Michner's hawaii

We finished reading Michners book "Hawaii a few minutes ago. It is more than 50 hours in audio format. It has given me some things to look for. Although the book is more than 50 years old, now, it gave me a sense of how geography, culture and politics have converged to make, Hawaii, a model for the changes to be encountered here on the mainland. The discrimination, prejudice and exploitation of minorities by the ruling class has given way to integration, economic power and political involvement by all groups. Because Hawaii is dominated by the Pacific, the dynamics are different from those here. It is clear that California is much like Hawaii in the way it must deal with these issues from an an Aisianrather than European emphasis. After the names are removed, though, the issues of political and economic integration are the same. The book is wonderful.

Trip to Hawaii

Mary and I are going to Hawaii for 2 weeks. This will be our first time, there. We are both very excited about our trip. We are traveling with our friends Mike and Shirley. We will be on Owahu, about 30 miles from Honolulu.

We are planning on doing hiking, eating, swimming, eating, touring Honolulu, eating, playing in the big waves on the north shore and did mention Eating?

I hope to do blog entries here during our trip to document our experiences. If you have any comments or suggestions for us, please let us know by making a comment below. I plan to make detailed and general comments about food, airplanes, the resort, the people and anything else that occurs to me.