I wasn’t there on December 7, 1941. I wasn’t even a born yet and I wouldn’t be born for another 44 years but I’ve always felt a connection to Pearl Harbor. Before this year, I had never been there before but when I was younger, my heart ached for Pearl Harbor from the day we started to learn…
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Loco Moco and Celebrating 7 years of Marriage – Renewing Our Vows in Hawaii
The Loco Moco is a Hawaiian favorite that I’ve been making for Thomas back here on the mainland ever since our Anniversary trip to the Island years ago! Probably one of Big Bear’s Favorite meals, while we were in Hawaii, was the Loco Moco. Loco Moco is a local favorite and from what I hear…
6 MUST TRY snacks/treats for when you’re in Hawaii – Oahu, Hawaii
What a weekend!! I just have to start off with two really awesome things today, #1 Today is my Dad’s 60th Birthday (HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIDDY!!) and yesterday was my niece’s 6th Birthday (HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAVANNAH!) I love ya’ll both so much! XOXO August is a Big Month for us as far as birthday go! Big…
Chinatown Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Well what can I say? I totally dropped the ball on writing about our trip to Hawaii. I started off good…I really did! I wrote about it a little while we were in Hawaii, I shared about one of our hotels and I even picked a food truck or two to blog about….all within a…
Spam Musubi – Hawaii Eats
WAIT!!! Please don’t run away! I knew the moment I wanted to share this with ya’ll that it would be one of those “um…. what the heck” recipes and a lot of people would turn their noses up and run before even looking at it! I knew that, but I still wanted to share it…
Délice Crêpes – North Shore – Haleiwa, Hawaii
Remember back a while ago, I told you about my first Food Truck experience when we ate lunch at Giovanni’s Shrimp Truck ? Well it just so happens that I had my second Food Truck Experience the same day 🙂 You see I actually saw this Crepe truck first that day on the North Shore but…
Giovanni’s Shrimp Truck – North Shore – Haleiwa, Hawaii
Giovanni’s Shrimp Truck was the first “restaurant” that I wrote down on my list of “Food Places in Hawaii“. Before we had even bought our plane tickets I had already decided that I needed to eat there. That’s what foodies do… we plan vacations around food haha. I forgot to sign my name! Well actually…
Hotel Renew by Aston – Honolulu, Hawaii
Is that not one of the most gorgeous views!?! Those blue waters, that bright sun, oh my! I can still feel the warm sun on my face as I sit here and look through my photos from our recent trip to Hawaii! This photo was taken exactly a week ago and now I sit here…
Day 1 – Honolulu,Hawaii – Seaside Bar and Grill, Makapu’u Beach and Keo’s Thai Cuisine
I can’t believe our vacation/anniversary trip is already over and we are already back home! I feel like we were just packing our bags to leave home! Hawaii was amazing and I’m already talking about what we’re going to do next time we go back! I refuse to let Hawaii be a “once in a…
Hotel Renew and North Shore
Good morning! well I suppose its the morning if you’re here in Hawaii where is about 6:25 a.m.haha This time change is really throwing me off, I think that I have woken up between 3&4 every morning since we’ve been here! I’m sure I will be adjusted to the time change by the time we…
Mango Watermelon Salsa Mahi Mahi Tacos #FlavorsofSummer
I love giving ya’ll the chance to win prizes! I mean really, who doesn’t like to win stuff? I know I do! This seems to be the “Summer of Giveaways” and #FlavorsofSummer is going to help keep that statement true. Let’s start celebrating the Flavors of Summer and enter for a chance to win 1 of…
Best Eats from Hawaii
Anne’s Back with more Best Eats from Hawaii!! So you really want to eat Hawaiian food? Really really really want to? Ok, then toss out your travel brocheure and tourist luau trap and follow me back down to Hole in the Wall Cafe in sunny downtown Honolulu (or you can also go to Ono’s on…
More Food Greetings from 808
Steak and Saimin 🙂 Anne from the 808 state is back with another Hawaiian Foodie Review 🙂 Welcome back to the 808! Honolulu offers a variety of cheap, delicious foods (best served in a take out box or from a lunch truck) On the corner of Alakea (ah-lah-kay-ah) Street and King Street is the best…
Steak Marinade Hawaiian Style
This is another Hawaiian Style recipe sent over to me by Anne from http://www.jerseyhi.blogspot.com Steak Marinade Hawaiian Style Anne Does everything by taste so I bit of guess work and taste testing will need to be applied 🙂 What you Need: 2 Sirloins or Your favorite kind of steak Oyster Sauce (Anne likes Lum’s) Shoyu…
Why Oah’u Is Still No Ka Oi
Why Oah’u Is Still No Ka Oi (Number One) An Hawaiian Vacation I am very much in LOVE with Hawai’i. The “808 State” is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been to. We went in May of 05. We visted Maui. The weather was perfect, the ocean was gorgeous, the sands beautiful, the…