I love coffee. But I really love cafés.
From Paris….
To Beijing….
To Kalihi.
I just enjoy being in this kinda space. I feel at ease and “at home.”
So much so, that it’s always been my intention to give my condo a café vibe.
So welcome to mon café.
I don’t cook (too often,) but at least I know how to make a cuppa joe.
So grab a Starbucks City Mug….
or one from my favorite local cafés.
and pour yourself a cup of coffee or a glass of lemon-cucumber water. The Wi-Fi is free….
I go on two “Holoholo Days” during the year, usually one on July 9th and one on December 30th. It’s a quirky “tradition” that I’ve continued for a few years now. I just go out and try to take some “me time.” Some people refer to this as “mental health days.” I go out and explore cool places on the island to relax and re-energize. It’s like being a tourist in my own backyard.
Today I wanted to check out the Waikiki Boardwalk, a walking path along Waikiki Beach. I started out by walking from my condo to Ala Moana Beach. I walked past the Ala Wai Yacht Harbor and behind the Hawai’i Prince Hotel.
This is where the boardwalk begins.
You enter the grounds of the Hilton Hawaiian Village Resort.
There’s a lagoon with a lot of water activities going on. Looks like it’s open to the public.
The boardwalk becomes a sidewalk at the 2nd Hilton Hawaiian Village tower.
This is where tourists catch the Atlantis Submarine.
Here’s the sidewalk fronting the Hale Koa Hotel. Cool place to skateboard….
The path continues past Fort DeRussy. There are sand volleyball courts, tennis courts, and ample public restrooms along the way.
The path continues past the Outrigger Reef Hotel. There are surfboard rentals and shave ice stands in nooks and alleyways.
There are a few rock walls that jetty out along Waikiki Beach.
The sidewalk cuts off near the Waikiki Shore Hotel.
It resumes at the Halekulani Hotel. The Halekulani looked very impressive (expensive.)
Here’s the Maita’i Catamaran.
The path resumes at the Sheraton. Note the tourists exercising in the infinity pool on the left side.
The path finally ends at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.
Beautiful day and a beautiful place!
Ended my walk at the Moana Surfrider Hotel.
Cut through the lobby and made my way back on Kalākaua Avenue. Walked back along Ala Moana Boulevard.
Walked all the way to Street Grindz Kewalo, a food truck pop-up at the former site of the Fisherman’s Wharf Restaurant.
Ate at my friend Loke’s food truck called Flyin’ Ahi. The Pulehu Combo plate was amazing!
Had a great morning! Always nice to go holoholo….
Congrats to two of the Bishop Brothers for “tying the knot!”
No, they didn’t marry each other. Hehe. But they got married on consecutive Saturdays.
The team celebrated at Kikuya’s. (We’re becoming regulars there.)
For Timo’s “bachelor party,” we went golfing at Bay View. The weather was perfect. We had an absolute blast.
We had dinner at the Signature Steak & Seafood Restaurant at the top of the Ala Moana Hotel. I guess you could call this a “salad,” except that the green(s) are on top of the meat and not underneath….
All kidding aside, the bone-in ribeye was winnahs!
Meanwhile, Kimble was in Kona getting married on the beach. What an amazingly awesome picture!
So happy for Tim & Roseann and Kimble & Naho!!
Now three of the four Bishop Boys are married (just me left.)
Peer pressure? Haha. Nah.
Our Kamehameha Schools Education Technology Conference was a huge success! The theme this year was Hana Pono, (to work with purpose/passion.)
I was able to promote the conference on Hawai’i Public Radio on the Bytemarks Café talk show.
The goal this year was to make the conference more interactive with a variety of formats, makerspaces, and collaboration areas.
We kicked off the event with a free unconference. We had a nice group.
We were also able to increase student involvement through performances and presentations.
A highlight for me was running the Soapbox Session.
Learned a lot and met many amazing people. Imua!
Check out the Twitter hashtag #KSEdTech to see more….
Everybody loves pizza. Me too. I’ve had awesome pizza in New York and Rome. People think that we don’t have good pizza in Hawai’i. I think we do have a couple of good places. Here are my Top 5:
5. I stumbled upon Kiawe Pizza at the Honolulu Night Market in Kaka’ako. Hot, fresh, simple, and satisfying!
4. Big Kahuna’s Pizza near the airport is still around and still popular. I actually don’t care for toppings on my pizza, but this one works.
3. Buca di Beppo is a fave because it’s one of our regular go-to places. Be sure to get the Spicy Arrabbiata Pizza. The sweet, caramelized red onion balances the spicy sausage. Ono.
2. V-Lounge has long been considered Hawai’i’s best pizza. Unfortunately, they just recently shut down. They used to make authentic Neapolitan pies. The crew has now started up a new place in Kailua called Prima.
1. My #1 fave place by far is J.J. Dolan’s in Chinatown. Not even close. This pizza reminds me of what I had in New York. The crazy thing is that it’s probably the cheapest at $3.50 a slice.
Got pizza? Hawai’i’s got some….
Alan Tamayose 