Visit The 50th State Radio Website and really get into the Aloha Friday Spirit!

( HERE )

Hawaiian Shirts and the Aloha Friday Tradition

Hawaiian shirts, or Aloha shirts as they are called in Hawaii, have been a part of Hawaii’s culture since they were invented back in the 1930s. Because of Hawaii’s warm weather and casual lifestyle, the formal business suit is not used as the day-to-day business attire. In 1947 city of Honolulu began encouraging people to wear Hawaiian shirts to work from June through August to beat the summer heat. Since then, aloha wear as work attire has grown from summer wear to Friday wear to everyday wear. ( More HERE )

The Coconut Wireless

Hawaiin Events Listings for Northern California and Beyond

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Hula Halau

Hawaiian Bands

Hawaiian Events

Aloha Friday Recipe: Banana Guava Pie

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups sliced bananas
1 1/4 cups guava nectar
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons cold water
baked pie shell

Procedure
Combine guava nectar, lemon juice, sugar and salt. Bring to boil over low heat. Mix cornstarch and water to a smooth paste and stir into mixture. Stir until thickened and clear. Cool. Combine with bananas and pour into baked pie shell. Serve with whipped cream.

Aloha Friday Recipe: Mango Sweet Bread Pudding

5 loaves of Sweet bread
5 cups milk
1 cup heavy cream
6 eggs
2 Tbsp Vanilla
1 cup sugar
1 tsp almond extract
4 cups evaporated milk

Combine wet ingredients and mix well. Cut or tear bread into 1″ pieces. Combine mixture with bread. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, mix every 15 minutes.

Recipe from Chef Kelvin Ro of the Diamond Head Market and Grill

Recipes from Everything About Hawaii and Aloha (HERE)

 

Now…here it is… the town my family calls home:

Honokaa

( Pictures from Honokaa.Com)

Here’s why I chose these two pictures- the first time I ever skinned my knee bad was in front of this theatre ( I was about three ) and once my Granfather saw a ghost lady in front of the church.

( more about the theatre HERE )

The Waipio Valley.

It’s haunted and full of ghosts.

So there.

Here’s some interesting stuff about it from Hawaii Highways HERE

These nine photos cover the notoriously steep access road from the Waipio Overlook at the western end of Honokaa-Waipio Road (state route 240), down into the Waipio Valley. While the road is now paved and only about ¾ mile long, the 25% average grade (said to be up to 45% at some points), taking the road about 900 feet down to the valley floor, is steep enough to destroy brakes on the way down, and stall engines on the way up. The road is therefore restricted to 4x4s (which you’ll need anyway to navigate the unpaved roads on the valley floor), and hikers with strong legs.

 Here’s a Cool Slideshow

And for a little history about Honokaa Go HERE

Now go forth and get into the Aloha Friday Spirit!

Anita Marie