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Tsunami Hawaii warning day from Chile earthquake

By Steve Monas - Last updated: Saturday, February 27, 2010

The phone call recording came in at 6:00 am, followed by the Tsunami sirens. That really didn’t get me up, but when my neighbor came over, thats when I knew it was for real. We had started loading up my Ford with essentials. The radio and TV stated that we had to evacuate by 9 [...]

Bucket List – What’s Yours?

By Steve Monas - Last updated: Friday, January 8, 2010

I was thinking about creating a bucket list of things that I would like to do before I do. I think that everyone should create a bucket list early on, as we have a purpose, that part I got. But what else, that is not career oriented, that we want to experience in our life [...]

Koloa Farmers Market

By Steve Monas - Last updated: Monday, September 28, 2009

Throughout the island, there are farmers markets. I live in Koloa, and ours is on Mondays at 12:00. They won’t let people in until exactly at high noon. This was my first time at the market, and I hope that I can continue to eat healthy. Some items I bought I am not sure what [...]

Gabe’s Birthday Party

By Steve Monas - Last updated: Saturday, September 19, 2009

This was Gabe’s 41t birthday party that was held next door with a potluck BBQ. I had cooked all the meat and shared a Potato salad. There were others that brought in alot of interesting dishes. Gabe had gone diving right out in front from where I live and caught lobster (it’s in season). The [...]

Couch Surfing

By Steve Monas - Last updated: Sunday, September 6, 2009

I am testing out Couchsurfing.org . This is a site where people from around the world are able to either host a couch or surf a couch. This site allows me to meet people around the world. I am hosting a couch for people who are planning on coming down to Kauai. So far, I have one [...]

Fishing Waimea Landing

By Steve Monas - Last updated: Saturday, September 5, 2009

I had spent the day getting more fishing supplies at Walmart with Jeremy. This was a good night to fish. I had caught a Perch and it was thiiiiissss biiiiiiigggggg (yup thats about right) and I had given it to the local family and kids who were fishing next to me.  I should have taken [...]

Neighbors jam session

By Steve Monas - Last updated: Friday, September 4, 2009

After Port Allen, we called up Billy and Terrie to come over for a jam session. After a bit, others stop by to listening. This is a great way to top off the day.

Sunday Best

By Steve Monas - Last updated: Saturday, August 8, 2009

This was an exciting day. I started the day by going on a 5 mile run from my condo to Sprouting Horn and back. Lunch consisted of homegrown avacados mashed into guacamole with homegrown tangerines squeezed and mixed inside. That was placed into a BBQ chicken tortilla. Delicious. The surf was looking small, so Jeremy [...]