Daily Cup of Aloha, Phoenix, AZ (2024)

03/31/2024

Happy Easter ♥️💕💙💙💐🌺🌼 from my ‘ohana to yours 🥰

02/29/2024

*******LONG POST ALERT*******

It’s been a long time coming…four years to be exact…to finally “see!” 🤓🧐👀👁️

Practically speaking, I just picked up my new specs today after wearing Kaimi Mathews-Valdez’s specs since 2020! (Yes, we even had twin flame eyesight…kinda sorta not really but damn close! 😱😳🫣😜) I’ve been prioritizing my internal transformation and emotional healing since my Freedom Season began in 2018 and now, I am prioritizing my material and practical needs. Never have I been more humbled to truly appreciate the small things in life than I do right now. From a simple pedicure, to a second pair of workout shoes to an updated pair of prescription eye glasses and contacts. Restoring my financial stability has been much harder and quite the rollercoaster than I expected but let me tell you when I say, FINANCIAL RESTORATION IS NOW!

It has taken all these years (8 years really) and depth of self awareness to finally SEE what God has been doing in me, around me, with me, FOR HIM and my purpose in HIM! My feet are on solid ground, on Jesus who is my Rock, establishing my paths toward financial independence , freedom and stability! I am CLEAR on WHO I am, WHY I am here, WHERE I am going, HOW I am getting there and WHAT I am to do for the rest of my days to make an impact in this world!

I have learned to live in the now, appreciate the process to restoration in every area of my life and now I am ready to receive what God has had in store for me since before I was created! I was blind (literally!) and now I SEE!

Be patient friends, stay in tune with God, Creator, Source, Universe, and heed its promptings, and it will lead you to exactly where you’re supposed to be!

Get ready gangy, s**t ‘bout to GET NUTZ!

01/01/2024

May this new year exceed all expectations and BLOW YOUR MIND! Happy New Year from the Big Easy!

10/27/2023

Happy Aloha Friday! With the weekend upon us it’s so easy to relax and “no work ‘til Monday!” God doesn’t take days off when He blesses us, so don’t take a day off on Him!

I encourage you to continue pressing into who God is, what He has for you and trust Him to bring it to pass! This requires daily discipline of quieting the noise inside our hearts and heads, and outside our familiar surroundings so we can hear God clearly.

He talks to us directly and we can feel His presence but He also speaks to us through others, through a simple smile, a spoken word, a gentle touch.

Pay attention my friends, God is always calling.

10/15/2023

Another ALOHA filled day in da books! Friends who become family are the best blessings God gives us to endure this life in ALOHA. These are the family members I choose! Love you all very much! Mahalo for refueling my soul with love, peace and acceptance today.

10/13/2023

Happy Aloha Friday FB gang! It’s so great to be back in Arizona, being surrounded by ALOHA at every turn! If there’s anything my life has taught me is that ALOHA starts at home.

Being raised in the LDS church, we often sang a hymn, “Love at Home” and at the time, it was just a song we sang as a family at all our get togethers without fail.

As I’ve grown up, never have those lyrics been more true and has now become the foundation of my life going forward.

The love in my heart and now in my home allows for it to be poured out to my community and the world!

Fill your heart and home with ALOHA my friends and watch ALOHA abound everywhere!

The Daily Cup of Aloha wit’ Pi’i returns this winter! Follow me
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10/11/2023

***LONG KINE POST WARNING***

When they said, “Dreams really do come true,” they were right. But what they don’t tell you is what happens once you realize it’s not a dream!

We’ve all experienced it: you’re having the most amazing dream ever…you feel like it’s so real…you feel every emotion, see every detail, you are having the most wonderful experience…and then BOOM…you wake up…and it’s OVER! You don’t know what happens next, you try to conjure up the dream again but it never happens … then you’re left wondering 💭 “What if…?”

This happens to us when we are in pursuit of our life dreams…we “wake up” when setbacks happen, disappointment shows up, lack of resources hold us back, relationships end, whatever “s**t” happens it derails or even abruptly stops our dream from becoming reality.

I can tell you from personal experience that dreams really DO come true, when you stay ‘WOKE! Stay aware of your triggers and fix them, heal your trauma no matter how hard it is or how long it takes, take responsibility for your choices and make new ones for new and desired outcomes and most of all BECOME YOUR DREAM! That’s the goal, it’s then that you will never need to WAKE UP because you ARE the dream….the optimal body, the assigned career/business, the ideal mate, peaceful and purposeful relationships and the DREAM goes on! You see the end because you ARE the end!

friends, no matter what and NEVER GIVE UP! I am here to tell you I AM MY DREAM, and I will never “fall asleep” ever again!

