Never get used to...

People come and go, and things do come to pass; but three things I will never get used to in Hawai'i are:

(1) the H-3 piercing through the Ko'olau Range,
(2) how magnificent our sunsets can be,
and (3) someone else standing in the third-base coaches box besides Les Murakami.

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• A big-ass bridge connecting Ford Island to the rest of O´ahu.
• The zipper lane.
• The demise of the gay ghetto in the Kuhio District. (The "new" location of Hula's just doesn't have the charm of the old spot.)

1) Kona wind days (uuugh...)
2) Having two morning and two evening papers
3) World Time Zones in relation to Hawai'i Standard Time (noon in NYC, 6AM here)

1) El Nino
2) Overdevelopment (in town, maybe... on `Ewa side, perhaps not)
3) The realization that my prospects for romance as a "townie" and a "singleton" in Oahu boil down to mostly techies and military boys... no, really, it can't be that bad, is it?

1: Being forced to pay for either next day or 2nd day shipping when I buy hardware (and I still get it on the 3rd day)

2: Television shows being advertised in Central and Pacific time zones. So when is it on? 8 or 9?

3: My magazine subscriptions are always a month late.

1. Commercials for Mainland restaurants which aren't here (see Red Lobster for a long time, and Sonic)

2. "Prices not available in Alaska and Hawaii"

3. No Pearl City Tavern and the monkey bar; no Willows; no Mama's Mexican Kitchen (Moanalua & School St.).

1. The way the bedroom glows in a golden light as the sun rises over Hilo Bay.

2. The pimples (aka observatories) on Mauna Kea.

3. The loss of Kalapana beach and Queen's Bath (overrun by lava).

1. When I order through the mail, sometimes having to pay more in shipping than what the item itself costs (don't laugh, it has happened to me).

2. How time differences on cable are so inconsistent. How is it, for instance, that if channels A, B, and C say a show goes on at 9:00 Eastern, channel A shows it here at 9:00, channel B at 3:00, and channel C at 7:00?

3. How the major shopping centers on Oahu seem to renovate about every two years or so.

Was Pearl City Tavern a "rowdy" place ever which was officially declared off-limits to military personal while they were serving in Hawaii? Please forward answer to me at Mahalo@earthlink.net

Was Pearl City Tavern a "rowdy" place ever which was officially declared off-limits to military personal while they were serving in Hawaii? Please forward answer to me at Mahalo@earthlink.net

1: How much Hawai`i has changed since I was a kid.

2: Kona weather (ho, da hot!)

3: How ignorant some tourists can be about Hawai`i, even now. ("Do you take American dollars?")

Also, 3 things I will NEVER take for granted:

1: Swimming in the warm, soothing ocean.

2: The nahenahe sound of spoken Hawaiian

3: The wonderful color of local faces.

Memories of 3 favorite things to do in Hawaii:

1) Snorkel at the "electric beach"

2) Being flushed in the toilet bowl.

3) Buy candy at Tanaka's store in Ewa Beach after school at Campbell High.

Haven't been to the islands since '90. I hear things have changed much! Hope to go back this year for our 20th wedding anniversary!
Aloha,
Jeanette

WAS A WAITRESS AT THE MONKEY BAR BACK IN THE EARLY 60'S!
MY HUSBAND WAS IN THE AIRFORCE. DOES ANYONE KNOW US ANYMORE! I KNEW THE OWNERS VERY WELL!

Was at Pearl in early 51. USS Enoree, AO-69, tied up at both Ford Island and The yard. Pearl City Tavern was a "Rowdy: place, but was not off limits (maybe should have been). Went back in 69 when the spouse and I were R & R (USAF this time) and the place was magnificent. Just checking site. Too bad the monkeys are goine. Frenchy

I was stationed at the Commissary Store from 1958-1960 and my shipmates and I spent way too much time at Pearl City Tavern, the stuffed wildlife,the long snake, the monkey bar.What a site.PCT was like a little city, they had country music, folk music,a snack bar, the Japanese room (fine food & organ player)oh to go back in time.

Hoping that someone reads this an was stationed at Pearl 58-60, Lets hear from you I'm at cuzinmex@hotmail.com Gary

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