tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51787490691263100302024-03-14T00:02:34.582-07:00Sapphire Princess Odyssey 10/22/11 - 11/19/11Show me thy Gloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777309300513377779noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5178749069126310030.post-50812298541398408012011-11-14T15:46:00.001-08:002011-12-14T10:36:59.241-08:00Papeete, Tahiti ~ Nov 10, 2011<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Papeete, Tahiti</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">November 10, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Think of any superlative ~ beautiful, stunning,
magnificent, spectacular and you’ll just begin to describe Tahiti, that island
paradise countless have written of and even more have dreamed about.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The island of Tahiti (all 404 square miles) is large
and proud, towering over the ocean like a royal Queen crowned with a circle of
majestic peaks. The mountainous interior
shelters deep valleys, clear streams & high waterfalls, all bathed in green
iridescence of Mother Natures light.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The flat coastal lands, edged with a rugged
coastline, are home to fields of tropical flowers and the most of the island’s
population. Papeete, the invigorating
capital city and gateway of the territory, boasts world-class resorts, spas,
fine restaurants, nightclubs, and endless shopping at the vibrant markets,
pearl shops and boutiques.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hello…..….la Orana</div>
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Goodbye………..Nana</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Carl's Private Tours and Transfers<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">*Including Bungalows for Rent<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Hotline : (689) 77.13.69<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> ~ <a href="http://www.papeete.com/carlstours/index.html"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.papeete.com/carlstours/index.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">~ <a href="http://www.tahiti-tours-and-bungalows.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.tahiti-tours-and-bungalows.com</span></a>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Email</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> ~ *carls.cab@mail.pf<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Exploring the legendary island of Tahiti with Carl
and his friend Delores is sure to be a highlight of our Polynesian
vacation. We’ll see all the major
highlights of this amazing island as we travel point by point around its
coastal road in total comfort in Carl’s Vans . . .<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">A Lighthouse now stands where James Cook and the
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Oceans waves surge through the blowhole formed in
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">*<b>Gauguin Museum & Restaurant</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> the Sea of the
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Here nature painted a perfect masterpiece of deep green volcanic peaks
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a city tour of downtown Pago Pago combined with a scenic drive to the east end
of Tutuila. Drive along the islands rugged east coast, mountains, coral reefs
and the deep blue Pacific ocean all around you on this drive to the end of the
road at CAPE TULA the eastern most tip of the island. As we wind past one headland after another,
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passed Post Office building, Fono (legislative) building, court bouse, museum,
colorful farmers produce market, variety of fruits vegetable, local fare,
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Pago Bay & Curving harbor – is the finest in the south pacific.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Curve – site that offers wonderful views over Pago Pago bay, harbour and town
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ascending to shoulder of “Rainkamer Mountain” with panoramic view of Avaio
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Tula – easternmost tip of the island – this area is home to the island’s oldest
settlement and gorgeous surfing beaches, tour turns around from Tula.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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this scenic drive along the coast. This
side of the island is mountainous, lush green rich in tropical rainforest and
vegetation with dense foliage. The scenery is colorful its green and
match by the deep blue of the
ocean and the roaring sea. People of
these outer districts live a simple life of planting and fishing, happy in
their surroundings, you will see them set out in their daily routine of
working, playing and resting underneath the cool of trees or in their open “fales” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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CONTINUES passed downtown and will take you passed some of the most beautiful scenery
on the island, The land is more flat on this side and population more dense.
Neat picturesque villages, with clean
well kept gardens, tropical plants with flowers blooming everywhere. The island is volcanic with volcanic
formations surrounded by coral reefs, palm fringed lagoons, turquoise waters
and unusual rock formations. Our road will wind in and out of small bays with
sandy beaches, climb a spectacular panoramic ridge and wind through pretty
seaside villages that reveal the tropical beauty of the island and the
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Mountain – overlooking majestic Pago Pago Harbour and Sadies Hotel a landmark
location formerly Rainmaker Hotel <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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“Palolo” villages of Faganeanea & Nuuuli – “Palolo” a worm like fish rise
once a year, which produces a Samoan caviar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Mormon Valley – American Samoa Community college is now housed in the buildings
and complex once owned by the Mormon Church, in part of the old Mormon Valley –
a beautiful area of lush green vegetation and rainforest<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Village – Congregational Christina Church and chiefly Samoan Fale (house) Leone
formerly the island’s capital, this picturesque village is known as the “cradle
of Christianity” because it is here that John Williams, the islands first
missionary, landed in 1832. Visit the islands oldest church, also a typical
traditional chiefly Samoan fale used during village (fono) meetings and family
gatherings.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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village – enjoy expansive views of the distant horizon and deep blue ocean as
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passed clean beautiful villages, beautiful flowers & well tended gardens,
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stop Vaitogi village, visit the location of the old Samoan legend of the turtle
& shark (mother & daughter who turned into a turtle & shark)
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> A
private home with gorgeous yard and a bridge over stepped swimming pool that
served us the most excellent food, drinks and tropical fruit for lunch. </span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">~ The Garden
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Where the
legends of the Menehune abound. Kaua'i is the oldest island in the Hawaiian
chain and often called the Garden Isle because of its endless beauty. It is a
place as close to the Garden of Eden as one can find. Perhaps the sculptural
masterpiece is the Na Pali Coast accessible only by boat, helicopter or foot.
