12 Days of Fishmas

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Countdown to FISH-mas with 12 fun-filled days including sweet holiday treats, giveaways, and visits from Scuba Claus himself!

Join Scuba Claus and Elf at the Dive Link presentations in the Open Ocean exhibit at 11am and 3pm. Scuba Claus will wear a special dive mask that allows him to interact with the audience, so have your wish list ready!

Aloha Friday Recipe: Ginger-Orange Sweet Potatoes

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2 pounds steamed Okinawan purple sweet potatoes, steamed, peeled and sliced into rounds

1-2 ounces grated fresh ginger

1 ½ cup fresh-squeezed orange (or tangerine, tangelo or other) juice

Toss sweet potatoes and grated ginger; arrange in serving dish. Drizzle juice over; garnish with marigolds or other edible flowers.

Recipe courtesy Ediblecommunities.com

New Pearl Harbor Visitor Center open

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The new Pearl Harbor visitor center opened December 7th, on the anniversary of the attack. To read more about the grand reopening, click here.

Where to find authentic Hawaii souvenirs

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Found a great article about where to find authentic souvenirs in Hawaii. Check the bottom of that wooden bowl or ‘authenic’ Hawaiian shirt the next time you’re looking for stuff to bring back home. You may be surprised. Check out these vendors to keep local dollars local.

Enjoy National Parks for free until Sunday!

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This week the National Park system is waiving entrance fees to many national parks!

If you are in Hawaii, you’ll get to see some amazing national parks. To check which parks are participating, click here.

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!”

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 101

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Do you have any food related New Years resolutions?
Nope. This isn’t a new year’s thing but we buy one new thing to try at the grocery store per trip to the store. If we hadn’t done this, many things that are now staples of our food diet wouldn’t be. I highly recommend it!

What’s one thing you’d like to learn how to make from scratch this year?
My grandma’s noodles.

What’s the most unusual thing in your cabinet, refrigerator or freezer right now?
Black Beluga Lentils. Haven’t tried them yet and we’re kind of scared! LOL

What kind of can opener do you have?
Funny you should ask, our under the counter can opener just bit the dust so I’ve been kickin’ it old school with a manual one until we can figure out what we want to replace it.

If you’d like to play along, there’s still time! Stop by Val’s place and post on your blog by tomorrow!

Don’t have an imu for Christmas? No problem!

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Kauai residents looking to cook up some ono food for the holidays have the option of using the imu service provided by the Kapa’a High School girl’s basketball team. There is a charge for tickets to do so but it benefits the girls basketball team program so it’s a tasty, worthwhile cause!

For more information on this program, go here.

Indulge in dessert for a good cause

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Roy’s is taking part in Share Our Strength’s Great American Dine Out September 20-26, 2009. To help support this great cause and raise awareness, all Roy’s locations will be donating proceeds generated from sales of the Classic Melting Hot Chocolate Soufflé during the week of September 20.

Share Our Strength is a national organization that raises money to aid community programs across the country to help children at risk of hunger. In addition to Great American Dine Out, the foundation uses a variety of programs to help raise funds to support their initiatives.