About Hawai'i

I am getting married on August 6th in Kauai, Hawaii.

I am wondering if anyone has any Hawaiian wedding song recommendations? :)

My name is Kelly and I'm a 23 year old Americorps member. My brother and his fiancee are getting married in Maui on October 15th (this fall!). It's all very last minute because of visa issues (his girlfriend is Indonesian) and I'm currently researching cheap hotels or even youth hostels near the northwest part of the island.

Given that I'm a paid volunteer, the $1000 flight from Boston will be enough of a problem. The other part is that his wedding is on a Wednesday so the family will likely be staying for most of that week (and with a flight that expensive, we might as well make a trip out of it!) Can anyone suggest cheap lodging options? If necessary, we can stay a little ways out and possibly rent a car (I'm not sure if that would be an option for me since I won't be 25 yet). Thanks!

Name: Byn (& Hubby Patrick)

Age: 36

Location: Oklahoma

Interests, Please: Theater, Homeschooling, Zumba, Hawaii living:)

Have you been to Hawai'i? (if applicable): Just got back from our first trip... where we definitely fell in love with the beachs and mountains and activities.

What do you like about Hawai'i? All of the outdoorsy activities, snorkeling, body boarding, hiking, waterfalls... nature!! THe people were SO nice most everywhere we went, it was just an amazing experience. My husband wants to move there, and if we didn't have kids, I'd be up for dropping everything for a move RIGHT NOW!! At any rate, we're planning a month or two trip in two years with our five kids (as it will take us that long to save up) We plan on exploring via the internet and communities like this one to get mroe ideas of the best way to go and explore the island next time. W e're not really into the typical touristy thing and LOVED the mroe secluded places we found on the Big Island.

What do you dislike about Hawai'i? The plan ride from here:( And the vog was frusttrating on some days because I really wanted more VIEW of the gorgeous countryside... it was still a wodnerful trip, though!

For your reading pleasure:

Name: Danger

Age: 30 ( in a few days )

Location: Seattle, WA

Interests, Please: Construction, palm trees, peace & harmony, the Aloha Spirit

Have you been to Hawai'i? (if applicable): Several times

What do you like about Hawai'i? I love the aloha spirit

What do you dislike about Hawai'i? too far away for "quick trips" to the mainland.

All that said, I am considering a move to Maui for a while to test out the theory that I belong in a tropical, history filled mecca of beauty.
How do you feel about mainlanders moving to the islands? Is it easy to find jobs and housing? I'm used to the utter expense, I live in one of the most expensive cities in the USA.

ALOHA!

Name: Hannah

Age: 17

Location: Kaua'i

Interests, Please: Photography, traveling, reading, working out, tea.

Have you been to Hawai'i? (if applicable): Why, yes, yes I have

What do you like about Hawai'i? It's quiet and it's never too hot or too cold :)

What do you dislike about Hawai'i? It's so small that everyone has nothing better to do than gossip all the time :( also, centipedes and lack of snow.

I'm actually moving soon and I figured I would join this community to stay connected to Hawaii a bit :) Sooo Hi!

When I was in Hawaii a few years ago, my hotel had a hawaiian singer singing beautiful haunting melodies; very strange sounding to me.  He was singing in falsetto, I believe.  Can anyone tell me what that type of singing is called, or point me to an artist they think it could be? I would love to hear it again.  Here is a link to a music site where there seems to be a great selection of hawaiian music, with sound clips. But I can't seem to locate this type of music.
Thanks.

On Public TV Independent Lens

May 6 at 10:30 p.m.

NA KAMALEI: The Men of Hula (60 minutes)
by Lisette Marie Flanary
Following legendary teacher Robert Cazimero and the only all-male hula school in Hawaii, NA KAMALEI: The Men of Hula goes beyond deep-rooted stereotypes of "grass skirt girls" and reveals a story of Hawaiian pride through the exploration of male roles in the hula tradition—past and present.

I apologize for those who may be reading this multiple times, as I am posting it to all the Hawai'i related communities to which I belong.

