Hawaiian Word of the Week

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Lemonade- Wai lemi (why leh-me)

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: Mango Cake Pudding

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4 cups sliced mangoes
1&1/2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1 cup unsifted flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 pint vanilla ice cream
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine mangoes, 1/2 cup of the sugar, cinnamon, and allspice; pour into an 8 x 8 x 2″ oven glass baking dish or 9x9x2 baking pan. In a bowl, combine the remaining 1 cup sugar, flour, baking soda, salt, milk, and butter; stir just until smooth. Pour over mango mixture. Bake for 45 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm topped with ice cream.

Recipe courtesy of KPOA.com

Four Foods on Friday 116

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1. What kind of orange juice do you like? Pulp, no pulp, etc.
NO pulp! Ugh, the thought of that crap in my throat is making me sick! LOL The hubby likes the extra pulp though. Needless to say we don’t buy much OJ!

2. Rolls. Do you prefer them with seeds or without?
I don’t really have a preference. I suppose generally without but I like a good sesame seed roll too.

3. What is your favorite scent of dish soap?
No clue. As long as it smells clean.

4. What’s in the butter storage space in your fridge?
Everything but butter! LOL Let’s see, a lemon, lemon juice, lime juice, roasted minced garlic and cream cheese when we have it.

Wanna play along? There’s still time for tomorrow’s deadline just stop by Val’s blog.

Shark Dive Maui

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From Maui Ocean Center’s website:

Guaranteed shark sightings! Descend into the depths of our 750,000 gallon Open Ocean exhibit and become immersed in Hawaii’s rich underwater world with over 20 sharks, stingrays, and thousands of tropical reef fish.

Days: Available Monday, Wednesday and Friday year-round

Times: Starts at 8:15am, lasts about 2-2.5 hours

Includes: Admission to the aquarium for diver and one viewing guest,
weight belt and air tank. You can also bring in up to 4 other guests at a
20% discount.

Restrictions: Must be scuba certified and age 15 or over.

Reservations: Reservations required. Limited to 4 divers a day, two at a time. Call (808) 270-7075 or email info@mauioceancenter.com

Cost: $199 per diver plus tax.

Don’t miss this experience of a lifetime!

For FAQ’s, click here to learn more!

Newest Hawaii Geocaches (6/22)

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Pirate Tree (Kauai)

Lower Ho’opi’i Falls (Kauai)

Slightly Burned Out (Oahu)

Geocaching Merit Badge (Oahu)

What is geocaching? Click here to learn more. Ready to get started? Here are a few suggestions on handheld GPS models.

Hawaiian Word of the Week

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Beach- Kahakai (ka-ha-kye)

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: Drunken Kahlua Duck

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4 cups kahlua
½ cup liquid smoke
5 cups water
½ cup salt
¼ cup sugar
2 stick cinnamon stick

Brining duck: Place all ingredients in large pot and mix till sugar and salt has dissolved. Place duck in brine and let sit for 1 to 2 days minimum. After 2 days place duck on roasting rack and roast at 350 degrees till duck is cooked medium to medium well

Chili mango chutney:
2 cups water
2 cups sugar
4 cups dice mango
4 pc. Hawaiian chili minced
2 tsp chopped Chinese parsley
2 tsp lime juice

Cooking chutney: start with making simple syrup (sugar and water) cook till starts to color then add in mangoes and Hawaiian chill. Cook till mangoes start to soften. Put on side and let cool down. When chutney is cooled down add chopped parsley and fresh lime juice to your taste.

Recipe courtesy of Sam Choy’s Kitchen recipes at SureSave.com

Kalalau Valley to close in the fall

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Kalalau rock mitigation- Garden Island News

If you’re planning a trip to Kauai in the fall and have sunset on Kalalau Beach on your to do list, you’ll need to rethink that. The DLNR will be doing massive “rockfall mitigation” work on the south end of Kalalau Beach due to rockslide issues and the entire valley will be closed for at least two months starting in the beginning of September. (Plan on that extending just because they may not know what they’re in for until they start the project)

Some say that because of the lack of enforcement and regular maintenance of toilets in the area that this is a way for them to finally close off the Na Pali coast since there have been many injuries and deaths. This is only speculation of course but if you have Kalalau on your bucket list, squeezing in a summer trip might not be a bad idea.

To read more about this story, click here for the Garden Island News’ article.

Review: Chocolate fix at Lappert’s Ice Cream

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Lappert’s Ice Cream has always been a tradition for us. We always get a few chocolate milkshakes and they were the highlight of the sweet treats we’d consume. When we were over on Kauai we went to Lappert’s at Coconut Marketplace and the milkshake was incredibly runny, way more milk than ice cream used. We chalked it up to the person wasn’t used to making them or something. Then we had one at the Hanapepe location and ran into the same problem. Oh, I see. You’ll still charge $6 for a milkshake but now you’re going to jip me on the ice cream at all locations. We almost crossed Lapperts off our list until we went to the Lappert’s that moved from Koloa town to the new Kukui’ula Shopping Center in Poipu. We discovered something that is now something we obsess over…dark chocolate ganache gelato.

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Yes, that’s delectable ganache poured over the top of the dark chocolate gelato. It is one of those simple pleasures in life that makes you sink back in your chair and smile. Gelato is much more dense than ice cream so the chocolate flavor is much more intense. You add the silky, rich texture of the ganache to it and you have the best chocolate treat you’ve ever had.

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So while we can no longer recommend the chocolate milkshakes, we have to overwhelmingly recommend regardless of where you’re staying on Kauai, head on down to Kukui’ula Shopping Center in Poipu to enjoy Lappert’s Dark Chocolate Ganache Gelato. Enjoy one for us!

Hawaiian Word of the Week

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Flag- Hae

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”.

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