VJ Day, Video Shot along Waikiki Beach Honolulu Hawaii, August 14, 1945

This film was shot this film along Kalakaua Ave. in Waikiki capturing spontaneous celebrations that broke out upon first hearing news  of the Japanese surrender. Kodachrome 16mm film. This is what Waikiki used to look like, before all the highrises. Notice the street car tracks in the pavement. There are still images from this amazing day, in color, at discoveringhawaii dot com. Shot by Richard Sullivan father.

Victory over Japan Day (V-J Day, also known as Victory in the Pacific Day, or V-P Day) is a name chosen for the day on which the Surrender of Japan occurred, effectively ending World War II, and subsequent anniversaries of that event. The term has been applied to both the day on which the initial announcement of Japan's surrender was made in the afternoon of August 15, 1945 in Japan and to August 14, 1945 where it is observed as V-J Day in the United States when it was announced because of time zone differences in the Western Europe, the Americas, the Pacific Islands, and Australia and to September 2, 1945 when the formal signing of the surrender was made. The name V-J Day had been selected by the Allies after they named V-E Day for the victory in Europe.

The Good Table – Join the movement to end senior hunger - BUY A TABLE

 

The Good Table is a unique synchronized dining event happening on Oct. 7 at 6pm at dozens of Oahu’s most popular restaurants, ranging from casual eateries to the island’s most recognizable fine dining establishments.  All proceeds directly support Lanakila Meals on Wheels to provide meals and companionship for Hawaii’s elderly in need.  To see why your support is so critical, click here.

It's easy buy a table with these 3 steps:

Step 1:  PICK A CATEGORY

Six categories are available for you to choose from from.
To see the dining experiences that will be offered in each category,
and to buy a table, click on the category name below.

Hale Aina Table - $2,500 for an extraordinary table of six

Orchid Tables - $1,200 for a table of six

Hibiscus Tables - $900 for a table of six

Pikake Seats - $500 for seats for two - sold out

Ginger Tables - $500 for a table of four

Plumeria Tables - $200 for a table of four
Step 2:  ENTER THE DRAWING OR BUY NOW

Part of the fun of The Good Table is picking a category, buying a table
and your name goes literally into a fishbowl to be matched randomly
with a restaurant in your chosen category.

The Buy Now Feature is also available for an additional donation
for those who have their heart set on a particular restaurant
and prefer not to take the adventurous route.


Step 3:  BUY YOUR TABLE

You may purchase your table online right here by clicking on the category name above. 

Or you may call us with your information at 531-0555 and purchase over the phone.

Or print and fill out this donation form and fax and mail it to us.


THEN AROUND SEPTEMBER 30TH, YOUR WELCOME PACKET ARRIVES

After you purchase, you will be sent a confirmation from us of your purchase.

Around September 30th, you will be receiving a Welcome Packet –
complete with a confirmation of the restaurant you will be dining at
and other added fun features for this year’s event. 

ENJOY!

On October 7, 2010 at 6 p.m, you and your guests will arrive at your restaurant and be seated at your very own Good Table. 

We hope you will have a fabulous time and know how grateful we are to you for choosing to support Lanakila Meals on Wheels.

We also hope you will take a lot of pictures and share them with us too.  Just like last year, we’ll be asking diners and restaurants to send their pictures of their Good Tables for our website so that we can see how together we can have a lot of fun AND make a difference for Oahu’s seniors.

Right on Oahu!  Are you ready?

A Tahitian drum group practicing on Kauai.

 

The dance is with music only (drums) at a fast rhythm, and no singing. The drum can be one of the different types of the tōʻere, a lying log of wood with a longitudinal slit, which is struck by one or two sticks. Additional drum types accompanying the dance may include the pahu (the ancient Tahitian, standing drum covered with a shark skin and struck by the hands or with sticks) played at a slower rhythm, or the smaller faʻatētē drum.

Local rums produced on Kauai

Kōloa Rum Corporation, a newer spot to visit, sample and buy great local rums -- highly recommend on your next trip to Kauai.

Kōloa Rum Corporation was founded in 2001 to produce and market world class, small batch micro-distilled, Authentic Hawaiian Rum and related products in order to showcase sugarcane from Kaua`i.

