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chinese-uchinānchu-kanaka ʻōiwi | queer | currently (un)focused on español, ʻōlelo hawaiʻi, 中文 | abolition now | he/him
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this race happened 3 months after its original date bc of the wildfires, but now i can say i've officially run my second half marathon. just missed my sub-2hr goal, but still wound up with a 14 minute PR!
jon smiling & standing in front of the rose bowl wearing a gray hat with blue sunglasses on top of it, a half marathon finisher medal & race bib, a black tank, blue shorts, and blue running shoes
April 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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post a meme made by you

these are all from the twitter days
screencap from bad girls club that is normally captioned "maybe so" with the caption "pēlā paha" are ya winning son meme edited to "are ya winning, sun", with the sun in a chair at the computer responding "no, māui lassoed me by the rays, forcing me to slow my journey across the sky" screencap with the caption "and i feel solidarity in this chiliʻs tonight", with the word "solidarity" clearly edited in a surfing potato with the caption "papa heʻe nalu"
March 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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we are so back
post-run selfie of jon holding up a peace sign & a running water bottle. he is wearing white sunglasses with blue lenses and a white hat strava screenshot of a run around Honolulu text reads: morning run. run: 13.1 mi. pace: 11:29/mi. time: 2h 31m.
March 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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accidentally came across a great term to use on my siblings should they wrong me
He muli pala kūkae, excrement-smeared younger one, said in contempt by older brother or sister of a younger one, referring to the times he has helped to clean the youngest; also said contemptuously of one of a junior fine. (PPN muri.)
February 23, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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i lived bitch 🛬
selfie of jon in an n95 respirator and gray shirt with a backpack on in a covered pickup area
February 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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#2800: ua ka ua i papakōlea, ihea ʻoe?
2800. Ua ka ua i Papakōlea, ihea ʻoe? When it rained in Papakōlea, where were you? The reply of a sweet-potato grower on Papakōlea to one who asks for some of his crop. If one answered that he had been there when the rain fell to soak the earth for planting, and had not planted, then he was lazy and would be given no potatoes.
February 15, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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#2654: pili pono ka lā i papaʻenaʻena
2654. Pili pono ka lā i Papaʻenaʻena. The sun concentrates its heat at Papaʻenaʻena. Said of the heat of temper. A play on ʻenaʻena (red-hot).
February 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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#558: he ʻelele ka moe na ke kanaka
558 He ʻelele ka moe na ke kanaka. A dream is a bearer of messages to man.
February 13, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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#197: ʻaʻohe o kāhi nānā o luna o ka pali; iho mai a lalo nei; ʻike i ke au nui ke au iki, he alo a he alo
197. ʻAʻohe o kāhi nānā o luna o ka pali; iho mai a lalo nei; ʻike i ke au nui ke au iki, he alo a he alo. The top of the cliff isn't the place to look at us; come down here and learn of the big and little current, face to face. Learn the details. Also, an invitation to discuss something. Said by Pele to Pāʻoa when he came to seek the lava- encased remains of his friend Lohiʻau.
February 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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#2546: o waiōhinu aku ia kāhi o ka maiʻa pala
2546. O Waiōhinu aku ia kāhi o ka maiʻa pala. That is Waiōhinu, where ripe hananas are. A Kaʻū saying meaning that one is in for bad luck. To see bananas while on a fishing or business trip was an omen of failure. From the story of twin brothers who were climbing a hill. The stronger brother climbed on while the weaker one sat and cried. The older looked down and said "Cry, baby, cry! Go to Waiõhinu to eat ripe bananas."
February 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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#340: e! loaʻa aku la ke kalo, o ka ʻapowale.
E! Loaʻa aku la ke kalo, o ka ʻapowale. Say! You'll obtain a taro, the ʻapowale. You are wasting your time. A play on 'apo-wale (grasp-at-nothing), a variety of taro.
February 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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#1530: ka pali kapu o kamohoaliʻi
1530. Ka pali kapu o Kamohoaliʻi. The sacred cliff of Kamohoaliʻi. This cliff, at the crater of Kilauea, is sacred to Kamohoaliʻi, brother of Pele. Smoke from the pit never swept over this cliff, even when the wind blew against it. Instead, the smoke rose directly upward due to the great respect Pele had for this beloved brother.
February 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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iced vanilla hojicha latte...save me...
iced vanilla hojicha latte
save me iced vanilla hojicha latte
a tall glass on a coaster on a black table. the glass is filled with a light brown iced hojicha latte and a glass straw
February 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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#1129: huihui pāipu a lono

