Author Archives: JimWoodhull

(Jim Woodhull) time flies by another happy birthday to my dear wife またひとつ妻を祝える誕生日 またひとつ　つまをいわえる　たんじょうび My wife recently celebrated her 70th Birthday! I first met her when she was 30 years old and now 40 years have flown by! We are … Continue reading →

ハワイ時間７月２９日カムチャッカ半島沖地震の影響で津波警報が出ました。ジムさんはその時の事をハイクポエムにしました。船をワイキキ沖へ移動する時にジムさんが船上から撮影。ナコスファミリーのジム ウッドハルさんの報告です。シグナルで話しながらハイクポエムを作っています。（編集長 美智子） (Jim Woodhull) sirens rip the sky waves crash in the darkness beckoning harbor 港出る警報わめく津波かな みなとでる　けいほう わめく　つなみかな On Tuesday July 29th there was a tsunami warning for Hawaii. About 3:00 in the afternoon the alarms went off and … Continue reading →

(Jim Woodhull) gentle blowing wind ushers in a new season Spring has returned 咲いた花色の爆発春が来た さいた はな　いろ の ばくはつ　はる が きた The winter season is slowly ending here in Hawaii. Unlike other colder climates there is a bigger change between Winter … Continue reading →

(Jim Woodhull) lights fill the night sky forty years of joy and awe holidays are here 　　 市庁舎にホリデーライト笑い声 しちょうしゃに　ホリデーライト　わらいごえ 2024 was the 40th anniversary of the Honolulu Lights. The lights and exhibitions are put up after Thanksgiving and they are … Continue reading →

(Jim Woodhull) Hawaiian sunset God’s own sunburst finish night time soon follows 神様の塗りつぶす空サンセット かみさま の　ぬりつぶす そら　サンセット For me, the sunsets in the winter in Hawaii are especially beautiful because the sun sinks into the ocean so there is almost always … Continue reading →

(Jim Woodhull) completely barren six year work in progress beautiful garden 何もないゆっくり植えた妻の庭 なにも ない　ゆっくり うえた　つま の にわ My wife and I have been living in our current apartment for a bout 6 years. When we first moved in we had … Continue reading →

(Jim Woodhull) island fever returns weekend at the beach summertime is here 快活な夏の週末オアフ島 かいかつ な　なつ の しゅうまつ　オアフとう The weekends at the beach in Oahu in the summer are always very busy as not only are there many tourists, there are … Continue reading →

(Jim Woodhull) like rolling thunder waves furiously pound the beach surfers paradise 天国やビーチを攻める夏の波 てんごく や　ビーチ を せめる　なつ の なみ The summer swells have come to Hawaii with much force, On the south side of Oahu there has been big waves … Continue reading →

(Jim Woodhull) shoulder surgery long road to recovery awaits my wife 止まらないピリピリ痛む妻の肩 とまらない　ぴりぴり いたむ　つま の かた Seven weeks ago my wife underwent shoulder surgery. It was a torn rotator cuff. She had torn the muscles in her shoulder while pulling … Continue reading →

(Jim Woodhull) twenty years have passed a simple but nice gesture my blood bank t shirt 20年献血のシャツ僕の寄付 にじゅう ねん　けんけつ の シャツ　ぼく の きふ For the last 20 years I have been donating platelets which are used for pregnant women, babies … Continue reading →