Here the scenery is so magnificent it defies description. The only thing that
can compare to the natural beauty of this island is the beauty of the people of
Kaua'i with their genuine friendliness and spirit of Aloha.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Arial;">When you are on Kauai you may want to think about going to K-Mart. There
is a free shuttle bus to and from all cruise ships to and from K-mart
and Kukui Grove Shopping Center. K-Mart has the largest selection of souvenirs
anywhere on the island of Kauai. There are always good deals at K-Mart besides
the already low prices of everything in K-Mart. If you are looking for unique
items to bring back home with you, K-Mart is the place to go! K-Mart has a
large selection of clothing also. You made need some clothes when you arrive on
Kauai, so, go to K-Mart. There are many sizes, ranging from petite to plus
sizes. K-Mart has something for everyone. K-Mart has a section filled with food
products. You might want to buy some snacks to take back to the ship with you
after you leave K-Mart. Also, at K-Mart there is a wide variety of personal hygiene
products. If you need some things like that, you should stop by K-Mart and take
advantage of thier low prices. Little Ceasars Pizza is located inside of K-Mart
on Kauai. Little Ceasars Pizza offers a variety of pizzas and other foods to
choose from. Some of these foods include: hot out of the oven pizzas, Crazy
Braed-wich is eight warm sticks of freshly baked bread topped with the flavors
of butter and garlic, then sprinkled with parmesan cheese, Crazy Sauce-which is
tomato sauce with a special blend of tasty herbs and spices, Crazy Dips-which
are tasty dips for Crazy Bread, Italian Cheese Bread, Caesar Wings, or pizza,
they are available in the following flavors: buffalo, chipotle, ranch,
buttery garlic, buffalo ranch and cheezy, Italian Cheese Bread-which is f</span></span><span class="normaltext"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Arial;">reshly
baked bread with a crispy edge, covered with melted cheeses and topped with
Italian spices, Ceasar Wings-which are tasty buffalo flavored chicken wings,
Pepperoni Cheese Bread-which is Little Ceasar's</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span class="normaltext"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Arial;">signature cheese bread
topped with pepperoni and Parmesan cheese, and Churros-which are three sticks
with cake like centers, surrounded by a crispy shell, then lightly rolled in
cinnamon and sugar. Little Ceasars has something for everyone. Stop by K-Mart
to shop and have lunch.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Unlike the other Hawaiian isalnds, we are very small.
Also, most of the towns and sights to see on Kauai are 10 to 15 miles apart,
and they are up and down big hills. We do not have shoulders on our
raods and all the mopeds are little 49cc units with a top speed of about 25
mph. It will take you an hour to get anywhere. Little
roads with no shoulders will make you tired of the ride very
fast. I have not found anyone that was happy about renting a moped on Kauai.
