It's On Hawaii http://www.itsonhawaii.com Let's Learn about Hawaii! Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:49:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Aging healthfully While many 94-year-olds may sit in a wheelchair and look out the window all day, or lie immobile in a nursing-home bed, Craig Ono, 94, of Kailua, lives alone, mows his lawn and rides his bike to the supermarket. http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080907/LIFE03/809070333/-1/RSS05 Animal companions http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080907/LIFE16/809070336/-1/RSS05 It’s a day to honor grandpa, grandma Today is Grandparents' Day — a time to celebrate that lively old lady with the comfy shoes who cans peaches and makes soup from scratch. And a time to rejoice in that thoughtful guy who imparts life's wisdom when he takes you fishing. http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080907/LIFE14/809070334/-1/RSS05 Love that doesn’t go away matters most In 2003, my home was burglarized. http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080907/LIFE16/809070323/-1/RSS05 From the HIP We're always searching for the perfect strapless bra, but it's hard to find underpinnings that actually fit. http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080907/LIFE11/809070337/-1/RSS05 Hawai’i’s best-sellers IN HAWAI'I This list is a rotating compilation by local booksellers. This week: retail sales at Bestsellers, Bishop Square, for Aug. 24-31. http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080907/LIFE01/809070318/-1/RSS05 What I’m reading | Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl Q. What are you reading? http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080907/LIFE01/809070320/-1/RSS05 Lit Beat http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080907/LIFE01/809070322/-1/RSS05 Story of family’s ocean getaway raw, inspiring "Black Wave: A Family's Adventure at Sea and the Disaster That Saved Them" by John and Jean Silverwood with Malcolm McConnell; Random House http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080907/LIFE01/809070317/-1/RSS05 Island artist whets imagination "SEA QUEENS: WOMEN PIRATES AROUND THE WORLD" by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Christine Joy Pratt; Charlesbridge, ages 9-12, $15.95 http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080907/LIFE01/809070319/-1/RSS05