Love Stories of Hawaii

Special Occasion

“Another Day in Paradise”

“Wake up John! We’ve overslept.” We flew out of bed, dressed quickly, grabbed our backpacks, and headed out the door. In the lobby we bought huge muffins that we nibbled on as we rode The Bus to the…

by Connie · for My Husband John

Marriage

“Don’t tease me”

I had met Kehaulani,from the Big Island of Hawaii, on a business trip to Portland in April of 2007. She worked at the hotel where I stayed. Business was slow, and I was able to talk to her for a few…

by Bob · for Kehaulani

First Meeting

“Footprints on the Sands of Time”

It was the summer of 1960. Larry Windley and I sat around the Long Beach Veterans Hospital Olympic size pool, playing cards, taking in the warm July sun.

by Nick · for Barbara Sylvester and Larry Windley

2000 Love Story Contest Winner

At age 20, this Iowa farm boy traveled by plane from his land-locked home state for the very first time. My mother received a call from the Washington, D.C. Peace Corps office telling her that I was…

by Chuck Souder · for Dianne Burke Souder

2001 Love Story Contest Winner

I glanced over at Alicia. A dreamy little smirk spread across her face as she slept. I had to smile. After months of scrimping and saving, we were finally flying to Hawaii for our honeymoon.

by Robert D. Springer · for Grandpa & Grandma Springer

2002 Love Story Contest Winner

I lay across the bed with all the travel brochures in the days before I could find everything I wanted to know online. I was imagining our honeymoon at exotic locations… by far, the most beautiful…

by Lu Pierro · for John

2002 Love Story Contest Winner

I thank God every day for blessing me with all of life’s little wonders. I also thank him for giving me the love of my life, and all of the wonderful time we spend together.

by Mandy Radaczynski · for Martin

2003 Love Story Contest Winner

Having ended a five-year relationship, I joined two friends and on a backpacking trip throughout Asia. We arrived in Beijing on October 28, 1994, and after dropping off our backpacks at our hotel, we…

by Mary · for My Husband

2003 Love Story Contest Winner

Two years ago my wife and I took a trip to Hawaii in an attempt to get our relationship back on track. We drastically needed a new experience for just the two of us, as our jobs and family kept us…

by Brantly Forgy · for My True “Honey” and Wife, Twila

2004 Love Story Contest Winner

It was years ago, but I can still see it as clearly as yesterday. I was in Hawaii on business and riding the Waikiki trolley to take in a view of the city. The young woman opposite me stood briefly to…

by Ron Etue · for Christy

2005 Love Story Contest Winner

On my 19th summer, something compelled me to go on a daring adventure to the magical Hawaiian Islands all by myself. The day I boarded the plane to Honolulu the day was smiling upon me — the sky was…

by Anna

2006 Love Story Contest Winner

Tickets to Hawaii should come with a warning — something like “CAUTION: Hawaii is a life-altering experience. Proceed at your own risk.”

by Brenda Cole

Timeless Love

A granddaughter’s Love

This is a portion of a letter I recently wrote to my sick grandmother:

by Stacey · for My grandmother

Marriage

A Match Made in Heaven

I met my husband, Danny, thirteen and half years ago in July of 1988.. We met while I was on vacation in So. California. We met at a record store, talked briefly, and went our separate ways. Little…

by Tricia · for Danny Bergen

Marriage

A Maui Love Story

It started back in a small eastern Washington college in Cheney, WA. And the girl’s name was Shannon Medeck. I was on the shy side, to the point of being introvert. I was an older student first doing…

by Craig · for Shannon

Romance

A Romantic Date with Destiny

One lonely evening, in his desolate living room, a single man lay on his couch. He finally gets the courage to call the number of a perfect stranger, given to him by a good friend. As he rehearses the…

by Ralph

Wedding

A Shared Ceremony

The conch is blown announcing that something important is about to happen. Strangers to the islands hear the sound but are unfamiliar with the significance of what they hear. They are drawn to the…

by Colleen · for All Young Lovers

First Love

A Very Special Love

A Very Special Love, from Love Stories of Hawaii. A Hawaii love story by Joycee.

