Veterans Day...

Mahalo to all who are serving now and those who served in the past

that we may enjoy our freedom.

 God Bless You All~

Thankful Thursday~Blessings

"name them one by one..."

Hawaiian Surfing~Traditions of the Past

The other night hubby and I went to a presentation by the author of this book, John Clark.

He's written 6 books on Hawaii's beaches, is an ex-lifeguard,

retired firefighter and author.  This was a slide show that showed the

six different types of waveriding here in Hawaii; board surfing,

bodyboarding, outrigger surfing, bodysurfing, river surfing and sand sliding.

He's been able to document all of these from very early (1800's) Hawaiian

newspaper accounts.

He even touched on a non-traditional wave surfing~bag surfing...where beachboys would

take pillowcases from the hotels, fill them with air, close off the open end with their hand

and ride the waves.

Our friend, Randy Rarrick was the MC for the evening.

side note...John Clark still surfs everyday in Waikiki and most often on these

"old style" paipo kine wooden boards.  These are actually his boards he brought.

There's a section of the book that describes all the surf spots in Waikiki with their

traditional Hawaiian names and the newer ones.  Interesting how the traditional names

were very accurate in their description of the type of break it is.

Our Life For The Next Week...

Today starts all of the APEC road closures.  Hubby has to go into Waikiki

on Thursday to pick up a business associate (they couldn't change the trip)...so as the news is saying

"travel times are going to be unpredictable".

We've been told to stay informed, stay out of the restricted areas, don't travel to

Waikiki, the Convention Center or Ko'olina unless necessary. Even trash pick up in those areas

is being disrupted. 

But...this is a chance to "...spotlight Honolulu and our island on a global front"

Needless to say, won't be going anywhere near town for the next week (no hula, etc).

Arbor Day 2011

Every year for Arbor Day, Hawaiian Electric Company offers a "free tree giveaway".

The closest place to us is Waimea Falls Park.  We love going to this one for a couple

of reasons, we always run into friends and can talk story, and the free plants/trees

are grown right there at the park.

 Hubby spends a lot of time looking over the plants until he decides.  If you've ever been

to our house, you know that he really does have a "green thumb" and knows so much

about gardening here.  He has a ton of books, so he knows what will grow in dry

Waialua or not.

We came away with our free native plant and he bought a couple of

other plants...so it was a good day.

Aloha Mr. Moses...

The Skills Trainer for one of the kids in our class is leaving

to work at a middle school.  Today was his last day and all

of the kids were a little sad.  Mr. Moses not only worked with

his student, but also all of the other students.  He was such a good

sport~ dressing up as Goldilocks for Halloween and always

helping Mrs. Luarca and I with computer problems.

All of us in A-10 will surely miss you Mr. Moses!

Master Chef taping

Our next door neighbor, Christine, is sending in a demo tape to the MASTER CHEF

television show.  She asked if she could use our kitchen since its a bigger than

hers.  She had a friend who is a professional photographer do the filming and

I must say it was great.  She did such a great job.

 She made an original pupu dish she has named "Waialua Stack".

Kimchee fried rice, homemade kalua pork and guacamole made from theses
avocados!
I got to try it when the taping was finished and it was delicious!

Good Luck Christine...anytime you want to use my kitchen to make delicious food,

let us know!