Several months ago I discovered one of the best and most useful services on the island, Designated Drivers Hawaii. After using them for the first time during New Year's Eve I was sold and wrote about it on Aloha Update, Don't Drink & Drive, Call …
Why I Love Lucky Belly
I eat lunch in downtown Honolulu about once a week with Steve and Megan. We usually fight over where to eat, but one place that we can always agree on is Lucky Belly. This place has been packed at lunch ever since its opened a couple years ago and …
Tahiti September 2013: The Surf
The main purpose of our Tahiti trip was to SURF. We always heard that the surf in Tahiti was heavy and let me tell you it was! Tahiti is like Hawaii, with warmer water and swell year round, but since Tahiti isn't as developed as Hawaii overall the …
Tahiti September 2013: The Food
Eating is usually my #1 priority in daily life, and especially on vacation! Tahiti is a French territory and has dominant French influence in the language, culture, and of course food. Steve and I ate our way through Tahiti and were very surprised …
Tahiti September 2013: Whereabouts
Most people don't realize that Tahiti is only a 5 hour plane ride away from Oahu. Hawaiian Airlines now flies once a week directly to Pape'ete, Tahiti, and there is no time zone change. Steve and I decided to take advantage of the convenience of …
My Favorite No Kill Animal Shelter: The Oahu SPCA
The Oahu Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) believes in "reducing euthanasia of Oahu's homeless, abandoned, abused, and neglected animals." This organization is very dear to my heart because after being actively involved in the …
Why I Love Hawaiian Airlines
I travel a ton, and I won't tolerate small seats, bad or no food, and bad service on the airplane. Not all airlines are created equally, and I have give a cheer out to my favorite domestic airline Hawaiian Airlines. Hawaiian is constantly striving …
My Voice on Hawaii Marriage Equality Act of 2013
November 2, 2013. After watching testimony from the past couple days on the SB-1 Hawaii Marriage Equality Act of 2013 I ended the night screaming at the television with an elevated blood pressure. While supporters of SB-1 gave testimony that was …
Why I Love the Backside of Molokai
August 2013, exactly two years after our first trip to the backside (north-east) coast of Molokai, Steve and I decided it was time another Molokai adventure. I'm not sure if we all just forgot how hard the kayaking was or how physically exhausting …
Don’t Go to the North Shore on the Weekends
Don't go to the North Shore of Oahu on the weekends! Okay, you've been warned! It use to be bumper to bumper traffic during the Eddie Aikau surf competition or Pipe Master or if the waves were record breaking big in the winter time, but now it's …