makaʻāinana
@keoraborealis.bsky.social
Kanaka educator & musician who can do “science” if forced to, they/them queer/māhū #LandBack NSFW-ish
Read my thesis on the moʻolelo of Keaomelemele, western science, wai, & me 🙃: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/cb443b1d727046ef8a262b03d24462ef
Read my thesis on the moʻolelo of Keaomelemele, western science, wai, & me 🙃: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/cb443b1d727046ef8a262b03d24462ef
Who wants to join me on a bed of laundry?
December 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Who wants to join me on a bed of laundry?
What’s in the box?
December 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
What’s in the box?
From FB but too good to not share lol
December 5, 2025 at 6:35 AM
From FB but too good to not share lol
Gave me a nice, little breakdown of my manic and depressive episodes lmfaooo. As you can see, I'm in my first stable state in over 2 years 😌
December 3, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Gave me a nice, little breakdown of my manic and depressive episodes lmfaooo. As you can see, I'm in my first stable state in over 2 years 😌
Debarking hau. It’s so satisfying lol
December 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Debarking hau. It’s so satisfying lol
Got my ceramics finally lol. That sardine plate was supposed to be a gift for my sister but I feel like stealing it 😂
November 30, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Got my ceramics finally lol. That sardine plate was supposed to be a gift for my sister but I feel like stealing it 😂
Completely forgot I preordered the Disco Elysium soundtrack on vinyl like idk a year ago until I got the email it shipped a few days ago lol
November 26, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Completely forgot I preordered the Disco Elysium soundtrack on vinyl like idk a year ago until I got the email it shipped a few days ago lol
She escaped and immediately went to eat everything she could as fast as possible 😂
November 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
She escaped and immediately went to eat everything she could as fast as possible 😂
Omg I want to cry. They hired people to come clear the trees and they just demolished our pumpkin patch
November 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Omg I want to cry. They hired people to come clear the trees and they just demolished our pumpkin patch
As I was packing up Halloween stuff I realized I never shared my little Pokémon haunted mansion
November 19, 2025 at 4:09 AM
As I was packing up Halloween stuff I realized I never shared my little Pokémon haunted mansion
Every single group made the same mistake then they said “the directions didn’t say that!” so I went to check then did this:
November 13, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Every single group made the same mistake then they said “the directions didn’t say that!” so I went to check then did this:
guess what my students did to the centrifuge lmao
November 13, 2025 at 3:28 AM
guess what my students did to the centrifuge lmao
Putting these tea bags in a jar like this was so fucking smart of me, I 100% know what kind of tea is in this jar.
November 9, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Putting these tea bags in a jar like this was so fucking smart of me, I 100% know what kind of tea is in this jar.
In all my years teaching, with the hundreds of plates I’ve had my students inoculate, I’ve never seen a clean plate until today (I’m stumped)
November 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
In all my years teaching, with the hundreds of plates I’ve had my students inoculate, I’ve never seen a clean plate until today (I’m stumped)
A coworker knows I love moomins so got me a bunch of pumpkin moomin cookies. Look, it’s even got moomin’s butt!
November 4, 2025 at 3:12 AM
A coworker knows I love moomins so got me a bunch of pumpkin moomin cookies. Look, it’s even got moomin’s butt!
It’s clear my cats overpower and influence my one dog
November 1, 2025 at 9:31 AM
It’s clear my cats overpower and influence my one dog
Jacket details (and ass 😉)
October 31, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Jacket details (and ass 😉)
Made a “trick or treat” box for my students full of fake bugs and candy
October 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Made a “trick or treat” box for my students full of fake bugs and candy
Red ribbon week in an elementary is so unhinged like why are you making costume themes around drugs for 6 year olds lmao 🥴
October 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Red ribbon week in an elementary is so unhinged like why are you making costume themes around drugs for 6 year olds lmao 🥴
Student asked what kind of music I liked and when I said 90s hip hop and disco they were like, oh I thought you would’ve like 80s new wave. I wonder what made them think that 😂
October 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Student asked what kind of music I liked and when I said 90s hip hop and disco they were like, oh I thought you would’ve like 80s new wave. I wonder what made them think that 😂
A student gave me a dead hummingbird moth. They know me so well 🥲
October 21, 2025 at 4:47 AM
A student gave me a dead hummingbird moth. They know me so well 🥲
Today‘s lab has me like this fr
October 16, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Today‘s lab has me like this fr
Guess I’m never using deodorant or brushing my teeth again
October 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Guess I’m never using deodorant or brushing my teeth again
Look at how cute she is
October 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Look at how cute she is