another little moʻolelo today
1129. Huihui pāipu a Lono. Lono's cluster of gourd vessels. Lono was a woman who had a large family of children and an indolent, pleasure-seeking husband. Hers was a life of drudgery. Tired of it, she sought a home on the sun. But when she tried to go up to it, she grew so uncomfortably warm that she came down again. Then she tried to go to a star, but the twinkling of the stars made her feel that they were laughing at her plight. Then, when the full moon rose, she changed her children into gourds and traveled up a rainbow toward the moon. Her husband saw her and ran to grasp her ankle as she went up. Her foot slipped off like a lizard's tail. So Lono entered the moon (continued on next image) and remained there. On full-moon nights, the people would point out the shadows in the moon and say, "There is Lono and her gourds." Today a mother who goes about with her flock of children is compared to Lono and her gourds.
February 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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#778: hemahema no ka ʻiole, mikimiki ka ʻowau

the word ʻowau for cat is new to me. the dictionary says the it comes from the sound it makes
778. Hemahema no ka ʻiole, mikimiki ka ʻowau. When the rat is careless, the cat comes around. Be on guard.
February 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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messages were sent, and i let the haupia set overnight (ignore the parchment paper creases lol)
a small white plate with square pieces of haupia on it
February 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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#1942: lālau aku ʻoe i ka ʻulu i ka wekiu, i ke alo no ka ʻulu, a hala

a little moʻolelo with this one
Lālau aku ʻoe i ka ʻulu i ka wekiu, i ke alo no ka ʻulu, a hala. You reach for the breadfruit away at the top and miss the one in front of you. Sometimes one who reaches afar misses an opportunity that is right before him. Once Kalākaua promised to give a better position to Kamaʻiopili of Maui, but then forgot his promise. One day, while playing billiards with the king, Kamaʻiopili purposely played very badly and exclaimed, "I ke alo no ka ʻulu, a hala," whenever he missed the cue ball (ʻulu). This puzzled the king, and when the game was over, he asked a man who knew all the old sayings what Kamaʻiopili had meant. The king was told that Kamaʻiopili was reminding him that others had been rewarded with good positions, but that the man right in front of him, Kamaʻiopili, had been forgotten.
February 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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#550: he au koʻolau aku ia
550 He au Koʻolau aku ia. That is Koʻolau weather. The Koʻolau, or windward, side of an island is often storm-beaten. This expression was first used in a chant to Hiʻiaka by Wahineʻomaʻo, who pleaded with her not to let her wrath lead to destruction. Later used as a warning that headstrong wilfulness leads to distress.
February 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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#2842: ua pae ka waʻa i nānāwale.
2842. Ua pae ka waʻa i Nānāwale. The canoe landed at Nānāwale. Said of disappointment. To dream of a canoe is a sign of bad luck. A play on nāna-wale (merely look [around at nothing]).
February 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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#1569: ka ua kīkē hala o punaluʻu
1569. Ka ua kīkē hala o Punaluʻu. The hala-pelting rain of Punaluʻu. Refers to the rain at Punaluʻu, Oʻahu
February 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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#2105: makemake aku la i ka uhu kāʻalo i ka maka
2105. Makemake aku la i ka uhu kāʻalo i ka maka. There is a desire for the parrot-fish that passes the eyes. Said when one desires a lass or lad who is passing by.
February 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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oh what's that, ANOTHER extreme fire weather warning???! i *literally* just got back
screenshot from euphoria(?) with 2 characters, one of which is saying "bitch, you better be joking"
January 19, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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my mom isn't a big matcha fan but wanted to try just a little of mine today, so i ended up pouring her a little shot of matcha latte lmao
a small ceramic shot glass containing matcha latte on a tile counter with a larger glass containing an iced matcha latte behind it
January 17, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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a really cool part about staying with my parents is stepping outside to get food from the garden

snagged some arugula to make some avocado toast on the sourdough my mom made
raised planter bed full of growing leafy greens with dark purple beet greens in the foreground, vibrant green arugula in the middle, and dark green kale in the back two plates each with avocado toast topped with egg. the plate in the front has two slices and is drizzled with sriracha
January 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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and, to no one's surprise, the award for most unintentionally insensitive push notification goes to... 💀💀💀
duolingo push notification that reads "you. are. on. fire!!! keep that 425 day streak going today"
January 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM