On The Mend

One morning, Yuki and Emi were chasing each other around the living room and up on the sofa. Emi ran down the steps by the sofa, but Yuki decided to take a shortcut and jump. She landed wrong on her left front leg, and came up limping. When we rushed her to the vet, and they said Yuki had a mild left shoulder subluxation, and a hairline fracture on her left front leg. At six months old, right after healing from her spay surgery, Yuki had to wear a soft cast for a month, stay in a confined movement area, plus the cone to keep her from gnawing on the bandage. It was a challenge for her, but she healed up.

Aloha ‘Oe Aloha Stadium

Demolition crews began tearing down the area around Aloha Stadium last month, and plan to start demolition on parts of the stadium this month. I took this photo this past October as I had to make sure my all my department locations were cleared out. It was bittersweet to walk around the stadium. 

There were a lot of great memories of games, events, the people I worked with, alongside, and worked for. There are some great memories of games and concerts I attended as fan years before I began working there.

The new facility is scheduled to finish construction in 2029, and can't wait to see how the new place will look.

New Turf At The Les

Prior to the start of last season, the University of Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors baseball team had new turf installed at Les Murakami Stadium. This new turf at "The Les" features two-tone green in the infield and outfield, and dark brown warning track, bases, home plate, and the pitching mound. It also has "Hawai‘i" stitched in behind home plate and an "H" in centerfield. This field was a several years overdue, as the Bows played on the previous turf years past the end-of-life.

This weekend celebrated the induction of Les Murakami into the College Baseball Hall of Fame. A long overdue honor for Coach Les.

Orange

An orange passion butterfly spreads its wings while on an orange cosmo flower.

Birthday Boy

This week, our miniature dachshund Peanut, celebrates his 4th birthday.

Pro Bowl TV Timeout

During a TV timeout in the 2016 NFL Pro Bowl, the Aloha Stadium video crew captures a group of NFL Pro Bowl Cheerleaders performing in the south end zone, and the shot can be seen on the video board in the background.

Coincidentally, the two video crew are also San Francisco 49ers fans, and happen to be shooting the 49ers cheerleader.

Two Sides Of The Same Building

Two different sides of the First Insurance Building, one side in sunlight, and the other in the shade.