Steve McGarrett Offers a Shaka

More about the Shaka sign

A Walk Back from Chinatown

With just a few days left on my trip, I thought it was due time to partake in some Dim Sum! So I took a bus over to Chinatown. I looked at a few places I had recorded the names of but chose to go to Mei Sum, the same place I had gone last year. It was very good and comparable in taste to what one can get back in Vancouver.

My bus transfer was still good for several hours but it being a nice day, I decided to walk back to Waikiki - a distance of 4 miles.
Here's the famous Iolani Palace, home to some of Hawaii's royalty and fictional home to Steve McGarrett and his colleagues on Hawaii Five-O.
This is a look back at the downtown business sector.


I tried to give this stray cat a good scratch but he wasn't having any of it!
This is the capitol building of the 50th State of America.





These are the satellite dishes of KGMB, the local CBS affiliate.
I've never been inside the Convention Center but love the glass architecture.
IMHO this is the coolest new building in all of Honolulu. I don't know its name but on my next trip need to find a way to get up top to photograph it!


I *believe* this mural was painted by Robert Wyland.

A Potpourri of Images

My Chicago friend, Toni, and I headed back to Kailua to devour some more of those delicious banana pancakes at Boots & Kimo's.
After I dropped her off at her hotel I drove over to this empty lot close to the Kahala Resort. I was fascinated why these beautiful dolphin statues were all over the property. Maybe someone will see this one day and inform us all!

In the back end (near Macy's) of the Kahala Mall was this interesting monument. Even from a distance I immediately knew who it was!

If you're a big Jack Lord fan then you'll be interested to watch this.

Hawaii Five-O Meets Miami Vice

I've been watching a lot of Hawaii Five-O episodes recently. Now that I'm more familiar with Honolulu and environs, it's interesting to spot locales that I know of. While watching, I'm constantly doing research on IMDB et al about the show. I just came across this video, which merges the video of the Hawaii Five-O intro with the Jan Hammer theme song of Miami Vice.

It's quite amazing how it meshes so nicely. Though the original song will always be my favourite!