By the way, I have ridden a moped on the other islands and loved it. Here,
riding a moped just does not work!</span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Rent a Harley on Kauai.</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Have you ever wanted to have the wind in your hair as you ride a great
hog on a pacfic island? We have more Harley rentals here than I have seen
anywhere else. But please read the fine print! First, you have to have a
deposit of $2,000 that is available on your credit card. Next, you will
spend about $300 for the Harley rental for the day. The motorcycle rental
starts in the morning, and ends in the late afternoon. Oh, you also have to
have your license to ride a motorcycle in order to rent one and for
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Usually, you only have a certain amount of time to check out the island
because the cruise shipa are on a schedule. We do have a couple
activities, such as tours, that are about four hours long. These
are as cheap as $30 for the trip. You should not pay much more than
this. If they are asking more than this, look around because there are
several tour companies that compete for business on the island of
Kauai. Ask three or four tour companies how much they charge and
what you will see on your tour. Our favorite is Alex Taxi and Tours.</span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><br />
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will take you around the island. They are affordable and are partnered with the
cruise ships. So, they have been checked out.</span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><br />
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the night life is because only the people from the ships go to the bars right
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go to the end of the street, turn right, and in about 3 blocks you will be
at a very nice beach. This is a nice location with very little wave
activity. It is a great place to go swimming. </span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Arial;">If I was to bring my best friend here from Chicago, there are a couple
of things I would do. I would rent a cheap car. There are many cheap
car rental companies on Kauai. There are several car rental companies
close to the airport, and there are shuttle buses to take you there. Have your
snorkles ready, a couple of towels and a waterproof camera-Then head out
of the airport to the end of the road which is Ke'e state park. It is hard
to find parking, but according to me, it is the best place on Kauai to
take a quick dip or go snorkeling. Jump in the water and swim out just
past the coral reef. On the other side there are sea turles. Please note:
touching or bothreing sea turtles can get you a fine of up to
$10,000. Please do not bother them while swimming in the area. If you
look down while snorkeling, you will be able see at least 60 feet
down. This water is crystal clear and you will think you are swimming in a
pool. I would sit on the beach for a little bit, then jump in the car and
find food. There are several places to eat while heading South. Local
food is called "local grinds." In Chicago, the term "local
grinds" would mean coffee. But, on Kauai it means
food. I would take them to the town of Hanelei, where Puff the Magic
Dragon lives. So, the food has to be good-right? There are several
little places that have great food. I would take my buddy to Bubba
Burgers. It is good, fast and affordable. Bubba Burgers
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our "Island Planner" or our "Things to do" section.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Called “The Gathering Place” ever since Hawaii’s
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #454545;">Matthew's </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #454545; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Oahu</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #454545; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> restaurant list is located at: </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #454545; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><a href="http://www.hawaiifoodtours.com/oahu.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2a5db0; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px;" target="_blank">www.HawaiiFoodTours.com/oahu.html</a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #454545; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> - The lists for our </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #454545; text-align: -webkit-auto;">neighbor islands</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #454545; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> follow; </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #454545; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Maui</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #454545; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> is at </span><a href="http://www.hawaiifoodtours.com/maui.html" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #2a5db0; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank">www.HawaiiFoodTours.com/maui.html</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #454545; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> - </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #454545; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Kauai</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #454545; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> is at </span><a href="http://www.hawaiifoodtours.com/kauai.html" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #2a5db0; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank">www.HawaiiFoodTours.com/kauai.html</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #454545; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> - and the </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #454545; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Big Island</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #454545; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> list is at </span><a href="http://www.hawaiifoodtours.com/bigisland.html" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #2a5db0; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank">www.HawaiiFoodTours.com/bigisland.html</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #454545; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> - Enjoy!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.chinatownhi.com/?q=node/59">http://www.chinatownhi.com/?q=node/59</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">More Hawaiian Words</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> ~ <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: initial; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; font-family: Arial; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;">Aloha:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;">Hello,
goodbye, love</span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><br />
</span><strong><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: initial; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; font-family: Arial; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;">E komo mai:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;">Welcome</span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><br />
</span><strong><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: initial; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; font-family: Arial; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;">Hana hou:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;">Do it
again, encore</span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><br />
</span><strong><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: initial; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; font-family: Arial; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;">Haole:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;">White
person, foreigner</span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><br />
