Ali’i (Royalty, or rulers) Up until 1893 when Queen Liliʻuokalani was overthrown by a U.S.-backed coup d’état, the islands were ruled by various flavors of ali’i. There were nearly a dozen classes of royalty, including the kahuna, but the Big Lebowskis were the ali’i nui. Each island had its own, and they governed with divine…
Here are the interviews from Day 3 of the 2015 Edition of Breakfast with Bob from Kona. Enjoy! Heather Fuhr and Lori Bowden Chestnut Eneko Llanos Tim Don Dave Scott Heather Wurtele Brent McMahon Jeff Symonds Matt Dixon and Sean Astin Michelle Vesterby Amanda Stevens Daniela Ryf Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance …
Keiki (child, or an immature plant) There’s just too much self-evident irony in that definition to warrant a lot of exposition. But upon reflection, English is also full of anthropomorphisms (my excuse to use a six-syllable word): there are parent-child relationships in data bases; we grandfather in old laws; typesetters try to avoid orphans and…
Here are the interviews from Day 2 of the 2015 Edition of Breakfast with Bob from Kona. Enjoy! Mirinda Carfrae Luke McKenzie and Beth Gerdes Jan Frodeno Jodie Swallow Sunny Garcia Tyler Butterfield Tim O’Donnell Lionel Sanders Angela Duncan Naeth Caroline Steffen Bart Aernouts Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix…
Actually, ‘ohana means more than family. Think of it less as a noun than as an imperative. The Maōri cognate of ‘ohana is kōhanga, meaning “nest,” and from that origin flows a set of obligations that are baked deeply into Hawaiian culture. Families are tied together, and that binding includes caring for one another, cooperating…
Here are the interviews from Day 1 of the 2015 Edition of Breakfast with Bob from Kona. Enjoy! Craig Alexander Mark Allen Rachel Joyce Frederik Van Lierde Heather Jackson Ben Hoffman Sebastian Kienle Pete Jacobs Leanda Cave Tim Van Berkel Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio…
Here is our line up for Breakfast with Bob in Kona 2015 Edition for Wednesday, October 7th: We begin extra early on Wednesday at 7:30 with a very special chat with this year’s inductees into the Ironman Hall of Fame: Heather Fuhr and Lori Bowden. The rest of the…
‘Aina (the land) I was born in Brooklyn. My most intimate tie to the land was descending a staircase on Flatbush Avenue to ride the #2 IRT subway into Manhattan. I thought the only thing under the ground was steam pipes and phone cables. Hawai’i, on the other hand, wears its geomorphic origins on its…
Robert Lusitana ran at Grossmont College and then at UCLA for Coach Bob Larsen. A few years ago Robert decided that the time was right to honor the legacy of one of America’s greatest coaches by telling the story of his life – while weaving in the amazing backstory of Coach Larsen’s greatest runner, Olympic…
When Misty Diaz was born back in 1984 with Spina Bifida, her organs were outside of her body, her spine was open, and her parents were told that she would never be able to eat on her own or walk. She suffered through 28 operations growing up. On April 21, 2012, she ran for the…