When I had my cafe in Hilo I had a rotary 50 CD changer. Played all island music. I had many more than 50 CDs. When I got my first digital music played (a Dell) I ripped them all and donated the CDs to Waimea middle school. I still have that music in my Apple Music collection.
Made a poblano style mole sauce. Cheated and used a concentrate from Oaxaca. Came out so good. Been a while
Te one thing I will hate about moving away from here is I have my healthcare pretty dialed in and would have to start over. I’ve had the same MD for 10 years. I had the one before that was for 20 years. I really like the Queen’s Healthcare system for big things.
I grew up on O`ahu, though it’s been 35 years. When I see sections of freeway in Honolulu on the morning news, I still know exactly where it is.
It’s funny reading an article about a long time restaurant in Honolulu that I never heard of is closing after 30 years. I moved to Hawaii island in 1991
Just read an article about the early 20th centyry, an era before music had ever begun to be captured and recorded, a time when if you were not playing music yourself or listening to someone else play, you simply were not hearing music at all.
With Hokule’a starting a new voyage it brings this book to mind (rereading it now) that tells story of the canoe capsizing in 1977 and the loss of Eddie Aikau. the weather and channels around the Hawaiian islands are some of the roughest they will encounter in the entire voyage.

i had a chance to talk to a Canadian guest at the resort today. She said they don’t hold anything against the people of Hawaii for what Trump is doing.
Now that I’m working “guest facing” in the resort, they keep talking about guest surveys. They a card with a QR code . I’ve never believed in that style. I believe that you give the guest an infinitely positive exprience, the good reviews will just happen orgaincally. The hotel sends an email anyway