We’re Ready for Molokai

[slip]

All your pictures remind me that I want to get to Molokai. In fact several years ago I had rowed over all our DRI Points so we could do a week on Molokai and then 2 weeks on Mau'i. A friend was going to go with us for 1 or 2 weeks. Just as I was about to start making Reservations Patti was at our friend's house without me. Some how NOLA came up. She had never been to NOLA and wanted to see the WWII Museum. Patti asked her if she would rather go to NOLA and Patti committed us to NOLA. There went my plans. I was able to use some of our DRI Points for Frenchman Street and Worldmark Points at the Avenue. But I was pissed. I like NOLA and had a good time BUT. I politely explained to Patti that while friend could travel with us she had no say in where we went. It looked like we were going to lose a bunch of DRI Points. Luckily I got us into KBC and Hono Koa, a week each. On less than 60 Reservations and we only lost a couple Points.

I think I remember you posting about that trip To NOLA. At the time I was thinking I would rather be in Hawaii too but I liked New Orleans too. We had a great trip there also.

Molokai is definitely worth the trip but I usually tell people to come for a couple days and see how you like it.

 

[slip]

@slip Thanks for all of the pictures. I hadn't realized until now that Hiro's is the restaurant at the Hotel Molokai. Is that right? We loved the dinner we had there, it was on a Friday night after the auntie's performance.

Kind of surprised at the building going on. I thought the islanders weren't real keen on development.

Yes, Hiro’s is in Hotel Molokai. I thought I should get that picture in, in case people didn’t know.

I was surprised on the building also. Some looked like they were sitting for a while so maybe ran out of money? Some looked just completed. My wife and I were talking about how we didn’t feel some of the styles chosen really fit the surroundings.

Some definitely don’t want it and others do. It’s like anywhere else there isn’t only one opinion. Some want more of a balance to give the next generations options to help them stay and earn a living. It’s a difficult choice for them.

I am really interested in seeing the results from this census and see what the population is here now.

There are plenty of houses for sale here too. Especially since they made Most homes not eligible for short term rentals. It’s mostly just the condos and some cottages in those areas that can be used for short term rentals.

it seems most of these large expensive homes are not occupied by permanent residents.

 

[slip]

We went down and tried our new car cover on today. This one is much better and I think will withstand the wind. We will see.

After that we headed down to the pool it was pretty windy most of the day but the sun was really warm as usual.

Tried some of the Dried Aku I found at the grocery store. I always see people selling it on Kauai so I bought some to give it a try. My wife didn’t like it but I thought it was pretty good. Only slightly salty and not near as chewy as jerky. Really good with beer.

 

[pspercy]

Being not very knowledgeable about aku I looked it up and found a fun article about it, eaten with poi and beer

Dry Aku & Poi

Some interesting comments too.

 

[slip]

Being not very knowledgeable about aku I looked it up and found a fun article about it, eaten with poi and beer

Dry Aku & Poi

Some interesting comments too.

Yes, I looked it up myself years ago when I saw signs on the road all over the island on Kauai. I didn’t have poi so I will have to remember that.

Here on Molokai about once a week a truck sells fresh poi outside Friendly Market. If they have the Aku in the store again, I will buy some of the poi too. The beer was kind of a given with that type of food.

It is one of those things, that the more you eat the better it tastes. I think my wife was expecting a jerky type texture and this was much softer. I think this was salted just about right or maybe a little light.

I paid 23.99 a pound. I don’t know how much it was selling for on the road in Kauai. The signs never said.

Mahalo for the article is was a really good read

 

[Tamaradarann]

Yes, Hiro’s is in Hotel Molokai. I thought I should get that picture in, in case people didn’t know.

I was surprised on the building also. Some looked like they were sitting for a while so maybe ran out of money? Some looked just completed. My wife and I were talking about how we didn’t feel some of the styles chosen really fit the surroundings.

Some definitely don’t want it and others do. It’s like anywhere else there isn’t only one opinion. Some want more of a balance to give the next generations options to help them stay and earn a living. It’s a difficult choice for them.

I am really interested in seeing the results from this census and see what the population is here now.

There are plenty of houses for sale here too. Especially since they made Most homes not eligible for short term rentals. It’s mostly just the condos and some cottages in those areas that can be used for short term rentals.

it seems most of these large expensive homes are not occupied by permanent residents.

