006. To my sister Christina Marsh who
passed away this year- Sis I love you and thank
you for all that you have taught to me, shared with me, and showed to
me...you
are truly a one of a kind. From behind the prison walls into society
you
continued to give to me... may you forever be happy and filled with
love.
To my brothers and sisters behind the prison walls so hidden far away
from society-GOD bless you and may the spirit of hope be shared with
you that
you may be able to live life on life's terms when you are returned to
society.
To my beautiful dogs who give me UNCONDITIONAL love and don't ask for
much
back in return- thank you for loving me! Last but not least thank you
to
my wonderful husband-who showed me that years gone by was just a way
for
us to learn forgiveness and build a strong sense of love and
partnership.
Last but not least thank you MAUI for accepting me open arms and for
showing me the true reason why Maui is NO KA OI- through your pure and
clean spirits I was able to capture the true essence of pure love once
again in my heart. Thank you all who read this for being a part of my
life- May this new year 2006 bring to you all that you ever needed,
wanted and desired-but most of all may the new year bring you the
spirit of love and strength to continue on... love you all - the
spirited geisha
Sayuri
TANAKA mother of Chaisa,Chad and Kyle...
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hey everyone, one of the djs
at the club that spins for us for the show taste of honey was in a
competition this past saturday, and to get to the next round he needs your
votes, im asking that all my friends go and vote for him, clik the link
below, fill in the info and under djs, hilite TECHNIQUE, mahalo plenty.
for those that dont know his name is dave, the cute dj at venus, woo
hoo..
voting is 60% audience which happened on saturday night and
40% online voting, so get busy y'all
mahalo,
teighlor
TO ALL MY PEEPS WHO MADE TO MY EVENT LAST NITE... I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE
THIS TIME TO THANK ALL OF YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART....RAQUEL G. GREGORY
AND SHEL-REA ROBERTS, MY M.C. YOU BOTH WERE THE BOMB... HARLEY DAVIDSON... I
LOVE YOU TITA FOR ALL THE HEP AND SUPPORT YOU GIVEN ME.... KAINA JACOBS AND
VICTOR FOR THE FOOD...IT WAS DELECIOUS , THANKS....AND TO ALL THE ENTERTAINERS
YOU ALL WERE GREAT.... FUSIONS STAFF AND MANAGEMENT... I LOVE YOU ELAINE AND
MEI, KAMELE, KURTIS, KAINOA, TARA, KAU'I, ANNA AND ALL OF FUSIONS... PAT FOR THE
MUSIC.... SORRY FOR THE DELAY.... IN THE SHOW BUT IT WORKED OUT....MUAHZ 2
ALLL...... I DO APOLIGIZE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO CAME LATER AND DIDNT GET TO EAT..
IM SORRY.....SHOULD A CAME EARLIER.... NAH J/K I AM SORRY.... BUT WAS GOOD......
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
I LOVE YOU ALL AGaIN...
MS
JERRINE JEFFRIES
 
Kulia
NaMamo
Utopia Hawaii
2/4/06: Molokai 1pm
Well its another day in Moloka'i
just farming and gathering with friends daily. Not too much peeps know that I
now living on Moloka'i, but for your information......I'm loving it....DAM IT! I
still haven't landed a job yet, but i'm in no rush either. Just a'ole
huaka'i....As for San Francisco, i'm just missing the Generou$ men and ma$$ive
opportunities. I'm rather happy chillacking home on the range with my Ohana. So
babes if I forgot about you....Here's thinking of you......SUGAR!
Miss
Genie Peabody
My deepest ALOHA to ALL, my Hawaiian Friends out there, wherever you are
now ? Would love to hear from you; Laura, aka Loretta from Bill Leaderers Bar
aka Zana Montez, Raquel of course, and Jackie, Libra and Val,Howie, Linda Brown,
China Lee, Salyss, Regina, Melanie,(Eleneke) Tavena, Mona,( Lulu ), Fawne, (From
Wahiawa heights ) Chisa, Leina, Vanessa & Sandra the Hairdressers from
Waianae, Chanel (Lacie), Gina,& Brandy Lee, to name a few.....
Your
Friend, ALWAYS
 Honolulu 1/29/06
Thank you all for coming out
Saturday Nite to support me as I guest performed with the wonderful,
funny, talented, sophisticated ladies of the Paperdoll Review. It was
truly a memorable experience I will cherish always.
Thank you ladies of the Paperdoll Review for
allowing me to share the stage with you all. I felt so honored to be
there last nite. I'll be back ;)
Teighlor - Wonderful to be alongside you as a guest
performer. You looked KUNTISH last nite. Love you in fatigues!
Raquel, it was honor to be there with your wonderful
cast! Thank you for making me feel welcome on your stage.
Thank you Tiana for booking me and allowing me to
expand my venues. I appreciate everything you're doing! It's not over
yet yah? :)
Shirly- Hope I spelled your name correctly. hehe.
Thanks for putting up with my confusing C.D.'s. I'm glad they worked!
Thank you for everything:)
To Katrina - Thank you for doing all my last minute
sewing. I know you were very tired from work and I appreciate for all
the hardwork you put into my outfits. I felt like a pretty princess and
sparkely bitch last nite. It was fun! Love you always!
Sissy Brit- TURN 21 ALREADY!! girl, so sorry you
couldn't make it. Wish you were there. You were in my heart girl.
Always, always. Ready for this weekend? Imma scream for you
biiiyaaaattcccchhh!! love you girl.