10/09/2023

I’m sitting on my sofa, in gratitude for being able to raise my grandsons, remembering that today is my Grandma Annie Kauhane’s birthday 🥹♥️🙏🏽 It dawned on me that she was to me what I am being and becoming to my mo’opuna: an example of aloha as part of our Hawaiian culture, an example of aloha as God commands us to be and the matriarch responsible for leaving a legacy that perpetuates both. I am truly blessed to have had her examples that I can now confidently pass along to my brood, one generation at a time. May your teachings and example live on through me and beyond me Gramma, I love and miss you more than ever. Tonight, we kanikapila in your honor ♥️ a hui ho, until we meet again 😘😘♥️🥹🥹🙏🏽🙏🏽

10/03/2023

***LONG STORY ALERT***
: Wanna level up like a MF? Change your MF’ing environment!

When we get comfortable with our lives, complacency, mediocrity and negativity start to gradually become the norm…again. We’ve all been there when we reached a goal and stayed there just a little too long or stopped challenging ourselves to push for more or the next “thing.”

God designed us to evolve, constantly, daily, always throughout our earthly lifetime. We see in nature evolution is a universal truth and frankly a MUST to get the most out of our experiences and to become ALL we were designed to be.

This kind of change and evolution may require that we examine our surroundings, our environment, our circle of friends, family, work, etc. and ask “am I being challenged to grow where I am?” If that answer is “no” then ask “how can I answer YES to that question?” The answer could be: THEN CHANGE YOUR ENVIRONMENT!

I moved back to Arizona a week ago and I already answer that question resoundingly F*CK YES! My home, the people in it, my business relationships, my close circle of friends all got an OVERHAUL as a result! Now I am looking upward and forward, challenging myself to the next level of success, growth and evolution!

Take it one step at a time, choose one “environmental” change and DO IT! Maybe rearrange a room in your house, redecorate your office, go to a different coffee shop, whatever it is no need be as dramatic as moving across da country! Just do SOMETHING that brings back that SPARK to reignite the fire inside you to GO AFTER IT, whatever “it” is!

I moved across the country AND I joined a new gym! What’s your LEVEL UP move?

09/07/2023

Happy Aloha GET-UP-AHREDDEH! If you not having fun working out, den GET ON IT! Working out shouldn’t be a chore, it should be the FUNNEST hour of the day! Smile, move, and GROOVE! If nothing more than a few dance moves get accomplished then job well done! I did hula, Tahitian and hip hop in between my sets! Can if I like! And YOU can too!

Get your FUN on gangy!

09/05/2023

Sunshine and Sweat ☀️ 😅 line tings ♥️🫠 Happy Aloha Day Off gangy!

08/06/2023

Happy Aloha Sunday gangy! I’m unwrapping some ALOHA from Pretty Ululani Island Jewelry & Boutique Sale I cannot WAIT to share with you!

07/05/2023

: *****LONG POST WARNING!*****

I made a commitment to be intentional about teaching my daughter about being a woman, becoming a wife and And last night was a culmination of my efforts and I must say, it was one of the greatest moments of my life.

When I was coming up, we learned to be who we are by observing those around us, always being told WHAT to do. Then by osmosis, we were expected to read between the lines to understand what the actions and instructions MEANT. And THEN we are supposed to take on the world on our own with our fingers crossed that we are “OK.”

Not to say this method didn’t work, but did it work to put us in a position to win at life? I’m grateful for my life and all my wins and I credit my upbringing for making me who I am today. But as with generations before me, it is my kuleana (responsibility) to do better for the next generation. And that’s what I am committed to doing.

I have two beautiful daughters (and sons are equally amazing but this reference today is specific to raising daughters) who watch me, listen to me, observe me, they take notes on what to do and what NOT to do based on my example. Knowing I did my best with the information I had at the time I raised my older daughter isn’t an excuse to keep with those ideas, beliefs, and actions if they our outdated or isn’t in alignment with living as God purposes and assigned us to.

The last six years I’ve committed myself to being and doing better and last night was confirmation I’m on the right track. From making plans in advance, to shopping for the right outfits, getting our pedicures, setting the right “get ready” atmosphere, to setting our moods and intentions to receive everything our “date” had to offer, our evening was perfect. I got to share why we do what we do as women to be ready for what God has for us, including the man that He has for us who needs us best prepared to receive. It is my duty, assignment, kuleana, to prepare my daughters to receive their Godly assignment, teaching them to embody all things feminine, to demonstrate that essence in every area of their lives, especially in the area of marriage and connection and relationship. This intentional teaching is lifelong, and I am here to do my part.

Thank you Maile and Allegra for allowing me to guide you on this life through all its seasons. Being responsible for your personal development is something I no longer take for granted or put on the back burner and expect you to just “figure it out.” I pray for continued wisdom to impart to you and that my words and actions serve as the foundation on which you can live better and be better for your children.

I love my life! I love this new level of maturity and understanding! I see the fruits of my efforts and so far it’s bountiful!

Women, let’s be the example we want other women to be, especially our daughters. Let’s deliberately and intentionally teach them what we know. Let’s learn from one another and commit to being and doing better.

Enjoy this day after Independence Day knowing we are on divine assignment, let’s excel together and complete our assignments!

06/04/2023

: Most folks are familiar with the phrase “Patience is a Virtue.” But how many of us truly understand the , the deeper meaning of what more patience is?

