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What’s your favorite holiday activity?
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ecently, the Honolulu Mayor’s Craft and Country Fair was held as an in-person event at the Blais- dell Exhibition Hall for the first time in two years.
The booth participants were mostly kūpuna clubs from the various island communities. They sell homemade baked goods, plants and holiday crafts.
All these clubs are about community service, but the real fun is getting to talk story with the folks at the many booths. What a bunch of characters! Anyway, I was asked to be a judge for the cookie and snack mix contest. Finally, something that I was born to do! In my book, they were all winners!
DAVID HONMA
Sales Associate, Honolulu
“Building gingerbread houses. Who doesn’t love a little holiday family competition?”
SUMMER SHIIGI
Designer, Honolulu
“I love Christmas morning. Our family gets together for a home-cooked breakfast and after,
we all open presents together while listening to Christmas music.”
KĀ‘ILI WELLS, JR.
Ride Share Driver, Mānana
“Christmas lights caravan. My family gets together every year to drive around to a few different spots, check out Christmas lights, and eat some malasadas and dinner somewhere.”
OLENA HEU
Marketing Specialist, Kāne‘ohe
“I really appreciate having Friendsgiving and Festivus holiday potlucks. Growing up an only child, it brings me great joy to celebrate with friends.”
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What Do You A Want To Be?
s a child, I was often asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I was pro- grammed from a young age by the adults
around me that to be successful, I needed to have a “respectable” job. Because of this message, I never felt successful, let alone respectable, because I ended up having well over 40 jobs. These ranged from rat poison tester, pizza maker and piano teacher to TV host, wedding minister, and so on.
Though I’ve since tied it all into what I do today as a “life guide,” my point is this: Who you are as a person is more important than the work you do, and a healthy sense of self should be grounded in character, not career choice.
alice@yourhappinessu.com
Cookie division: (from left) Steven Santiago (Recreation Support Services, Senior Section), Ann Yoneshige (second-place winner, Platinum Seniors), Ruby Cobb (first- and third-place winner, Kalākaua ‘Ohana), guest, Ned Yonemori (judge, Recreation Support Services administrator), Virginia Liu (judge from HMSA). PHOTOS COURTESY INA HIGASHIIZUMI
Snack mix division: (from left) Steven Santiago (Recreation Support Services, Senior Section), Elaine Fukuda (representative for first-place winner, Lynnette Smith, Mililani Golden Years), Rhonda Akamine (third- place winner, Waiau Senior Club), Virginia Liu (judge from HMSA), Lillian Tim Sing (second-place winner, Pali Seniors) and Ned Yonemori (judge, Recreation Support Services Administrator).
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