hawaii information: History Surrounding the Makapuu Lighthouse - 11/01/09 03:49 PM
The stone image of "Makapu'u " the supernatural woman and another one of Malei are no longer visible but it is said that Makapu'u (bulging eye) was in the form of a black rock. She was a female kapua (flower, blossom, child) who came to to Oahu (Honolulu County) with a famaous voyaging priest.
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hawaii information: USAF Thunderbirds at Hickam Air Force Base Hawaii! - 09/22/09 08:29 PM
Everyone wants to get the chance to view the Unites States Air Force Thunderbirds perform high above the heads of patriotic individuals below. This time they took off from Hickam AFB, Hawaii
The Thunderbirds and their F-16 Fighting Falcons always have people oohing and ahhhhing during the show and their performance over this … (11 comments)
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hawaii information: Colors in the Midst of a Natural Disaster - 09/06/09 02:22 AM
The brush fire from last week reignited today...closing down the H-2 early afternoon. By evening the helicopters were using the park (again) behind our house to fill their giant buckets of water. Many local Fire Departments came to assist.
In the midst of the stubborn fire a fiery colored rainbow was … (18 comments)
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hawaii information: Leeward Acupuncture Center, Inc. | Diego Leong Roig, LAC - 08/06/09 04:13 PM
What better way to write about a Hawaii Local Business except from first hand from experience? Leeward Acupuncture Center, Inc. and my acupuncturist/massage therapist, Diego Leong Roig is everyone's alternative medicine and health care provider!
I made a decision a year ago that would turn out to be the best ‘medical' … (15 comments)
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hawaii information: Aiea Heights Real Estate Home Sales | Aiea Pearlridge Information - 07/27/09 11:56 PM
Aiea (pronounce eye eh ah) Heights is the residential area following the ridgeline high above the town of Aiea. This is an old residential neighborhood
Keaiwa Heiau (an Ancient Hawaiian Temple) is located at the top of Aiea Heights Drive in the Keaiwa (pronounced Kay ah ee va and known as the … (13 comments)
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hawaii information: Brush Fires, Helicopters and More - 07/15/09 12:18 AM
I heard loud helicoptors right above my house and ran out to my patio and ....there it is right above me! I locked up my house and ran to the back park and watched the two helicopters get low enough to scoop water into their hanging buckets.
The fire department is … (20 comments)
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hawaii information: Bill 4 (2009) - Prohibiting the Use of Electronic Devices While Driving - 06/12/09 11:38 AM
Yup! I'm all for the Bill passing and starting on Wednesday, July 01! It's going to stop all this text messaging, game playing and so forth while driving (and weaving all over the road). I've used hands free technology (Bluetooth earset) for years just for the fact it was safer with … (13 comments)
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hawaii information: What's Really In A Brand Name? - 06/05/09 12:15 AM
I was born in the late 50's and spend my toddler years running around and learning how to irritate my two brothers. The 60's were times of jump rope, playing outside and drawing with chalk on the sidewalk to sketch blocks for hopscotch. Oh, a game or two of jacks or … (27 comments)
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hawaii information: A Wednesday Photo of Kaaawa Post Office - 06/03/09 12:55 AM
I love to see pictures of old general stores, country inns and such so I thought I'd share one of our REAL post offices in Kaawa (Honolulu County) on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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Celeste "Sally" Cheeseman is a Realtor-Associate with Century 21 Liberty Homes in … (18 comments)
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hawaii information: Dori and Councilmember Charles Djou - 05/29/09 06:42 PM
My daughter Dori attends the University of Hawaii West Oahu Campus for a couple of classes. At present the West Oahu Campus is located in separate 29 portable classrooms on the Leeward Community College Campus. Hopefully, the West Oahu Campus will come to life for all who have planned so hard … (17 comments)
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hawaii information: Haiku Stairs "Stairway to Heaven" Wordless Wednesday - 05/20/09 11:55 AM
Haiku Stairs (or otherwise known as the "stairway to heaven") is located on the Kaneohe side of Oahu and now closed to hikers. The stairs were riginally used to access longwire radio antennaes high above Haiku Valley and stretch about 1/2 mile long and over 4,000 steps.
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hawaii information: Kahuku Shrimp Farms, Shrimp Trucks and MORE! - 05/16/09 01:21 PM
Drive along Kamehameha Highway around the Kahuku area and you'll find many shrimp farms. Along side each shrimp farm you'll usually find their Kahuku Shrimp Truck that sell live or cooked shrimp to the public.
Fumi's and Romy's are two favorites of mine for a lunch plate. Rice, skillet garlic/butter shrimp and voila! … (13 comments)
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hawaii information: Cooked by the Sun! Sharks Cove on the North Shore - 05/13/09 07:30 PM
The crab in the picture had a little too much sun and got cooked right there on the rock!
Sharks Cove is a giant reef located on the North Shore of the island of Oahu and a great place for snorkeling & scuba diving. The crystal clear water depicts the … (28 comments)
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hawaii information: Historic Haleiwa Town & Ancient Hawaiian Temples-VIDEOS - 05/02/09 10:20 PM
You've walked with me through the Historic Honolulu County Hawaii - Club Chaos Eye Candy post and my pictorial of Historic Sites in Honolulu County. Now you will really see a few sites in video......and be there right beside me....
Historic Haleiwa Town: In 1898 Benjamin Dillingham (a businessman) opened a hotel on the … (21 comments)
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hawaii information: Historic Honolulu County Hawaii - 05/02/09 01:03 AM
Come walk beside me through a Honolulu History tour. Your presence is required and with mind, heart and soul front and center you'll experience a history unfolding right before your very eyes.
Iolani Palace- A National Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historical Places, Iolani Palace is the only … (21 comments)
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hawaii information: FACT or FICTION? Honolulu County Leasehold Land - 04/30/09 02:12 PM
I've met many a buyer who obtain their ‘information' from unreliable sources (i.e. friends, family etc. who claim to know everything about Hawaii Land because they've read something somewhere). Most recently, a potential tenant who just Moved to Hawaii told me that he would never buy here because our land is … (13 comments)
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hawaii information: We Won! Hawaii is the Second HAPPIEST State! - 03/13/09 02:19 PM
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Have you ever heard of a survey for the happiest state? Hawaii is usually left out of a lot of surveys and somehow gets left out as a state quite often. We're only across the Pacific Ocean and spread out among islands. Geez. Well, we were not left … (33 comments)
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hawaii information: Kahuku Sugar Mill and North Shore Activities on Oahu, Hawaii - 02/22/09 11:17 PM
The Kahuku Sugar Mill was built in 1890 on the North Shore of Oahu in a town called Kahuku. The portuguese, Japanese and Filipino immigrants came to work this plantation for eight decades. Being the victim of decay and the costly cleanup of polluted land was the reason for tearing … (18 comments)
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hawaii information: Marketing Ourselves at What Cost ....PART II (VIDEO) - 02/20/09 12:28 PM
We put ourselves OUT there on the internet to market ourselves, our properties, our services, our techniques and more. In Part I of Marketing Ourselves At What Cost? the discussion kept going in agreement with how we portray ourselves online as well as the Psychology of Cyberspace and how some puff themselves up … (19 comments)
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hawaii information: Imagine the Possibilities - 02/14/09 11:54 PM
There are just too many words for a stunningly creative pose of an orchid. I continued my quest for orchid blooms and once again found myself at the Kam Swap Meet across from Pearlridge Shopping Center this past Wednesday. Scoping out the isles of wares I frantically eyed each vendor quickly until I found my … (21 comments)
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