tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49302344394961245772024-03-14T01:56:22.749-10:00A Sari-Sari Life-Hawaiian StyleNoel Moratahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11457118286298824928noreply@blogger.comBlogger214125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930234439496124577.post-50888815319267908632021-04-12T07:10:00.001-10:002022-04-10T13:42:02.728-10:00<p> </p><p>Waipio Valley and beach</p><p><br /></p><p><span face=""Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 18px;">Exploring <a href="https://thishawaiilife.com/waipio-valley/" target="_blank">Waipio Valley</a> on the Big Island of Hawaii</span></p><p><span face=""Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIUmSjKG96hxwXzXZ7sy3AZ8HWkipe4kPLWFS_7C1IS-JzCYVNMnOYhQSudrqS9St5rhbjcBWz7RBEs76bb5EuLPRCrOogcpEHp7S9RI_MQYQ0dJKm6GGKPKh2uu2r0QvUO8V3vtt_pfH/s900/Waipio+Valley+%25287%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIUmSjKG96hxwXzXZ7sy3AZ8HWkipe4kPLWFS_7C1IS-JzCYVNMnOYhQSudrqS9St5rhbjcBWz7RBEs76bb5EuLPRCrOogcpEHp7S9RI_MQYQ0dJKm6GGKPKh2uu2r0QvUO8V3vtt_pfH/s320/Waipio+Valley+%25287%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span face=""Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span face=""Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></p><p><span face=""Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 18px;">Beautiful Waipio valley is a gorgeous valley and largest canyon on the Kohala side of the Big Island. You get there through the gateway town at <a href="https://thishawaiilife.com/honokaa-town/" target="_blank">Honoka'a town</a>.</span></p><p><span face=""Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></p><p><span face=""Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 18px;">This valley is huge and grand unlike the other side of the Kohala range of gulches at <a href="https://thishawaiilife.com/big-island-hike-to-pololu-valley/" target="_blank">Polulu Valley </a>and the historic paniolo town of <a href="https://thishawaiilife.com/waimea-hawaii/" target="_blank">Waimea town </a>and it's historic <a href="https://thishawaiilife.com/church-row-waimea/" target="_blank">Waimea church row</a> and <a href="https://thishawaiilife.com/cherry-blossoms-at-waimea/" target="_blank">cherry blossom trees</a> or even checking out the cool <a href="https://thishawaiilife.com/waimea-farmers-markets/" target="_blank">Waimea farmers markets</a>. Or if you are into beach fun, why not explore <a href="https://thishawaiilife.com/hapuna-beach/" target="_blank">Hapuna beach</a> or the fun <a href="https://thishawaiilife.com/anaehoomalu-bay-or-a-bay/" target="_blank">A - bay </a>located just off <a href="https://thishawaiilife.com/things-to-do-in-waikoloa/" target="_blank">Waikoloa village area</a>.</span></p><p><span face=""Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></p><p><span face=""Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 18px;">If you are visiting <a href="https://thishawaiilife.com/things-to-do-in-kona/" target="_blank">Kona town</a> or flying into <a href="https://thishawaiilife.com/kona-international-airport/" target="_blank">Kona International airport </a>to the kohala and Hamakua area, the drive is on flat and fast highways through the coastline areas.</span></p><p><span face=""Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 18px;">It's a beautiful place to visit, go see it.</span></p>Noel Moratahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11457118286298824928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930234439496124577.post-25369151059479514042021-04-12T07:06:00.002-10:002022-04-10T13:54:17.416-10:00<p> </p><p>Visiting Hilo - <a href="https://thishawaiilife.com/top-things-to-do-in-hilo-now/" target="_blank">things to do in Hilo, Hawaii </a></p><p><span face=""Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 18px;">Hilo, Hawaii is the state’s third largest city and feels quiet, sleepy and unchanged from all the progress made in Hawaii. 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border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">4. <a aria-label="Coconut Island (opens in a new tab)" class="rank-math-link" data-wpel-link="internal" href="https://thishawaiilife.com/visit-to-coconut-island/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #edb059; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Coconut Island</a> – small protected coves and gravel beaches with a tower you can jump from</p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">5. <a href="https://thishawaiilife.com/honolii-beach/">Honolii beach</a> – a surfing, body boarding beach with mostly gravel beach</p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">6. <a aria-label="Richardson Beach Park (opens in a new tab)" class="rank-math-link" data-wpel-link="internal" href="https://thishawaiilife.com/richardson-beach-park/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #edb059; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Richardson Ocean Park</a> – A local popular beach with sandy and rocky inlets and lots of turtles.</p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">There's so many gorgeous beach areas but also cool places to explore like <a href="https://thishawaiilife.com/rainbow-falls/" target="_blank">Rainbow waterfalls </a>, <a href="https://thishawaiilife.com/akaka-falls/" target="_blank">Akaka Falls </a>in Onomea area, the cool <a href="https://thishawaiilife.com/kaumana-caves/" target="_blank">Kaumana Caves </a>and visiting the eastern coastlines of the<a href="https://thishawaiilife.com/puna/" target="_blank"> Puna district,</a> <a href="https://thishawaiilife.com/pahoa-town/" target="_blank">Pahoa town </a>and cool attractions in east Hawaii of <a href="https://thishawaiilife.com/kehena-beach/" target="_blank">Kehena beach</a>, <a href="https://thishawaiilife.com/pohoiki-beach/" target="_blank">Pohoiki </a>and <a href="https://thishawaiilife.com/lava-tree-state-park/" target="_blank">Lava tree state park</a>. The biggest weekend attraction being the <a href="https://thishawaiilife.com/makuu-farmers-market/" target="_blank">Maku'u Market</a> outside of Pahoa town. One of the best places to get local <a href="https://thishawaiilife.com/best-27-hawaiian-fruit-to-try-on-the-spot/" target="_blank">Hawaiian fruit</a>, <a href="https://thishawaiilife.com/vegetables-in-hawaii/" target="_blank">Vegetable starts and plants</a> or some delicious desserts or <a href="https://thishawaiilife.com/hawaiian-foods/" target="_blank">local foods</a> like <a href="https://thishawaiilife.com/hawaiian-lau-lau/" target="_blank">Lau Lau </a> or some <a href="https://thishawaiilife.com/locals-love-these-tasty-hawaii-snacks/" target="_blank">Hawaiian snacks</a> for take out service.</p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p>Noel Moratahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11457118286298824928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930234439496124577.post-61706657090102662462021-03-10T08:10:00.001-10:002021-03-10T08:10:20.368-10:00<p> Visiting Paia and Haiku</p><p><br /></p><p>If you're looking for some fun and cool things to do in Northeast Maui, check out my post on <a href="https://thishawaiilife.com/things-to-do-in-paia-and-haiku-now/" target="_blank">the top things to do in Paia and Haiku here</a> for more details and pictures to visiting the surrounding areas.</p>Noel Moratahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11457118286298824928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930234439496124577.post-79412003236258897412021-03-10T06:28:00.001-10:002021-03-10T06:28:18.700-10:00<p> Exploring Hilo town</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIWsT1ELwJBfD0xT2O6uXLKxICNQ-4-wUSyOBq5ujP2OyUOApI1A9yQLOF-og2YmxN-muMu_WwKCpprmERwoRlu4ya8m9u_dMkeBjX2xSmewuZwwyGyeFo4D8d1Ua1zYP5c0XvDwUWTot/s900/Hilo+bandstand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIWsT1ELwJBfD0xT2O6uXLKxICNQ-4-wUSyOBq5ujP2OyUOApI1A9yQLOF-og2YmxN-muMu_WwKCpprmERwoRlu4ya8m9u_dMkeBjX2xSmewuZwwyGyeFo4D8d1Ua1zYP5c0XvDwUWTot/s320/Hilo+bandstand.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There's so much to enjoy around Hilo and visiting the main attractions of Hilo are not to be missed. 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What a fun celebration participating in the 12th annual Hilo Chinese New Year's festival on Hawaii Island. It was a beautiful and sunny day filled with fun activities, displays, music programs and a lot of entertainment focused on the year of the Horse.</div>
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A very popular Fu dob makes it's appearance with taiko drummers entertaining the crowds with rolls and tricks, they just love taking your red envelops and dollars as a good luck gesture for the new year.</div>
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Calligraphy artists were on hand offering free written prosperity and Health and Happiness in red cards for you to take home for personal good luck and affirmations.<br />
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Of course the traditional lion dances with plenty of loud firecrackers were the official start and performance to the Hilo festivities, it is always a colorful dance and a lot of fun to witness or just to photograph.</div>
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Let's make some loud drumming and banging, it's Chinese New Years and the dragons are ready to dance. </div>
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Red envelops are a sign of good luck for the New Years and is given at any age.<br />
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Fluffy chickens with aloha leis were available for children to hold and feed...and they all flock to pet and cuddle these cuties all day long.<br />
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It was another successful Chinese New Years celebration in Hilo, what a wonderful way way to enjoy the day and appreciate Chinese culture, traditions and food - Kung Hei Fat Choi.</div>
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Oh it's so Ono (delicious), I was asking about the various ingredients to this amazing sushi roll made with Unagi, Fuji apple with a Szechuan sweet sauce - a burst of flavor oozing with sweet and savory sensation. The roll was one of three different tastes offered from Sushi Rock at the Taste of the Island celebration at the luau grounds at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. <br />
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There were some wonderful tasting samples expertly prepared by the Mauna Kea Resort, Gill's Lanai, Palani French Bakers, Red Water Café and All About Chocolate. Needless to say, I came early so I could enjoy the sample bites while trying some of the sample brews offered by the Big Island Brewhaus. <br />
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Here are some of the highlights of the Taste of the Island event:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Palani French Bakers</span> offered two different types of bruschetta with celery , asparagus, cucumber and olive oil along with a savory tomato and olive oil version. Both were piquant, light and refreshing bites - perfect for an evening gathering.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Gill's Lanai</span> offered gooey and crispy quesadillas with a mango salsa and spicy chimchi, another excellent combination of a sweet and sour with crunchy texture.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mauna Kea Resort</span> gave us some 5 spice chicken sliders with sriracha aioli - quite savory with a nice kick after you bite right into the sandwich.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Red Water Café</span> presented a soothing coconut ginger and basil Thai curry over rice...so good that you almost want to get seconds and the flavors were quite sublime.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">All about Chocolate</span> offered so many different types of chocolate bites...it was almost sinful offering so many samples and I did try many of my favorites: truffles, macaroons and of course, chocolate, chocolate cake - all yummy!<br />
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Wonderful Hawaiian music accompanied the evenings festival along with an amazing sunset and view!<br />
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While the sun was starting to set , beautiful music and special guests were presented throughout the evening along with acknowledgements and stories shared about the the Waimea Ocean Film Festival. It was a very successful film festival and the dining celebration capped an amazing week of awe inspiring and beautifully crafted films with film makers from around the world. I really enjoyed watching these movies and the Taste of the Island was a fun tasting event at the Mauna Kea resort, I'm looking forward to next year's plans already!<br />
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Noel Moratahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11457118286298824928noreply@blogger.com0Hawaii, USA19.8967662 -155.582781800000025.1379276999999988 -176.2370788 34.6556047 -134.92848480000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930234439496124577.post-57667690101830608842014-01-02T08:59:00.001-10:002014-01-02T09:00:33.300-10:00Waimea Ocean Film Festival<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">This is my first
time attending the Waimea Ocean Film Festival on Hawaii Island starting January
2nd to the 10th. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am excited to be
attending this well anticipated movie festival and seeing some first rate
films that celebrate exception stories featuring the ocean
environment, surfing and Hawaiian culture in general, it will be an
amazing week long movie fest. I'm looking forward to seeing many films filled
with inspirational topics especially films on the changes in the
environment, the ocean and also Hawaiian culture all important facets of living
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">This year there will
be various presentations for the public to enjoy and also participate in
including: breakfast talks, panel discussions, special event speakers and
exhibits at various locations. There will also be a wonderful talk story experience connecting
with the film makers that I want to participate in and learn more about their
particular films and the production process.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Along with the
movies, a grand opening and ending party will also be open to the open to
participate in. Opening night celebrations feature A Taste of Hawaii dining
experience at the Mauna Kea luau grounds with many local restaurants
participating and offering delicious samples of local and fine dining small
bites. </span><br />
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exciting week packed with engaging films, speakers and special event, I hope I
get to see most of the special presentations. </span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">For the latest updates on films, speakers and activities, follow the
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Christmas in Hawaii</span><br />
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It's always a wonderful surprise celebrating the holidays in Hawaii. There is so much of the traditional and spiritual and then mixed in with quirky and very local style celebrations.<br />
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Of course we have our typical Christmas parades with the horse continents, bands and civic groups and then there are the ukulele bands and Hare Krishna following as if it was an ordinary parade procession.<br />
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Christmas fairs are a very popular way of purchasing hand made crafts, artwork and gifts locally and supporting artisans and the entire community. Besides, its fun bumping into someone at any of these fairs which will always happen.<br />
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Pageants, Nutcracker and local Hawaiian performers typically visit all the towns and cities with their Christmas programs. It's a wonderful way to get into the spirit and enjoy some local entertainment. Above is a shot with our local men's chorus performing at one of the many outreach programs we sing and spread some holiday cheer.<br />
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What's a Christmas celebration without a local gathering done in a typical potluck affair, it's always a real mix of different cuisines representing the many nationalities that call the islands home. You may end up sampling some Kailua pork, with won ton pupus, chicken adobo and haupia which is usually popping up at each potluck gathering.<br />
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Of course each Christmas party has a kanikapila or jam session with someone's uncle playing ukulele or guitar, singing Hawaiian songs or dancing some hula like this party I danced below with my hula sisters. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152091534868396&set=o.212348185484593&type=2&theater">https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152091534868396&set=o.212348185484593&type=2&theater</a><br />
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These are typical Christmas festivities throughout the various islands, these are just a sampling of the activities that I participated in during the holidays. I hope you also had a wonderful holiday and a brilliant New Years ahead in 2014.<br />
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Thanks so much for visiting and supporting my Sari blog, aloha!</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Christmas parades in Hawaii</span><br />
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It's already that time of year when every community or town throughout the Hawaiian Islands celebrate the Christmas holidays with a big old fashion Christmas parade. The wonderful thing about these local events is seeing all your friends and family participate in some form or another, a civic group, hobby or special interest - everyone is wearing a Christmas banner where they feel a community spirit to be active and share their aloha.<br />
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One of the crazy and fun Christmas events that I regularly attend is the Pahoa holiday parade which is truly unique and zany at the same time. You'll never know what floats or unusual marchers will be walking down the parade route every year, it's always a very strange and wacky gathering at the same time, which is how we like it in Pahoa town, the largest town in the Puna district of East Hawaii.<br />
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Even the Hawaii county band looked very festive in their Christmas white and red, it's nice to see that they are still active in the community and funded through the county to be present and available for various functions around the island.<br />
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It's fun seeing the local ukulele marching performers doing their thing, and it looks like it's now spanning all different age groups that are getting into playing and also performing at public venues like the Pahoa holiday parade....alright keiki (kids) love the aloha wear!<br />
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I don't know why the sour face on this little guy, I asked some friends to caption this picture and the best one I got as a response that really fit well was "On the wagon for the Holidays" <br />
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I think this is the only holiday parade that I ever see a Hare Krishna contingent participate in, but that wouldn't be unusual for our local Pahoa parade. Diversity and being unique is actually celebrated at this Christmas parade.<br />
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What do you get with Samba dancers and tropical Christmas days....of course rainbow colors and crazy wigs to shimmy in...lets go girls - strut your stuff!<br />
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Well this is a switch usually Santa comes through in a big yellow fire truck or occasionally a huge canoe. But this time, he is sporting is a matching mustang convertible with hot hostesses driving and waving....well that's a pretty cool switch Santa, love the new look!<br />
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Well this may be similar or odd to your own local Christmas parade.....in any case that's how we celebrate a local style Christmas parade in Hawaii, enjoy!<br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;"><strong>Adventure in Hawaii</strong></span><br />
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I love to travel and have an active life on the Big Island of Hawaii. Hawaii Island is packed with amazing places to discover and it's filled with adventure, recreation and self-discovery. If you wake up early before the sun rises, you can easily walk to see live lava flowing into the ocean continuously from Kilaeau where it begins out to the cliffs at Kalapana. Or, you can also see new lava via ocean cruise boats which almost touch the cliffs where the lava oozes and dramatically enters the ocean. <br />
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It's very easy to enjoy a day on the water or in the ocean from surfing or paddling, snorkeling above coral filled with tropical fishes, sailing in aqua colored bays or even swimming with the giant manta rays feeding on plankton. Even exploring inland to visit some of the amazing waterfalls that dramatically fall into cold and deep pools below are fun to discover and enjoy a refreshing swim below.<br />
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I find that the choices are endless here for adventure and only left to my imagination and interest based on what's happening in the calendar or when friends call me up on a whim to do something interesting recreation-wise. It seems like every day there are so many options for new personal discoveries and visiting different parts of the island which I haven't had the time to explore and spend more time in the area. This is what adventure means to me personally, having an open mind, visiting new places in my area and trying new activities that add to my appreciation and love of the aina (land) and this entire island.<br />
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The start of the month long hula festival began with the beautiful all day hula festival at the Liliuokalani gardens to celebrate the birthday of queen Liliuokalani. It was a grand gesture with most of the major hula halau in East Hawaii performing a group hula performance with a orchid drop from a helicopter flying around the park.<br />
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It was a fun filled day with Taiko drummers, Japanese tea ceremonies, singing, chanting and of course plenty of hula dancing from various hula halau.<br />
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Here are some highlights of the days events<br />
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Sailing in Hawaii is always fun especially for sunset cruises in different parts of the island. I had a chance to sail with our photo club and the commodore of the Hilo sailing club for the evening cruise on his beautiful trimaran. Surprisingly getting out of the slip and through the channel was relatively quick motoring out and with a little breeze, we were able to hoist the mail sails quickly. <br />
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In no time we were cruising through the bay and quickly put up the second sail or jib in the front which made the boat cruise even faster. Passing through Coconut island, the main landmark in Hilo bay, it was fun seeing this from the water and cruising around it. In no time we were able to cross from on point of the bay all the way to the other side in no time. With hardly any waves we were able to glide outside of the breakers and pass directly into the ocean.<br />
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Passing into Reeds bay, the clouds were starting to turn dark and gloomy, rainy skies were not going to dampen our sunset cruise so we head back through the harbor into the main part of Hilo bay.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are some more highlights of the evening cruise and sunset.</span><br />
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Head past the break wall separating Hilo from the open ocean waters, we head out along the Hamakua shorelines.<br />
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The skies are dark and lit up magically with gold, red and orange hues against the black, despite the gloomy skies the water is smooth like glass and we cruise safely along the coastline. It was a nice pleasant sail and the cloudy skies actually added some dramatic light to the sunset. Still beautiful don't you agree?<br />
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What a wonderful cruise, I loved it and hope to be out on the water more often especially here in beautiful Hawaii!<br />
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Noel Moratahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11457118286298824928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930234439496124577.post-31337607669099846692013-10-07T11:46:00.000-10:002013-10-08T08:47:13.537-10:00Mealani's Taste of the Hawaiian Range 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Considering that Hawaii typically imports over 80 percent of its produce and agricultural products to the islands, it's fantastic that various organizations along with the community and can join together and help to support and promote sustainability and locally sourced produce and products. It's also fantastic that there are many Hawaiian businesses that support and source local products for their customers and show they care about the Aina (land). <br />
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The annual Mealani's Taste of the Hawaiian Range celebrates local products and eating local. This event showcases locally grown Hawaiian grass-fed beef along along with fresh produce and finished food products - all grown or made in Hawaii. The Taste event at the Hilton Waikoloa is a 'Locavores' dream offering delicious food creations from some of the most celebrated chefs in Hawaii.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Prepping up for the feast</strong></span><br />
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The highlight of the evening features grass-fed beef where every part of a cow from the tongue to the tail is portioned off to a chef, culinary school or local restaurant. It is up to their creative imagination and use of locally sourced materials to present tasters with some amazing and tasty bites from their creations. This year's event welcomed over 35 chefs from all over the Big Island and some neighboring islands to share their knowledge and creative talents.<br />
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<strong>Here are some beautiful and tasty samples that were being offered for the Taste.</strong><br />
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<strong>Smoked lamb in ravioli with sage butter and kabocha puree flourish from Pueo's Osteria</strong><br />
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Roasted top sirloin wrap and dressed with shiso and chimichurri sauce. It is topped with shaved and deep-fried Hamakua mushrooms. A delicious bite created by chef Dayne Tanabe at the Hilton Waikoloa.<br />
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Comfort food with Rocky Mountain Oysters and calamansi, Maui sweet onions, Ko Choo Jung, organic greens and jasmine rice. The chefs at Mauna Kea Beach Hotel offered us a fusion of Korean and Filipino inspired bites.<br />
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How about an ox tail beef gnocchi ragout served in the entire casing of a Parmigiano Reggiano wheel and brought to us by the Beach Tree at the Four Seasons Hualalai Resort. In one word its 'Magnifico!'<br />
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Look even Cinderella made a guest appearance with her huge pumpkin. Created by Recycle Hawaii, the pumpkin used a bokashi bucket kitchen compost to start of the plant with great compost made with your kitchen scraps.<br />
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A wonderful skirt steak dish with arugula and onions, very simple and ono (delicious) from Village Burger in Waimea.<br />
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Featuring kalua pork encased in a spring roll with poi and ohelo berry sauce. It includes a side of haupia and purple sweet potatoes which completes the meal from Mahina Cafe in Captain Cook.<br />
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Judging from the huge turnout of foodies, it was another very successful event the the Mealani Taste of the Hawaiian Range. A wonderful way to showcase local agriculture and locally sourced foods and support for the organizations that distribute and promote Hawaii food products and services. <br />
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To see even more amazing shots of the evenings event and some delicious food porn, visit my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12701042@N04/sets/72157636257919375/">Flickr page here </a>and enjoy.<br />
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Another wonderful gathering for the Big Island International Cooking club and this was our end of year anniversary party. The real treat for this gathering was that no-one was required to cook and bring a dish, instead our annual membership funds contributed to having a chef cook for the evenings event. A group decision was made to have a local chef prepare a fantastic Indian dinner for everyone to enjoy and learn some essential techniques and ingredients used for many Indian dishes.<br />
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A few did stay to help finish the kitchen prep and helping out at whatever tasks needed to get the dinner going. Surprisingly most of the main cooking was done outside in a very large pot that easily could feed an army. Chef gave a quick overview of the main spices that are typically used in Indian cuisine with varying the amount of spices and additional ingredients based on regional factors. Although, for the life of me - I could not seem to get him to hone in on what the regional area or style was being incorporated. No worries, it was a party and everyone was in the perfect mood to relax, observe and just enjoy each others company.<br />
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After the onions were melted down, large handfuls of cumin, coriander, cardamon, and chili pepper were tossed in from large bags -no measuring it's all done from years of practice cooking the same dish. Surprisingly, chef did not even sample the mixture to taste for balance. After all the main ingredients were place, the meats were put in and mixed with the spices and left to simmer covered and unattended. Even with the chicken dish, there was not too much effort in monitoring which I though might require some effort but surprisingly it was simmering on its own with little handling, And boy did we finally enjoy tasting the dishes - everything was quite tasty and flavorful. Actually I was not totally surprised with chef's many years of practice with making the same dishes how effortless and automatic the cooking process seemed and how delicious the food ended up tasting.<br />
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Tonight's dinner was very simple, tender chicken with mixed indian spices, basmatic rice, mixed salad and a simple fruit salad for dessert - a limited menu compared to the huge variety of choices we typically prepare for our food gathering.<br />
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It was another successful party and end to our annual Big Island International Cooking Club gatherings. Thanks for joining us today and helping to celebrate our anniversary!<br />
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The Hawaii Island Festival also known statewide as the 'Aloha Festival' has kicked off with a month of celebration and festivities all September long. These events are part of a month long series of events focused on Hawaiian culture, traditions, arts and food celebrating the diversity of the people of Hawaii.<br />
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Major events happening for the start of the week on Hawaii Island include:<br />
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Sept. 7th - Queen Liliuokalani day in Hilo, HI from 10-4pm. All day festival with many hula halau performing along with a aerial flower drop with all hula halau dancing in unison.<br />
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Sept 7th - Poke contest at the Sheraton Keauhou Beach resort, festivities and competition starts at 10am for more information check out their website here.<br />
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Sept 7th - Kindy Sproat Falsetto and Storytelling Contest, Waikoloa Beach Marriott; 5pm<br />
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September 8-14 - Puna Culinary Festival - Opening Event, Behind the Scenes Luau, The Lanai at Kalani 6:00 - 8:00pm Royal Court Appearance<br />
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September 11-13 – Kupuna Hula; Royal Court appearance, Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort; 5pm<br />
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September 14 - Puna Culinary Festival - Closing Event, PupuPalooza, Pupu Cooking Contest @ Kalani EMAX 3:00 - 5:00pm<br />
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September 14 – Royal Court appearance at Lanihau Shopping Center 25th Anniversary; 5pm<br />
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September 21 –Waimea Paniolo Parade & Ho'olaule'a; 10am from church row to Waimea park, a Ho'olaule'a (festival) will be held at the park with crafters, food booths and family fun events.<br />
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floral procession honoring Queen Liliuokalani<br />
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In the early years, the “Hawai’i Island Festival – 30 Days of Aloha” was a part of the statewide Aloha Festivals celebration, but in recent years has become a stand-alone Hawai’i Island celebration organized and supported by Big Island businesses and residents.<br />
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As part of the <strong>30 days of Aloha </strong>celebration, the <strong>Hawaii Island Festival </strong>is proud to extend its warm Aloha the whole month of October in a celebration of the history, culture, food, dance and sports throughout Hawaii island.<br />
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One of the most popular sold-out events is the <strong>Kupuna Hula Festival </strong>held at the Sheraton Kona resort and spa at Keauhou. The three day event starts on Wednesday Sept 11th and continues through the 13th. The highlight is the Kupuna hula and competition (seniors over the age of 55). Some of Hawaii Island’s most experienced and talented kupuna or elder hula dancers will perform at 5:00 p.m. at this event. This year's theme is titled <strong>Noho Ali`i Ka Lani </strong>or "The Heaven Reigns Above." For the compeition each halau (hula school) will choose a song that incorporates natural elements including: the heavens, sky; stars, moon, wind; air, or clouds.<br />
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Along with the Kupuna Hula Festival at the Sheraton Keauhou, there will be a local arts and crafts fair every day of the festival from 8-4pm.<br />
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For information call (808) 323-4340 or visit <a href="http://www.hawaiiislandfestival.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.hawaiiislandfestival.org/</a> purchase tickets for the September 11- 13th shows.</div>
Noel Moratahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11457118286298824928noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930234439496124577.post-62064609401712919462013-08-25T08:09:00.001-10:002013-08-25T08:34:52.831-10:00Mealani's Taste of the Hawaiian Range 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's almost that time again with Mealani's Taste of the Hawaiian Range at the Hilton Waikoloa Village, it's a foodie extravaganza that you don't want to miss. Coming up this October 4th, this annual event showcases the isle’s grass-fed beef industry while bringing together local ranchers, farmers, restaurateurs and eager eaters to celebrate a bounty of locally produced food.<br />
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Over 30 of the state’s top chefs dazzle diners 6-8 p.m. with delectable dishes using grass-fed beef, pork, lamb, goat, mutton and wild boar—plus a cornucopia of fresh island fruit, veggies, honey, spices and beverages.<br />
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Culinary adventure seekers can taste and enjoy all the cuts of grass-fed beef—everything from tongue to tail—prepared expertly by Hawai‘i chefs. Enjoy familiar cuts like sirloin tip and ribs, plus beef cheek and the infamous “rocky mountain oysters” or bull testicles. While “tasting,” festival goers can meet Hawai‘i’s food producers at gaily decorated vendor booths and talk story with the ranchers and farmers who make a living growing our food. Taste also affords local food producers the opportunity to hookup with isle chefs, wholesale buyers and consumers.<br />
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Here is a post from <a href="http://noelmorata.blogspot.com/2012/09/mealanis-taste-of-hawaiian-range-food.html">last seasons event showing some of the most delicious bites</a> from the evening. If this years Taste of the Hawaiian Range is anything like last, you'll want to come early to sample some of the most amazing dishes from the top chefs in Hawaii. For more information and to purchase tickets directly, <a href="http://www.tasteofthehawaiianrange.com/">visit their website here</a>.</div>
Noel Moratahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11457118286298824928noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930234439496124577.post-79898684091928634502013-08-02T22:05:00.003-10:002013-08-03T10:37:04.244-10:00First Fridays in Hilo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<em><span style="font-size: large;">Lots of great choices - the food vendors were lined up by the bandstand....it's great to have a fun venue to check out all the ono (delicious) foods in one spot.</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-size: large;">I just love watching food actually cooking by a fire, don't you?</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-size: large;">I had to try some of the meat on a stick from Mister 'D', it was pretty good and the sauce - <span style="color: #b45f06;">finger lickin' good BBQ!</span></span></em><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em>You have to try these in Hilo, they are not just ice snow cones, they are flaky soft snow globes, almost like soft flaky sorbet....This one below is liliquoi (passionfruit) with Li Hing Mui topping, <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">also ono!</span></em></span><br />
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<em><span style="font-size: large;">Walking around was an interesting parade of quirky, corny but fun, hey it's Hilo anything goes and the entertainment is free.</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-size: large;">Gotta take some of these home for breakfast, lunch and dinner - Hawaiian mangoes are oh soooooo gooood...</span></em><br />
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In Hawaii, it's rare to get hurricanes to come to Hawaii and on the occasion that they do become something, it usually gets quite devastating. But the majority of the time, the two large mountains of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea creates enough buffer to change the directions and minimize the impact to the Big Island. In spite of recent updates and hurricane advisories, our hula group still decided to still gather have our hula and luau in Wailoa park on a spectular sunny day in Hilo.<br />
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On such a nice sunny and blue sky day, how can you cancel anything on this beautiful Sunday - besides it's the calm weather before the storm and it was quite a gorgeous day and celebration. The dancers start to filter in and put their prepared specialties for the typical Hawaiian pot luck lunch.</div>
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First, we pule (pray) and ask for blessings before the feast and dancing gets started....okay everyone, let's dig in, and what a spread there was with all the good local kine food! Every dish tasted ono (tasty) and everyone kept going back for seconds including some amazing desserts.</div>
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Placing fresh flowers on the head of Alakai sister, Darline and celebrating her visit back to Hilo.<br />
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Under the direction of our kumu Iwalani Woo O'Brien, who teaches at the Kamana, Keaau and Pahoa community centers, each class gathered for the first time and danced together as a group ensemble. Crank up da music, we are all ready to get started.<br />
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Before everyone started to fall asleep or take naps, the music started up and everyone jump to the floor sans flip flops and started to sway to some old favorite tunes that Iwalani taught all three classes to perform. I chose to sit out to take some pictures and video for the party so I could post these later on this blog.<br />
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Beautiful aloha smiles and expressions.<br />
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Of course the late afternoon light was just perfect along the Wailoa river to go some group shots, it took a little bit of direction but I finally got everyone in order and here is the final shot - smile everyone!<br />
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Here's the final picture with beautiful light and gorgeous hula sisters and just us two kanes (guys)<br />
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Not a bad day to hang out at Wailoa park, enjoy some good food, friendship and dance a shared hulas together. No worries about hurricane Flossie today, the weather is perfect before the storm.<br />
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There is nothing like mangoes when they are in season in Hawaii. When the trees are loaded with mangoes, it’s a great time to start asking your friends if you can pick some or find some of the wild trees in secret spots that give the juiciest mangoes all for the taking.<br />
Surprisingly mangoes in East Hawaii are not as successfully grown compared to the west side of the island which has perfect sunny weather unlike the wetter side of the island. The dry west side fosters larger, delicious fruit and better volumes for sale at various markets. Mango season usually starts seeing fruits at the farmers markets or local fruit stand from June until October timeframe with the peak occurring towards the earlier part of the season.<br />
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A Korean feast in store overlooking Keaukaha bay<br />
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There's no shortage of cuisine that our international food group hasn't covered from around the globe. Even though our island lacks many of the wonderful cuisines of the world, it's great that food groups like ours can experiment and share our cooking discoveries with our monthly themed events.<br />
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This month we are discovering Korean cooking and the many different and exotic dishes that our cooking group is presenting today, come join us. Usually we start off our get-together with pupus (small plates) or in Korean, they are called banchan. Usually the banchan covers an assortment of 2- 10 small side dishes in which kimchee is the most well known and popular offered at every meal.<br />
