Mahalo in Hawaiian means thanks, praise, respect, and gratitude.  The perfect word for this much needed trip to this amazing place with my family.  MAHALO!!!!! Yes, the flight was EXHAUSTING but it was worth it.  We met some amazing people along the way and collected many new family memories. Although we didn’t complete all of…

We woke up to the kids chomping on bowls of cereal and thumbing through the guide magazines, writing down their plans for the trip.  Jet lag was still in effect.  Today was moms forced family fun day!  I opted for a drive up 83 towards the North Shore.  We found a place to pull off…

We are not the best travel journalists and have MAJOR gaps in between our travels but we are going to TRY and make a conscious effort to do better.  We started this years ago to keep our families in the loop ( when international phone rates were crazy expensive ) and more importantly, for our…