by Joycee · for Froy

Holiday

Aloha

When I was 10 years old I saw Hilo Hattie in a movie and I shall never forget watching a Hawaiian boy (my age) diving off of the piers at Aloha Towers to greet an incoming cruise ship. Coins were…

by Thomas · for My Family

Secret Love

Andy’s Eyes

Here again, there again I have nothing to lose and everything to gain

by BlueJay · for Aj

Timeless Love

At Last

After 28 years of marriage and four kids, we stepped off the plane, feeling the warmth of Hawaii for the first time. Thoughts of home, the kids and the snow of Minnesota faded as we breathed in the…

by C · for Herb

First Love

Bali Hai Will Call Us

Chad and I met way back in the sixth grade and even dated then. I guess that’s what they call puppy love. We remained friends ever since. In the eleventh grade, however, I starred as Bloody Mary in…

by Tammy · for Chad Zeaser

Wedding

Big Apple of My Eye

Omar and I grew up, met, and fell in love in New York. All our friends and families are New Yorkers or East Coasters. We’d heard friends raving about Hawaii, but, due perhaps to an inbred New York…

by Toby · for my soul mate, Omar

Long Distance Love

Birthday Surprise

We met in a small restaurant in Arizona and I imediately fell in Love. I constantly asked her to go out with me. I even offered to take her away to Hawaii or Paris and marry her right then. She always…

by Benjamin · for Heather Matthews

Romance

Black and Gold

A beautiful place One so divine Mountains so high Trees full of pine

by Jennifer · for Dulcinea Lyman

Second Chance Love

Captured Hearts

Being a single mother leaves you rather hardened. Having a beautiful baby boy to raise has had it’s moments. Needless to say, I’m hip to it all. It had been ten years since I’d really been in a…

by Stacey · for Jeff & James the two men in my life

Marriage

Chris’N Bill no ka oi

Our honeymoon got off to a rocky start when our Pan Am overbooked flight took off without us. TWA made up for this by giving us bulkhead seats and a bottle of champagne and getting us to Oahu almost…

by Bill · for My eternally beautiful bride

Romance

Consider Yourself Warned

Tickets to Hawaii should come with a warning — something like “CAUTION: Hawaii is a life-altering experience. Proceed at your own risk.”

by Brenda · for My Sister & Brother-In-Law in NC

Second Chance Love

Destiny Was Her Name

I had been single for 7 years and though i was looking hard for true love it just did not seem to be in the cards for me. date after countless date. they were just not my types. i was seeking a…

by Frank · for Claudia Cocco

Summer Romance

Did you loved me?

I stell remeber you, the first time i saw you in Hawaii. You seem like a shy guy, a guy who was trying to talk to me. As days passed your cousins and your sister keep tellin me that you liked me. But…

by Carmen · for Ezpinoza

Long Distance Love

Don’t Let It Be Forgot . . .

Then recently while looking through an old box of pictures, I came across one from my college days. There was my good friend, smiling back at me. It set me to wondering what had happened with him. My…

by Colleen · for Dennis Curry

Marriage

Dreaming in Paradise

I awoke to her soft, rhythmic breathing in my ear. As consciousness enveloped me however, I realized that the sound came from the gentle lapping of the waves on the shore of Sugar Beach. We were…

by James · for Jackie Bresler

Special Occasion

Dreams

As a little boy growing up in the small town of Kahaluu, on the island of Oahu, I always dreamed of getting married and showing my wife where I grew up. When I left Hawaii at the age of 19 that dream…

by Leroy · for My lovely wife, Lynn

Special Occasion

Engagement

My future wife, Heidi, had just graduated from college. I took her on a trip to Kauai, Hawaii to relax after her grueling final exams.

by Craig · for Heidi

Timeless Love

Everlasting Love

Those days are memorable, me dressed in green pinoform and giggling with girls and had nothing to worry other than my studies. My heartthrob Mathan the young adolescent boy was also studying in the…

by Mokana · for My husband Mathan

Romance

Falling in love twice

Back in 1990, I had decided to fulfill a lifetime goal and go to Hawaii. This was prompted by two things. I had started dating a wonderful woman and I became aware of a huge discount at a Maui resort.

