Tsunami warning has been cancelled

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County Civil Defense Agency has cancelled the tsunami warning. However some coastal areas in Hawaii may still experience abnormalities in currents so please do NOT go into the ocean today! If you see exposed reef, go inland as this is a sign of the water receding before a surge. See post below for links on sites to stay updated.

Update: Ticket holders for tonight’s luau at Old Lahaina Luau…da party is back on! Eat some kalua pork and have some of their awesome punch for me!

From OLL’s FB page “Aloha friends, family & fans! Old Lahaina is happy we’ve received the all-clear from civil defense. We are busily preapring to open up to receive your phone calls and host tonight’s luau. The show will go on and we’re excited to host you and your guests!”

Tsunami warning issued for Hawaiian Islands

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The 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Chile has triggered a tsunami warning for the Pacific.
**Tsunami has arrived in Hilo Bay.** (Click here for KITV coverage)

Visitors please check to make sure if you have any activities booked that they are still taking place. IE- This is from Old Lahaina Luau’s Facebook page: “Quick schedule update, gang…. Mahalo to our Engineering crew for securing our luau grounds in preparation of what may come. In the slight off chance our island home perseveres and no tsunami hits, we will resume operations and host the luau this evening. People may need something to do after this exciting morning. Please stay tuned!”

From KPOA’s Facebook page: “Lahaina Safeway closed; Honokawai Times & Napili Mkt open, pkg lots packed, long lines @ gas stations also. Effective at 10:00 a.m. February 27,2010 the following road closures will occur: Lahaina/Kihei: Honoapiilani Hwy from Puamana to Maalaea, North Kihei Rd from Maalaea, South Kihei Rd (Traffic will be directed Mauka to Piilani Hwy to Mokulele Hwy and Makena Road.) Tune to KPOA 93.5 FM or get them on Facebook for updates.” This is applying to other islands as well. Kauai’s highways are closed.

Update: “the State is asking that no one run any water nor flush any toilets from now until after tsunami hits. The wastewater system needs to be cleared so it takes as much wave water as possible.”

You can also keep updated on the tsunami by clicking here or the Honolulu Advertiser. The Advertiser’s servers were getting slammed at last check so if you can’t get through there, go over to The Star Bulletin.

Aloha Friday Recipe: Kim Chee Soup

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2 pounds pork butt OR 2 1/2 pounds skinless boneless chicken thighs, chopped
1 tablespoon Hawaiian salt
6 to 8 cloves garlic, crushed
1 bottle (12 ounces) won bok hot kim chee, cut into bite size pieces
Salt, pepper, and/or shoyu
1 bunch watercress, chopped into 2-inch pieces

Place meat into a large pot; add water to cover. Stir in Hawaiian salt and garlic; cover and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer until meat is tender. Remove meat from broth then strain broth and return the broth and the meat to the pot. Add additional broth or water if necessary. Bring to a boil. Add the kim chee (including kim chee liquid) to the soup; stir; season to taste with salt, pepper and/or shoyu. Add watercress to the soup and remove from heat; serve immediately. Very ono & will certainly warm you up.

Recipe courtesy of KPOA.com’s Honey I’m Hungry, What’s for Dinner?

Four Foods on Friday 107

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1. Name two items on your kitchen counter.
Toaster, Utensil caddy.

2. What’s in your sink now?
Scrubby thing. LOL

3. What’s on your stove now?
Teapot

4. What’s in your oven now?
The racks on which to cook and I’m sure some burnt on stuff that I should be tending to with Easy Off!

Want to play along on your blog? There’s still time for tomorrow’s deadline! Swing by Val’s.

Where’s Skeet?

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skeet When I first started this site, I frequented a few blogs by fellow Hawaii themed bloggers. We all enjoyed interacting together and I admit, I began slacking a bit but we all seemed to. One blog I particularly liked was Skeet’s Stuff. What a sweet lady. She lived in Hawaii and had to move back to the mainland. She had a sweet beagle named Lance and it’s funny how you get attached to other people you don’t even know. Skeet was always ready with a kind word and I just loved her style. We had the Four Foods on Friday meme in common and that’s how I came to talk with her. I miss her Tuesday Teasers contests she used to do. I rarely got them right but was always intrigued to see what she would take a pic of next.

She hasn’t updated her blog since May 2009. The most recent thing I could find was by clicking her Flickr feed tonight where I saw that sweet little Lance has passed in December. My heart broke for her even though it wasn’t necessarily unexpected. He seemed like a wonderful companion for her. I miss Skeeter Bess. I miss her presence on the web and as I type I find myself tearing up. I enjoyed her updates of living in Hawaii from her job as an inspector to what yummy thing she picked up on the way home and was looking forward to reading about adjusting back to mainland life.

If anyone happens to know how she’s doing, please let me know in the comments or direct her to this post. I’d just like to know that she’s okay and to let her know she’s missed.

Maui’s first Whole Foods opens tomorrow

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Here are some of the local Maui vendors featured at Whole Foods:

Healing Dragons (vog tea), Pala`au (body care). Bee Kine (surf wax), Rainbow Ridge Farm (goat milk soap), Kula Herbs (soap), Noni Biotech (noni juice), Top Maui Restaurants (restaurant guidebook), Aftersea Aesthetics (glass water bottles), Ali`i Kula Lavender (lavender culinary creations), Surfing Goat Dairy (goat cheese),
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Hawaiian Word of the Week

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Kiss- Honi (ho-nee)

The alphabet contains 12 letters: 5 vowels (a, e, i, o, u) and 7 consonants (h, k, l, m, n, p, w). To simplify pronunciation, sound consonants as in English and break up words so they are easy to say (ie- Humuhumunukunukuapua’a would be pronounced humu-humu-nuku-nuku-apu-a-a)

Pronounce vowels as follows:

a - a in above; e - e in set; i - ee in see; o - o in some; u - oo in moon.

Pronounce vowels marked by a glottal stop (`) quickly ie- o`o sounds like oh-oh! in English.

Stress rising dipthongs (ae, ai, ao, au, oi, ou, eu, ei) on the first letter and end with a short e, i, o or u. ie- oi sounds like oy in soy, ending with a short “i”.

Aloha Friday Recipe: Banana Guava Pie

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1 1/2 cups sliced bananas
1 1/4 cups guava nectar
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons cold water
1 baked pie shell

Combine guava nectar, lemon juice, sugar and salt. Bring to boil over low heat. Mix cornstarch and water to a smooth paste and stir into mixture. Stir until thickened and clear. Cool. Combine with bananas and pour into baked pie shell. Serve with whipped cream.

Four Foods on Friday 106

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1. What are four spices you must have in the house?

Black pepper, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, italian seasoning.

Want to participate in this fun meme? Stop by Val’s and post on your blog by tomorrow!