Parked by this restaurant on Walua St. since the 80s it’s been Tom Bombadils, Tres Hombres (very good), empty for a while, Habanero (Big renovation), Kona Pasta Company, Now Walua Social Club. It’s Italian food. I can cook Italian better than most restaurants
Had a great time at the Kona King Kamehameha Day Ho`olaulea. Great food. Good music. Sat behind Kona Inn and watched the surf roll in.
I guess they didn’t have any pooper scoopers following the pa`u riders in the parade. Alii Drive smells like a stable
After starting out as a bootstrap mail order razor company, Harry’s has gone all corporate. Bigger shelf presence. Made it look bigger. Skinnier and same 30oz.
My cafe was just around the corner before they built the roof. Used go there daily. The ladies all knew me “Mr Randy, I get good kind for you”
They always say retirees are in a fixed income. We’re all on a fixed income. A Paycheck is a paycheck.
An interesting find. We always thought our Italian side was only from Parma and Piacenza in N. Italy. I was resaerching my Great Granmotherʻs side, prior to her, there are a least 7 generations, many on maternal sides going back to a small town in S. Italy Teora, Avellino, Campania You never know.
Have always wondered why information on portions of my family wasnʻt that hard to find in genealogy and ancesrty. Turns out my ancestors were shop and land owners. Served in local government., were military officers and owned shares in merchant ships among other enterprises.
I would think all of this Trump Musk stuff is funny, but that big ugly bill is still out there and all of the carnage from DOGE and the EOs is still there.
The deeper that I dig into my family tree ancestry, the more sense my DNA ancestry composition make. The DNA also comfirms my other research. Many connections throughtout N Europe 1500-1600s with lots of migrations to N. America in 1700s
Hawaii island should have a progressive property tax. The higher value the higher %. If you can afford a $3mil home(or a $10mil home), you can afford a higher contribution to the county. That would help affordabile housing