Our story can be like some, but not like many.
Hubby’s the haole, I’m the Chinese/Hawaiian wife. He’s lived in O’ahu for almost twenty years, while I’ve lived for only 5. He uses chopsticks, I can’t. He can make spam musubi – I can’t. I can speak Spanish, and he can speak Japanese. See folks, sometimes you can become more asian/local by marrying haole!! J
Leilani
Here is a photo of Maureen and Dennis Nakashima. The photo was taken in 2007 on the island of Kauai.
We were staying at the Hyatt Regency Kauai for a few days.

i put in a few pics of my Sammy and I…I love your site by the way keep up the great work!
Sincerely,
Dayna

Dayna & Sammy

Dayna & Sammy Lahullier
I have attached a photo of my Hapa-Haole son, Nohili-cy. There is one with me- mommy & one with his father!

Mommy & Nohili

Nohili & Daddy
Hello, my name is Caroline Hardegen and I found your website through Google lol!
Here’s my hapa baby. Her name is Emiko and she’s currently 8 months old (She’s 7 month in the picture).
Her mother is Japanese and her father is German/Irish! I’m not sure if you still update on your website, but if you do please post Emi’s picture up! That would be wonderful!
- Caroline

Emiko
Dear Haole Club,
I am writing to you from my home in northern Japan, where it is cold and everything is white with snow.
As we know, in a traditional anglo-saxon family, Christmas is the biggest day of the year and it is a time for being generous to each other. Hopefully that generosity lives on throughout the year. In Japan, it is a little different, however there is a custom to give decorated envelopes containing generous sums of money on New Year’s day.
Continue reading from my home in northern Japan
My Haole husband is actually part Hawaiian and grew up in Hawaii just like I did. BUT while he loves rice and expects it every meal except when we eat spaghetti, he butters his rice! Yuck!
Unfortunately, as hard as I tried to teach our Hapa kids the “right” way to eat rice, they too love it with butter.
On the other hand, I managed to get my daughter to love Natto (stinky fermented soybeans that even many Japanese can’t stand) and my husband has said we can eat natto on days he is not home.
To his credit, he did try to eat it and just could not swallow it, literally.
ka