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HAWAI‘I’S FAVORITE MEDIA SURVEY By Kelli Shiroma Braiotta Do you believe in UFOs?
A Dog Catcher
s most of you know, our family also consists of two canines. There’s our older companion, Buddy, and our rescue dog, Wilson. We got Buddy as a com-
panion for my mom not too long after he was born. In 2017 when my mom passed, we rescued Wilson to keep Buddy company as his little brother. It was recently Buddy’s 10th birthday. Wilson is about half Buddy’s age.
JOHN IHA
Pearl City, Chef/Business Owner
“I absolutely believe in UFOs! Last fall, a huge mass of blinking lights and a smoke trail flew over me while I was fishing. There were a few of us there, so I wasn’t crazy.”
GRETA MALVECINO
Kapolei, Anesthesia Tech
and Artist
If you’re asking if I
believe in a noncitizen
of a country, then yes. If you’re asking if I believe in hypothetical species from another planet, then also yes. I believe in all of the unknown.”
ELWIN AHU
Honolulu, Pastor
“I believe people have seen ‘unidentified flying objects.’ Whether intelligent ‘extraterrestrials’ or ‘aliens’ is a different question. My short answer: Anything
is possible. The greater question: Why does this subject capture so much of our attention?”
KRISTEN YOSHIMOTO
Honolulu, HR Personnel
“Yes, I do believe in UFOs, but not necessarily alien spacecrafts. To me, a
UFO can be anything unidentifiable, even a satellite or meteor. But I am open-minded to believe that extraterrestrial and the paranormal exist until they’re proven otherwise.”
Buddy seems to have aged fairly well, although recent- ly we noticed he started developing symptoms of diabetes. Naturally concerned, I took him to his doctor to confirm our internet diagnosis. It was confirmed that my little boy is in the early stages of diabetes. What that meant was we would have to aggressively treat it, watch his diet and water intake, and continue his exercise.
That also meant that we would have to administer a twice-daily injection of insulin. Besides me, both my wife and daughter mastered giving him the relatively painless in- jections. We would have to monitor his progress and take him to get checked once a week until we get it fully under control.
“Why are you doing this?” “Just because.”
“Why did you get that?” “Just because.”
A MINDFUL MOMENT
Alice Inoue
D Just Because
o you remember asking a question when you were a kid and hearing the answer “Just because”?
I didn’t like when people answered my questions this way. Since then, I have realized some “just be- cause” guidance of my own. Here it is:
Just because your phone rings, doesn’t mean you have to answer it. Just because you have time, doesn’t mean you have to do it. Just because others think it’s a bad idea, doesn’t mean it is. Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. Just because you do it differently, doesn’t mean you’re wrong. Just because it’s on social media, it doesn’t mean it’s true.
There is a lot of wisdom in “just because.”
alice@yourhappinessu.com
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We have it all worked out. Every Saturday, while my daughter and wife go to teach and supervise at their hula hālau, I run Buddy to the vet. So far, so good! During a recent visit, the doctor wanted me to bring a urine sample of Buddy’s to his next appointment. They handed me a tiny urine cup and a thing that looked like a mini turkey baster. No instructions. I have my own issues giving a urine sample, let alone getting one for a dog. How I was supposed to get him to urinate in that shot glass-sized cup was beyond me. And the baster? Don’t even go there!
Plus, Buddy has a shy bladder if you know what I mean, so this was going to be super difficult. The sample was to be collected no more than four hours before his appointment — no pressure. So, the morning of, I jumped out of bed, grabbed the cup and followed Buddy until he had the urge. He started to go on a pad I put out, so I took the cover off the cup and attempted to catch the sample.
Needless to say, my hands were covered in “shi-shi” and Wilson was all over me trying to protect his big brother. I told my wife to quickly “bag” my hands with Ziplock bags in an attempt to preserve some of the liquid.
She exclaimed, “Ron, what the heck are you doing? I al- ready got the sample.” Sure enough, she held up a dispos- able plastic container tray of Buddy’s urine. She then started laughing and I asked what was so funny. My wife said she was reminded of the first time I changed our son’s diaper.
The difference being, that time my face got wet.
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