A FAREWELL GIFT
...Continued from previous post:
On Friday morning, our last day in Honolulu, the lobby of the Hale Koa was a lively place, filled with the local artisan vendors who come to the Hale Koa every Friday morning to sell their hand-crafted wares..
On Friday morning, our last day in Honolulu, the lobby of the Hale Koa was a lively place, filled with the local artisan vendors who come to the Hale Koa every Friday morning to sell their hand-crafted wares..
I bought some gifts to bring back: a couple of candles,
...a piece of jewlery,
...a table runner that the vendor finished hemming while I waited,
...and two beautiful bread baskets carved by the seller's father.
We spent the rest of our last day mostly hanging around the hotel grounds,
...except that we did venture off-post in the afternoon to walk to a nearby McDonald's.
The McDonald's in Hawaii used to sell a item called a Haupia Pie, a pastry akin to the hot apple pie McDonald's used to sell, but with a sort of sweet coconut cream filling instead the standard apple filling.
The McDonald's in Hawaii used to sell a item called a Haupia Pie, a pastry akin to the hot apple pie McDonald's used to sell, but with a sort of sweet coconut cream filling instead the standard apple filling.
I always loved those Haupia Pies, and every time I've been to Hawaii I've made it a point to eat one or two - or more - of them. And so I wanted to check if they were still an available item.
Sadly, Hawaii McDonald's - or at least the McD's near our hotel - no longer carried the Haupia Pie. However, they were offering a new flavor, a guava & crème pie.
Sadly, Hawaii McDonald's - or at least the McD's near our hotel - no longer carried the Haupia Pie. However, they were offering a new flavor, a guava & crème pie.
We tried one.
It was okay. But it couldn't hold a dim candle to the Haupia Pie.
That evening while we were in our hotel room packing for our departure the following day, I suggested we turn on the television.
To our delight, the Hilo hula competitions of the Merrie Monarch Festival, a yearly springtime celebration of Hawaiian culture, were being televised. The dancers were beautiful to watch.
That evening while we were in our hotel room packing for our departure the following day, I suggested we turn on the television.
To our delight, the Hilo hula competitions of the Merrie Monarch Festival, a yearly springtime celebration of Hawaiian culture, were being televised. The dancers were beautiful to watch.
It felt like a fare-well gift from this lovely island.
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