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Hawai’i Campus Tech Slam

Flew over to the Big Island on Thursday to present at the KS Hawai’i Tech Slam 2013. It was an amazing event and a great success!

The day started off at Ken’s House of Pancakes. The food was ono, and the service was friendly. I went for the homemade corned beef hash. Winnahs….

After touring the campus, we attended the high school’s assembly on internet safety featuring comedian Josh Gunderson. He received a standing ovation.

After school, some of the team went to go exercise. Some of us went to “holoholo” around Hilo Town. Here we are entering the Sig Zane store. We also went to Big Island Candies.

After checking into the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel, we strolled around Liliʻuokalani Gardens.

Not a bad way to spend an afternoon. (Click on photo to enlarge.)

For dinner, we went to Lucy’s and had a blast. The burritos were the size of footballs. @joshgunderson joined us for dinner and pointed out that one of our teammates resembled the actor Wil Wheaton. That set off a night of hilarity.

On the way back to the hotel, we stopped along the road to listen to the coquí frogs.

Friday was the Tech Slam. The keynote speaker was Angela Maiers. The KS Hawai’i EdTech team did an awesome job! Every detail from the name tags, to the presentations, to the makana, were well thought out and well done.

So blessed to be a part of this amazing team. And so blessed to call them my friends. Mahalo.

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Walk Ally

Attended the Walk Now for Autism Speaks event at Magic Island this morning. It was a perfect day! I went down to support my friends’ daughter Ally. Here’s her blog, Talk Ally.

Rode my skateboard along the walk path at Ala Moana Beach Park to get to Magic Island. The weather was gorgeous.

Here is Team Ally coming down the homestretch along the Ala Wai Yacht Harbor.

Then it was lunch time. We had burgers, hot dogs, & spam musubis. The day turned into a family picnic….

The kids got to play in the inflatable bouncers, fly kites, and swim at the beach. Good times. It was a great day for Ally and for the entire Allyson’s Fan Club ‘ohana.

http://www.autismspeaks.org/

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New Addiction…. Longboarding

….new hobby. Yes, I’m really enjoying longboarding. Haven’t skated since I was a little kid on my Checkers & Pogo skateboard. Picked up my longboard on Valentine’s Day. A lotta fun….

Been practicing out of view in this parking lot across the street. (That’s my building behind my shoulder.) I always pray for safety & grace as I’m coming down the elevator. I should be OK as long as I act my age and not my shoe size.

Was able to make it to “Point Panics” at the Kaka’ako Waterfront Park on my 4th session. My goal is just to go cruising. I feel that if you live in Hawai’i, you should have a skateboard. It’s fun, healthy, and “green.”

Having a blast. Hope to make a GoPro video later this summer. ‘Til then, happy trails….

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Eat the Street

Walked over to Eat the Street this late afternoon in Kaka’ako. They have it on the last Friday of each month.

It’s become a popular event for families and the entire community. There’s entertainment, DJs, community organizations, and of course, great food.

There are more dessert trucks popping up. These macarons are from Cake Works.

Tonight I had the pastele stew & gandule rice from Local STOP. It was really good.

For dessert, I had an OnoPop. Yes, it was ono….

Did I mention that the crowd was HUGE? Haha, a lot of fun people there. Good times….

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Rock the Cut

I’ve been going to my hair stylist Jen for about 15 years now. She is awesome. I’ve followed her from Waikele, to Kapolei, to Pearlridge. We’ve become good friends over time. I’ve told her every single joke that I know, as well as my ups, my downs, and my faith. I’m finally blogging about it.

Haha. She talked me into getting highlights a few years ago. Said it would make me “cool.” Well, don’t I look cool?

Yesterday, she put me under this contraption. Always wanted to be an astronaut….

But in the end, I always leave looking spiffy and feeling like a million bucks.

Jen is super, and truly a cut above….