by Bob · for Ruby my wife of 17 years

First Love

First and LAST love

When I was in the seventh grade at Sill Junior High School, I met a guy that would turn out to be my future husband and my first love, my first everything. We went on a few dates periodically during…

by Melody · for Daniel Matz

First Meeting

First meet

Having that first meet in hawaii face to face hanging around eachother but don’t know what to say

by Rani · for David and Rani

First Meeting

I enter the auditorium and find a seat. The program begins. I find myself sitting next to a very handsome man. His video camera is aimed at the action on stage. I had intended to make it to the…

by Janice · for My husband, Kevin

Timeless Love

First Meeting

Our first meeting was the day you were born. I was so excited and fell in love the moment I saw you. We had so much fun when you were growing up and then tornado hit and got worse as you got older.…

by Your Mom · for Ailrick Holy

Secret Love

Forbidden Love

You were straight I was gay Both your parents Said no way

by Jennifer · for Dulcinea Lyman

Timeless Love

Forever I Swear

It was the summer of 1977 and I was only 22 yrs. old. I was just starting my new job as a waitress on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The other girl was showing me around and introducing me to everyone.…

by Nikki · for Jeff Mullins My Hawaiian Boy

Long Distance Love

Forgotten

I knew the first time I set eyes on you that I would love you forever; however, I knew you would never, truly be mine. We started out as friends in the beginning and even then I knew you were off…

by Anonymous · for My Bartender

French Class

THE CLASS WAS SPLIT in half, with two rows of chairs facing each other. Miss Davies, a heavyset teacher in a tailored blue muumuu, rambled on in Parisian behind a podium fronting the chalkboard.…

by Kirby · for Holly

Second Chance Love

Gone

Our story begins with the dream and hope of someday visiting the Islands of Hawaii. Michelle and I were two lost souls on this planet we call earth. Our roads would seem to never cross and never…

by Michael · for Michelle

Timeless Love

Grandpa’s Dream

Why is it when we have a chance to do something about a situation there is always something just a little more important to do instead?

by William · for My Grandpa

Timeless Love

Happily Ever After

“True love stories are not like fairy tales,” my older sister often says, gently cautioning me not to expect a white knight on a horse to come galloping through Washington, DC to sweep me off my feet…

by Kirsten · for Cheryl and Chris

Special Occasion

Hawaii is only a dream away

Ever since I was a child, all my parents ever talked about was going to Hawaii some day. They would discuss what they would want to see and what islands they would visit.

by Sherri · for Richard and Doreen McKibben

Marriage

Hawaiian Fairytale

Bob and I were married in Maui, Hawaii on October 14, 1996 by Reverand Kurnow on Mekenna Cove. It was a dream come true and still is 13yrs later. Bob and I couldn’t have asked for a better wedding and…

by Joan · for Reverand Kurnow

Timeless Love

Hawaiian Fortune

In April 1975 I went to Waikiki at the last minute with my best friend, Peter. Our main goal was to party and hopefully meet some girls for some fun. One night we went to a nightclub called Infinity…

by Fred · for Julie

First Love

Heaven Sent Me

As we come together and share our lives. I realize it was a long road to get where we are now. When I first met you I knew it was a gift from another, that was sent to me. Not knowing the pain u had…

by Anonymous · for To My Husband

Timeless Love

I Still Love My Hawaiian Boy

I feel the wind in my hair and the hear the waves as they splash upon the shore. I can still see your face and your long hair blowing in the wind. I hear your voice sing to me each night your Hawaiina…

by Nikki · for Jeff

Second Chance Love

I waited for you

I remember when we first started dating back in the day when life in Hawaii was rough for us growing up and it still is.

by Jennifer · for To the one I love

Secret Love

I was never able to express my luv

I knew right from the first time I saw her that there is something I like in her.Oh she is beautifull and I like this girl…I told myself. We work together in the same office. I wanted to talk to her…

by Wisdom · for Cj

Wedding

I Was Thinking

Do you remember the day we drove from the mountains to ocean? On top of that cliff, overlooking Los Angeles, we exchanged our lifelong vows with only God as our witness. We drove to the ocean and…

by Rebecca · for Jean-Claude Chamaa

Second Chance Love

I will be loved someday

My mother was ill during most of my childhood. However, God answered my prayer after sixteen years of battling with her illness. Like a miracle fell off from sky, she started to get better. After I…

by Anonymous · for My Future Husband

Secret Love

I wish…

I wish for one day I could go back to a simple life in beautiful Hawaii. Go back to a simple job and home with no stress, with you by my side everyday with your precious, contagious smile; no matter…

by Anonymous · for A Prince

Timeless Love

If I had to live my life over again

Once, after having watched a movie on the subject, I wondered what it would be like if I were sent back in time to when I was a child, and had to live my live over again. I know it’s silly, but I…

by Anonymous · for my wife, Christy

First Meeting

If Only I’d Met You Sooner

To walk along a beach with sand as fine as silk, a soft warm rain at the noon time of day. Creates a bath like scenerio, steamy and hot, romantic nap time dreams, in the middle of play.

