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Just asking…
What memories do you have of the old Honolulu Stadium in Moili‘ili?
Yep, the place that earned the nickname Termite Palace?
The site of many football games and ILH championships?
Where rivalries were truly intense?
Where Elvis Presley’s first Hawaii concert was staged?
Where the Goodyear tire encircled the clock?
Where the Hawaii Islanders played out many baseball seasons?
Surely, you have many fond recollections … so why not share and, if you have ‘em, post vintage photos?
Just asking…
If you had to choose, which of these fast food icons do you prefer?
— Ronald McDonald?
— The Burger King?
— Jack?
Some thoughts:
Clowns have become unlikeable, so Ronald has sorta been on furlough at McDonald’s. The film “It” probably widened the chasm.
Burger King’s king is kinda creepy, if you ask me. But he’s still around.
Jack in the Box’s Jack, with his ping pong head, still has the most bounce.
Maybe you like Wendy (a cartoon image) or KFC (Colonel Sanders revived as an animated figure in TV commercials). It’s all a marketing issue.
Just curious…
Remember the food nibbles you got, at Costco outlets?
Might have been a morsel of Belgian waffles, a meatball, or a piece of Kirkland chocolates.
What about the mini-cup of somen at Marukai, or a wedge of a new brownie or cookie from Big Island Candies?
The pandemic made these nibbles-on-toothpicks taboo. Back in the day, I know a few fellas who mixed 40 minutes of Costco shopping to land six to eight freebies on his lunch hour. And with coronavirus, part-time hawkers of the goodies also lost their jobs.
There’s online chatter that some Costcos on the Mainland have been giving out “dry samples” –pre-packaged stuff – but not here.
What memories do you have of these now-gone promotions?
As a follow-up to the last Just Asking, if you’re truly kamaaina, what two isle songs should you know by heart?
Meaning lyrics, even in Hawaiian?
Two tunes come to mind:
Among other songs you should know to be a kamaaina: “E Kuu Morning Dew” and “Hawaiian Lullaby,” the latter commonly referred to as “Where I Live, There Are Rainbows. No-no-no, those are the opening lyrics.
Now get going on your song contribution(s)…
Just asking…
What does it take for a malihini (newcomer to Hawaii) to finally become kamaaina (long-time island resident)? It’s a status that comes with time, for sure.
However, part of the distinction has to do with how long you’ve lived here. Perhaps 20 years might be a qualifier, but what you know or have experienced matter, too. In short: embracing local culture and ways — what you think, how you talk — is part of the equation.
Some examples:
— You’re kamaaina if you remember when Kalakaua Avenue was a two-way street.
— You listened to J. Akuhead Pupule on the radio during your morning commute, not Michael W. Perry & the Posse.– You shopped at Liberty House, not Macy’s.
— You worked at Hawaiian Pine or Libby’s, companies that raised and canned island pineapples.
— You drove down the winding Old Pali Road, to get from Honolulu to Kailua/Kaneohe.
— You speak pidgin, but can switch to standard English, too.
Get the drift? So now provide some thoughts on your kamaaina-ness…