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OK... I’m having a conflict with myself.
As some of you know… my favorite band is Pearl Jam. Well… Eddie Vedder of PJ along with Boom Gasper (tours with band, plays keyboard, from Hawaii) will play the Kokua Festival on sat. and sun. Jack Johnson is headlining the concert. (it’s his event). It’s an “Earth-Day” Concert. You know… recycle, global warming, greenhouse gas… yada, yada, yada. A ticket is about $95. Doors open at 2pm and ends around 10pm. There’s a bunch of small bands and such too. My issue is… I really want to see it… but I’m in Hawaii… doing “vacation” things. I can see *all* of Pearl Jam in Seattle anytime. But this is a unique event. Hmmm… Yes I care about the environment… but “Greenies” really aren’t my crowd. I don’t know exactly what time they are going to play… and I don’t want to be there all day. Is it worth that much? Am I getting too old? 10-years ago I wouldn’t even give it a second thought. Also, Sunday is Laura’s birthday, so I would have to go on Saturday if I want to go. Hmmm… I might end up regretting it in the future… but I think I’m going to pass this time.

We went to Lanikai Beach today. It’s a secluded beach on the island’s north east side. There’s no parking lot… so you have to park on the street… next to some pretty swanky homes. Wonderful beachfront property…. I guessing it’s a pretty impressive sunrise. I didn’t take that many pics… concentrating more on the tan and relaxing today. I did see something new… it’s called kite-boarding. It is what it sounds like. Similar to para-sailing… or windsurfing. You get a big monster kite… hold on tight… and hop on what looks like a mini snowboard. It was impressive. One guy we saw was getting a lot of air… it was pretty windy.

So… when we left the beach… we went through the town of Kialua (Kee-a-Loo-a). Laura wanted to stop at this cookie shop we saw called “Chip and Cookie” Once inside… there we some books near the door… so I started browsing. All of the books were about the same guy… Wally Amos. I was thinking… “Hey, that guy looks familiar.” And then I realized it was “Famous Amos” Then I read a bit more… and found out that he had lost his “Famous Amos” cookie business… and to keep the story short… went through some probs… but came out on top… and opened another cookie biz. All of the books were the ‘self-improvement’ & ‘motivational’ kind of reading… but somewhat interesting. Anyway… some guy leans over my shoulder and says “That’s a pretty good book.” I look over at him… get a good glance… and realize it’s “Famous Amos.” Very nice guy… seems like a happy man. Likes to read to children. Has a literacy foundation. Still loves cookies.

We ate at a restaurant called “Pinky’s Hawaiian Grill”
Laura had Ono (fish) Not sure if that’ spelled right.
I had Lau Lau. It’s pork and spinach wrapped in a palm leaf and cooked. Now that you know what it is… you can avoid it.

Tomorrow Laura is off to work… so I’m off on my own. Thinking about hiking Diamond Head. Not sure what I’m doing yet… but it will be a photog-adventure… so be sure to check back tomorrow for many new posts.

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