[2020] December, Holiday/New Years call to action for the community.

Do you or your family have any holiday or new years traditions? What are they? When did it start? How long has your family been doing this?

For me growing up, my mother being Japanese, we always had noodles with the New Year (at midnight, superstition that noodles will bring a good year) and for New Years Eve we went to a very good Japanese Restaurant downtown or she would make a very traditional Japanese meal. Very simple, but some of my most memorable moments growing up were these times. Once I left for the Navy, of course the family being together was next to impossible but I tried to keep up having noodles at midnight (though now I have a glass of whiskey with it too)

From us to you, we hope you have a WONDERFUL holiday season, we know this has been a rough year but we also sincerely hope that the coming year will be better than the last!

Mahalo,

-Hapa

Though I know some of you have a hard time during these holiday seasons (I am included in there and totally understand), we sincerely hope that you all have a good holiday season and that the new year will bring ALL OF US into a new year that is better and more prosperous than this one!

Mahalo,

-Hapa