November 2012 – makani`olu

And while we’re in this corner of the Pacific . . .

Part two of the Hawaii adventure, since Kaua`i is just a quick jaunt from Oahu and it would have been a shame not to pop in to see family there, too . . . First shave ice of the trip! I’m not a huge fan — it’s too cloyingly sweet for me — but when… Continue reading And while we’re in this corner of the Pacific . . .

Oahu, if you insist

Sometimes there’s no way around it — no matter how many “dog ate my homework” excuses you come up with you just have to take a spur-of-the-moment trip to Hawaii. It might be a sudden convergence of inescapable factors, including $350 roundtrip tickets and a foreign friend with exemplary peer pressuring skills [“when ELSE am… Continue reading Oahu, if you insist

It’s “mah-kah-nee-oh-loo” [that’s a good breeze for sailing, in Hawaiian] and I’m Allison Makani`olu Rowe. Insatiably curious and perpetually amazed, I’m always on the hunt for the next adventure. My belly is full of delicious treats, my camera is overflowing with photos, and I haven’t stopped smiling yet.

I’m currently living in London, New York, or Tokyo as part of an awesome dual-degree masters program [Global Innovation Design, through the Royal College of Art and Imperial College in London]. No doubt there will be plenty of stories to share!