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Pow Wow Hawai’i 2013

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Pow Wow Hawai’i is going down this week in Kaka’ako. And it’s pretty amazing…. “POW WOW IS A GATHERING OF CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS THAT ENGAGES WITH THE BROADER COMMUNITY IN THE PROCESS AND CREATION OF ART.”

Here are a few of the murals near the Mother Waldron Park.

Be careful where you park. Haha. Love the painting on the sidewalk as well. Nice touch….

This mural of King David Kalākaua is at the Lana Lane Studios.

Here’s my friend Kamea doing his magic.

The Pow Wow Hawai’i block party coincided with the Honolulu Night Market. This mural is next to the Pinch of Salt warehouse on Auahi Street. There were pop-up boutiques inside.

The streets were packed with food trucks, art vendors, and DJs. I had a nice plate of Onda Pasta and a slice of Kiawe Pizza.

Had an #artrageous time!

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Ukulele Picnic

Walked over to the Ukulele Picnic at the Kaka’ako Waterfront Park today. Only found out about it via Twitter. Apparently, it’s put on by an Ukulele shop in Japan. It was a lot of fun. Here’s Aldrine Guerrero on stage.

There were a bunch of food booths, vendors, and crafters. There were even food trucks in the parking lot.

There were ukulele manufacturers there including Kamaka and Kanile’a. There were also free ukulele and hula lessons for the visitors. Nice….

There were jumpers and activities for the kids. (And porta potties.)

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For lunch, I had a plate of yakisoba noodles and an andagi for dessert. So ono….

But the person who had the most fun was this little kid sliding down the hill on a piece of cardboard. Good times.

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Kung Hei Fat Choi

Attended the Night in Chinatown Street Festival & Parade this late afternoon / early evening. Ran into friends there. Had a great time!

As the parade moved along Hotel Street, I had to run down King Street to catch up to it for this pic.

Then I headed over to the food booths before the parade ended to beat the crowds. Good call….

The side streets were jam packed. There were food booths, vendors, kung fu demonstrations, pageant queens, and even a reggae concert!

The parade ended at River Street with what looked like a dance battle. Here’s a link to my Viddy video.

Sampled a few unusual desserts with friends. Had fun. A great celebration….

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Google Apps for Education Hawai’i Summit

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Had a blast at the Google Apps for Education Summit this weekend. Learned a lot and made new friends. Here is the link to my notes and takeaways on my school blog. Here is the Twitter hashtag, #gafesummit.

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Walked over to the University of Phoenix for the two-day conference. My first time there. There were about 200 participants.

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The keynote was held across the street at the Aloha Tower’s Terminal 10. Soundcheck 1, 2, 3….

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We were treated to baristas from the Kope coffee catering company.

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Shared my iPhone keychain/tripod and got tweeted. Should get commission….

Enjoyed all of the sessions. Looking forward to sharing at school. And looking forward to next year’s summit. See y’all there.

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Wicked Honolulu

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So blessed to have seen Wicked last night! It was amazing! Went with a bunch of friends from church. Here’s a pic of “the cousins.”

Actually purchased the ticket back in 2011 at a group rate (when I could still afford it.) It was so worth it. The production was great. The story & storytelling were amazing. The music was inspiring, and the two leads were fantastic. I highly recommend it.

This was the last play that I absolutely wanted to see. I’ve seen the “Big Four,” Phantom, Les Mis, Cats (hated Cats,) and Miss Saigon. I’ve also seen Rent, Beauty & the Beast, Grease, Chicago, Lion King, Chorus Line, and High School Musical (hey, it was good.)

Go see Wicked. You’ll definitely be “flying high, defying gravity….”