On Thursday, November 12, 2009, I took a direct flight from Houston to Honolulu. Upon my arrival I rendezvoused with Nushe, a fellow three month volunteer, and Tracy, the Visitor Services Manager for the Midway National Wildlife Refuge, and the woman who interviewed me for the position. The three of us spent the night in Honolulu at a bunk house owned by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, where we were able to repack and make sure we had all the supplies we would need for our three month adventure.
Our flight not being until the late afternoon, Nushe and I spent Friday at Waikiki Beach, which was only a ten minute walk from the bunk house. I can definitely understand the appeal of Waikiki Beach to tourists. The sun is hot, the sand is white, the water is blue, and shopping is expensive. It was fun living the glamorous life for the day, but I think that is my max. I got tired of the crowds and walking past big expensive designer shops with their doors wide open and getting a blast from their most fridge air-conditioning. What a waste of energy.
This is me with "Ha'i Mo'olelo (The Storyteller)" on the main drag in Waikiki Beach.
This is my favorite photo from the day. I call it "Man and String". Tourists are amazing… and I personally applaud any man that large who has the confidence to wear a suit like that... I certainly wouldn't.
I have seen that suit in hot pink with a matching top on a native woman on Ala Moana Beach.....( a few miles from Waikiki)Also...why did you not visit me when I lived there?
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