My home
A coworker asked me a few months ago about going to Hawai'i. He figured since I'm from there why not get insight from a local? There is an upside and a downside from asking me about Hawai'i. The upside is I love Hawai'i. I love everything it has to offer; the good along with the bad. I love talking about it. I get really passionate about Hawai'i. It isn't just where I'm from; it's my culture, my heritage, my HOME. I can go on and on about Hawai'i, unfortunately that also happens to be the downside. Once you get me talking about Hawai'i, it's hard for me to stop. And I tend to talk faster than others can follow. You can't go wrong visiting Hawai'i. The sun is always shinig. The people are friendly (most of the time). The ocean is amazing and we have some of the best beaches in the world. And the food . . . it doesn't matter where on the island or what island you're on the food is always . . . well in one word; ONO (hawaiian word for delicious). I went on for about twenty minutes talking about Hawai'i in general, then he mentioned the North Shore of O'ahu. I was raised on the North Shore. I know the North Shore. I spent another forty-five minutes giving him the run down of the North Shore; hiking, surfing, paddling, swimming, camping, shopping, and of course dining :-) Where to go?, who to talk to?, and to always mention my name. He was in shock and asked if I could write everything down for him. I did one better. When I got off of work that night I called all my friends and told them about my coworker, they all assured me that he would be taken cared of. The following day I handed my coworker a packet of places, activities, and names of people for him to visit. He and his wife left for Hawai'i last thursday. I received a phone call from him last night. He was grateful for my advice and said my friends treated them well. He still has another week left of vacation and said he's been on his feet since the plane landed. He's never done so much in such a short time, but he's enjoying every minute of it. It's nice to know that I can share my experiences and that he got to see it the way did growing up.