Our production facility in Kalaheo is the site of our distillation and bottling efforts, but you will see rum being distilled in our demonstration still inside the Tasting Room. Our stills have been designed specifically to make world-class rum using sugarcane products from Kauai’s Very Own sugarcane.

Excitement is rampant with a new source of pride in Kaua`i and is ushering in a new era of History in the Making! By offering Authentic Premium Hawaiian Rum from Kauai’s sugarcane and mountain rain water, by providing new jobs and by allowing visitors an experience of Authentic Hawaiian history in an authentic Hawaiian atmosphere, Kōloa Rum Company is “making history”!

Visitors can take a little piece of Hawaii home with them along with their great vacation memories as they taste the sweetness of Kauai’s sugarcane in a simple sample or by combining it at your leisure with Kukui Brand Mai Tai mix from pure cane sugar!

Never before has rum been legally manufactured on the Island of Kaua`i where sugar was abundant and the Aloha Spirit reigned. 3-2087 Kaumuali`i Highway 50 | Lihue, HI 96766 | Tel:808 246-8900 | info@koloarum.com
© 2010 The Kōloa Rum Company All rights reserved | Legal Disclaimer

Stand up paddling in Wailua river on Kauai

Ok well I was kneeling. 16 hour sailboat race takes a little out of you. My first time was fun. Mahalo Thomas!

Stand up paddle surfing (SUP), or in theHawaiian language Hoe he'e nalu, is an emerging global sport with a Hawaiian heritage. The sport is an ancient form of surfing, and began as a way forsurfing instructors to manage their large groups of learner surfers, as standing on the board gave them a higher viewpoint, increasing visibility of what was going on around them - such as incomingswell. To begin with, this started with using a one-bladed paddle, whilst standing on a normal length surfboard. The popularity of the modern sport of SUP has its origination in the Hawaiian Islands. In the early 1960s, the Beach Boys of Waikiki would stand on their long boards, and paddle out with outrigger paddles to take pictures of the tourists learning to surf. This is where the term "Beach Boy Surfing", another name for Stand Up Paddle Surfing, originates. [1]

The Wailuā River is a river on the island of Kauaʻi in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It begins near theWaiʻaleʻale crater at coordinates 22°3′35″N159°29′33″W, and enters the Pacific Ocean at22°2′42″N 159°20′11″W, It is the only navigable river (by boats larger than kayaks) in the Hawaiian Islands. It is a center of activity for locals and visitors in the form of boat tours to Fern Grotto,kayaking and water skiing. Other points of interest along the river include a bird refuge, Halokila Hawaiian Village, Secret Falls and a pool for rope jumping.

The sport benefits athletes with a strong 'core' workout. SUP'ing is popular at warm coastalclimates and resorts, and is gaining in popularity as celebrities are sampling the sport, and cross-over athletes are training with SUP. SUPs have been spotted around the globe, anywhere where there is easy access to safe waters, as well as in the surfing lineups of the world.

The first "modern" surfer to bring Stand Up Paddle Surfing out of Hawaii and onto mainland USA wasVietnam veteran, Rick Thomas. In 2000, Rick - on a 11ft Muñoz board, and with a Leleo Kinimaka paddle - introduced California to the new sport. [

2].

Surfers have converted because of the versatility of the new sport. Stand up paddle boarding offers surfers the ability to catch more waves in a set, as well as offering a better view of incoming sets.

New custom SUP board prices range from US$600 to US$1500, and most use glass-reinforced plasticconstruction using epoxy resin that is compatible with the expanded polystyrene foam used in the core. The boards are generally longer than 9 feet (3 m), and up to 12 feet (4 m) or more in length, with features such as padded decks and concave hulls; they generally have one or three surfboard-style fins in the stern for tracking.

As of October 3, 2008, the US Coast Guard now classifies SUPs as vessels and as a result SUP riders are obliged to wear a personal flotation device when paddling in certain areas.[3] Whether this will affect the continued take up of stand up paddling in the USA remains to be seen. The Canadian Coast Guard has implemented similar rules, however SUPer's are only required to have a PFD with them, they don't have to wear them.

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