Posts under ‘Oahu’
Shopping Vintage on Oahu
Here at Holoholo Wale, we’re suckers for vintage Hawaiiana, be it kitschy or classy. And while we prefer to be part of the Aloha Wear and Hawaii Postcard Liberation Front (not a real organization) on the mainland, we still like to go treasure hunting in Hawaii. Oahu has a few great places to do just [...]
It’s Not Just a Shirt, It’s Family History.
Here at Holoholo Wale HQ, we’re known to scour local second hand stores for aloha wear. We look for clothes that are Hawaiian made, from heavy cotton or bark cloth, stuff with embroidered labels in swirling fonts. We’ve acquired some real gems for under ten dollars, often with very little wear because, I’m guessing, someone’s [...]
105 Jellyfish
Oahu lifeguards spotted slightly more than 100 box jellyfish today as the monthly influx has dropped off considerably. — Honolulu Advertiser
What’s with the jelly count? Once a month — maybe eight to twelve days after a full month — box jellies come close to the beaches to spawn. They’re so predictable that there’s an [...]
Mighty Uke in Honolulu
I was beyond delighted to catch Mighty Uke in Seattle, but how much more thrilling would it be to see the Mighty Uke Roadshow in the homeland of the ukulele?! It’s showing at the Honolulu Academy of Arts on March 19th, 2010. Learn more on the Academy’s website.
Hawaii Slam!
Henry Kapono has a new music project going — it’s called the Wild Hawaiian. You can read up on the whole thing here — there’s music and video and photos. I caught the show in Seattle. I thought the way he started it was a little weird — he showed video footage that talked about [...]
Budget Travel: Reader’s Best Photos
Here on Holoholo Wale I try to look into the corners and behind the usual sun, surf, and sand stories about Hawaii (though I call that beer, beaches, and babes). But every now and then, I remember — Hawaii is freaky gorgeous, really, just breathtaking, and the sun, surf and sand, while not the be [...]
Talking Trash and Going Green
I’ve been following, with some interest, the news about Hawaii’s efforts to manage their garbage issues. They’re making more trash than they can process and, in an effort to deal with the problem, had planned to ship it to my back yard. The garbage would be bundled into three ton bales, loaded on ships, and [...]
Connected Oceans and the Tsunami Watch
On September 29, 2009, the state of Hawaii was on tsunami watch. The waves — which hit Samoa, taking lives and destroying property — were caused by a 8.0 earthquake about 120 miles south of Samoa and American Samoa. First things first — the Red Cross of New Zealand has a special appeal for help [...]
No More Sugar on Kaua’i
On our first trip to Kaua’i, we photographed the rusting sugar mill near Koloa and watched the bulldozers turn the island’s red earth into flattened out plots. When we returned last winter, there were loads of new condos and vacation homes standing on land that had once been agricultural. Now, according to this KGMB report, [...]