Remember YOUR "small keed time"?
Those were the good old days! YOU were young, innocent, naive and maybe even a little bit "kolohe" (rascal). When you look back, I bet you cannot help but grin, yeah? I bet you can just feel a longing oozing up inside of you for a time when life was much simpler. Wherever you live now, if you grew up in Hawaii, you must remember your "hanabuddah days". Eh, no shame ... we all had "hanabuddah".
Eh … right now get choke stories already online written by Hawaiians and Hawaiians at heart. Most all writers had the unique life experience of growing up in Hawaii. That’s why the site is called ”Hanabuddah Days”.
Enjoy these personal stories.
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Written by Frank D. Ramirez
The days of my youth in Damon Tract were the best times of my life. If you do not know where Damon Tract is, or were born after Hawaii became a state, you better talk with your parents or grandparents.
When I was real young, about 6 or 7 years old, my older bradas and friends did some real mean and naughty things. This group included my older bradas, my cousin Leo and our across the street friend, Tote. My older brada Marty was the ringleader, he was the type who did not say much. He did most
Read more: 477 P Road Damon Tract
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Written by Gary Ignacio
Growing up in the Filipino camp of Aiea we were privy to many things. Our family knew everyone ... every Filipino that is. We weren't rich but our family made every effort to enjoy Hawaii (America) as much as possible. It seems that every time
Read more: Holo Holo Afta Da Fights
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Written by Linda "Lika" Relacion Oosahwe
In high school one time, one night; my two girlfriends and me went cruising with these three guys in one old 53 Chevy or some old car la dat. The three guys sat in the front and us three girls in da back. We were cracking up cause somebody said look
Read more: Pupukea Heiau and Mililani: Back In Da Day
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Written by Gary Valdez
I grew up in Maili (Wai'anae) back den same posz office. I can recamembah all da kolohe tings we did. All da hales wuz built by da company "Hick Homes". Remember Tongue & Groove (T&G)? Eree time I tink of deez hales I tink of da Filipino
Read more: Hick's Homes in Maile
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Written by Pamela Wailehua Rodrigues
When I was small we used to live across Araki Store in Haleiwa, you know where "Oogenisis" is now? Those was da days. We used to charge stuff from Araki man. He was ole already. My olda braddah and sista used to drive him crazy. They used to
Read more: Bonfires at Ali'i
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Written by Dayna Kauwalu Sanchez
I would say that the best moments in my life were growing up on the North Shore of Oahu. My grandpa would wake me up early in the morning before the sun came up to go "holo holo" with him and be his "bag girl".
We would load up his green fishing
Read more: Going Fishing with Grandpa
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Written by Ralph Villafuerte
Wen I wuz growing up in Paauilo, I used to work weekends fo da Paauilo Shugah Mill. Dose days, if you fahdah or mahdah worked fo da mill, da kids could get weekend jobs in da fields. One yeeah, I wuz assigned to work da "Pick up Stone" crew. My job
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Written by Leiton S. Hashimoto
When I was a small child between the ages of 2-3, both my parents used to work full-time, so they used to drop me off at my Grandma's (my Mom's mom) house in Palolo. My Mom's oldest sister lived with my Grandma and since my aunty also had to go to
Read more: Going to Grandma's
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Written by Mokihana White
Wen I wuz 12 my madda wen let me staht babysit foah da neighbahs' keiki. Da one 'ohana wen call me da most wen stay up around da loop from weah I wen stay. Dey get 5 keiki, from one yeah old to about 10. Da makuahine, ho, she no like clean da hale
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