How Aloha Shirts are Made

Local clothing manufacturers have been making Aloha shirts and dresses in Hawaii since the 1930s. And although modern computer technology has greatly changed the way designs are created, the actual manufacturing process of the shirts themselves today hasn’t changed all that much. It is still a labor intensive process that requires great skill at certain [...]

Christmas at a Shopping Mall in Hawaii – Ala Moana Center

Ala Moana Center -  Hawaii’s largest mall with many specialty stores – celebrated with their Christmas tree light show, the huge Santa that goes up at the Center and with many music programs.  Here are some snapshots.

Honolulu Christmas City Lights

Every Christmas the City & County of Honolulu puts on a display of Christmas decorations by City Hall down on King Street.  Here is a glimpse of some of the lights and decoration.  We all look forward to see the Hawaiian Mr. & Mrs. Claus!

Christmas at a Shopping Mall in Hawaii – Windward Mall

 

Christmas at Windward Mall

Windward Mall Christmas Tree

This is Windward Shopping Mall located in Kaneohe, below the Koolau mountains on the windward side of the island of Oahu.  To get there you have many options – going through the Pali Tunnel, the Wilson Tunnel, the H3 Tunnel or go around the island-a very scenic drive!
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Mele Kalikimaka

Mele Kalikimaka is a transliteration of Merry Christmas. The Hawaiian language has 13 sounds and 13 alphabets. We won’t go into the process of analyzing how “Merry Christmas” got to “Mele Kalikimaka” but as a simple example the Hawaiian language does not have the letter “R” so “L” is its subtitute and the “li” becomes [...]

Sharks Cove Summer vs Winter Waves (videos)

If you and the kids want to explore tide pools to check out little fish, crabs and other creatures, Sharks Cove is good place to go (when it is calm). It features a huge tide pool shielded from waves by a natural outer rock wall making it ideal for kids. It’s also a pretty good [...]

“From Here to Eternity” Beach (video)

Remember that famous beach scene in the 1953 movie, “From Here to Eternity”? That scene was shot at Halona Cove Beach on Oahu. Halona Cove Beach is sometimes referred to as “Eternity Beach” because of that movie. Anyways, I’ve always wanted to visit that beach since I pass it every time I go to Makapuu, [...]