by Eileen · for Mark Trujillo

Secret Love

Impact of Changes on an Organization

I had opportunity to work with him only for six months. When I started in this Division, I met a group of the most wonderful people. Everyone was very supportive, friendly and helpful. I was…

by Ratan · for Mr. Stephen Vajs

Romance

Kyle’s Miracle

Jezzie was cold. Cold winters were nothing new in Wyoming, but this was a different. It was a bone deep lack of all warmth. She was also alone. She stared over her small farm, over the snowdrifts, and…

by Susan · for Rob

First Love

Kyoki-kun

Remember the day you asked me to be your girlfriend? We were at that crazy party we both found to be so boring and distasteful that we sat outside to stargaze, and I was grieving over my latest three…

by Jez · for My “one”…

Timeless Love

Life with my bride

My timeless love started back in 1976, Back in 1976 I was still in high school as a junior still two years left; I meet this girl in class that was a senior. Something was strange going on inside my…

by Steve · for Denise Michelsen

Romance

Life’s Little Wonders

I thank God every day for blessing me with all of life’s little wonders. I also thank him for giving me the love of my life, and all of the wonderful time we spend together.

by Mandy · for Martin

Marriage

Long is the Journey Home…

As she came off the plane I saw the gleam in her eyes for her sons and the man she’d given all for; And it was dulled. She’d not been home since childhood and had gone back only briefly. Long is the…

by Jason · for Terry-Ann DuCharme

First Love

Long Time Comeing

i left ky to go to work in ohio when i was 18 and met this girl julie in ohio we live together while i was in ohio working then i got moved to mo and julie went with me to mo and stayed about 1 month…

by Anonymous · for Julie Teidt

First Meeting

Losing Your Heart

i reluctantly went to oahu with my son and his family who were on their second trip to the island of oahu. I was actually more excited about the plane ride since I had only taken short flights never…

by John · for Oahu

Losing Your Heart

i reluctantly went to oahu with my son and his family who were on their second trip to the island of oahu. I was actually more excited about the plane ride since I had only taken short flights never…

by John · for Oahu

Losing Your Heart

i reluctantly went to oahu with my son and his family who were on their second trip to the island of oahu. I was actually more excited about the plane ride since I had only taken short flights never…

by John · for Oahu

First Love

Lost in the paradise

I came up with my friends to have a summer vacation at Oahu Hawaii . The sandy beaches , cocktail parties ,ice cold beer gardens and finally girls.. Me and my boys were spending our second day at the…

by Pamila · for My Friends And Family

First Meeting

Love And Magic, Hawaiian Style

Being a California “Surf Bum”, I spent every waking moment of my youth dreaming of the warm sea, swaying palms and endless sun that only Hawaii could offer. Little did I know then that I would be in…

by Daren · for Linda, The love of my life.

Wedding

Love comes full circle

Love Comes Full Circle at The New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel. For Angie and Chad, The New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel is more than an exquisite property on the outskirts of Waikiki. The beachfront…

by Andrea · for Angie and Chad

Romance

Love Comes Full Circle

Love Comes Full Circle at The New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel

by Andrea · for Angie and Chad

Marriage

Love Doesn’t Stink, I Do.

You see, I work for J&T Septic here in rural western Colorado, so everyday, I deal with things that most folks don’t even want to think about.

by Steve · for Laurie Grayson

Second Chance Love

Loving the best husband

Once upon a time I had married a man that I thought loved me so much but to find out 16 years later he loved someone else more then me then divorced me. I was alone for nine years and then one day I…

by Maureen · for Eric Stump my loving husband

First Meeting

Memories of Memphis

I met Barry a few years ago on a blind date. He had bought super-cheap tickets to fly to Memphis for the day, on Jan. 8, which would have been Elvis’ birthday. The deal was, to get the low airfare, he…

by Susan · for Barry

Second Chance Love

Miracle

We met in 1980 at a company we both worked for called Door-O-Matic in Harwood Heights. I was a 28-year-old production scheduler and Bridget, then 20, was the plant manager’s secretary. It was love at…

by Randy · for Our Daughter

Marriage

Miracle at The Seven Pools

It was Sept. 1996 and my husband of 20 years and myself were celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary in Maui, Hawaii. We had traveled all day to visit the seven pools of Hana. Although our marriage…

