Blogs from Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii, United States, North America - page 32

I've made two trips to Hawaii this year. I have to say it is quickly becoming one of my favorite destinations... Excellent weather, friendly people, easygoing attiture towards life, fun activities if you're into water sports... and of course BEAUTIFUL SCENERY!! Can't wait till next time..... read more

hello- well I recently took a trip with my family to hawaii for christmas. My parents and my older brother that I do not get to see too often because he lives in California stayed in Oahu for seven days. We stayed in the Ko Olina resort area and it was absolutely beautiful. Ko Olina was not very populated and was a very private area that was very peaceful and free of the city of Honolulu. I would walk along the lagoon on which was in my resort area, the view to the ocean was breathtaking and I did not feel any sense of industrialization around me, until I looked to my left. THere was a large powerplant about 1 mile off the resort area, which really bothered me to see this powerplant right near this ... read more

This morning Amanda was still a bit ill and were about to go down to the “local clinic”, but she seemed to come right eventually - not quite 100% but just about. Due to our late night we didn’t manage to get up in time for the free breakfast our Hostel puts on between 9 and 10am - so we ate Sunita’s oreo cookies and got a burger from McDonalds just to make sure that we were entering American culture in the upmost of true American style. Attached you will see a photo of Shannon standing half dead in front of me at the queue at McDonalds. We both pretty much felt the same until we had that fatty McD’s goodness in our stomachs. We then decided that eating at McDonalds every day would probably be ... read more

This past Sunday evening the streets of Waikiki looked more like the streets of Kyoto, Seoul, Naha or Hong Kong as the 28th Annual Pan-Pacific Parade took place. The event is a Japan sponsored function to promote friendship, culture exchange and fun between Japan and the Local cultures. The previous morning, there was another parade through Downtown and Waikiki honoring King Kamehameha (See Previous Journal). One would think it’ll be more sensible to have spread these events, let’s say at least a week or 2 apart, but hey, I just live here. Well, I’m not complaining as I love a parade anytime or anywhere. Basically various culture groups came from Japan specifically to participate in the event, such as traditional clowns, percussion bands, dancers, singers, etc. Usually at end, something new and interesting are featured. ... read more