Mesh and Mahea - I know you both wanted to be there
but couldn't. thanks for calling today Mahea, sorry I didn't call back.
It went great. It was so much fun! Get better yah? Hope you can make it
out this weekend for Britney!! love you my ladies!
Aunty Tanui - My aunty who's younger than me but,
treats me like a neice. LOVE YOU! thank you for your kind words and
driving us there. Thanks for the support UNT-ty! :P
To my friends who came out to support me, too many names
too mention but, you know who you are - I LOVE YOU GUYS! yet again
you were there to see me werk it on out on stage. For those of you who
couldn't make it I felt your love and support on stage. I served it for
you all :)
To Geri and Mark - Did I shake my junk enough for
you? hehe. You two are the bestest. I love you guys so much! I loved
watching you guys on the dance floor. good times, good times. Wasn't it
fun having that lady come up to us kissing us on the cheek and acting
like we knew her?! she was a doll. So cute her! You two are so fun and
I love you both! We need to go to more male reviews! akalay for days!!
yies!
Aunty, Robin, and Tami- There you were once again.
Love you all so much for accepting me the way I am and being there to
support me. love you always and forever.
Mike - Thanks for coming. You ok? heehehe. How was
the show? You gonna come to the next one? :P Thanks again for coming.
Mom - Even though you couldn't make it you were in
my heart. Sorry for the fights. You know how it goes already. Everytime
there's a performance we get a little edgy. I know you mean the best
and I AM grateful for all you do and for still loving me even though I
do what I do. thank you.
If I left anyone out sorry :) you know I love you guys and I thank you
for all the love and support. I wouldn't be where I am without you all!
To the Ladies of Viva Tropicana - Wish I could've
been there to see your sickning ovahs show. I hear it was one never to
forget!
I think i took up too much space already but thank you again everyone
for ALL you've done and for the love and support. I so thankful for you
all! hope you all have a great week!
love you all, Vee
One thing to always remember.
" It is not where we go in life, But how we get
there thats important"
aloha
Tatiana
My hanai
nephew, R. Paul Weddle was deployed to Iraq from Fort
Campbell, Kentucky's 101st Airborne (Army).
I ask for your thoughts and prayers for his safe return.
Rachell's father served there at the start of the war.
Daniel
has returned home (East Coast). Shelley
KAPILI HERE JUST WRITTING
TO WISH ALL OF YOU A FABULICIOUS NEW YEARS.. MAY ALL BE GOOD FOR
YOU AND YOUR 'OHANA GOING INTO THIS NEW YEAR.. WELL TAKE CARE AND
GOD BLESS
YOUR FRIEND, KAPILI
 Just thought I'd
share photos of my friends and me at the Winter Fest in the Waikiki
Shell this past weekend (1/21). You can also visit this site
where the people who took the pix has it displayed. It's www.matavuvale.com
A Fiji website.
Oh yeah, another thing. My friend and I will be doing the DJ
thingy via http://www.uhhradio.com on Fridays
from 10-Noon Pacific Time, well 11:30 am because we have to go class at
Noon. Please tune in. We'd really appreciate
listeners. We'll be playing Hawaiian Music and songs of the
Pacific as well.
Take care.
na'u,
na Jamie Kainaho'opomaika'imena'auaoalohaameikaika Tabag
Senator at Large, UH Hilo Student Association
Delegate, UH Student Caucus
University of Hawai'i at Hilo
200 West Kawili Street
Campus Center Room 211
Hilo, Hawai'i 96720
Office: 808.974.7500
Fax: 808.933.0445
API Winter Ball, San Francisco
  
Ladies of Passion
Ryan and
Diva
Tatiana and Terry
Maui 1/14/06
I WOULD LIKE TO THAT ALL OF THOSE WHO CAME OUT
TO SUPPORT "OTIS GOMES" FOR HIS FUNDRAISER AS HE IS VYING FOR THE TITLE
OF MR. GALAXY OF THE PACIFIC COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER 2006...
THIS PAST WEEKEND...WE VISITED MAUI TO ENTERTAIN FOR A FUNDRAISER...IT
WAS A BLAST!!! I'VE NEVER PARTIED SO HARD AND SO LONG IN A LONG TIME
THAT I'M STILL RECOVERING. HERE'S A PIC OF A BUNCH OF US AFTER THE
SHOW!
Jaci of Kulia Na Mamo
aloha everyone, as this year comes to an end,
and a new one will soon begin, i wanted to wish all of you, your ohana,
your friends, and those that surround you just ONE
thing..................
i wish you all GOD, for with him, through him and because of him, ALL
things will flow, your blessings, hopes, wishes and needs will come
when asked.
aloha, teighlor
As we approach the New Year, I pray you have your faith within your
heart. Time and time again my faith has always been there for me. In
the hardest of times and in the joyous of times, my faith was at its
strongest because my heart was at its weakest. Through
this year, I have learned to keep my heart and faith harmoniously as
one. This has brought me closer to each and everyone that surrounds me
with love, and for the compassion of others. I pray that you live your
lives true to yourselves and true to those you surround with love.
As we welcome our New Year 2006, I pray each and every one of you to
walk in with YOUR FAITH, LOVE, COMPASSION, FELLOWSHIP, HARMONY, SANITY,
SAFETY AND PROSPERITY!!!
May each and every one of you be prosperous through
all of your endeavors. May you be blessed with all of Gods Blessings,
may your | |
Honolulu*
Utopia Hawaii
Queen
Mother House
of Sei
Shelley Roberts
