{"id":4797,"date":"2018-11-08T17:33:46","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T22:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prstevens.stonehippo.com\/blog\/?page_id=4797"},"modified":"2018-11-13T07:45:49","modified_gmt":"2018-11-13T12:45:49","slug":"aloha-adventure-page-03","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/prstevens.stonehippo.com\/blog\/aloha-adventure-page-03\/","title":{"rendered":"Aloha Adventure – Page 03"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aloha Adventure<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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We started Day 3 with another excellent Hyatt breakfast buffet. Mary Ann and I repeated our traditional “make our lunch at breakfast” routine. I made another sliced meat and cheese sandwich. Mary Ann\u00a0 grabbed a yogurt and we both took some fruit. I bought a jar of mustard this morning at a local ABC Store, that (to me) enhanced my sandwich.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This is our room\/view and Mary Ann sending messages to our family back home.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Today we went on a bus tour around the north shore of O’ahu. Our first stop was at the\u00a0Nu\u02bb<\/span>uanu\u00a0\u00a0Pali.\u00a0This\u00a0has been a vital pass from\u00a0ancient times<\/span>\u00a0to the present because it is a low, traversable section of the\u00a0Ko\u02bb<\/span>olau mountain range\u00a0that connects the leeward side of the mountains,\u00a0Honolulu\u00a0to the windward (west) side K\u0101ne\u02bb<\/span>ohe. The route drew settlers who formed villages in the area and populated Nu\u02bb<\/span>uanu Valley for a thousand years.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Nu\u02bb<\/span>uanu Pali was the site of the<\/strong>\u00a0Battle of Nu\u02bb<\/span>uanu<\/strong><\/span>, one of<\/strong> the bloodiest battles in Hawaiian history, in which\u00a0Kamehameha I\u00a0<\/span>conquered the island of O\u02bb<\/span>ahu, bringing it under his rule. In 1795 Kamehameha I sailed from his home island of\u00a0Hawai\u02bb<\/span>i<\/span>\u00a0with an army of 10,000 warriors, including a handful of non-Hawaiian foreigners. After conquering the islands of\u00a0Maui\u00a0and\u00a0Moloka\u02bb<\/span>i<\/span>, he moved on to O\u02bb<\/span>ahu. The pivotal battle for the island occurred in Nu\u02bb<\/span>uanu Valley, where the defenders of O\u02bb<\/span>ahu, led by\u00a0Kalanik\u016bpule<\/span>, were driven back up into the valley where they were trapped above the cliff. Kamehameha\u02bbs warriors forced Maui Chief Kalanikupule’s men to their deaths off of the cliff. Roughly 400 warriors died in this battle. After this battle, the Kapanui (Hawaiian Warriors) recited a Hawaiian chant as a sign of respect to those who have died there.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This is the last thing<\/strong>\u00a0Kalanikupule’s men saw\u00a0 (minus the 20th century golf course, etc.) before falling to their deaths. It is the\u00a0Nu\u02bb<\/span>uanu Valley on the eastern side of the Ko’olau Mountains. Off the shore is a large island which is the home of the Kaneohe Marine Corps Base.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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These are a few the ever present Hawaiian wild chickens. They are everywhere and on all the islands. No one seems to pay much attention to them. They live in fields and lawns and get along nicely in the human environment. Nobody captures and eats them – they are “too tough and stringy”. There have no natural predators (except maybe feral cats – which I’ll discuss later).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Note the colorful rooster on the left. Also note his spurs.\u00a0 A good reason to not get too close.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This is the eastern side of the Ko’olau Mountains We drove along views like this along the coastal road.\u00a0\u00a0 Much of the this, and the other island’s we visited, had mountainous terrain that looked similar: deeply cut ravines and jagged ridges! Pretty rugged, eh?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Looking away from the mountains (to the east) we could see the beautiful blue Pacific Ocean. The off shore reefs create the waves that delight the surfers. (Not today, however.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This is\u00a0Joseph Kekuku the Hawaiian man from Laie (a local town)\u00a0 who originated what the world now knows as the shaka sign.
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We\u00a0 stopped for lunch at this Polynesian Cultural Center.\u00a0 Out came our breakfast built lunch and our water bottles!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This is\u00a0 the Shaka sign. Sometimes k<\/strong>nown as “hang loose,” it is a gesture of friendly intent often associated with\u00a0Hawaii\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0surf culture.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The\u00a0Polynesian Cultural Center\u00a0(PCC) is a Polynesian-themed\u00a0theme park\u00a0and\u00a0living museum\u00a0located in La’ie, on the northern shore of\u00a0Oahu<\/a>,\u00a0Hawaii<\/a>. Owned by\u00a0The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints\u00a0(LDS Church aka Mormons).<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Polynesian Cultural Center is most known for its evening show: Ha-Breath of Life. After dinner (a Luau), visitors gathered to watch a mix\u00a0of fire dancers, lively battles and Polynesian story telling.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seventy percent of the Polynesian Cultural Center’s approximately 1,300 employees are students at\u00a0BYU-Hawaii.<\/span>\u00a0<\/sup>Although it is largely a commercial venture, PCC profits fund various\u00a0scholarship<\/span>\u00a0programs at BYU\u2013Hawaii. Students may work up to 20 hours per week during school terms and 40 hours during breaks.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The La’ie Hawaii Temple (next door to the PCC) is a\u00a0temple\u00a0of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints\u00a0\u00a0(LDS Church). It is located on the\u00a0northeast shore\u00a0of the Hawaiian island of\u00a0O\u02bb<\/span>ahu. The temple sits on a small hill, a half-mile from the\u00a0Pacific Ocean<\/a>, in the town of\u00a0L\u0101\u02bb<\/span>ie<\/a>, 35 miles (56\u00a0km) from\u00a0Honolulu. Along with\u00a0Brigham Young University\u2013Hawaii\u00a0and the\u00a0Polynesian Cultural Center, the La’ie Hawaii Temple plays an important role in the town of L\u0101’ie,\u00a0with the Visitors’ Center attracting more than 100,000 people annually.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The temple site was dedicated by\u00a0Joseph F. Smith\u00a0on June 1, 1915. He is remembered as the founder of the Mormons.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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We moved on up the coast to the beach known as “The Banzai Pipeline”. When you see surfing videos of Hawaii, You usually see this beach. This is the beach that is a Mecca for surfers. Not much surf today…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This is what the Pipeline looks like\u00a0 on a good day!<\/h1>\n

