Jordan, Susan, Dallas, John :: Lihue, Kaua’i
Dallas & Rachelle :: Lihue, Kaua’i
Jordan :: Lihue, Kaua’i
Susan :: Lihue, Kaua’i
Getting ready to fly from Lihue, Kaua’i to Honolulu, Oahu. Everyone’s excited to go and experience Honolulu, but a little sad to be leaving Kaua’i at the same time.
Usually when we fly in at the beginning of our trip Dallas buys me a lei, but this time we were too distracted finding the go! airlines gates and then when we got there, there was nothing there. I didn’t realize Dallas was doing it, but to make up for not getting a lei when we first came, he bought me a lei in Lihue before going to Honolulu. And he made sure to get one with pikake, a flower I looove the smell of.
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Genki Sushi, Lihue, Kaua’i
Dallas and I went to Lihue to Kukui Grove Center, the largest shopping center on Kaua’i, not that it’s really that big. We looked around Macy’s but didn’t get anything, we each got some things at Déjà Vu surf shop (I got a Billabong handbag and this cute Paul Frank tshirt), and then Dallas got some University of Hawaii caps at Lids. For lunch 
we went to Genki Sushi. I love that place. It’s not the best sushi ever, but it’s so much fun. Dallas took me there last time we were in Kaua’i and I liked it so much, we had to go back.
Basically, the sushi chef stands in the middle and puts things a conveyer belt that runs around the restaurant. You take what you want off the belt and eat it. At the end the waitress adds up how much you owe based on color coded plates.
After lunch we went to Borders and ran into Dallas’ brother, Jordan, who was also out shopping. I wanted to pick up a few books by local press that wouldn’t be available on Amazon or in Chicago. I also wanted to pick up some local tunes. I asked Jordan for advice on some contemporary Hawaiian music and he showed me what to get, but told me the CDs were cheaper at Costco, so we went over there and bought them.
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March 12th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Keoke’s Paradise, Poipu, Kaua’i
After arriving in Lihue, we dumped our bags off at the condo, met up with Dallas’ sister and friends who arrived a bit earlier than us, went to Big Save to grab some beer and other things quick, then went to Keoki’s Paradise. It was our first stop off last time we were on Kaua’i too. A great restaurant for some really good, fresh seafood and a few more umbrella’d mai tais.
John, Susan, Dallas and I had dinner at Keoki’s while Caroline, Dallas’ sister, and her friends Tammy and Carrie just stayed Keoki’s bar for drinks. Our table split some ahi sashimi, panko crusted scallops with wasabi butter sauce, and some mushu pork (Kalua pig, cabbage, and plum sauce with mushu wrappers) for pupus. For an entree I had opah (a white, moist Hawaiian moon fish) saute’ed with citrus, shoyu and sesame butter sauce with garlic smashed potatoes. It was fantastic and a great way to relax and end a really long travel day.
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