Beach Walk 742 – Huli Heaven

June 24, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It’s been a long time since we’ve been out on the water together. Our friends Eric, Stacey, and Kaile got a new 4-man outrigger canoe. Shane, Eric, and I took it out – saving a seat for you! I have missed being on the water, and hope you enjoy this episode – oh so Hawaii.

Huli means to roll over in Hawaiian, and though we caught several awesome waves, we also caught a 360! It was a great day, made better in my memory by the amazing song, "The Ocean" by Barefoot Truth. Please follow that link to iTunes and purchase a copy in support of them. Mahalo to MadGringo for sending us box of t-shirts and tops – Eric said of his, “This is the coolest shirt ever!”

Hawaiian word:
Huli: to turn, to curl over

More on the music in this episode:
Quickstar Productions Present: Chillout - East Coast Edition - Volume 1Barefoot Truth “The Ocean” (mp3) from “Quickstar Productions Present: Chillout – East Coast Edition – Volume 1”
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Buy at iTunes Music Store | Buy at eMusic | Buy at Amazon MP3

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Beach Walk 632 – Island Adventure

May 8, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Beauty Alert!!!

We had friends visiting and borrowed the Foti family canoe, the Waʻa Lele, and paddled out the Mokulua Islands. The sunshine and the water and the colors are just beautiful! Dan Brown brought his HERO camera rig for the canoe, Mindy Clark of outriggercanoe.blogspot.com steered us, and friends Jeff and Carlos (you met them in Episode 369 along with Stacey (Episode 296) and Kaile (Episode 572, and I had a great trip. Secret Cameraman and Lexi rounded out the beach crew.

FWIW, Shane (Episode 445 The Secret) spent 10 hours editing this episode. We have fabulous music from Cubworld – who will be on the show in a couple of weeks! Please go buy his music here.

Please welcome and check out our show sponsor, Primo Water. Primo Water is a new, environmentally-friendly water bottled in a natural plastic made from plants, a renewable resource grown on American soil.

Hawaiian word:
Moku: island
Lua: two

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Beach Walk 245 – Islands of Space and Time

October 25, 2006 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Islands are wonderful metaphors. The weather is almost always different on the other side, and it reminds me I too can go somewhere else.

Islands have a windward side and a leeward side, reflecting the prevailing winds and seas. When it is cloudy on one side, it is often sunny on the other side. Makes it easy to go find the weather you want.

But what if you are sitting in an office building in a crowded city? The underlying logic still applies. Watch this episode to see what I mean.

Hawaiian words
Moku: island
Lewa: space
Manawa: time

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Beach Walk 204 – Nani Sings

September 14, 2006 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Meet my new friend Nani as she plays the ‘ukulele and sings for us today on Beach Walks.

I’ve seen her on the beach often, and of course we’ve had our friendly local hellos. But I did not realize she sings and plays the ‘uke so nicely and that she is a volunteer caretaker for the Mokulua Islands. This is true Hawaiiana; I hope you enjoy it!

BEACH WALKS INVITATION
Would you like to submit a guest Beach Walks episode? We’d like to start featuring new voices (and take my mom’s advice to have a day off now and then.)

If you would like to submit a show, here are the guidelines:
* 3-5 minutes in length
* On a beach or not
* With a dog or not
* Spreading aloha – or positive energy
* Podsafe music (if you want to use music)
* No copyrighted material unless you have written permission please

Hawaiian words
Ê»Ukulele: leaping flea, probably from the Hawaiian nickname of Edward Purvis, who was small and quick and who popularized the instrument brought to Hawai’i by the Portuguese in 1879
Moku: island
Nui: big
Iki: small

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Beach Walk 198 – Aerial View From KOA to HNL

September 8, 2006 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Time to fly back home from a week in Kona.

h3. About Today’s Show

A little aerial photography, a little geography, and the latest news on pricing of the interisland flights here in Hawaʻi.

Links:
Big Island Drive Guide
Go! Airlines
Aloha Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines
Hawaii Super Ferry

BEACH WALKS BULLETIN
I am looking for some guest Beach Walks episodes. (We’ve received one already!) If you would like to submit one, here are the guidelines:
* 3-5 minutes in length
* On a beach or not
* With a dog or not
* Spreading aloha – or positive energy
* Podsafe music (if you want to use music)
* No copyrighted material unless you have written permission

Hawaiian words
Pae ʻāina: islands
Lele: fly

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