Hawaii 2014 Day 4

We started the day at the Koko Head Cafe in Kaimuki. The Eggs Haloa is a "hold the phone" sort of meal. Poi biscuit, coconut luau underneath the egg and local greens. So delicious.

We parked in the lot nearby and had to feed the meter so we went back before shopping at Goodwill, which allowed us to have an interesting conversation with a guy who wanted to know if we were the owners of the tv on the curb in front of our rental car and then started telling us how he could pick it up (small man, large tv) and sprint to the next corner. That whole situation was worth the quarters we were plugging into the meter.

I have many things written in my notes, and I am filling in the gaps 5 years later, so here are the notes: Jelly's (record shopping), Pho 1 (must've been lunch), Ward Center, Antiques Alley (was this the time that the owner gave me a POG cap depicting Konishiki as Ozeki?).
What I really recall from this day, however, was going to Haili's to pass the time while we waited for Corner Kitchen to open. First off, the architecture and views on Kapahulu down there are really something to be appreciated while they still exist. Many of the buildings are from the 30's and 40's, and they're low enough that you can see Diamond Head. It's looked like this for years and won't always be this way. It's such a pleasure. Also at Haili's we learned that on Friday the poi is sour. Good to know.

 
Where the buildings aren't from the mid-20th century, they are often from the 60's. And even in little ways there are pay offs on ordinary buildings.

None of my photos from Corner Kitchen were worth using. I was glad that we made it there because it, also, was a specific place and moment in recent Hawaiian music. Waipuna and Kupaoa and other folks we've seen played there a lot while Corner Kitchen was still operating. When we got there, wouldn't you know, Uncle Herman (real name) from our crowd of older Hawaiian friends back home was there. I hope Uncle Herman is still there, somewhere in Hawaii, teaching feather lei making and waiting out our cold winters back home.