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All in the ‘Ohana
Ku‘auhau:
Lineage; to recite genealogy.
Ho!
Art Park guy got the joke!
Maybe he knows how ridiculous he looks wearing shoes to the beach.
Uncle Kahana chuckled, caught in his small-kine prank.
“Kahana Kaulupali,” he said, changing the haole-style handshake to a local boyz grip. “And this is ‘Ilima.”
She chuffed, wagged her tail, and went back to the trash.
“You’re not from around here.”
“No. I grew up in California, but my mother’s family is originally from Lauele. I moved into the area a couple of months ago.”
Uncle lifted his chin to the pavilion. “To create a beach mural?”
“No,” he grinned, “that’s just a summer gig. I’m teaching art at Ridgemont Academy in the fall.”
“Ridgemont? That’s where we’re going!” Char Siu said.
Art Park guy startled. “You, t
