{"id":46574,"date":"2014-07-05T05:50:53","date_gmt":"2014-07-04T20:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=46574"},"modified":"2014-07-05T05:50:53","modified_gmt":"2014-07-04T20:50:53","slug":"japanese-1st-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=46574","title":{"rendered":"Japanese 1st Generation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/photo-12.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/photo-12.jpg\" alt=\"photo 1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46575\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ni&#8217;ve been helping a family member with planning out the rest of her life.  from real estate, to bank accounts, to insurance, to bill payments, to funeral services.  it&#8217;s a lot of work, but also a great learning experience for me.  i know it costs a lot to live in hawaii, but i didn&#8217;t realize how much it costs to die.  crazy!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/photo-21.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/photo-21.jpg\" alt=\"photo 2\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-46576\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ni&#8217;m 4th generation japanese american.  nikkei yonsei to be exact.  i went to visit my great grandparents gravesite and realized how much i didn&#8217;t know about them.  Nobuhiko and Nobu Fukunaga both came from Kumamoto and lived their lives here in hawaii.  times were tough, but they stuck it out and if it wasn&#8217;t for them, i wouldn&#8217;t be here today.  so i really appreciate the great grandparents i&#8217;ve never met.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/photo-32.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/photo-32.jpg\" alt=\"photo 3\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-46577\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ni took some flowers for my grandma.  Her name was Toshiko Fukunaga and is 2nd generation japanese american.  visiting her often brings me strength.  i can still feel the love she has given me till this day.  each time i visit her, i start off with a tear, and end with a smile.  miss you grandma.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/photo-42.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/photo-42.jpg\" alt=\"photo 4\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-46578\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ni don&#8217;t eat pasta too often but this sausage pasta tasted pretty good.  $7.95 with the best view on the island.  here i don&#8217;t mind eating alone.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/photo-52.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/photo-52.jpg\" alt=\"photo 5\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-46579\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nahi fever continues&#8230;  haha.  i&#8217;m like a mad scientist researching and developing.  someday i will catch something big, and someday i will quit.  i just don&#8217;t know which will come first.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_7464.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_7464.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7464\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-46580\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nhad a great meeting with Orikasa-san.  a very smart man that runs plus hawaii and has been supporting go-naminori for years now.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_7466.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_7466.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7466\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-46583\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ni&#8217;ve been eating so much katsuo tataki recently that i needed something different.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_7467.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_7467.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7467\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-46584\" \/><\/a><br \/>\naku poke over yama imo over hot rice.  the perfect healthy lunch!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_7474.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_7474.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7474\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-46581\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthe waves were perfect again yesterday afternoon.  had an awesome surf session with a friend.  she was surfing so amazing!  good rides and good smiles.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_7496.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_7496.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7496\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-46582\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nmy secret power spot.  a place that you will never ever find in a guide book.  thank goodness.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_7501.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_7501.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7501\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-46585\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nand i guess it&#8217;s plumeria season now because all the trees are in full bloom.  love to look, and love to smell.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>i&#8217;ve been helping a family member with planning out the rest of her life. from real estate, to bank accounts, to insurance, to bill payments, to funeral services. it&#8217;s a lot of work, but also a great learning experience for me. i know it costs a lot to live in hawaii, but i didn&#8217;t realize [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-46574","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-kirby-blogs"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46574\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}