</span><strong><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: initial; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; font-family: Arial; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;">Kamaaina:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;">Hawaii
born or long time Hawaii resident</span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><br />
</span><strong><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: initial; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; font-family: Arial; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;">Kane:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;">Man</span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><br />
</span><strong><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: initial; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; font-family: Arial; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;">Kapu:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;">Forbidden,
keep out</span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><br />
</span><strong><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: initial; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; font-family: Arial; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;">Keiki:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;">Child
or children</span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><br />
</span><strong><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: initial; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; font-family: Arial; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;">Lua:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;">Bathroom</span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><br />
</span><strong><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: initial; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; font-family: Arial; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;">Mahalo:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;">Thank
you</span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><br />
</span><strong><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: initial; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; font-family: Arial; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;">Ohana:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;">Family</span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><br />
</span><strong><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: initial; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; font-family: Arial; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;">Pau:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;">Finished</span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><br />
</span><strong><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: initial; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; font-family: Arial; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;">Wahine:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;">Woman<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b>Song</b> ~ Hawaii Ponoi ~ 1967</div>
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<b>Bird</b> ~ Nene (Hawaiian Goose) ~ 1957<br />
<b>Tree</b> ~ Kukio (candlenut) ~ 1959<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>Show me thy Gloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777309300513377779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5178749069126310030.post-32139300508991461882011-11-01T17:11:00.000-07:002011-12-09T10:13:42.625-08:00Hilo, Hawaii ~ Oct 28, 2011<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Hilo, Hawaii ~ </span>Oct 28, 2011</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">With it varied terrain, diverse climate, lush
vegetation and rich array of attractions, many find Hawaii the most interesting
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Ricky’s Hilo/Volcano National Park tour<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Hilo Tour</span></b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;"><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">*<b>Banyan
Drive</b> - drive by</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">*<b>Liliuokalani
Garden</b>-drive by<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span">*<b>Rainbow
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;"> when the sun
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harvesting the first crop eight years later. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">world's largest producers of
these very tasty, yet very fatty, nuts.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span">*<b>Akatsuka
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Mauna Kea, the highest peak in the
pacific Basin, Mauna Loa, the largest mountain in the world rising more than
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<span class="apple-style-span">*<b>Kilauea
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<br />Show me thy Gloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777309300513377779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5178749069126310030.post-80506457509901721212011-10-28T01:18:00.000-07:002011-12-06T11:22:17.597-08:00Lahaina, Maui ~ Oct 27, 2011<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Lahaina, Maui</span></b><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"> ~ our 1<sup>st</sup>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"> ~ 0ctober 27, 2011 ~<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">“Maui no ka oi” exclaim the
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Formed by two massive volcanoes,
Maui is the 2<sup>nd</sup> largest of the Hawaiian islands. These volcanoes are joined by a rich valley
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accounts of Maui’s scenic and climatic contrasts, culminated by the spectacular
Haleakala Crater, the world’s largest inactive volcano, towering 10,032 feet
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Maui’s natural splendor includes
the lush Iao Valley, magical waterfalls of Hana and an endless sea of sugarcane
and pineapple fields. There is more than
80 beaches and has more miles of swimmable beach than any other island. Ancient volcanoes have left sands in a
rainbow of colors ~ white, gold, black, green and garnet.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b>Heading to Lahaina, Maui</b><br />
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<b>Under an absolutely Huge Fig Tree</b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">1)<b> Mauka </b>means toward the
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">5) The Hawaiian word for rainbow is <b>Anuenue</b>,<b> </b>pronounced<b> </b>ah-NU-ee-NU-ee.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><br /></b></div>Show me thy Gloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777309300513377779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5178749069126310030.post-45415304280952964202011-10-15T15:11:00.000-07:002011-12-16T12:00:03.348-08:006 Days To Go, the Crowne Plaza & 1st Meet and Greet<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Today is Saturday 10/15/2011 ~ </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Six days (less than a week) to the day before we will be walking on board the Sapphire Princess heading to . . . <i style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b>Heaven in Paradise . . .</b></span></i> The South Pacific!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">How many of you have your suitcases out, crowded onto any flat surface available and are trying to pack all the things we all have laboriously put in our *CSA for the past year or so?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(*New Words are found at the bottom) </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Those of us who are detail orientated and have made our never ending lists ~ each item is being crossed off as it finds its way into our open suitcases.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Our minds never ending chatter goes something like this . . .</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Will it all fit? </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Can I get one more thing in? </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">What about my shoes ~ do I have enough space for all of them?