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Are you thinking of moving  or widening your driveway over a few feet and you have no money to hire an architect or engineer?  Check out this site.  There are tons of details that you can use as a guide for your project.  Page R-30 show you some basic requirements for driveway design in the City & [...]

The best dynamic view of Diamond Head is on Campbell Avenue. Movie directors, game developers should seriously consider a scene with a drive down Campbell. Campbell Avenue lined with thirty-some businesses and that’s so enough for a single guy to be very happy. Beer, pizza, home movie and auto detailing. Done. It’s also enough for [...]

What a fun night at the Kapahulu Center annual bon dance, hosted by Honolulu Fukushima Bon Dance Club (Yagi Bushi, fukushima Ondo)  Also participated in the event are kekei from the Hawaii Seminar Kokusai Gakuin (School-Break-Japanese-Language-School at the Center) and Honpa Hongwanji Youth Taiko Drummers who provided us some ear popping beating at the drums. Also spotted here were a group [...]

Here is a project you can do with the kids.  A Hi-5 Recycle Encourager. It’s easy and fun. It sure makes it easier for those who dig through the city rubbish bin for those aluminum can and plastic bottles.  I spotted this one at the layover stop for bus No.13 on Monsaratt Avenue. Material: 5′x3′ [...]

When I first started the gas watch about a year ago,  Aloha Gas near Kaimuki Avenue has been consistently the gas station of the cheaper gas on the Avenue.  It was head to head with Tesoro Gas until Tesoro decided to had its gas pumps serviced. Now Aloha is head to head with Chevron at [...]

Happy 50th Statehood, everyone. Here is a historic photo of Kapahulu Avenue in 1959. Photos was taken standing in the middle of the Avenue near Hunter Street. 1959 photo source unknown. Will you please let me know who the photo belongs to, so I can give the proper credit.

Waikiki Elementary School set below the world’s famous Diamond Head on Montsaratt and Leahi Avenue. It is home of the mindful students. Rumor has it that Duke attended school here. Ms. Tabor (school principal), would you confirm for the record? Waikiki School 3710 Leahi Avenue (808) 971-6900 waikikischool.org

Easy couches, open air, and friendly staffs is what South Shore Glass is all about.  Come by, talk stories, whateva.  Inside display a great mix of art glass and smoke glassware.  Why South Shore?  Diamond Head, Waikiki, Ala Moana Beaches is the South Shore.  Unless they are from the Boston’s South Shore area.  I doubt it. [...]

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