by Debbi · for Rick My husband of 25 years

First Meeting

Mr. Weird – Mr. Right

I was 19 years old and boarding a plane that would change my life forever. I was meeting 25 other American students in L.A. for a study abroad program in the South Pacific – Fiji, Australia, and New…

by Jane · for Dano

First Love

My 1st love was my 1st heartbreak

When i first started high school in year 7 we were put into classes, and when i went to my first art lesson i met a boy who i thought was amazing. Time went by and we became really good friends and it…

by Anonymous · for My Ex Boyfriend, Kyle

Marriage

My Amazing Husband

My husband Jeff and I met in high school in 1992. Jeff was captain of the football team and Senior class president, I was the new girl in town. I had just moved from Eastern Washington to move in with…

by Kelli · for Jeff Christoferson

Marriage

My Beautiful Bride

Hawaii will always have a special place in my heart. It is the place where I became engaged to my fiancee during our recent vacation to Maui. This was a trip that we were looking forward to for a long…

by James · for Sheila

Special Occasion

My Dream

My dream is for my husband and I to celebrate our 35th anniversary in Hawaii.

by Ann · for My Dad, Nip Howard

First Love

My Everthing

when i was in 8th greade i fell in love with me frist love he was everything to me and then he moved back to i place he lived before. we talked and everthing we said that we would stay together for…

by Kelli · for Chris Greman

Romance

My first trip to Hawaii

We met about two years ago and were planning a trip to Hawaii. I had planned on asking her to marry me. I had bought the ring and held on to it for two months and I was never sure on when and where to…

by Brian · for Melanie

Timeless Love

My Forerever Love

We were almost kids when we met, since the very moment I saw you I new I could love you. We watched the stars at night, we had dreams of our future. Everything was more beautiful when I looked into…

by Anonymous · for Someone Very Special

Romance

My Guy

The year, 1981; The place, Kihei, Maui, Hawaii; The reason, LOVE!

by Theresa · for Joe Socha

First Meeting

My Hawaii Love

In 1984 I applied to the HIMB for an internship in cetacean studies. Imagine my surprise when I was one of the four students chosen that quarter.

by Kenneth · for Arlene Barnard

Romance

My Imposible Love

i was 40 years old, and he 26, we met at work, his youth, smile and friendship made me to fall in love. we had 2 years living this marvelous love and planned to visit hawaii, wonderful and…

by Mary · for Armando

Timeless Love

My Mom And Her Life

my mom married at the age of sweet 16 her fate was not good .. she lost her great drunker husband..at the age of 20…she had a two little daughters..

by Jyothi · for My Mom

Timeless Love

My Mom And Her Life

my mom married at the age of sweet 16 her fate was not good .. she lost her great drunker husband..at the age of 20…she had a two little daughters..

by Jyothi · for My Mom

Special Occasion

My Special Love

I met the love of my life when I was only 15 years old. We dated for three years and were married on October 6, 1984. We have two beautiful children ages 20 & 17 and will be happily married for 25…

by Anonymous · for Charlie

Romance

My Story

Once upon a time in a state called california there lived a young girl.Her name was Rani.When she was younger her godmother patricia got so jealous because of how beautiful rani was,she put a curse…

by Rani · for David

Second Chance Love

My True Love.

My heart shattered the day my husband was taken away from me on the 25th of january 2005. I never thought my heart would ever loved again. Until the 29th of July 2007, one heavenly night in…

by Nancyann-Misau · for My Love, Rush Micky

First Meeting

Never forgotten

Around this time of the year my mind starts to wander a bit and I reflect about my time in Hawaii when I was in the Army. I was young of course only being 20 and having only two more months left on my…

by Austin · for A pretty girl from San Francisco

Timeless Love

Never Forgotten

He grabbed his coat and the small duffel bag stowed under the seat. He had packed light, knowing this was a brief trip. Descending the stairs, he felt the rain drip off his nose but it was warm and…

by Mike · for My Wife

Long Distance Love

Never Say Never

We were both 13 years old when we last saw each other in 1959. We were only 10 when we met. During elementary grades sixth, seventh and eighth Dan had a crush on me. But, of course, he was too shy…

by Anonymous · for Dan, my wonderful husband

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Long Distance Love

On An Island Near London He’sd Home

That island in Hawaii… The girls of Coppertone are all getting irate. A couple of islanders plant a coconut tree While a sleeping woman lies unaware of time. Is she alive or is she dead? She is…

by Vernon · for Every One

Timeless Love

One Day

At 17 I had no idea what romance was. Of course I had the image of it in my head from what you see on T.V. and read about. How wrong I was. It was then that I met the 21-year-old man that I would…

by Tiffany · for My Husband

Marriage

One Day …

“One day, after we’re married, we’ll go on a proper honeymoon – maybe even to Hawaii!”.