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Just 50lbs ~ It can not exceed 50 lbs!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Reorganize, again.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oh the joys of packing ~</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And so it goes . . .</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Happy Packing all!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For those of you who are cruising with us and also those who are *not* ~ and ~ who still want to follow along and live vicariously through us ~</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*Yes, that goes for all of you who have booked this same cruise in 2013 ~ You are welcome too! And your friends and your friends, friends! Come one, come all!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To find out all of our secrets ~</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here are our Cruise Critic threads where we have met and made new friends, talked endlessly about anything cruise related and some things ~ not so cruise related. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Please feel free to sit down with a cup of coffee or what ever floats your boat and get ready for a very long read - we have been chatting on these threads since not long after this cruise became available to buy ~ I think it was early 2010 ~(*note ~ some of our <b>LA to Tahiti, to LA</b> thread got shortened) - So I can not tell you the exact "inception day".</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Cruise Critic Thread</b> ~ </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><strong>October 22, 2011 LA to Tahiti to LA . . .</strong></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Cruise Fashion & Beauty ~</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><strong>28 Day Sapphire South Pacific fashion questions and other girly stuff . . .</strong></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><strong><a href="http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=30964521#post30964521">http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=30964521#post30964521</a></strong></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">I just thought of one more way to follow along with us - Check out the <b>Sapphire Princess</b> <b>Bridge Cam</b> for a view of where we are on our journey ~ </span><a href="http://www.princess.com/bridgecams/sa/sapphire_bridgecam.html">http://www.princess.com/bridgecams/sa/sapphire_bridgecam.html</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And ~ also This Blog ~ </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 30px; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Sapphire Princess Odyssey 10/22/11 - 11/19/11</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>All of you ~ Feel free to add a comment anytime the spirit moves you or when you have a funny story that just can not wait until we see you again.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><u><b>New Words:</b></u></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b>CSA</b></span> ~ For those of you who are saying what the heck is a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b>CSA</b></span> ~ </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Well, </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">CSA </span></b>is a new phrase we learned from SissyG on her ~<i> Cruise Critic, 28 day Sapphire South Pacific fashion questions and other girly stuff</i>, thread ~ a while back ~ and it will now and forever be a part of our new cruise vocabulary. </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And, yes, we all, albeit, maybe secretly ~ have one ~</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>I just found a map for San Pedro that might be useful to some to use to wander </b></span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.chinatownhi.com/?q=node/59">http://www.chinatownhi.com/?q=node/59</a></div>
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community with a unique commercial core imbueed with by residential,
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">**Unfortunately I can not find the specifics with number coding for this map on the internet ~ It seems to have been taken off. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">However I did find that you can pick up a copy of this walking tour at the Hilo Downtown Improvement Assc at 252 Kamehameha Ave. And here is a site that has some informtion re the walking tour ~ </span><a href="http://gohawaii.about.com/library/olson/aa02218h.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">http://gohawaii.about.com/library/olson/aa02218h.htm</span></a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It is a self-guided walking tour of historic downtown Hilo, on the east side of the Big Island of Hawaii. The tour has 18 stops and it covers Hilo's history from 1870 to the present day. The guide includes a map of the tour area and description of each stop. </span><br />
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<li style="left: 1.5em; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-right: 2.5em; position: relative;"><strong>Koehnen's Building</strong></li>
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<br />Show me thy Gloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777309300513377779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5178749069126310030.post-10306756695456810132011-10-03T16:06:00.000-07:002011-10-06T12:07:31.490-07:00Maui ~<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I thought I would publish some maps, etc that I have found for each port that may be of use to you all in the islands we are going to visit. I will start with the first port and so on. Feel free to download and copy them for your own personal use.</span><br />
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<b>A map of Maui ~</b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A map of Lahaina, Maui and surrounding areas ~ </span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;">Lahaina Historic Trail Map ~ A Walking Map</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Below this map picture is a numerical map &</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If you would like to see all the pictures that go with this map ~ </span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lahaina-family-vacation.com/lahaina-historic-trail.html">http://www.lahaina-family-vacation.com/lahaina-historic-trail.html</a></span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">The dotted line on the map is a quick 30 minute walk.</span></b><br />
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Originally a store room for missionaries, it was converted to a downtown
officers club by whaling ship captains in 1834. Its coral block and fieldstone
construction is preserved exactly as originally built. </span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;">You just observe the second floor reading room of this building from the
outside - there is no inside area to tour. There is a local Hawaiian craftsmen
gift shop that occupies the first floor.</span></div>
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medical missionary, and his family from the 1830s to 1868. The house served as
a medical office and general center for missionary activity. A seamen’s chapel
and Christian reading rooms for ships’ masters and men was nearby. The Baldwins
had a garden of native and introduced plants: Kukui, kou, banana, guava, figs,
and grape arbors. The Museum is open daily from 10AM to 4PM. </span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;">You can go through the home in a few minutes, or spend a long time
looking at artifacts in each room. They have a small admission cost of a couple
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Protestant missionary to Lahaina. On the site of the present Campbell Park, the</span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></i></span><span class="apple-style-span"><b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;">RICHARDS HOUSE</span></i></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></i></span><span class="apple-style-span"><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;">was the first coral stone house in the islands.
