Last Night's Pele Awards and Supplemental Dinner
Melanie was invited to the annual Pele Awards and I got to go, too. Milici Valenti Ng Pack won a number awards … congrats and props! Lots of outstanding work from local advertising companies to be seen. As usual, the awards presentation was “light pupus” so we stopped at ZenShu afterwards for supplemental dinner. We [...]
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Ka’alawai Beach in the morning
Ka’alawai is the beach between Black Point and Diamond Head in east Honolulu. The people of Hawaii have long enjoyed the waters and fishing along this stretch of beach. Surfing is also popular here at “Brown’s Surf Spot.” From this beach, looking east, is a view of Shangri La, the former home of heiress Doris [...]
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Dinner at Vino
We had dinner with Karen last night at Vino Italian Tapas and Wine Bar. The place was very busy, an encouraging sign that they’ll weather the difficult times ahead. My dinner was the spaghetti with meatballs. Huge meatballs, like I’ve never had before.
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Honolulu Harbor
Here are two similar views of Honolulu Harbor taken yesterday, February 28, 2009. Both views look westward from Bishop Street. One of these includes the Hawaii Superferry manuevering to dock. The harbor was originally called “Ke Awa O Kou” by the Hawaiians (The Harbor of Kou). The harbor was named “Fair Haven” by westerners 1796, [...]
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Duck in Koi Pond
Krauss Hall is an older wooden building on the Manoa Campus of the University of Hawaii. It consists of several structures with covered walkways connecting the offices and rooms. Between sections there are spaces where one can relax and escape. The koi pond is along the makai (ocean) side of the complex, along Dole Street. [...]
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Birthday dinner at Little Village
Last night we had dinner at Little Village Noodle Shop for Walter’s birthday! Wynn joined the party! He’ll be in Hawaii for vacation.
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Uni for Dessert
After the annual Al and Sam Hoffman Valentine’s party Mel and I stopped at ZenShu to visit Ryuji, our favorite sushi master. Since we already ate at the party Mel and I ordered Omakase Mini for dessert. Ryuji served us lots of uni.
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