This is probably a longshot, but I can't find info anywhere else, so...

I have a Pegge Hopper print, looks like it's on linen, and I'm trying to find some info about it (title, date produced, etc). Her website has little to no information about her past works . I'm guessing it's from the early 80s. Anybody know where I can find some information about her older pieces? Maybe a catalog of some sort? I can't find anything on the net.
Thanks!

I'm visiting Honolulu in July, and am looking for an excellent tattoo artist. Can anyone recommend a few good places, and artists specifically? My tattoo is a black and skin tone one if that matters any. Thanks~!

just want to let everyone know that the staff of the hawaii rabies quarantine facility ROCKS.
they have been so helpful in my journey on getting my animals to our future home. when i have been unclear about things regarding the brochure- they have answered my questions. when i have been stressed about the process, they have calmed me down.
they are so nice!
why this came about? i was unclear about some things since we are on a delay in our move ( we were suppose to leave in jan) and the dogs rabies shots are due again. i was stressed about having to redo the process all over again, however found out if i get the shots NOW before they are due they still qualify for direct release. YES! i am a happy mommy!

edit:
http://hawaii.gov/hdoa/ai/aqs/info
information to ship your cats and dogs- downloadable brochure

http://hawaii.gov/hdoa
general information

Hi, just wanted to introduce myself. Have been lurking for a few weeks, but this is my first post.
I live in HI.
I love the weather and the mix of different cultures.
I hate the high cost of living.
This might be a long shot, but I wanted to know if anyone knew when the next government auction on Oahu would be, or how to find that information? While watching the 10pm news on Sat, there was a story about an auction that happens twice a year. And the next one is in May, but they didn't say when. Any help would be appreciated.

Aloha. I grew up on the Big Island and then spent the rest of time on Oahu. I've never been to the other islands - I'll make it there one day. So these questions are actually from a friend of a friend that is coming to Kauai. Anyones assistance would be so lovely.!
Mahalo!

"I am taking my vacation in Hawaii this year. Kauai to be exact. So here are my questions... Should I rent a car? What are the transportation options like? Bus, cab? What about the weather, I saw a show on the travel channel that said they have all different climates. I thought it was sunny warm. We are going the last week in April into May. What are the must see or do things on Kauai? What are tourist traps to be avoided? Do you have a favorite restaurant?"

Name: Susan

Age: 33

Location: St. Cloud, MN

Interests, Please: Warm sun, no snow. That's my main interest of late.

Have you been to Hawai'i? (if applicable): No, never!

What do you like about Hawai'i? It's warm, it's beautiful, the culture, lots of Buddha statues and tiki dudes, flowers, whales, Hawaiian cows, flowers, and um, everything really.

What do you dislike about Hawai'i? That I'm not there right now! It's 12 below zero here. Plus, I'm not looking forward to the 10 hour plane ride.




I'm taking a trip to Hawaii soon, as you can see, and I am super-excited about it! I'm going with some friends and family, and we'll be visiting Oahu and Maui for a week. We're cramming as much stuff as possible into our trip, while still leaving some free time to explore things on our own. I thought maybe I could post some of our plans here and get some tips or opinions from the locals or those that have been there/done that. I'm cool with a certain level of cheesy tourist stuff, but I would like to explore the history and culture of Hawaii. The "real" Hawaii, if you will.

Here's the itinerary, from what I understand it (I didn't do all the planning). First, we're going to Oahu after two (hopefully only two, and on time) long flights. We're staying in this hotel in Waikiki. On the second day we're going on a tour of Pearl Harbor. We'll be spending the next day at the Polynesian Cultural Center. I'm curious about that one - is it really a cultural center, or is it more of a corny tourist thing? We're taking the bus or cabs on Oahu, so I'm hoping those are easy to figure out.

After that we're flying to Maui. In Maui, we'll be staying at Kaanapali Beach Hotel and renting a van. Then we're taking a boat to go whale watching. We're also going to the Old Lahaina Luau, taking a helicoptor tour, and seeing 'Ulalena, which is some sort of Hawaiian Cirque du Soleil thing, I guess.

