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The Hawaii Traveler

Archive for the ‘People Watching’ Category

August 4th, 2008

Baby Loves Disco Takes Honolulu

If you don’t know Baby Loves Disco, it’s just about the most fun you can have with your baby…at a disco. Before you wonder if you should call Child Protective Services on people who take their children to nightclubs, hold the phone.
Baby Loves Disco is a nationwide movement at which the hippest clubs […]

By Jody Reale -- 4 comments

July 25th, 2008

Things to do at the Airport When You’re Bored

On my way to BlogHer, where I met some b5 media beauties, I was delayed for four hours in Salt Lake City due to a mechanical issue. Oy. Ordinarily, I would have been disappointed and a little put out by the whole thing, but despite wondering what I was missing at the conference, […]

By Jody Reale -- 0 comments

July 16th, 2008

August Events Around the Islands

BIG ISLAND
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE PACIFIC
Hilo’s annual celebration of all things Hawaiian. For more information call the Japanese Chamber of Commerce at (808) 934-0177.
KAUA’I
GARDEN ISLAND ORCHID SHOW
An orchid show of hundreds of varieties for those who want to buy, or those who want to learn about orchid culture or cultivating them. In Lihue at […]

By Jody Reale -- 0 comments

July 15th, 2008

Indoor Hawai’i

A few years ago I was asking my cousin about her trip to Maui. Her face fell. “It rained the entire time,” she said, “we were so disappointed.”
Although it’s possible for a rain-out during an island vacation, most of the islands are big enough that tourists can drive to a dry side in a […]

By Jody Reale -- 0 comments

July 3rd, 2008

Hanging Out in Hawai’i: The Nude Beaches of Maui

Mary Jo over at Flyaway Cafe and The Seattle Traveler posted recently a bit about “nakations,” or, vacations one can enjoy in the nude.
Although Hawai’i isn’t known for its nude beaches, the thing that is most likely to designate one beach or another as such is its inaccessibility.
Red Sand Beach in Hana, or Kaihalulu Beach, […]

By Jody Reale -- 0 comments

June 18th, 2008

The Pride Week That Almost Wasn’t

It’s gay pride month, and if you were in the know about LGBTQ happenings in Hawai’i, you knew that, in February, the 2008 annual pride parade in Honolulu was slated for cancellation. That was until three very ambitious folks took the reigns and, on the fly, created the Pride Festival Foundation (PFF).
Working from coffee shops […]

By Jody Reale -- 1 comment

June 13th, 2008

Copycat

Mary Jo over at the FlyAway Cafe posted a bit about her celebrity sightings in today’s edition of her Friday Flight Attendant series. Not one to let a good idea slip by uncopied, I’ve decided to jump on board, too–so to speak.
Before I was even born, my mom started working as a reservations agent for […]

By Jody Reale -- 2 comments

May 24th, 2008

“Talk Story” or Fuggetaboutit

The first thing my husband, a New Yorker by birth, noticed about island travel was the time difference. I’m not talking about the Pacific time zone, the number of hours you deduct from your watch when you step off the plane. I’m referring to the different way that the concept of time is […]

By Jody Reale -- 0 comments

May 13th, 2008

I Stand Corrected

Credit: Sayers, John. “Statue of King Kamehameha I, U.S.
Capitol, 2001.” Public Affairs Office, Library of Congress

While I usually try and avoid sensationalist topics, I must admit that I’m fascinated by the action continuing over at ‘Iolani Palace on Oahu.
Since my May 1st post entitled Peaceful Protests Close Iolani Palace, I’ve learned that, according […]

By Jody Reale -- 1 comment

April 11th, 2008

Ka’anapali Beach: It’s All Good

I was recently discussing accommodations in Hawai’i, and we both decided that if you’re from the school that says there are no bad accommodations, only bad bank accounts, you’ll agree: Whether you’re in a beach front mansion or camping out, you’re still in Hawai’i. As the kids say, it’s all good. This is […]

By Jody Reale -- 1 comment