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We stopped at the town of Haleiwa. for a break.\u00a0 I trotted back to\u00a0Haleiwa Joe’s to see if Steven, the son of our good fiends (Alan and Pat Estabrook) from Cape Cod, was there.\u00a0 He had a serious biking accident and was not yet back to work.\u00a0 \u00a0 I left a phone “Greeting” for him and the tour bus had to move on.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Our next stop was on the road to Wahaiawa at the Dole Plantation.\u00a0Originally operated as a fruit stand beginning in 1950, It was opened to the public as Hawaii\u2019s \u201cPineapple Experience\u201d in 1989. Today, Dole Plantation is one of Oahu\u2019s most popular visitor attractions and welcomes more than one million visitors a year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Our bus parked near a grove of Eucalyptus\u00a0 trees.\u00a0 In some ways this was more interesting than the pineapples. Note the colored bark! Where were the koala bears?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Here’s a pineapple plant.\u00a0 It’s only a couple of feet tall!\u00a0 The Hawaiians no longer grow pineapples for export.\u00a0 Apparently, they are cheaper to get from Costa Rica. All the islands grown pineapples are for islands consumption.\u00a0 I must have consumed 10 pounds in our 10 days.\u00a0 They were super sweet and juicy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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One featured item at the Plantation was Dole Whip.\u00a0 It’s like pineapple Dairy Queen.\u00a0 Ya gotta have one! It’s delicious!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

After a long day touring O’ahu, we headed back to the Hyatt for a swim, a bag of chips, a couple of vodka “and”…<\/strong><\/p>\n

We finally packed our bags for the short flight tomorrow AM to Kaua’i and hit the hay for a good night’s sleep.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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