Makapu'u Lookout, Oahu, HI

I love taking a drive to the east side of Oahu early in the morning and catching the sunrise.  I live in the west and am lucky to see daily beautiful and spectacular sunsets, so this one morning, I took the drive to Makapu'u Lookout.  It only took me 1-1/2 hrs and was well worth it.  The morning crisp and partly cloudy, so I was somewhat concerned that there may not be that "picturesque" sunrise I had hoped to capture.  These are some photo's of what I did get.  It was a great early morning, just me and my camera. 

Have a great week all!! 

A hui hou
Aunty Myrna

Veteran's Day Celebration

11/11/11....11 hrs and 11  minutes of daylight today, in Hawaii.  That's fantastic.

So our community holds a memorial celebration for all the Veteran's (all the wars) at Pilila'au Recreation Facility every year.  Although we couldn't have the annual parade due to APEC Summit this year, the ceremony was solomn and beautiful, according to my husband, who was there with our 3 yr. old granddaughter.  I caught up with them later on and brought the wine cake, PB cookies and rice to add to the pot luck luncheon provided by the "Old Soldiers" to the veteran's, families and friends that were there.  It was a pretty good turn out.

Because this military rec area is located right on the beach, many of us brought the kids and g-kids for a day at the beach.  Our local 'hawaiian" music group entertained us throughout the day with sounds of hawaiian mele. As well, some of us that know, got up and shared a dance or two. 

There was plenty of "talk story" time, reminiscing about time served and what branch, ranks, etc....  Although I'm much younger, I enjoyed listening to their accounts and  applaud all who served, past, present and future.  My father and mother, both were in the Army.  My husband, brothers and nephew, Navy.  Now my niece, in the Coast Guard.  I'm proud of all of them.  God Bless America.  God Bless the world and its leader's and citizens too.

A hui hou,
AnTMyrna

APEC Summit

Well next week, Nov 7th is the start of the APEC (Asian Pacific Economic Commission) summit being held in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii.  Many protestors have flown in to show their disagreements and blatant disregard of this event and what the members are suppose to be here to discuss and "supposedly" accomplish.   Twenty-One delegates, each representing a different country will be here with their assistants, some with families, etc.  Waikiki is going to be a jungle for the residents and visitors alike as many roads will be closed off to public access, walking and driving.  So basically, if you don't have business in Waikiki, stay away.  I have family members who work in Waikiki and have to travel a fair distance (for hawaii standards anyway) to get there, and they will definitely have to endure road closures, traffic jams, etc.  Patience is a must this week. 

So coming to visit Waikiki is NOT a good idea.  However, Turtle Bay on the North Shore is a beautiful option and they have horseback riding, surfing, snorkeling in a private ocean bay, spa, and many other amenities.  Ko'Olina and Ihilani as well as the new, Aulani Disney Resort may not be good ideas to visit next weekend either, as we're told the members will be traveling to that location next weekend. (By bus? or individual cars)  That's gonna be disasterous for resident drivers.  The city is closing the freeway during their travel hours, which is just nuts.  I understand its for their safety, but they should have planned this better to keep our inconvenience at a minimum, maybe having them travel between 11 PM and 4 AM. lol lol 

This is my very first blog, so bare with me.  I'm basically doing this out of boredom and a need to write.  Well, I guess I'll sign out for now.

Malama Pono,
AnTMyrna :)