We're going to be staying near the Jodo Mission in Maui, where the big Buddha statue is. The giant banyan tree is in the neighborhood too.

Two things that restrict my travel somewhat is that I use a wheelchair, and I'm a vegetarian. So, recommending surfing or steakhouses isn't going to help me, but if you have anything to recommend with that in mind, I welcome your suggestions. Thanks!

Name: nikki

Age: 36

Location: Boulder, CO

Interests, Please: stay-at-home-mother, previously in medical school, knitting, dogs, twins

Have you been to Hawai'i? (if applicable): yes, once, on vacation, around 1993, to Maui

What do you like about Hawai'i? weather, sense of community, general nice attitude of locals

What do you dislike about Hawai'i? not sure. see below.

Hello all. I just joined for a very specific reason. We're considering moving to Hawai'i, but there are some things we're not getting information about, as it's difficult to weed through the massive volume of information on the web. We want to talk to people from the islands.

In reading past posts, I've seen many "moving there soon" posts, but not one of them was from a family with children, and everyone wants to move to the beach. We have twin toddlers and really want to move to Kula, on Maui. Do any of you have information about Kula?? Anyone from there??

One of our concerns is that being farther away, and a requisite plane trip from relatives, we're not sure if they'll visit as often as they do now. Do any of you have relatives on the mainland? What are your experiences with visitation of said relatives?

I understand that some Hawai'ians (sp?) are concerned with mainlanders with money moving in and changing the economic landscape of Hawai'i. I grew up in a tourist town, here in Colorado, and I totally relate to the concept of not caring much for tourists and people moving in and calling themselves "locals". How can we move to Hawai'i and not be one of those "foreigners"? I want to learn the language, and the information provided by the mod will definitely help with that. Is there anything else we can do to ease our transition and acceptance by locals? Am I just being too weird about it?

We have twins and I am the President of our local twins club. I have only found one twins club in Hawai'i, and it's on O'ahu. Is it difficult to get back and forth to the other islands for a simple 2-3 hour meeting? I'm not sure it would be worth it to start a new club on Maui, seeing that Hawai'i has the lowest incidence of twinning in the US. So I would just need to get over to O'ahu on a regular basis. Anyone else here have twins in Hawai'i??

Ok, I guess that's it for now. Any help is much appreciated and I thank you in advance for anything you can tell me.

Aloha!

GO WARRIORS!

Hey gang-

I have a question, i will be going to Hawai'i in January and was wondering-on what island are the portuguese primarily on? Do they have restaurants? Bakeries (which i am familiar with the bakery on oahu-

I have been to Hawai'i before and i was very curious in find the portuguese communities-being Portuguese living in NV-i can't seem to find one-so i was itching to find a restaurant or bakery on Hawai'i-

So where are the portuguese at? Oahu? Maui? please help-

Thanks!

Name: Coral

Age: 27 (almost 28)

Location: Italy

Interests, Please: outdoors, animals, cooking/food, music, and telling it like it is

Have you been to Hawai'i? (if applicable): born and raised

What do you like about Hawai'i? I feel comfortable in my skin there. Relaxed, less pretentious, beautiful, the number of different cultures from pacific asia that make up the local culture, lack of pantyhose and blow dried hair

What do you dislike about Hawai'i? expensive, the newly wealthy importing themselves to Hawaii to live, the bad rap that ignorant (uninformed and inexperienced) people give locals, ICE

My wife & are celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary on the big island this coming February, and would deeply appreciate any local info/tips on making our journey as rewarding (and affordable) as possible.

As old-timers, we much prefer exploring the island via car and/or beachfront than wasting a week at tourist attractions.

- Genuine Hawaiian cuisine?
- Trustworthy fishing charter?
- Most secluded parks/beaches?
- "Must-see" cultural sites?
- What else?

Any/all advice you can send our way would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

So, I have a friend who is going to the Honolulu area for three days in mid December. What are some non sport or clubbing activities you'd recommend doing? Specific things, if you can. :) He'll be by himself and without a car.