Richards left the mission in the 1830s to work directly for the kingdom as
chaplain, teacher and translator to King Kamehameha III. He helped draw up the
constitution. Seeking recognition of the kingdom’s independence, he traveled to
the United States and Europe as the king’s envoy. He also served as the
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PATCH</b>, called Kapukaiao, were visible as late as the 1950s. Kamehameha III
is said to have worked here to show his subjects the dignity of labor.</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;">If this just looks like the front yard of the Lahaina library, you are
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a healing place. </span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;">How well you can see this in the water is related to whether or not the
ocean is at high tide or low tide. There is a brass marker on the shore that
helps you locate the Hauloa Stone, which is close to the Brick Palace
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the first western building in the islands. It was made of locally produced
brick. Constructed at the command of Kamehameha I, the brick palace was used
intermittently as a storehouse and a residence until the 1850s. The
cornerstones and foundation have been excavated. </span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;">We walked by this many times, incorrectly assuming it was something like
an abandoned volleyball court, before we stopped and read the brass markers to
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commissioned by Kamehameha III in 1840 as an aid to navigation for whaleboats
coming ashore for Rest and Relaxation. It began as a 9 foot wooden tower that
was increased to 26 feet in 1866. The whale oil lamp light was kept burning by
a Hawaiian caretaker. The Old Lahaina Lighthouse was rebuilt in 1905. The
present concrete structure was dedicated by the US Coast Guard in 1916. This
light was the first in the Hawaiian Islands and predates any lighthouse on the
US Pacific Coast. </span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;">The Old Lahaina Lighthouse is easy to spot at the north end of Lahaina
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1901. Additional rooms and shops were added in 1965, but this extension was
carefully built to match the style of the original. It served as the only
visitor accommodation in West Maui until the late 1950s. The stern old
turn-of-the-century regulations for guests are still posted in the rooms. </span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;">This is still a working hotel where you can stay, and also has a small
restaurant that handles overflow visitors waiting for their activities at
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anniversary of the beginning of Protestant missionary work in Lahaina. This
banyan tree is now more than sixty feet high and casts shade over an acre. </span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;">You can't miss Banyan Tree Park on the ocean side
of Front Street at the south end of Lahaina. The Old Lahaina Courthouse is
behind the huge banyan tree, and Lahaina Harbor is just across the street from
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Piula. The courhouse also served as a custom house and the center of
anti-smuggling activity during the whaling era. In August, 1898, the Hawaiian
flag was lowered here and the American flag was raised. This marked the formal
annexation of the islands by the United States. </span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;">In March 2008 during our visit the upstairs Lahaina Heritage Museum was
closed for renovation, but in the hallway you can view an eight-foot by
five-foot three-dimensional relief map of the island of Maui displayed in a koa
wood cabinet,as well as the last Hawaiian Flag to fly over the state. Find the
outside entrance to the basement, which includes some old jail cells that are
like the ones in Hale Pa'ahao (Stuck in Irons House) of the mid-1850s. Inside,
a sailor-prisoner talks about his escapades in Lahaina that led up to his
arrest while sea chantey tunes play in the background.</span></div>
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that face Lahaina Harbor. The fort was built in the early 1830s after some
sailors lobbed cannonballs at the town during an argument with Protestant
missionaries over the visits of native women to ships. Visitors thought the
fort looked as of it were built more for show than force. The fort was used
mostly as a prison. It was torn down in the 1850s to supply stones for the
construction of Hale Pa’ahao - the prison on Prison Street.</span></i></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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only) Lahaina had no natural harbor like Honolulu Harbor. Lahaina only had an
open roadstead, so the whaler ships' small Chase Boats had to come in from the
deep-water offshore anchorage to trade. When the surf was up, they often had
trouble beaching. In the early 1840s, the United States consular representative
dug a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>CANAL</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>to a basin near the market, and
charged a fee for its use. After a few years, the government took over the
canal and built a thatched market house with stalls, which almost immediately
burned down. The canal was filled in 1913.</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;">(site only) All trade between natives and ships was carried on at the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>GOVERNMENT MARKET</b>. “These are
the things which I strictly forbid,” ran the edict of Princess Nahi’ena’ena in
1833, “overcharging, underselling…wrangling, breaking of bargains, enticing,
pursuing, chasing a boat, greediness... I hereby forbid women from going to the
market enclosure, for the purpose of sightseeing or to stand idly by...”
Despite this, the area around the market was noted for its gamy activities, and
was called Rotten Row.</span></i></div>
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building dated from 1927, and is notable for an alter painting depicting a
Hawaiian Madonna and colorful endemic plants and birds. </span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;">Walk to the side of the church - there are no walls, just open air with
beams to hold up the roof. The front door is almost always open. If you enter
and go to the front alter you can view the Hawaiian Madonna at the back wall.</span></div>
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building with a surrounding piazza, was built in the late 1830s as a palace for
Kamehameha III. It was not a success. In fact, it was never finished. The king
preferred to sleep in a small thatch hut nearby. By the mid-1840s, the king and
his advisors were spending more time at Honolulu than Lahaina, and Hale Piula
fell into disrepair. It was used as a courthouse for some time, and after a
gale damaged it badly in 1858, its stones were used to build the present
courthouse.</span></i></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Lahaina. Once there was a pond here, called Mokuhinia, home of a powerful water
spirit in the form of a lizard or dragon. A tiny island in the pond, MOKUULA,
was for decades a home of Maui chiefs, and then a residence of three Kamehameha
kings. </span></i></span><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;">Several important chiefs of the early
1800s were buried there. Kamehameha III used to receive visitors at the royal
tomb in the late 1830s and early 1840s, showing them the large burial chamber,
with its mirrors, velvet draperies, chairs and kahili (feathered staffs), and
ornate coffins.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i><span class="apple-style-span"><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;">Long after the chiefs’ remains were removed, the
pond was filled, the island leveled, and a ball park was created in 1918.</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;">There is not much to see here right now. When you see the tennis and
basketball courts at the south end of Front Street, you have found this site.