To understand patience is to live it. We can train ourselves to wait for the “thing”:

➡️ pay day to pay our bills or buy that “whatchumacallit”
➡️ marriage before having children
➡️ college graduation before getting married
➡️ our savings account has enough money for a down payment

You get the idea! But how are we BEHAVING while we wait? Are we anxious? Worried? Frustrated? Short tempered? Stressed out? Irritable? Are we making rash decisions trying to figure it all out? Are we making our lives and the people around us miserable?

Or are we living as if the victory has already come? Are we praising God for His blesssings as if we’ve already received them? Are we expressing gratitude? Are we optimistic? Productive? Kind? Compassionate? Remaining open hearted and available, staying present, recognizing that everything God promised is already making its way to us.

How we behave while we wait on our breakthrough, our good report, our reward, our promises, shows off our faith and trust in God. It shows others our true character, our belief in the supernatural power of God. Most importantly it reminds ourselves God is in control of it all. Behaving badly while we wait doesn’t make the “it” happen any faster. So BE ALOHA, BE PONO.

Lord knows this season for me hasn’t been easy, and everything is happening S-L-O-W-L-Y 🐌 but remaining faithful, steadfast, enthusiastic, optimistic and productive while staying in communion with God brings my breakthrough closer every day!

Life will always throw us curve balls and change ups, and the more we exercise patience by waiting and waiting well, the sooner we will realize God got us covered!

Everything God has planned for us comes in His timing, so wait patiently, yes. But while you wait, do it ALOHA-ing-ly! No need snap and be “da kine” instead!

Happy Aloha Sunday gangy! Eh long ah dis post? Good t’ing you was PATIENT and made it to da end! 🤣🤣👀🫣🤓♥️🙏🏽

04/21/2023

Aloha kakahiaka FB ‘ohana! Da planet is in alignment wit’ my mana! Or should I say my Maka…Makalapua dat is! Great way to kick off dis Aloha Friday at 8:08a playing jams from da 808 reminded how loved and blessed I am! Get it in gangy…a good workout and planny ALOHA!

03/28/2023

Guess who made his appearance tonight?!?! 😁😍💙🙏🏽 Say ALOOOOOHA to our Archer Makalapua 💙🙏🏽 Baby, Mom and Dad are all healthy and this Gramma is all da way HAPPY!

03/24/2023

Arizona how I’ve missed you 🌵 🌳 ♥️☀️

02/14/2023

💐♥️ A beautiful reminder that we are loved ♥️💐 Hau’oli lā aloha ♥️🙏🏽🥰

01/29/2023

“In the middle of it, praise Him anyway!” Isaac Carree is speaking directly to my spirit!

We ALL go through STUFF, sometimes that STUFF can be debilitating, paralyzing and sometimes just too damn much to deal with. But GOD! When we put Him in the middle of our STUFF, He brings us through it! And while He’s working it all out, PRAISE HIM ANYWAY!

Our smile is a form of praise and some days that’s all we can muster but THAT’S ALL WE NEED!

Put God in The middle of your STUFF and SMILE to praise Him for the work He’s doing to get you through it VICTORIOUSLY!

THANK YOU LORD! 🥹🙏🏽♥️😁. Happy Aloha Sunday gangy!

01/10/2023

: Making comparisons between who I was then and who I am now reminds me to be kind to, patient with and forgiving of myself.

KINDNESS: speaking to myself kindly goes a long way in developing a “liking” of who I am.

PATIENCE: unlearning old habits and unhealthy thinking patterns takes time to move through, so being patient while I move from the old to the new is necessary to truly find peace.

FORGIVENESS: forgiving myself for poor decisions and bad behavior is key to setting myself free to live the life I was created to live.

It’s taken me my lifetime to date to truly know what transformation really requires and ultimately means. Growth and change is uncomfortable and scary and can feel overwhelming. But know that on the other side of chaos is pure joy, peace and ALOHA for yourself like you’ve never had before. And yeah, getting used to it will be difficult at first, but it gets easier every day. I am grateful for moving from glory to glory, with KINDNESS, PATIENCE and FORGIVENESS applying new daily habits that serve my greatest good! I’m still learning, growing and changing, all for the better and S**t ain’t easy! But I’m staying the course on my journey to , because I am so F*CKNG worth it AND SO ARE YOU!

01/09/2023

Aloha kakahiaka IG ‘ohana! Happy Aloha Monday all da way from da job site in North Carolina! If you neva yet, SMILE 😃 gunfunnit!

Don’t let the nonsense of life get you down, SMILE 😃 instead! Nevamind what your bank balance looking like, SMILE 😃 anyway! So WHAT da jeans fitting little bit tight, SMILE 😃 bigger! Who CARES about da buggah who wen unfriend you yestaday, SMILE 😃 and laugh it off!

Life is way more good fun when you SMILE 😃 through it ALL! Circumstances may not change but your spirit will! You will be uplifted, grateful, joy filled and optimistic…and THAT my friends, is what this LIFE is all about!

Coffee Cheerings ☕️☕️ to you…now get to SMILIN’! 😁😃😆😄😀🙂☺️😊🥰😎🤩

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