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]]> <![CDATA[Oahu scenic drive]]> http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Oahu-scenic-drive Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:02:25 -0600 http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Oahu-scenic-drive

Kuilei Cliffs








Kahala




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Sandy Beach




Halona Beach








Kaupo Beach








Waimanalo Beach




Bayview Beach




Turtle Bay Beach




Circle Island Bus Route 55




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Kuilei Cliffs








Kahala




Oahu's South Shore










Sandy Beach




Halona Beach








Kaupo Beach








Waimanalo Beach




Bayview Beach




Turtle Bay Beach




Circle Island Bus Route 55




]]> <![CDATA[Maui 2012]]> http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Maui-2012 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:23:49 -0600 http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Maui-2012 A man and his grandson were enjoying the beautiful sunset from the beach.
[Image: MauiSusetGrandpaandGS.jpg]]]> A man and his grandson were enjoying the beautiful sunset from the beach.
[Image: MauiSusetGrandpaandGS.jpg]]]> <![CDATA[Oahu tour January 2012]]> http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Oahu-tour-January-2012 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:13:08 -0600 http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Oahu-tour-January-2012 Driving on Oahu


Waiahole Beach




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Malaekahana Bay




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Waiahole Beach




Swanzy Beach Park






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]]> <![CDATA[Moving to Hawaii for One Year]]> http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Moving-to-Hawaii-for-One-Year Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:26:07 -0600 http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Moving-to-Hawaii-for-One-Year
My partner and young son are wanting to come to Hawaii for a year. We need to know lots of things but the main things are would we be able to work being non US citizens and also if we could get our son into school ?

My partner is a fully qualified Sign Fitter and I am an Administrator.

If anyone can help, then it would be very appreciated Smile]]>
My partner and young son are wanting to come to Hawaii for a year. We need to know lots of things but the main things are would we be able to work being non US citizens and also if we could get our son into school ?

My partner is a fully qualified Sign Fitter and I am an Administrator.

If anyone can help, then it would be very appreciated Smile]]> <![CDATA[Happy New Year!]]> http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Happy-New-Year Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:15:52 -0600 http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Happy-New-Year
















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]]> <![CDATA[Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of our Members]]> http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Merry-Christmas-and-a-Happy-New-Year-to-all-of-our-Members Sun, 25 Dec 2011 16:28:49 -0600 http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Merry-Christmas-and-a-Happy-New-Year-to-all-of-our-Members I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our ohana a very Merry Christmas and a Happy 2012 New Years!
With the high cool winds and lower temperatures than what we are use to, it really does feel a lot like Christmas. We've had a combination of high wind advisories and extra rain from these fast moving tradewinds that gives you the feeling you get when visiting Las Vegas around Christmas and New Years.
I hope everyone got the gifts that you were looking for from Santa and hope that 2012 will be even better than the last. We are wishing that all of our ohana gets a chance to visit Hawaii this coming year and that you have a fantastic time during your vacation.
Love and Mahalo to everyone!

Snow in Hawaii

I added the above link for you to see all the snow we are getting here in Hawaii. It's just beautiful and if you look closely, you can see tracks from Santa's Sleigh ]]> I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our ohana a very Merry Christmas and a Happy 2012 New Years!
With the high cool winds and lower temperatures than what we are use to, it really does feel a lot like Christmas. We've had a combination of high wind advisories and extra rain from these fast moving tradewinds that gives you the feeling you get when visiting Las Vegas around Christmas and New Years.
I hope everyone got the gifts that you were looking for from Santa and hope that 2012 will be even better than the last. We are wishing that all of our ohana gets a chance to visit Hawaii this coming year and that you have a fantastic time during your vacation.
Love and Mahalo to everyone!

Snow in Hawaii

I added the above link for you to see all the snow we are getting here in Hawaii. It's just beautiful and if you look closely, you can see tracks from Santa's Sleigh ]]> <![CDATA[Enid Brewster]]> http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Enid-Brewster Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:55:07 -0600 http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Enid-Brewster She will be missed and travels on with our Prayers.
Rich]]> She will be missed and travels on with our Prayers.
Rich]]> <![CDATA[Rainforest & Waterfall Hike]]> http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Rainforest-Waterfall-Hike Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:44:57 -0600 http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Rainforest-Waterfall-Hike I made it back just in time. It started to rain as soon as I went back in town.











































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]]> <![CDATA[Downtown Honolulu]]> http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Downtown-Honolulu Thu, 24 Nov 2011 19:02:50 -0600 http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Downtown-Honolulu


























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]]> <![CDATA[Happy Thanksgiving wishes to all!]]> http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Happy-Thanksgiving-wishes-to-all Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:31:26 -0600 http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Happy-Thanksgiving-wishes-to-all















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]]> <![CDATA[Hurricane Kenneth-What a Surprise!]]> http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Hurricane-Kenneth-What-a-Surprise Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:29:52 -0600 http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Hurricane-Kenneth-What-a-Surprise Overnight, a CAT 1 hurricane developed and they are calling this one a super storm. Hurricane season ends on November 30th for Hawaii, so a late season hurricane shouldn't be no surprise but it looked like hurricane season was completely over.
All computer models for Hurricane Kenneth shows it doing a straight beeline for the Hawaiian Islands and traditionally, late season storms do move westward towards the Hawaiian Islands.
Of course, it's too soon to judge what this hurricane will do and where it will go but the fact that it went from nothing to a Cat 1 in a matter of only a few hours is truly a surprise. This storm has already proven itself and to not be taken lightly.
I have included a link to a weather map that tracks storms and hurricanes in the Pacific over a 12 hour period. You can click on this link daily as it updates daily automatically.
Also, don't forget that I have a link to NOAA Radio on this forum if you want to listen to the current and future weather for the Hawaiian Islands.

Here is the link for that map:

http://weather.unisys.com/satellite/sat_...oop-12.gif ]]> Overnight, a CAT 1 hurricane developed and they are calling this one a super storm. Hurricane season ends on November 30th for Hawaii, so a late season hurricane shouldn't be no surprise but it looked like hurricane season was completely over.
All computer models for Hurricane Kenneth shows it doing a straight beeline for the Hawaiian Islands and traditionally, late season storms do move westward towards the Hawaiian Islands.
Of course, it's too soon to judge what this hurricane will do and where it will go but the fact that it went from nothing to a Cat 1 in a matter of only a few hours is truly a surprise. This storm has already proven itself and to not be taken lightly.
I have included a link to a weather map that tracks storms and hurricanes in the Pacific over a 12 hour period. You can click on this link daily as it updates daily automatically.
Also, don't forget that I have a link to NOAA Radio on this forum if you want to listen to the current and future weather for the Hawaiian Islands.

Here is the link for that map:

http://weather.unisys.com/satellite/sat_...oop-12.gif ]]> <![CDATA[Waimanalo Beach]]> http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Waimanalo-Beach Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:47:26 -0600 http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Waimanalo-Beach


































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]]> <![CDATA[Living on Oahu]]> http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Living-on-Oahu Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:20:18 -0600 http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Living-on-Oahu
I visited last year staying in Waikiki and saw the North Shore. We went to the Honolulu Arts museum and two paintings that I was thrilled to see were one by Van Gogh "Wheat Fields" and the other by Gauguin. In the hustle and bustle of Waikiki I didn't get a good sense of what its actually like living there. The hotel maid was from China, yes China, not Taiwan or at least that what she said.

Vehicles parking on residential streets seems like a problem and beyond the island being over-built, what are the issues there.]]>
I visited last year staying in Waikiki and saw the North Shore. We went to the Honolulu Arts museum and two paintings that I was thrilled to see were one by Van Gogh "Wheat Fields" and the other by Gauguin. In the hustle and bustle of Waikiki I didn't get a good sense of what its actually like living there. The hotel maid was from China, yes China, not Taiwan or at least that what she said.

Vehicles parking on residential streets seems like a problem and beyond the island being over-built, what are the issues there.]]> <![CDATA[Beautiful Honolulu night]]> http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Beautiful-Honolulu-night Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:19:29 -0600 http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Beautiful-Honolulu-night

















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]]> <![CDATA[APEC Week]]> http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-APEC-Week Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:01:33 -0600 http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-APEC-Week








































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]]> <![CDATA[Kauai from above]]> http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Kauai-from-above Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:16:24 -0600 http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Kauai-from-above


















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]]> <![CDATA[traveling Kauai]]> http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-traveling-Kauai Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:46:27 -0500 http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-traveling-Kauai <![CDATA[Kona Coast]]> http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Kona-Coast Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:47:55 -0500 http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Kona-Coast Hikiau Heiau, Kealakekua Bay, April 1990 (Kodachromes)

This was a ceremonial center of the village where Captain Cook was received as a god (Lono), during the Hawaiian Makahiki festival, January 1779. On January 28th, Cook presided over the first Christian burial here.

