Moonlighting

Graceful Kimono Dancer Is A Him

Jade Moon — 2009-10-28T10:00:39+00:00

The young man sitting and facing me is reed-slender and sports a little stubble on his chin. Dazzman Toguchi looks like a typical 20-something local boy. You’d never guess he makes his living dressing up as a woman.

No To A ‘Neck Thingie’

Jade Moon — 2009-10-21T10:00:26+00:00

I feel bad about my neck.

How About Some Cooperation?

Jade Moon — 2009-10-14T10:00:16+00:00

I’m a glass-half-full kind of gal. It’s a good mindset to have, especially when everything around you is going to hell. That positivity has been useful. Sometimes it annoys other folks who think it’s stupid and shallow, but I don’t let that bother me. Negativity just feels bad, and who likes feeling bad? Not me.

Seeking Credible TV News Voices

Jade Moon — 2009-10-07T10:00:44+00:00

That short-lived tsunami watch we had last week got me thinking a little about what’s changed and what hasn’t in TV news. The tsunami never materialized, and I’m thankful for that. But for a few hours many people had on their TVs, waiting for updates.

Feeling The Pain Of Furloughed Teachers

Jade Moon — 2009-09-30T10:00:49+00:00

I have been watching the Hawaii State Teachers Association bargaining story and, like everyone else, I’m glad it’s over. I’m glad the final agreement appears to be something the teachers and the state can live with. I wouldn’t call it a win-win situation by any means, because it is clear that in this economy there are no winners, only survivors.

Refusing To Accept A Lousy Life

Jade Moon — 2009-09-23T10:00:00+00:00

Catherine Ann is basking in the rarefied atmosphere one finds when sitting at the top of the world.

A Tribute To Legendary Ellen Masaki

Jade Moon — 2009-09-16T10:00:23+00:00

Hawaii has lost a treasure. Ellen Masaki’s grand life adventure came to an end last week. She had been battling stomach cancer, but it was only toward the final days of her life that she stopped doing the thing she loved best - teaching piano.

Taking Action To End Hunger

Jade Moon — 2009-09-02T10:00:22+00:00

A beefy young man in a bright-red shirt picks up an oversized box of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes and hands it to a tiny girl, bending from the flatbed to place the box into her outstretched arms. She murmurs “thank you” and scampers off to add her booty to the small pile of food her mom has already collected.

A Sad End To Proud KGMB Tradition

Jade Moon — 2009-08-26T10:00:55+00:00

KGMB joining with KHNL and K5 ... it sounded like a joke at first.

Of Dohments And Magic Toasters

Jade Moon — 2009-08-19T10:00:23+00:00

All right. Every once in awhile I come up with a doozy. As in, worst ... writing ... ever. Here’s my latest cringe-worthy transgression, from a column I wrote about my son’s couch potato summer: