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Uahi Grill

Thursday NIGHT!!   It was “meet with my parents” dinner night, and we wanted to go somewhere new and exciting!!  But in Kailua….Hmmm… 
I had remembered a place in Kailua that we had passed several times called Uahi Island Grill.  It looked kind of gourmet looking somehow so we figured we’d give it a shot.  So my wife Kalani, myself, [...]


Koi Catering and Takeout

I’ve been meaning to try this place for quite some time now, and finally had a chance to stop there with some coworkers while we were visiting several sites around the island.  They’re located at 2028 Dillingham Blvd in Kalihi and their hours are Mon-Sat 10am-2pm and they’re closed on Sundays.  They have a website [...]


The Alley of Your Dreams

Sunday Morning, time for a hike!  We opted to go somewhere not too difficult this time because the previous hike was at Mount Olomana which I must tell you was pretty rough on the legs.  So bright and early I jumped out of bed (more like slowly slid off like a slug so as not [...]


Panya, so fun ya? Okay that doesn’t even rhyme worth a dime.

My wife Ingrid’s Uncle and Aunt are in town visiting for a couple of weeks and they along with Ingrid’s mom had decided to go to First Friday in downtown to check out the art scene.  They got there around 5:30pm but Ingrid and I decided to meet up with them at bit later.  That’s how it was [...]


Boom Shack a Lacka – The Shack!

It was a beautiful Wednesday afternoon.  I got home from work around 5pm thinking about all the things I could do.  I made the mistake of sitting down on our futon and looking outside.  A lot of days, there is this lone golden plummer (it is a small brown speckled bird) that visits us and [...]