Driving on the wrong side of the road (the right hand side) hasn't proved too bad but one thing that is a pain when driving in Hawaii is navigation. On the Big Island Hilo was relatively small, Kaua'i really had only one road, however O'hau is a different matter all together. In the Honalulu and Waikiki area the population is a lot higher and one has to make sure that you're in the right lane for where you want to turn. This is not unlike any other major city whe...

Last night I went to a lauau woth Jamie and her two friends. It was billed to me as the cheesiest event ever ad it featured the Hawaiian crooner Glen Mederos, a one hit wonder from the late eighties. It was hosted in a big garden at one of the flash resorts on Waikki Beach. It started looking up with a fantastic meal of traditional Hawaiian/Polynesian foods Poi (pureed taro), Kileua pig, fish, roast chook etc which was actually very good and as the night progre...