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Would you like to try some of these delicious offerings, some marinated quail eggs and pickled vegetables?<br />
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One of the most popular was this baked potstickers or mandu, these dumplings were filled with avocados with a soyu based sauce. It didn't take too long for this banchan appetizer to be devoured quickly.<br />
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Some of the members were already starving and couldn't help themselves to taking a quick bite.<br />
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Prior to our big feast, it's our tradition to have a quick discussion of the dish we prepared with the main ingredients and the cooking process. The crowd was pretty hungry at this point so the explanations went rather fast so we could chow down right away. All right, it's finally time to dig in, everyone get in line and lets get started. Let's see what are the main offerings for our luncheon<br />
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First up, marinated chicken wings and drumsticks in a sticky sweet and sour marinade.<br />
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Next we have some fried green onions in a light batter and a soyu sesame glaze sauce - who wants to try?<br />
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How about some succulent pork belly with pickled onions and wrapped in lettuce like a Korean burrito.<br />
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This savory Korean noodle dish called chapchae are delicious and made with sweet potato noodles which surprisingly is not that sweet, but the noodle is quite flavorful and spicy with all the sauce that it absorbs.<br />
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You can't have a Korean meal without some marinated barbecue and this beef barbecue was melt-in-our mouth perfect and oh so good!<br />
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What did I bring you may ask? I'm presenting a fried tofu dish with spicy bell pepper and eggplant in a mild sweet and sour sauce. Would you like to sample some, there's enough to go around.<br />
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Koreans usually don't partake in dessert but our group absolutely insists! The dessert offerings were amazing and to die for - very different from typical Asian sweets or desserts. Our first delicious dessert that were these wrapped persimmons with walnuts called gotgamssam, have just one bite and you just might want to eat the whole plate.<br />
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Oh so flaky and flavorful manju or baked sweet pastry, this one was filled with a sweet bean and lilikoi (passionfruit) paste.<br />
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It's been awhile since I've gone out to enjoy a beautiful day outside, I know you would think living in Hawaii that you would want to be outdoors everyday. That's very true, but its also easy to get distracted by daily chores, Internet activities and other distractions that occur daily.<br />
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But waking up early and seeing the sky <span style="font-size: large;">so clear</span> and <span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;">blue</span> has induced me to spend a little time outdoors.....<br />
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somewhere by the ocean - heading out to take a nice drive along the coastline in the Puna district.<br />
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I love driving under these tree canopies covering the roadway along the <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Red Road</span> in Puna....its so lush!<br />
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~ what do you think - <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">gorgeous right?</span><br />
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Driving along there are some peek-a-boo views to the ocean and secret bays - stopping to enjoy the <span style="color: #45818e; font-size: x-large;">amazing views</span> like this one below....<br />
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Its a great drive and the breezes coming from the ocean are <span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;">soooo nice</span> against my face.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's pleasant</span> enough to just sit and enjoy the view, watch the surfers and look at different shades of blue ocean around the bay - the Wind is kicking up and creating a <span style="font-size: large;">surfing frenz</span>y....<br />
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Exotic Morocco</h2>
Visiting Morocco on the northwestern edge of the African continent is a fantastic destination for travellers and photographers to explore. There are many unique and exotic images to capture and the variety of subject is quite diverse ranging from food, souks and shopping, historic districts and monuments, people, scenic or panoramic vistas or any specialty interests that you may want to explore on your to visit. For the travel photographer visiting here for the first time, there are a few things that you should consider in regard to travel, photography and safety when you visit any of the cities or sites around the country. Following are some key tips and considerations to keep in mind before you start your adventure to Morocco and begin taking those incredible photographs.<br />
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Getting around</h2>
Travel to the main cities of Marrakesh, Casablanca, Rabat, Agadir and Fez are all accessible by air service from Europe and many international airports. Transportation to the various cities and attractions around the country are easily connected via train service, bus, rental car or a hired driver. It’s better to plan and arrange all your transport in between these destinations in advanced or arrange through an established agency to help you set up a tour itinerary and make sure that your trip will go smoothly.<br />
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