Blogs from Hawaii, United States, North America - page 194

Well, it’s the Year of the Pig, or Boar of the Year 4704 for most of the Chinese around the world. This means a month long celebration comparable to Christmas, Thanksgiving and Mardi Gras, rolled into one to the Western World. Time for friends and families to visit with each other, bringing small gifts, serving snacks and foods to guests, with many symbolic meaning behind them, having firecrackers and Lion and Dragon dances on the streets and town squares as well as entertainment of folk dances, martial arts, operas and what not. Like other cities with a fair size of ethnic Chinese, Honolulu Chinatowns are also lively with shops selling Good Luck Objects, special sweets and foods and holding block parties with all types of Vendors and entertainment. The past weekend events was held at the ... read more

I made it to Hawaii somehow. It all started wednesday morning when I took off from the hostel north of San Francisco. I got the chance to experience some SF traffic and pay 5$ for going south on the Golden Gate Bridge. Then I took 1 South and drove for a couple hours precariously close to the shear rock ciliffs of the Pacific Ocean. It was great until I hit a section that resembled the drive to Snowshoe WV, for those who know what I mean (average speed 15 mph, 180 degree turns) . I actually got a little car sick and some of cliffs started to sneak on me and my lead foot, but it ended up okedokey. I made it to Morrow Bay and the greatest Aunt in the World (Muffy) fed me like ... read more

Hi all well we made to Hawaii and we are very very tired! Only a 9.5hr flight from OZ but still to hard to get any real sleep. Weather is great at the moment. Got to run see ya!... read more

About a year ago, there was an article in the papers announcing that the Pineapple Plantation in Kunia in Central Oahu, would no longer be planting after the present harvest. It seemed to have caught many off guard, especially the 70 employees of that Plantation. It surprised me also, but only for the reason to learn we still did have pineapples still being commercially grown on this island. I have traveled many parts of the island, seeing where there were fields and fields of sugar or pineapple, now replaced by new tract subdivisions, golf courses and vegetable farms. A designer Lettuce called Nalo Greens, often graces the menus of Fine Dining Restaurants, including it in the description of their salads. Just the other day I had the occasion to travel through the back road of Kunia, ... read more

January 31, 2007 -Arrive at Edmonton International airport at 5 a.m. - Goodbyes go well. I am sitting in airport with connection (internet) which requires payments. Hell no. -Flights in Denver and San Francisco are both on time and all works well; yet I almost slept past the flight time of my San Francisco flight cause the seats had no arm rests and was quite comfortable for sleeping. January 31st, 2007 like 11:40 p.m. -arrive in Hawaii, Maui meet up with grandparents and get bags except longboard is not here yet but united airlines looks like they are handling everything really well. Ate a wicked meal got a beer and some POG!! February 1st. Early morning rain. Woke up had a great breakfast ….well pre breakfast …full guava with cottage cheese and cut up fresh juicy ... read more