 

[Tamaradarann]

Hiro's wasn't always the name of the restaurant at the Hotel Molokai. When we went I don't recall it having a name. It may have been run by the Hotel Molokai. I belived then it closed for about a year. Then they got Hiro's in there.

 

[Luanne]

Hiro's wasn't always the name of the restaurant at the Hotel Molokai. When we went I don't recall it having a name. It may have been run by the Hotel Molokai. I belived then it closed for about a year. Then they got Hiro's in there.

We were there 17 years ago. Maybe that's why I don't remember Hiro's. But it does sound like they still have the Friday night auntie's singing, don't they?

 

[slip]

Hiro's wasn't always the name of the restaurant at the Hotel Molokai. When we went I don't recall it having a name. It may have been run by the Hotel Molokai. I belived then it closed for about a year. Then they got Hiro's in there.

We were there 17 years ago. Maybe that's why I don't remember Hiro's. But it does sound like they still have the Friday night auntie's singing, don't they?

Yes, I believe it was called The Ohana Grill before it was Hiro’s. The Aunties still do perform there but I don’t think it is every Friday. I have seen other performers advertised on Friday’s.

 

[Luanne]

Yes, I believe it was called The Ohana Grill before it was Hiro’s. The Aunties still do perform there but I don’t think it is every Friday. I have seen other performers advertised on Friday’s.

I've said this before, but I'll repeat it. The evening at the Hotel Mokolai with the aunties and then dinner after was the highlight of the trip for my dds. I don't even remember if the restaurant had a name, I think we just referred to it as "the restaurant at the Hotel Molokai". I had gotten all of my info about Molokai from Denise, and it was all very helpful.

 

[slip]

I searched back and the restaurant at the Hotel Molokai was call Hula Shores and then Hale Kealoha, then finally Hiro’s. I don’t have a timeline for Hula Shores but Hale Kealoha started around 2014 and Hiro’s started around 2018.

 

[pedro47]

That video was just Outstanding. Aloha.

 

[amycurl]

You discovered my neighborhood! Now the secret is out!
*sigh*

I hope to go to "places" and do "things" again....when we can have nice things again.

 

[slip]

You discovered my neighborhood! Now the secret is out!
*sigh*

I hope to go to "places" and do "things" again....when we can have nice things again.

It will happen. This close trip for us has been great. No mainland for us until 2022 but we had already planned that. We will have been gone 3 years by then.

 

[slip]

We took a ride on the West side of Molokai today and on our way back from Papohaku Beach and these Axis Deer stared running across the road. This video is about 30 seconds and I missed at least another minute of more running across.

 

[slip]

Well we finally burned up the gas we had in our car so I was able to fill up today. We went through some while driving to the West end today. We stopped at Molokai Pizza to bring a pizza back home with us.

 

[slip]

While on the West side we stopped at Papohaku Beach Park. The camping park was closed. Very crowded though, We were the only ones there.

 

[slip]

We went by some nice places on the West side too and of course we went through the timeshare. Saw some turkeys on the road too.

 

[slip]

There were a few cars at the timeshare but it seemed like there were more all covered up in the long term parking area. We stopped into the store there. We always saw the sign before but we always walked past it. It looked like it was closed.

 

[slip]

The pool at the resort on the west side was about as busy as ours at WaveCrest. Beach was empty too.

 

[slip]

Doesn’t look like there was any work or demolition done on the old ranch resort either. There were some realty listings on the old office.

 

[slip]

Here’s a few from the ride over to the West side. I pulled over in a couple spots.

 

[slip]

My wife had never been through MaunaLoa before so we drove that way before going by the timeshare and condos. This is the first time I went through there in a few years. I only snapped a couple of pictures. There were more houses there than I remembered.

 

[Fredflintstone]

You know what I love about Hawaii? There still many, many places that are simple, rustic and beautiful. Yes, one can indulge in the tourist traps, but boy, a short drive and you are in farm land, simple living and just plain natural beauty.

Thank you for sharing Slip. I really appreciate the pictures beyond the tourist traps.


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[slip]

You know what I love about Hawaii? There still many, many places that are simple, rustic and beautiful. Yes, one can indulge in the tourist traps, but boy, a short drive and you are in farm land, simple living and just plain natural beauty.

Thank you for sharing Slip. I really appreciate the pictures beyond the tourist traps.


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That pretty much describes Molokai but like you said there are places like that on every island.