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ALOHA FRIDAY: Power & Grace
Howzit!? Happy Aloha Friday!
We’ve made it to the end of another week. Here in the Bay Area, the days are growing warmer and longer. With Memorial Day last Monday, Summer has unofficially begun!
Although the start of my favorite season is still several weeks away, we are already in the midst of graduation and wedding season. This Saturday I am going to a friend’s wedding, and another friend is getting married in July. Also, four of my cousins graduated in the last couple of weeks: one from elementary school, one from high school, and two graduated from grad school. I am very proud of them! They are truly a blessing and source of joy for the Salvatin family. Congratulations to the class of 2012 (especially my cousins) and to all newlyweds-to-be!
For this week’s Aloha Friday, here is a video from this year’s Merrie Monarch Festival, often referred to as the Superbowl or Olympics of hula. The halau featured in this video is the Bay Area’s own Academy of Hawaiian Arts from Oakland under the direction of kumu hula, Mark Keali’i Ho’omalu, whose distinctive voice and chanting style could also be heard on the Lilo and Stitch soundtrack. I think that is a great hula kahiko (an ancient form of hula) that expresses the power and grace of flowing lava conquering its way to the sea.
hanauma bay.hawaii.하나우마베이
Ahi pok’e: ono grinds!
ALOHA FRIDAY - Booked!
Happy Aloha Friday! I don’t know about you, but I am overjoyed that today is Friday! This week couldn’t have been over soon enough. The silver lining is that I am one more week closer to going back to my little grass shack. Since I’ll be going in the middle of peak season, I decided to “cashed in” my Hawaiian Airlines miles to book my ticket to Maui. The reason I’m going in the middle of summer is to join my family, particularly my cousins who were just there (without me) in January. I’m really excited and looking forward to spending some much needed time on the sand, under the water, and in the forests of Maui. One of the things that I am most looking forward to is eating dinner on the beach and savoring an amazing view like the one in the photo above that I took at Kama’ole Beach Park I in Kihei.
I can open Roxy Shrimp Wagon😃🌴☀ #Hawaii#Shrimps#ShrimpWagon#Kahuku#Oahu#RoxyCanCook:)#Northshore (Taken with instagram)
Not sure how many times I’ve overlooked Kona Brewing Co’s offerings in my local store. Never even gave ‘em a second glance. But after seeing news about Dogfish Head’s collabeeration with Maui Brewing (and since I’d tried virtually every other brew available at that given moment), I figured I’d give those big island brewers a shot.
Opted for their Fire Rock Pale Ale. First thing I noticed was the color - a deep Coppertone glow, like the George Hamilton of pale ales. No discernible head after a gentle pour, decent carbonation (or maybe “Tiny Bubbles” would be more appropriate). Slight hop presence mixed in with the maltiness of the aroma, but it fades in the mouth. I didn’t pick up on any of the pineapple sweetness I’d anticipated; think they really missed an opportunity there.
All in all, a good session ale; but I’m not in aloha with it.
Mahalo!
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ALOHA FRIDAY - Kam I
Happy Aloha Friday! I hope that your work/school week went well, but if it didn’t, then just carry on for a few more hours. You can do it!
After a couple days of sporadic drizzle here in the Bay Area, I am looking forward to enjoying warm temps and sunny skies this weekend. Although, it may be nice weather here, I wish that I was back home on Maui experiencing creation in all its glory like this sunset at Kam I.
Now, Ulua and Po’olenalena Beaches may be my top overall beaches on the island, but Kama’ole Beach Park I (Kam I) in Kihei is one of my favorite beaches to watch the sunset. If you’re ever on Maui’s south side, check out Kam I around sunset. The other beaches in the trio, Kam II and Kam III, are also nice.
