Blogs from Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States, North America - page 28

We flew into spectacular Honalulu and spent 3 fabulous days being hosted by Yoni. His place was in the heart of Waikiki and just minutes walk to all the beaches. The downtown area was beautiful and the beaches were what postcards were made of. After a strenuous hike up through old military tunnels, bunkers and steep staircases we reached the summit of Diamond Head (which is dormant volcano.) The reward was a stunning view of Waikiki, downtown Honalulu and an aerial view of the reef extending into the turquoise coloured ocean. Any trip to Hawaii would not be complete without learning to surf. We did this on Waikiki beach and it was the first time Hayley or I had ever successfully surfed in our lives, albeit ungracefully. We also took the time out to visit the ... read more

El diez de Mayo, no special holiday, as far as I know. Just the day the Local Filipino Community in Hawaii happened to pick for their Annual Fiesta in the Park. The Parade started at ungodly hour of 8AM. Sorry don’t have any photos for you on this event. When I finally arrived at the Park, a Escrima or Kali demo was going on with guys in Kendo Armor battling each other with a pair of sticks each. Latter came performances, that seemed Catholic in nature, resembling scenes from Mexican movies of villagers honoring Jesus or Mary. Next were performances that seem Moro or Muslim in nature, combined with Spanish colonial type ballroom dance. As most Culture events seem to have their audience participation portion, where for comedy relief or other reasons, such the Koreans with ... read more

One additional day at HIMB (Hawai'i Institute for Marine Biology) at Coconut Island!... read more

I walked a round the campus and finally made it to get my first sunburn...... read more

So, have been to Yvonnes place to discuss our projects and walked a long Waialae Road...... read more