Susie and Duane
John, Kana, Saya, Susie, Steve, Yoshie, Duane
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| [Top] 24-Dec-2008 -- Christmas Eve. We met Susie and Duane for a sushi lunch at Los Angeles airport. Though a brief visit, we had lots of fun; a memorable event! (2 pictures) |
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| [Top] 25-Dec-2008 -- Christmas in Hawaii! Yuri, Steve and Mike met us at the airport, and Yuri sweetly brought a lei made of orchids for each of us. (8 pictures) |
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|  The jacuzzi on the roof of our hotel
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|  The magnificent view from our hotel roof
|  The nearby river, site of some of the scenes from "Lost"
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 Yuri and Steve's house
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| [Top] 26-Dec-2008 -- We drove with Yuri and Steve to Malaekahana Beach, one of their favorite spots. When we got to the beach is was raining quite heavily, so we didn't stay long (and Saya remained in the car). Tonight we had a power outage, which Barack Obama was also in Oahu for. (17 pictures) |
 Waikiki beach, facing south from our hotel
|  Towards Manoa (where Yuri lives), facing north from the hotel
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|  A banyan tree
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|  Steve, Yuri and Kana contemplate the rainy weather
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|  Kana enjoys even a rainy day at the beach
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| [Top] 27-Dec-2008 -- First day of a 2-day trip to Maui. (7 pictures) |
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| [Top] 28-Dec-2008 -- Second day at Maui. We took a submarine trip which was unfortunately less than spectacular. (11 pictures) |
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 Lanai island
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| [Top] 29-Dec-2008 -- The last morning on Maui before our return to Oahu. The girls had their final few hours using the big pool. (5 pictures) |
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| [Top] 30-Dec-2008 -- We went on a whale watch, which was almost equally exciting as the submarine adventure had been ... Yawn! (2 pictures) |
 Wait, did you just see a whale?! Me neither.
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| [Top] 31-Dec-2008 -- Today we went to Hanauma Bay. The fish and sea life is exotic! (16 pictures) |
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|  First view of Hanauma Bay
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|  One can see this is a popular spot
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 I had fun teasing Yoshie, who took the bus back up.
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| [Top] 01-Jan-2009 -- We saw some very picturesque views of Koko Head and Koko Crater. (15 pictures) |
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| [Top] 02-Jan-2009 -- Today was the day we hiked Diamond Head, very close by to our hotel in Waikiki. Kana got tired shortly into the hike and had to be carried (a good workout, though!) (26 pictures) |
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| [Top] 03-Jan-2009 -- Steve and I had dinner with our old college friend Kelvin, and got to meet his wife Brenda. We also *finally* went swimming at Waikiki Beach, even though our hotel was only 2-minutes away! (4 pictures) |
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| [Top] 04-Jan-2009 -- Today was a day of exploring the north shore, trying "shaved ice" (at the famous "Matsumoto's"), watching the surfers, and finally got to swim at Malaekahana Beach. (14 pictures) |
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| [Top] 05-Jan-2009 -- Had a fancy dinner together, and the girls enjoyed swimming in the pool (as they did most of the days we were on vacation). (8 pictures) |
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