our first evening in hawaii

 

our humble abode, courtesy of kyle and co., on the northeastern shore

 

 

the coffee table

 

view out the front door

 

the mantle

 

one of about six abandoned cars in the yard

 

 

the beach 30 paces from where we slept

 

 

 

jamo and adrian

 

 

 

how mark kicks back after spending all that time searching out deals to exotic locales...

 

 

mmm

 

best place on the island

 

black and gold!!

 

pearl harbor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

we simultaneously celebrated cinco de mayo and buddha's birthday, beginning with a gallery hop in chinatown and ending at a bar near the aloha tower

 

 

leied

 

like totally aloha

 

the discovery of sangria behind the shade

 

 

 

 

 

surfboard art

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dancing catgirls... all the way from hunan province in china

 

 

 

sign in parking garage... i couldn't have said it better myself

 

 

our host kyle

 

looks to be about the end of the night...

 

 

perfect 10

 

tiffany's stabbing adrian

 

 

 

our baywatch audition

 

 

 

dole plantation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a pineapple shmorgasbord... yes, there's even pineapple chili

 

 

 

 

 

 

adrian's meticulous preparation for picture-taking perfection

 

 

pineapples waiting to happen

 

 

sled-riding aloha-style... we copied off of some local kids at the park

 

 

 

 

hanauma bay nature preserve

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on the way to snorkle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

driving along the east coast

 

 

 

 

a small shrine at a lookout point on the east coast

 

 

blowhole

 

 

 

 

arriving to hike to makapuu point... easternmost spot on oahu

 

 

 

 

 

cactus graffiti

 

cacti

 

 

the easternmost point of oahu

 

 

 

at the top

 

redheads

 

our four-hour hike through monoa falls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bamboo forest... when the wind blew the whole forest said "whoooooooooooo"

 

 

 

spooky old trees!!

 

me tarzan

 

 

 

 

i tore a hole in my shorts

 

 

muddy sneaks

 

 

 

 

honolulu traffic

 

welcome to hale'iwa on the north shore, where even mcdonald's is forced to look cute (kinda)

 

more spam is eaten per capita in hawaii than anywhere else... there's even an annual festival

 

 

mmm...piggy

 

eww

 

our last day at the beach

 

 

 

still no tan...

 

 

 

 

crazy kids

 

crazy kids

 

 

i kiss you

 

 

 

 

 

feeeeeeeeeeeet

 

 

 

hawaiians love spam

 

 

mark rockin' out at the market

 

free samples of deliciousness