August 3, 2006 7:42 pm - Broken surfboard
A couple of days this week we had a large surf advisory for the Kona side of the island.
Notice the reef sticking up to the surfer's right as he approaches. When it's low tide you can see just how shallow the water is above the reef.
It just amazes me how Kona surfers and boogie boarders know where the reef is. Even then sometimes "OOPS" happens. As evidenced below. There went 4 or 5 hundred bucks in the trash. Or next to it.
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August 5, 2006 9:09 pm - Update to best local food in Kona
Eila and I had breakfast at U Top It this morning and as usual it was excellent. I've added some information to the best local food in Kona page that I learned about Curtis Masuda who owns and operates U Top It.
You can read it here.Update to best local food in Kona.
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August 8, 2006 10:23 pm - Syndicate Kona News
Notice the new button 3rd from the top on the left menu? It says Syndicate Kona News. If you have a website and you would like to have hot off the press Kona news on your site find out how easy it is, just click the button for more information.
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August 24, 2006 8:13 pm - Big Island Vacation Rental Directory
Aloha everyone, recently I've added a vacation rental directory to the site. Check it out here
You'll notice half way down the page a box with the featured rental of the month. Vacation rental of the month. Check it out, it's fabulous.
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August 26, 2006 9:31 am - Kona Rental Car Information
I've just added a page here about cheap rental car Kona I know it sounds weird but check it out anyways. I've added a good tip about what to do when you arrive at the airport.
And I've made some suggestions about what types of rental car you should get. If you see anywhere that I can improve on the page or something I'm missing, please drop me a note on my "contact Uncle Joe" form on the navigation menu on the left side of this page.
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August 26, 2006 4:46 pm - I've added my phone number to my contact page
I've added my phone number to the contact page on the left navigation menu. If you're interested in advertising your vacation rental here on Konafriends or maybe you have a joint venture you would like to discuss, please feel free to call Uncle Joe anytime.
One more thing
My friend Laura, aka Bean Counter has emailed me a couple of times over the last few days and said that her email to me at Joe@Konafriends.com got bounced back to her.
So I sent my self a couple of test emails from my Gmail account and both were successful. So I thought the problem was on her computer or something.
Today she emails again, same problem. Ok, I better figure this out. So I went to an old Yahoo email account that I have and sent myself a test email. Yup sure enough it got bounced back.
Turns out if you email me from a Yahoo account , my website host requires that you ad yourself to Konafriends.com's white list.
It's a onetime thing, after that you can email Uncle Joe direct anytime with no problems of getting your emails bounced.
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August 29, 2006 12:44 pm - Free Slack Key Festival
This coming Sunday September 3rd is the 14th annual Slack Key Festival. It will be held at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort outdoors on the lawn.
It's Free! Starts at noon and goes till 6PM. In 2004 big island resident Charles Brotman's "Slack Key Compilation" won Hawaii's first ever Hawaiian Grammy Award.
Sonny Lim, Ledward Ka'apana, Michael Kaawa, Makana, David Kahipo, Walter Keale, Paul Togioka, Pali, Donald Kaulia, Kohala, Brttni Paiva, Dennis and David Kamakahi, Dwight Kanae, Al Ka'ai and Keoki Kahumoku will perform.
If you like slack key music, this will be "da bomb."
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August 31, 2006 7:43 pm - Tiger Sharks Spotted Off Hapuna
Yesterday Wednesday August 30th, 3 very large Tiger sharks were spotted off the Kohala coast from Hapuna Beach, Mauna Kea beach and Spencer Beach Park.
Tigers are not to be messed with and deserve the utmost respect.
Betsy Tranquilli a reporter for West Hawaii Today wrote an excellent article about the recent shark sightings here: West Hawaii Today Shark Story.
So if you're thinking about going to the beach over the holiday weekend, READ THE ABOVE STORY.
Hui hou, Uncle Joe.
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August 31, 2006 9:04 pm - Pink Plumeria
Plumeria flowers come in pink, white and yellow. I took this photo on Napo'opo Rd while heading to Kealakekua Bay. The Plumeria are so beautiful and bloom year round. These are the flowers that are used to create the most popular flower leis.
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