August 1, 2016

Happy Blogiversary - Top 10 Posts + $50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway


Another Hawaii Mom Blog blogiversary is upon us!  I am very grateful for all of the wonderful opportunities I've experienced because of the blog, but what I treasure most is all of the new friends I've made because of it!

And I am very thankful for contributors past and present, with huge thanks going out to Nat and Nadia.

They continue to contribute great posts, and I love all the new recipes and restaurants they share through the blog.

Below are the top 10 most popular posts of the past blog year.  

To show our appreciation for all of our readers, followers, and sponsors, we are giving away a $50 Amazon gift card!

Thank you for visiting!



1. I Love This Butter Mochi Recipe!
2. Furikake Chicken Patties
3. Mango Bread Muffins
4. Fishing Fun with the Family at Ali`i Agriculture Farms
5. Fix-It and Forget-It Slow Cooker Magic Review


6. Peanut Butter Mochi Cupcakes
7. Living in Luxury for a Weekend at the Ilikai Hotel & Luxury Suites
8. Cafe Lani at Ala Moana Center
9. A Preview of the New Angelo Pietro - Kaimuki

Win: One lucky winner will receive a $50 Amazon Gift Card!
  • To enter, comment on a favorite memory from the past 12 months.
  • You’ll get one extra entry each if you do any of the following (be sure to leave a comment for each “entry”):
  • 1)Follow Hawaii Mom Blog on Bloglovin ("new" and "existing" followers eligible)
  • 2)Subscribe to my feed via RSS or email ("new" and "existing" subscribers eligible)
  • 3)Follow Hawaii Mom Blog on Instagram ("new" and "existing" followers eligible; leave your user name in your comment)
  • 4)Follow Hawaii Mom Blog on Twitter ("new" and "existing" followers eligible; leave your Twitter name in your comment)
  • 5)Like Hawaii Mom Blog on Facebook ("new" and "existing" "likers" eligible; leave your user name in your comment)
  • The deadline for entries is August 15, 2016 11:59pm HST.
  • If you submitted an eligible entry and it is chosen by random.org as the winner, you will be notified via email on or about August 16, 2016  (make sure your email address is in your profile or comment and  be sure to check your junk/spam, etc. folders) and will have 3 days to respond.
  • Valid for US addresses only. 
  • By entering in this giveaway, you have read and agreed to Hawaii Mom Blog's Terms of Use.
    Good luck!



Thank you to the sponsor for providing the product for giveaway free of charge. Click here for my disclosure policy.

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