There are long term plans to develop this into an area that matches the
graphic.</span></div>
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between 1828 and 1832 by natives under the direction of their chiefs for the
Protestant mission. It could seat 3000 Hawaiians packed together on the floor
and had calabash spittoons for tobacco-chewing chiefs and ships’ masters. A
whirlwind unroofed the church and blew down the belfry in 1858; the bell, once
described as “non too sonorous,” fell a hundred feet undamaged. In 1894, native
royalists protesting the annexation of Hawaii by the U.S. burned the church.
Rebuilt, it burned down again in 1947, was rebuilt, and was demolished by
another whirlwind in 1951. The new church, dedicated in 1953, was renamed
Waiola, 'Water of Life'. </span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">The sign at both Waiola locations are
confusing because they still use the old name 'Waine'e' (the street you are on)
rather then the current name 'Waiola'.</span></div>
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and obscure of early Lahaina – Hawaiian chiefs and commoners, seamen,
missionaries. Here and there is a reminder of the old custom of marking the
tomb with a glass-framed picture. Among the stones are those of Governor
Hoapili and his wife Kalakua; Ke’opuolani, (first of the chiefs to be converted
to Christianity, wife of Kamehameha I and mother of Kamehameha II, Kemehameha
III, and Princess Nahi’ena’ena); and pioneer missionary, William Richards.</span></i></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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up a small temple and a language school. The present building dates from 1927.</span></i></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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only) DAVID MALO’S HOUSE was near the junction of Prison Road and Waine’e
Street. Malo, educated at Lahainaluna Seminary as an adult, was the first
renowned Hawaiian scholar and philosopher. He developed a keen sense of
judgement and was a prime mover in framing the bill of rights and the
constitution. His account of the ancient culture, Hawaiian Antiquities, has
become a classic. Bitter about growing white control of Hawaii, he asked to be
buried “above the tide of the foreign invasion” and his grave site is on the
top of Mt. Ball, above the school. David Malo Day is celebrated annually at the
high school in late spring.</span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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from the 1850s. Built at a leisurely pace by convict laborers, out of coral
stone from the demolished waterfront Fort, it had the standard wall shackles
and ball and chain restraints for difficult prisoners. Most of the inmates were
there for desertion from ships, drunkenness, working on the Sabbath, or
dangerous horse-riding.</span></i></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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early families on Maui who joined the Anglican Church after the Archbishop of
Canterbury in England was specifically requested to form a church in Hawaii by
Queen Emma.</span></i></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Love” was built by native Protestants in “commemoration of God’s causing
Lahaina to escape the smallpox, while it desolated Oahu in 1853, carrying off
5000-6000 of its population. Completed in 1858, it was used as a church and
school for many years, but by the early 1900s it fell into ruins. The County of
Maui restored the structure in 1974.</span></i></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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style, is typical of church buildings put up all over Maui in the plantation
era, when Japanese laborers were imported to work in the sugar fields.</span></i></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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STREET</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>in 1837 passed the
funeral procession of the tragic Princess Nahi’ena’ena. Caught between the
ancient and the modern world, she alternatively worshipped the Protestant God,
and yearned after the old traditions, in which a union with her brother
Kamehameha III would have preserved the purity of the royal family. She had a
son by the king in August, 1836. The boy lived only a few hours, and
Nahi’ena’ena herself died in December. She was 21. Along the way to her burial
place, a path was made through stands of breadfruit and koa trees. It became
known as Luakani Street, after the Hawaiian word for the sacrificial heiau, the
state temples of the old religion.</span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Maui in 1841, and there has been a Catholic church on this site since 1846. The
present church, a concrete replica of an earlier wooden structure, dates from
1928.</span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><i>We attend Easter ceremonies here each year
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one of Melville’s shipmates as well, who died in the Seaman’s Hospital of a
“disreputable disease.” Over the years, the marked graves of sailors gradually
disappeared, until now only one or two are identifiable.</span></i></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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printing house of Lahainaluna Seminary, founded by Protestant missionaries in
1831, turned out hundreds of thousands of pages of material in the Hawaiian
language. The school is the oldest educational institution west of the Rockies
and now serves as the public high school for the Lahaina area. The printing
shop was restored in 1980-82 by the Lahaina Restoration Foundation under a
grant from the State of Hawaii. An exhibit features a replica of the original
Ramage press and facsimiles of early printing. Museum open Monday-Friday,
10am-3pm.</span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Tong, a Chinese fraternal society with branches all over the world. This one
dates from early in this century, when the local society had over a hundred
members. The Chinese were amond the earliest immigrants to Hawaii and became a
powerful force in the commerce of Lahaina. Museum open daily.</span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Kamehameha III. The building was leased to the U.S. State Department in 1844 to
serve as a center for the treatment of sick and injured seamen, particularily
whalers who flocked to these shores between 1820 to 1860. There was scandalous
talk in those days that the doctors at the hospital collected per diem fees
from the government for patients long since buried in the Seamen’s Cemetery. An
investigation of these charges was made in 1859, but no official action was
ever taken. Next door is an early residence, typical of the homes of the sugar
plantation camps.</span></i></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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The statue of</span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></i></span><span class="apple-style-span"><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.lahaina-family-vacation.com/lahaina-jodo-mission.html"><b>BUDDHA
at the JODO MISSION</b></a></span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></i></span><span class="apple-style-span"><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;">near Mala wharf was erected to mark the hundredth
anniversary of the arrival of the first Japanese plantation laborers in 1868.
