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Category: Hawaii

WWOOFing!

We’re gonna be WWOOFers! Well, we’ve finally made the big decision of where to go once we finish up here in Oahu on March 15th… We’re going to WWOOF on Maui!! Like many people, we had no idea exactly what WWOOFing was or what it meant to be a WWOOFer before researching volunteer opportunities around [...]

Monday February 22nd, 2010 in Hawaii | 4 Comments »

Hawaiian Sunsets

“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky” – Rabindranath Tagore Maybe it’s because we’re only 20 degrees north of the equator. Or perhaps the sky in Hawaii creates the perfect combination of particles in the air to scatter light. Whatever [...]

Friday January 15th, 2010 in Hawaii | 4 Comments »

Volcanoes National Park

According to Hawaiian legends, the Kilauea Caldera (Halema’uma’u) in this part of the Big Island is home to the powerful goddess Pele. The crater is 3000 ft across and more than 280 feet deep! A small testament to Pele’s power can be seen (and smelt) daily in Volcanoes National Park Hawaii in the form of thick sulfur [...]

Thursday November 12th, 2009 in Hawaii | No Comments »

Kauai Wildlife

They call the island of Kauai, Hawaii “The Garden Isle”. We would call it “Island of Wonder”! From massive canyons cut deep into the earth to spectacular soaring vistas of waterfalls and cliffs, this island paradise welcomes and enchants. A short twenty minute cheap flight from Oahu and we stepped out into a different world. [...]

Monday September 21st, 2009 in Hawaii, Kauai, snorkeling | No Comments »

Voyeurism 101

I have a secret I’m ashamed to admit. Having never lived in a high-rise with a view before, I’m finding daily life “on the outside” to be much more exciting than ever before. I think I might be a voyeur! So many interesting things are going on right in front of me and I can [...]

Thursday July 2nd, 2009 in Hawaii, honolulu | 1 Comment »

Humuhumu nukunuku apua'a

No, that’s not a dish on the pupu platter – it’s the Hawaiian name for their state fish. “Humuhumu” is much easier to pronounce, though locals are happy to give lessons on correct pronunciation of the full name for anyone interested in listening. Andrew Doughty of OAHU REVEALEDexplains “At first glance it seems like a [...]

Friday June 19th, 2009 in Hanauma Bay, Hawaii, snorkeling | 1 Comment »

Island Time – Cart Racing!

It’s been just over a week since we moved into our Oahu condo, home for the next eight months. A place I’d never dreamed we’d be living (Hawaii’s incredibly low real estate market definitely was to our advantage). The view is amazing! We walk around in wide-eyed wonder most of the time. There is so [...]

Tuesday June 9th, 2009 in Hawaii, Oahu | No Comments »