by Dennis · for my wife Mary

Wedding

One Day I’ll Marry Him… In Hawaii

He hasn’t asked me yet. No wonder. He’s only been my neighbor for two months. But I’m in love with him and feel like we’ve known each other since childhood. I haven’t yet expressed those deepest…

by Tina · for Dave Smith, a former Hawaiian Res.

Special Occasion

One day mama, I’ll take you to Hawaii.

Growing up in a small town in Texas, I remember my father talking about the most beautiful place in the world, Hawaii. He was stationed there years ago. He would tell me and my 5 brothers and sisters…

by Linda · for Dad and Mom (AC and Lydia Morales)

Special Occasion

One Look Must Last

On the occassion of our 20th anniversary, my family, loving husband packed up our 2 teenage sons, their friends and myself on an adventure to Maui, Hawaii. His intention was for myself, our children…

by Gail · for My Husband Of 25 Years

Timeless Love

One night

There is always that one true love that no one can quite forget, the one true love that even worlds and oceans apart you still think about no matter how happy you think your life is. I can still…

by Anonymous · for My prince

Marriage

One sided love

I had heard of love at first sight but never knew that it exists in real world, till the day I saw him, he was someone whom my restless eyes were looking for since so long. We were in the same class…

by Anonymous · for My Love

First Meeting

Only Fate could know

The captain announced that we would be landing shortly and the cabin crew should make preparations. The stop was unexpected, passengers, as well as myself, were disappointed at the diversion in our…

by Anonymous · for My Wife

Second Chance Love

Only In My Dreams

The first time that I saw her I knew that she was the one I wanted to be with every day of my life. We were young and working at a pizza parlor. She would always talk about traveling and making it…

by Anthony · for my wife Margo

Marriage

Our Beautiful Kauai Wedding

My Husband and I got married in Hawaii in April of 2005. This was both our second marriages and we both had visited Hawaii previously, but not together, nor ever visiting the Island of Kauai. So…

by Mrs · for Steve, My Husband

Marriage

Our Hawaiian Adventure: Paradise is a State of Mind

I lay across the bed with all the travel brochures in the days before I could find everything I wanted to know online. I was imagining our honeymoon at exotic locations… by far, the most beautiful…

by Lu · for John

Timeless Love

Our Hearts Will Meet Again

Hawaii has always meant “heaven” to my Grandparents.

by Jeanne · for Nana and Pop-Pop

Long Distance Love

Our Love Story

When I was 10 years old I fell in love with the French language and even at such a young age I was determined to someday be fluent in the most romantic language in the world. I was also determined to…

by Emily · for Sean Naus

Romance

Our Love Will Stay Forever

My story began in the university when i met my only beloved in this world. when i met him i felt something in our sight to each other but nothing happened more than steal glance, after that we…

by M · for Reading

Special Occasion

Our Own Hawaii

On the morning of our 3rd anniversary, my husband told me we were going to do something fun, but no other information was revealed. I started getting 8 month old Ashley ready to be with Grandma for…

by Kara · for My husband, Thorpe

Marriage

Our Time Has Come

My dear sweetheart, my special person, my best friend and lover. Our time has come to become an eternal couple in the eyes of God. Our lives together for the past year and one half has been nothing…

by Bob · for Kehaulani

Second Chance Love

Please come Find Me

When I was 24 I had to move and live under a false name to escape my abusive ex-boyfriend. But almost every day I would see someone who reminded me of him and would scare me enough that I would be…

by Tina · for Charlie

Marriage

Plumerian Queen’s soul

As a boy, I’ve always had this burning desire for tropical paradise. The dreams of once growing up there, reacurrences of my past life in hawaii throughout the years growing up as if I can remember my…

by Kili · for Virtuous Pete

Second Chance Love

Promise Hawaii

Our meeting was at a crossroad in our lives since we both came from failed marraiges but in an age when relationships fail, what brought us together was hope. A hope that true love would finally touch…

