Recent Posts Tagged With 'ハワイ　ライフスタイル'

• Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko

  Posted on Monday July 20th, 2009 at 05:25 in hawaii lifestyle, ハワイ　ライフスタイル, emperor akihito empress michiko hikam air force base oahu honolulu jal japan airlines

  I was fortunate to get close enough to see Emperor Akihito’s plane when he visited last week, and I also got to see him disembark. But unfortunately, I couldn’t capture a clear image of the Emperor and Empress. Still, it was very exciting...

• Part-time Hawaii landmark heads back out to sea

  Posted on Sunday June 28th, 2009 at 15:40 in hawaii, defense, missile, radar, landmark, hawaii lifestyle, ハワイ　ライフスタイル

  Sea-based X-band Radar (aka “the giant golf ball”)is heading back out to sea amid reports that the North Koreans appear to be preparing for a long-range missile test on July 4 (Independence Day). The 28-story missile X-Band defense radar ...

• Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes

  Posted on Monday March 23rd, 2009 at 04:43 in hawaii lifestyle, ハワイ　ライフスタイル, american diabetes association ada kapiolani park walkers star wars storm trooper

  Woke up early Saturday morning to walk for a good cause, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) “Step out: Walk to Fight Diabetes.”  Thousands of walkers showed their commitment by raising money and walking. ステップアウト！：�...

• Visiting a crowded Waikiki Beach

  Posted on Saturday March 21st, 2009 at 21:46 in tourism, hawaii, Surf, recession, honolulu, oahu, waikiki beach, hawaii lifestyle, ハワイ　ライフスタイル

  It’s been a while since I visited Waikiki Beach, I was a little surprised to see how crowded it was. There were thousands of people lounging on the sand, surfing, and taking the catamaran tours. If there’s a recession, there was no sign o...

• Happy New Year!

  Posted on Friday January 2nd, 2009 at 02:53 in hawaii, celebration, fireworks, new year, smoke, 新年, 2009, honolulu, hawaii lifestyle, mililani, 花火, ハワイ　ライフスタイル

  We started the new year with a bang at a friend’s house where we lit the customary firecrackers at midnight (notice the illegal aerial fireworks in the background). Unfortunately, there were no tradewinds yesterday to blow away the smoke. The a...

• Obama’s Kailua Beach Rental

  Posted on Tuesday December 30th, 2008 at 01:52 in real estate, beach, house, vacation, obama, hawaii, rental, barack, hawaii lifestyle, kailua, レンタル, ハワイ　ライフスタイル

  You too can rent the same 5-bedroom Kailua beach-front house that Barack Obama and his family are renting over their 12-day vacation. The house was originally built in 1934 for Harold K.L. Castle, the landowner who developed much of Kailua after Wor...