"Hikiau Heiau was a luakini temple of Ancient Hawaii at the south end of the bay, at coordinates 19°28′31″N 155°55′9″W, associated with funeral rites.[4] The large platform of volcanic rock was originally over 16 feet (4.9 m) high, 250 feet (76 m) long, and 100 feet (30 m) wide.[5] --Wikipedia

These Kodachromes are not as crisp as modern digital photos, but they may be significant because the temple platform itself is now (to my knowledge) off-limits to visitors]]> Hikiau Heiau, Kealakekua Bay, April 1990 (Kodachromes)

This was a ceremonial center of the village where Captain Cook was received as a god (Lono), during the Hawaiian Makahiki festival, January 1779. On January 28th, Cook presided over the first Christian burial here.

"Hikiau Heiau was a luakini temple of Ancient Hawaii at the south end of the bay, at coordinates 19°28′31″N 155°55′9″W, associated with funeral rites.[4] The large platform of volcanic rock was originally over 16 feet (4.9 m) high, 250 feet (76 m) long, and 100 feet (30 m) wide.[5] --Wikipedia

These Kodachromes are not as crisp as modern digital photos, but they may be significant because the temple platform itself is now (to my knowledge) off-limits to visitors]]> <![CDATA[Rainfall Data]]> http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Rainfall-Data Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:37:37 -0500 http://www.to-hawaii.com/forums/Thread-Rainfall-Data It also makes a huge difference for those who plan on gardening, farming or who will live in areas with no public water service. Since water wells are rare in Hawaii, no public services means that you'll be collecting rain water from your roof to meet your household needs (it's called "catchment"). Catchment is nothing to be afraid of (if the house is properly equipped) and it's very common, particularly on the Big Island.
The University of Hawaii has this neat-o interactive map right here:

http://rainfall.geography.hawaii.edu/int...vemap.html

After agreeing to their copyright thingy, you can go to any island and click to a VERY SPECIFIC location, because UH has provided hundreds of data points from the reporting stations located sometimes as little as 1/4 mile apart! This is a BIG DEAL on the Big Island -- for example, the rainfall at Kona Airport is 13" a year, which is unsustainable for catchment and requires you to irrigate, yet just 2 miles mauka (uphill) in Kalaoa, you'll get around 35" a year. Since 40" is the national average for the US, in Kalaoa you won't need to water your lawn as much (the forest starts just above this zone). And just 1/2 mile closer to Kailua-Kona at the same altitude, the rainfall is 55 inches!
You can click ANYWHERE that's inhabited (not just their main stations) when in zoom mode, and an "X" will show the spot, followed by some very precise data.
I was getting very frustrated with the usual rainfall maps of the whole island, because they are charted in various "belts" and each belt covers a wide range of 25 inches or more, which is no help when you are making a critical decision for buying property. Public water is available in most subdivisions near Kailua-Kona, but we want to garden and not have big water bills. And, we like to see natural trees around us, not just those in peoples' yards!
I hope the readers here will find this useful; personally it's the most valuable planning tool I have yet seen!
Cheers
--Bob]]> It also makes a huge difference for those who plan on gardening, farming or who will live in areas with no public water service. Since water wells are rare in Hawaii, no public services means that you'll be collecting rain water from your roof to meet your household needs (it's called "catchment"). Catchment is nothing to be afraid of (if the house is properly equipped) and it's very common, particularly on the Big Island.
The University of Hawaii has this neat-o interactive map right here:

http://rainfall.geography.hawaii.edu/int...vemap.html

After agreeing to their copyright thingy, you can go to any island and click to a VERY SPECIFIC location, because UH has provided hundreds of data points from the reporting stations located sometimes as little as 1/4 mile apart! This is a BIG DEAL on the Big Island -- for example, the rainfall at Kona Airport is 13" a year, which is unsustainable for catchment and requires you to irrigate, yet just 2 miles mauka (uphill) in Kalaoa, you'll get around 35" a year. Since 40" is the national average for the US, in Kalaoa you won't need to water your lawn as much (the forest starts just above this zone). And just 1/2 mile closer to Kailua-Kona at the same altitude, the rainfall is 55 inches!
You can click ANYWHERE that's inhabited (not just their main stations) when in zoom mode, and an "X" will show the spot, followed by some very precise data.
I was getting very frustrated with the usual rainfall maps of the whole island, because they are charted in various "belts" and each belt covers a wide range of 25 inches or more, which is no help when you are making a critical decision for buying property. Public water is available in most subdivisions near Kailua-Kona, but we want to garden and not have big water bills. And, we like to see natural trees around us, not just those in peoples' yards!
I hope the readers here will find this useful; personally it's the most valuable planning tool I have yet seen!
Cheers
--Bob]]>