Malia Yoshioka
Malia Yoshioka is a freelance writer, full-time foodie, and part-time marathon runner born and raised on the island of Maui. For the past ten years, she's called Honolulu home, with the exception of a year spent traveling through Europe and Southeast Asia - enough to fuel her vagabond daydreams for a lifetime.

On the cusp of a new decade, Malia has made serious business out of squeezing the last bits of fun from her 20's via a "30 before 30" list. With items ranging from skydiving to learning how to clean a fish, her list provides challenge, inspiration, and most of all, fun...

Malia currently works in the visitor industry as the official "Malasada Maven" for Hawaii Food Tours (www.HawaiiFoodTours.com) and in the retail store and office of Hawaiian Fire Surf School (www.HawaiianFire.com). Excited for what the future holds, she's gearing up for a whole lot of living...

Here's looking ahead to Thoughts from the 30s....