The grounds and building of the mission are open to the public. </span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">This is in north Lahaina, and more of a drive
than a casual walk from downtown Front Street.</span></div>
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<b><span id="goog_1208745083"></span><span id="goog_1208745084"></span></b>Show me thy Gloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777309300513377779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5178749069126310030.post-35927223480526145822011-09-21T10:51:00.000-07:002011-10-17T14:28:56.433-07:00We Begin . . . Pre Cruise Jitters ~<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We Begin . . . Pre Cruise Jitters ~</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*This picture is what we all have been staring at on our computer screens for some time now. Most of us have been anxiously waiting since we booked ~ more than a year and a half, now ~ for this cruise to get here. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*Anticipation and packing for me ~ is "<i>almost</i>" as fun as going on this cruise.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*You get to dream with your eyes wide open . . . weeks and months before you ever get </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> there!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*Some of our Cruise Critic . com message board folks including me already have a "Cruise Staging Area" ~ the extra bed in the empty bedroom filed with all the things that will soon go in our suitcases. Others have their ironing boards up and are arduously making sure all is neat and ready to go while others are waiting till the last minute to throw everything in their suitcase and be on their way.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*And some of us have already planned our own tours in the following ports ~ </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I will be noting tour names, people to contact and email addresses in each blog below for anyone reading this blog that is beginning to plan their own cruise to this most beautiful part of the world. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Our itinerary ~ and what is coming up for Sarah and I . . . </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> 10/21/2011 Crowne Plaza Hotel - San Pedro, Ca & Dinner at the Green Onion</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> *The Cruise begins!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1. 10/22/2011 Saturday Los Angeles, California</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2. 10/23/2011 Sunday At Sea </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3. 10/24/2011 Monday At Sea</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">4. 10/25/2011 Tuesday At Sea</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">5. 10/26/2011 Wednesday At Sea</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">6. 10/27/2011 Thursday </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Maui - Do a Walking tour on the Historic Trail through out Lahaina and then go to Kaanapali / Whalers Village via a bus or shuttle.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">7. 10/28/2011 Friday </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hilo - Look for Ricky's Tours info and pics.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">8. 10/29/2011 Saturday Honolulu - Look for info and pics re: the "Hole in the Wall" Tour.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">9. 10/30/2011 Sunday Kauai - How we spend our time in Kauai will be a surprise to both of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">us and</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> you all . . .</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">10. 10/31/2011 Monday At Sea</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">11. 11/1/2011 Tuesday At Sea</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">12. 11/2/2011 Wednesday At Sea</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">13. 11/3/2011 Thursday At Sea</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">14. 11/4/2011 Friday Pago Pago - Look for info and pics re: Sulu's tour w/ oceaniatravel</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">15. 11/5/2011 Saturday Apia - Look for info and pics re: Polynesian Xplorer tour w/ Nanise </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">16. 11/6/2011 Sunday At Sea</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">17. 11/7/2011 Monday At Sea </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">18. 11/8/2011 Tuesday Bora Bora - Look for info and pics re: PatricksTour / Outrigger / </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Motu</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">19. 11/9/2011 Wednesday Moorea - Look for info and pics re: Alberts Motu Tour</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">20. 11/10/2011 Thursday Papeete - Look for info and pics re Carl's full day Tour</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">21. 11/11/2011 Friday at sea</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">22. 11/12/2011 Saturday At Sea</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">23. 11/13/2011 Sunday At Sea</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">24. 11/14/2011 Monday At Sea * My Birthday!!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">25. 11/15/2011 Tuesday At Sea</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">26. 11/16/2011 Wednesday At Sea</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">27. 11/17/2011 Thursday At Sea</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">28. 11/18/2011 Friday At Sea</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">29. 11/19/2011 Saturday Los Angeles - Disembarkation and spending the night at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Crowne </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Plaza Hotel - San </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Pedro, California</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">This blog will be as interactive as you all want it to be. If you have funny or not so funny stories & or pictures you would like included, your best tour guide info along with their snail mail addresses & email addresses, etc ~ either before, during or after the cruise - send them along to me and I will include your stuff along in this blog along with mine.</span></span><br />
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