Aloha Friday Recipe: Hilo Mango-Lilikoi-Basil Barbecue Shrimp

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Makes 4 servings
1 pound shrimp(about 16 to 20)
2 large mangoes, each cut in 6 large chunks

Marinade:
cup mango purée
cup frozen lilikoi concentrate, thawed
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon minced fresh basil
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
teaspoon minced garlic

Peel and devein shrimp, leaving tails on. Combine marinade ingredients and marinate shrimp 1 hour. On each of 4 skewers, alternately thread shrimp and mango chunks. Grill or broil kebabs 7 minutes or until shrimp is cooked – turning once and basting occasionally with marinade.
Recipe courtesy SamChoy.com

Celebrate the holiday paniolo style

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Friday, July 3, 2009:  Happy July 3rd! Parker Ranch presents their Annual Horse Races and Rodeo held at the Parker Ranch Arena. This year they are commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Hawaiian Statehood.

Rodeo begins at 9am and will end at high noon. Join the Parker Ranch ohana in celebrating with an exciting line up of events, children’s pony rides, train rides, and of course ono food! Parker Ranch Store will host a booth featuring their Rodeo tees, commemorative tees, and must have Parker Ranch goodies. Tickets are available at Parker Ranch Store or at the gate. This is an event not to be missed!

Click here to buy tickets online.

Parker Ranch Store

Newest Hawaii Geocaches (7/1)

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Looking to do some geocaching in paradise this holiday weekend?  Here are a few of the newest caches.

Lava and Sand  (Maui)

Beisbol been bery, bery good to me  (Oahu)

Hele Wiki Paws Cache  (Oahu)

BJQ18  (Oahu)

Kekaha Guard  (Kauai)

If you’re new to geocaching or wondering what the heck it is, click here to get started.  Need some suggestions on what kind of GPS’s to use, here are a few:

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