Science Can Be Yum...

the other day, after a very long week,  I'd told Arlette that I'd like

to do a science lesson on matter.

5-0 in the Hood...

Wednesday morning these signs went up all along Kaukonahua...

a sign that Hawaii 5-0 would probably be filming.

I'd actually thought that they might be in the cane fields across the street.

I didn't think they were going to use the market because there weren't

any signs that Chris was going to be closed.

then Thursday morning, 

this is what was going on...they were going to use the old theater/Oils of Aloha/ice cream factory

building.

they were spray painting stuff on the building.

then in the afternoon,

this is what I came home to...

it was crazy!

BTW in this photo, middle, bottom, a guy with dark shirt

and his left leg is out with his back facing me, that's the star, 

Alex O'Loughlin.  He was standing in the shade with his cell phone.

It's pretty crazy with all the security, HPD holding traffic, then directing it.

I wanted a DC, so I pulled into the market, but it was closed...

guess it's just too crazy with all those people everywhere.

so I came back around to go to 7/11 and saw this...

people dressed up in something...

I couldn't stop to ask or take more photos.

probably the most curious thing is what are they doing with 

the horses!

they had been tied up in front of the building.

It's always interesting to see what these places are supposed to be.

in LOST the market was in Iowa

around mill camp and that area was Africa...

I would bet that this is not going to be Paalakai/Waialua

when I turned the corner to come down the street...

they had all those HUGE trucks on the road with guys directing

traffic and a guy in cowboy gear...

hummmm.

last night was also "Sunset on the Beach" in Waikiki.

This has become a tradition that was started with LOST.

They show the first episode of the show on the big movie screen

down on the beach.

We've gone a couple of times.  Not so much to see the show, but to see

the stars...a real red carpet event, Hawaiian style.

'Aina In Schools...

Waialua has applied for and received grants from the Kokua Hawaii Foundation

for the last several years to have a program called "'Aina in Schools"

this program focuses on farm to table and also good nutrition for students.

Volunteers present a presentation once a month to the students

and this is followed by some type of "healthy" food.

this time it was a smoothie that was made with taro.

the kids really liked it.

Kokua Hawaii Foundation was started by Jack Johnson and his wife.

It's because of this program that schools no longer use plastic luau trays for lunch.

And many schools have gardens that they grow their own produce that can be used in 

school lunches.

I just noticed that even the cups that are used, are biodegradable.

'Aina in Schools is a very, very good thing!

The Best Sub...

Today we had Mr. Atwood as a sub...he's the best!

for 45 minutes he had the kids rapt attention as he told the story of,

CAPTAIN WAIALUA

complete with drawings, local places and people they knew

Mahalo Mr. Atwood...you are the best!

Movie Night...

the other night we had a RS activity that included writing to 

our missionaries, hot dogs, pop corm and a movie.

Such a fun get-together.

expert popcorn popper...Stu!

really good popcorn,

and all the fixin's

not only a great time to do some letter writing, talking, and eating

but watching a really good movie.

Hazel is ONE...

went to a very cute, fun 1st birthday brunch the other day...

Miss Hazel Hinton has turned 1.

It was the perfect morning...

not too hot yet and a few trade showers, but 

the big plumeria tree was an umbrella.

this photo was the second before she dropped her pretty pink cupcake...

all done!

Happy, Happy Birthday sweet Hazey!

Waikiki Photo Dump...

just some random pics I took when 

I was in town the other day...

my new cover/case for my new iPhone 

makes me smile when ever I see it...so fun and

so different for me, not one bit of green on it.

don't see a lot of older VW buses here, I think probably because of the weather

and the rust, but I saw this one on Ala Moana.  It was so nice, but it didn't have

the full inside Westfalia camping set up.  That would have been too

much to ask.   Still nice.  Miss our RV (what the grands call ours) in SC

fall is coming to Hawaii...weather dips below 90 and it must be fall

Ala Moana Beach Park/ Magic Island

random reasons lucky we live Hawai'i

Spamalicious...

it's a well known fact that here in Hawaii

we love our Spam!

Spam, rice, and eggs can be found at Mc Donald's (and probably every fast food place)

at breakfast time.

The original "fast food"is 

spam musubi

spam, rice and nori.

The very BEST musubi are the ones that 

have the spam cooked in a teriyaki sauce before being put together.

Paalakai Market has the best.

Well now it seems that Hormel, the makers of Spam

are cutting out 1 step...