by Sabina · for Mike

Second Chance Love

Puohokamoa Falls

I know it’s been a long time since we last spoke. I still have memories of our last day together in Hawaii. You just held me so close while sitting under a Palm Tree at Puohokamoa Falls. We talked for…

by Trisha · for Lincabel

Special Occasion

R and R

Rest and Recuperation, two of the most valued and loved words during a one year tour of military duty in the Republic of South Vietnam. It was June 1969 when I took my R and R to meet my wife of 18…

by Anonymous · for Brenda

First Meeting

R&R

As she deplaned, the young woman looked nervously around. She didn’t see her husband and didn’t even know which island she was on. She simply knew that she was in Hawaii and that she hadn’t heard from…

by Richard · for Richard Sr., and Rosemary Snouffer

Special Occasion

Re-new our vows in Hawaii

My wife and I our going on our first vacation with out the kids in past twenty three years of our marrage and we are going to Hawaii. We will be going in May 2001 and in the week that we are going is…

by Steve · for Denise Michelsen

Romance

Real Love

First i love a guy from 4 years ago. Our first meeting in the university,when we met each other in the fist time there was something in our sight but we hid it ,at first we were just friends but this…

by Mariam · for My Only Love

Marriage

Rekindled

Our story starts like most others with caos, worry and heartache. I met my husband 24 years ago. Our first 5 years were hard. That old cliche Love at First Site, yes indeed. I went out with a friend…

by Diane · for Jeff Phinney

Long Distance Love

Robbery was our fate

After recently ending a five year relationship, myself and two friends went back packing throughout Asia. We arrived in Beijing on October 28, 1994 and after dropping off our backpacks at our hotel…

by Anonymous · for Love

Holiday

Sanity Saver Holiday

I had been having a terrible year with many unruly students, including one that could turn a classroom upside down in less than 30 seconds. I had not been able to get any teacher assistance and, if…

by Ken · for R Wolfe

Marriage

Second Wedding Anniversary

My husband aand I are celebrating our second wedding anniversary in Hawaii June of this year 08. It has been the been years of my life so far. He is my Soul Mate,best friend,lover,husband and…

by Paula · for My Husband

Marriage

See You In Hawaii

The snowflakes quietly dropped from the gray sky as Betty skurried to her car. As usual, winter in the Midwest brought a challenge to everyday life, including driving. As she opened the car door, she…

by April · for My Loving Husband

Second Chance Love

Semper Fi

Semper Fi or Always Faithful is the Marine Corps motto.

by Anonymous · for Stanley J.

Timeless Love

Some Things Never Change

My husband David and I met nearly twenty-five years ago. Some things have never changed: how hard we work at whatever we take on, how relentlessly we over-commit our time, and how much we love Hawaii.…

by Jill · for David Hansard

Special Occasion

The Bond

Oh to celebrate our anniversary is so much fun. I have the “job” of getting the job done! I chose Kauai, Hawaii for our much anticipated travels. Upon arriving at the totally breathtaking condo, we…

by Steph · for C….

Summer Romance

The Cowboy in the Pretty Blue Jeep

Where do I begin? Single, living in Dallas, Texas, summer of 1979. It was late June the first time that I saw him. Great smile, crystal blue eyes, 6 foot, tan, blond hair, driving that blue Jeep and…

by Shelley · for Jeffrey

Marriage

The Long Haul

When choosing the person you should marry, the question is not: “Who is the person I can see myself living with forever?” but rather, “Who is the person I can’t see myself living without.” The later…

by Josie · for My Parents

Special Occasion

The Luau That Didn’t Happen

In 1968, my husband Tom was in the Army in Vietnam fighting the infamous war. He was 23 and I was 21. After six long months of being apart, we excitedly planned our meeting in Hawaii for R&R (Rest and…

by Brenda · for Vietnam Era R&R Couples

First Love

The Man of Her Dreams

The wind ruffled Erin’s damp curly hair as she sat on the beach watching her friend Hannah snorkel in the clear waters of Kealakekua Bay.

