Hawaii – Day #4

On Day #4 we again woke up to the Roosters, and then drove up to the North Shore and found a few interesting shops…talked to an owner…didn’t have a lot of luck. It’s amazing the excuses business owners will give you about why they don’t think a product will sell…but for goodness sakes…we had a comparable business…and the watches sold DESPITE all of those reasons! Believe me–we came up with all of those reasons originally, too…but they sold like crazy! Oh well…what do you do?

We enjoyed some Shave Ice at the North Shore

We watched some surfers on some very large waves

We visited the BYU Hawaii campus.

And then we went to the temple. It is closed and not due to reopen until next year. But we got some photos…

Next was the Polynesian Cultural Center. It cost a boat-load to get in, but I guess it was worth it. After all, where else are you going to see a place like this?


Their grounds are divided into different Polynesian “Villages,” and you can go to the different villages throughout the day for a cultural experience particular to that island, etc. We got there a bit late, so we only did a few things…like got a lesson on how to crack open a coconut, hula dance, and climb a palm tree.

The Somoa guy was HYSTERICAL:


Then, we enjoyed the big evening show, which was like seeing just the best parts of “The Living Legends” BYU performing group (the Polynesian dances are always the best, in my opinion!). Maybe I’ll post a video later…I’m running Jared’s patience thin (sitting outside of Barnes & Noble’s WiFi spot, in the car, to blog)!