Teriyaki Spam!

it will come as no surprise that Hawaii will be the first place to 

market it, even in its own special can.

Taste test to follow.

The Wife's Car...

the other day I was on the freeway going into town

when this beauty came up beside me.  I actually heard it first,

so I had to let him in front of me.

I could hardly wait to take a quick pic for the hubby (who was on the mainland)...

his dream car.

We ended up getting off at the same ramp.  

He came up beside me while we were stopped, so I had to tell him what a nice 

car he had...a REAL race car!

he told me it wasn't his...

it was his wife's!

they had just gotten it and this was the first time he'd driven it.

With a starting price of $120,000...

nice gift!

I would like to have asked him if he was worried about driving it...

I've never driven our Audi, 

just not worth the headache or worry.

Waikiki Wrap...

saw the strangest thing the other day...

a WHOLE building wrapped in a sort-of aloha print!

right on Kalakaua Ave. in Waikiki.

I think it might have been the Waikiki Shopping Plaza building, but not

sure.

Just strange.

really did stand out so I 

wonder if it's only temporary...

Little early for Christmas wrapping.

UH School of Medicine...

the other day I took a little detour...I was in the Kakaako area of town

and had never really looked at the medical school before.

There wasn't really anyone around so I got a good look at it.

I didn't realize that it was so big. Much bigger than 

I expected.  There isn't a hospital on the same grounds

so these are all the classrooms and labs.

 I drove around all sides to get a good look.

there's a cancer center on the grounds.

I was wondering if this is where they saw patients or did research.

It' located in Kakaako area where the Children's Discovery Museum

is and Kakaako Park.

I had wanted to get out, but there are so many HUGE homeless camps right

there, I didn't feel like I should

I always thought that John A. Burns was a famous doctor here in Hawaii.

He was the second governor of Hawaii, so I think it's interesting

that he's got a medical school named after him.

Rain and a Flashback Friday...

I was laying in bed listening to the sound of the rain last night and

hoping it would help it cool down.

I was thinking about when it rained so much the rivers 

overflowed...

December 2008

(off Kam Hiway, where the shrimp trucks are)

I like the rain

but I don't like when it is out-of-control, indoor recess,

goes on for days and days,  and the lack of sun that comes with it...

but this rain now is a nice change.

Did Someone Turn Up The Heat?

it's felt like it the last few afternoons...like someone cranked up

the heat by a 100 degrees.  It really hasn't been that different temp wise,

but the HUGE difference is the lack of trade winds!

Doesn't seem like it would make any difference, but it does.

Lack of  trades=humidity

and that's the killer.

Last night I'd finally had it.  I felt like I needed just a little

relief.  Since hubby is on the mainland I could make a pretty

quick decision...

I went to Pizza Bob's in Haleiwa for their 1/2 price salad special.

It was pretty crowded, I think for two reasons, the specials and the heat.

I looked around it was pretty much all local people.

Were we all there for the same reason?

to escape the heat for a bit?  Probably.

Salad, DC, a magazine and AC= HEAVEN

came home took a cool shower and felt like almost everything 

was right in the world.

Never Forget...

I was thinking the other day that there's a whole generation

growing up that don't remember those feelings on 9/11.

Many of them were too young and we as parents and

teachers tried to shelter them from the horror of that day and 

those that followed.

I like the "National Day of Service" that was started as a way to 

remember those that were lost that day. Service is something that

should be given everyday, but today it should be done in remembrance

of September 11th.

This Is Me...

for the past couple of days...

gotta love the beginning of the school year.

Not really MIA, I can be found sleeping as much as possible.

Royal Hawaiian Hotel...Flashback Friday

I was looking at these photos of the Royal and realized that

when they re-did it several years ago they really did change

it.

I used to walk all over those grounds...early morning, hot afternoons looking

for cool shade or the magical warm nights.

Been to weddings, concerts (those on the great lawn were special), brunch,

classes and self-trimmed some of their plants to use at funerals.

the biggest change I think is that in the renovation, they 

"de-pinked" it.

There's still a lot of pink but nothing like before...

I think I miss it.

On postcards that show Waikiki from the air...

there she is the "Pink Lady of Waikiki" right in the center.

Created A Monster...

Lauren taught Poppa how to do "mine craft " on the iPad 

when I came home this is what he was doing

she's created a monster...Oh Poppa

Conch Shell Master...

I took the grands to Waimea Falls Park

and after having shave ice, they wanted to try some of the instruments.

Jack was able to blow the conch shell right away.

Lauren never could master it.