by Rebecca · for The Dolphins

Marriage

The Miracle

When I first saw Yoko, I knew she was for me. Her long black silky hair and deep dark eyes immediately attracted me to her. As I helped her into my car, I had a red rose waiting on the dashboard for…

by James · for Tweetie

Romance

The most romantic proposal

A few months ago I got home from work and laid down on my couch. I started to fall asleep. I thought I heard someone at the door, but for some reason I did not get up. Henry called me and asked me to…

by Cindy · for Henry Latch

Marriage

The Pact

Either the sound of wind rustling through palm fronds or the gentle breeze itself brushing my face woke me this morning. Whichever the cause, it was a most pleasant way to be brought back to…

by Peter · for Patricia

Romance

The Proposal of My Dreams

It’s sunset in Maui. Orange, red, yellow – the sky is a beautiful collage of color as the sun descends over the calm ocean. Silhouettes of sailboats glide under the magnificent sun. I’m not alone. My…

by Marnie · for Mark

Marriage

The Surprise Proposal

Easter vacation 2000 my husband and I along with three other supervisors took fourteen high school girls on a sports educational tour to Oahu, Hawaii to play volleyball. This was a trip of a lifetime…

by Linda · for Kevin Vollet

Long Distance Love

The World is a small place

Since I first visit Maui (Hawaii) in 2001 I had the intuition there was “something” really special waiting for me in that island. In fact, on March 2005 I flight all the way from Argentina to spend my…

by Morena · for Mi husband

Timeless Love

Their Picture

Pulling onto the graveled road, the car he was driving seemed to know where to go. When he came to a stop, beside the angel bench and the Weeping Willow, where the creek spilled over the rocks, he…

by Rynthia · for My husband of 25 years – Tom

First Love

Then You Came To Me

While growing up, I never thought I’d find anyone who could really love me enough to marry me. Then you came to me.

by Heather · for Jeff Randleman

Long Distance Love

Tropical Ho ‘onanea

I left the phone and fax far behind Hearing you say a hele mai (come). Knowing my heart needed to unwind, You prepared a tropical lanai.

by Gary · for My lov eof the Islands

Romance

Truly “Honey”

Two years ago my wife and I took a trip to Hawaii in an attempt to get our relationship back on track. We drastically needed a new experience for just the two of us as our jobs and family kept us both…

by Brantley · for My true “honey” and wife, Twila

Secret Love

Truth In Love

I was 28 years old and had been divored for three years. I had an eight year old son. I met a man at work that was funny and sincere. We became good friends and would literally spend hours talking. He…

by Mary · for Vincent Aaron

Timeless Love

War Love Letter

I will send this letter, written just one year after we met on the beautiful beaches of Hawaii care of your cousin – who promises me that you will receive it. It hurts me to know that your father has…

by Christy · for Robert

Wedding

Wedding &Honeymoon Lost- True Story

At last, he proposed. It was Christmas and my gift was knowing my best friend, and attentive lover would be mine for this lifetime. We quickly began making plans, it seemed we both wanted to marry on…

by Alien · for My Husband

Marriage

Wedding lost, Marriage gained

We fell in love fast. We met on myspace.com. Canadian woman, American man ..we knew what we had would be second to none and we had to be together. I quit my job, left my home, my family and friends.…

by Stacey · for My husband

First Meeting

What If?

It was years ago, but I can still see it as clearly as yesterday. I was in Hawaii on business and riding the Waikiki trolley to take in a view of the city. The young woman opposite me stood briefly to…

by Anonymous · for Christy

First Meeting

What’s In A Name

She told me her name was “Hawaii.” How stupid, I thought. Right up there in the annals of stupid names parents give their kids, like “Rainbow,” “Moonbeam,” and “Ralph.” So I said to her, “Hawaii. What…

by Prince · for Loren

Wedding

With my kidney, I thee endow.

In the opening remarks of the ceremony, quoting from the Book of Genesis, I talked of the wonder of how a man and woman “become one” in marriage.

by Rev · for Those who love truly

Timeless Love

You In My Life 2

Dear Becky,,I attempted to post another story from me to you here and unfortunatly my name as author was changed,I tried to correct that but no luck, I have thought about you every day of my life…

by Joe · for Charlotte Beck Rhodes

Long Distance Love

You’ll always come back…

My first trip to the Big Island was in 1994. That visit turned into 2 years. I was 22. The experience was absolutely incredible. The day I left to move back to the mainland, was one of the saddest…

by Stacy · for The Island Itself

First Love

Young Love

I hated the thought of marriege and having to depend on a man like my mother does, I never believed in the forever love that books made you wish for, and at the most I just wanted someone who would be…

by Anastesia · for John Birdsong My husband

Long Distance Love

Your Man Tours

My parents will always have a special place in their hearts for the island of Hawaii. It all started over 22 years ago, when two adventurous young people from two very different parts of the country…

by Joseph · for Deborah Ann Tucker