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The Hale Koa Hotel, Waikiki
The Hale Koa Hotel 2055 Kalia Road Honolulu, Hawaii 96815 1-800-367-6027 1-800-955-0555 https://www.halekoa.com/ ———————————————————————————– March, 2026 The Drive Up To The Entrance The Unloading Entrance Hale Koa’s 50 Year Anniversary The Lobby The Hotel’s Year Round Tennants ———————————————————————————— Inside The Lobby …
Our Take On The Local Flavors Of Hawaii
Aloha! E Komo Mai Our Take On The Local Flavors Of Hawai’i There are just certain foods that the people of Hawai’i eat that we wanted to feature here, with our added spin on them. Or as I like to say, “We …
Morimoto’s Asia, Waikiki, Oahu, Hawai’i
こんばんは Konbanwa (Good Evening) Morimoto Asia Waikiki & Momosan Waikiki @Alohilani Resort 2490 Kalakaua Ave. Honolulu, HI. 96815 ————————————————————————— Kurisumasu, 2025 (Christmas, 2025) I knew that we would be visiting Morimoto’s Restaurant in Waikiki while we were there in …
Back To Aloha, Where It All Started
A co-worker of Gordon’s sent these to us right before we left for Hawaii. He made them. We thought they were funny and wanted to include them in our write up’s of our trip. 🙂 ————————————————————————————— Gordon and Julie, Honolulu, Hawaii, …
Building a Backyard Landscaping Retaining Wall, and Our Lanai Extension
2017 When we bought our house in 2006 we had this very simple unfinished backyard with little to no landscaping. It looked very basic and almost a blank canvas for us. We then decided to make the landscaping look more professional. So …
Steamin’ and Pickin’ Crab, w/ Recipes
Our Crab Key, Jamaica In honor of Crab Key, Jamaica, we knew we had to do something with crabs. After all, near the end of the movie, Dr. No’s henchmen tied up Honey Ryder so that she would be eaten by crabs. Therefore, we …
You Only Live Twice
You only live twice: Once when you are born, and once when you look death in the face. After Basho Japanese Poet 1643-94 ———————————————————- More Recipes Will Be Added In The Future, Julie and Gordon ————————————————————————————————- 00Whann’s Asian Balls (You Only Live …
I’ve Got a Licence to Grill
(We have Licence/License spelled the two different ways because it is spelled one way in the U.K. and the other way here in America.) —————————————————————————- JUST ASSIGNED TO DR. NO IN CRAB KEY, JAMAICA I Have A License To Grill, …
Stewed Tomatoes, A Whann Family Tradition
Merry Christmas Canning Stewed Tomatoes An Original by Susy Whann (Gordon’s Aunt Susy made the quilted Christmas Tree Banner. It just seemed appropriate to feature it here. She passed a few years ago. But her caring and craftswomanship, still exists.) —————————————————————————– This …
Chef Whann’s Creepy Crawly Dinners
Happy Halloween Hungry? This is a favorite meal of mine to make, due to its creativity and simplicity. Like a one pot meal, this is mostly a one roasting pan meal with the exception of boiling the …
Grillin’ Italian
Ciao and Buongiorno! Welcome to Grillin’ Italian We love to grill, we love Italian, therefore it makes sense that we would create a page dedicated to Grillin’ Italian. Italian food showcases a lot of food that we love. …
00Whann Way Father’s Day
And The Oscar Goes To…. Albert R. Broccoli He did win an Irving G. Thalberg Oscar posthumously at the Academy Awards in 1982. The award was presented to him by the current James Bond at the time, Sir Roger Moore. …
Gordon’s ‘Year of the Tiger’ Sauce, Nam Jim Jaew, and Chinese New Year
Fortune Cookies Dare To Dream The Year of the Tiger (Rice Noodles) The Year of the Tiger, February 1, 2022 – January 21, 2023 The Tiger is known for Courage, and Strength. The Tiger ranks 3rd. of all the animals in …
DIY Home Function Upgrades
Welcome to DIY Home Function Upgrades This is our first project for this website page. We do plan on bringing you more. What you see here is the side of our house. There was grass here at one time but our yard …
A Christmas Card to You This 2021
Merry Christmas AND, Happy Christmas, United Kingdom Mele Kalikimaka, Hawaii Feliz Navidad, Mexico Kung Hsi Hsin Nien Bing Chu Shen Tan, China Boze Narodzenie, Poland Chestita Koleda, Bulgaria Vesele Vanoce, Czech Republic Vrolyk Kerstfeest en Gelukkig Nieuu Jaar, Dutch Nollaig …
Feliz Dia del Padre!
Acapulco, Mexico 2001 This hand painted plate was recently given to Gordon from his parents on one of their many trips down to Mexico. —————————————————— Tomatillos ————————————————————— 2021 Happy Father’s Day Gordon! Feliz Dia del Padre! For this Father’s …
How To Repair and Rebuild a Retaining Wall
Introduction to the Repair and Rebuilding of a Retaining Wall Before Left, After Right ——————————————————————————- You Can Also See Here The After Photos Once Our Pavers Were Put In Place Spooky and Sparky Once all the Work is Done Even the Backyard …
New Front Yard Landscaping Project
A Backyard Visitor (Osprey) We live in Florida and enjoy pleasant weather throughout the year. Our winter’s are mild, and our summer’s can be quite harsh. We love that we can have lovely landscaping on our property throughout the year …
