Turn The Corner

A running back from the Kalani High School Falcons football team turns the corner in a run against the rival Kaimukī High School Bulldogs.

Normally, the high school football season in Hawai‘i begins in at the beginning of this month. However, with the Wuhan Corona Virus pandemic, the 2020 season has been pushed back to Spring 2021.

Aloha Ola Kūpono!

Pilots and flight attendants of Island Air pose on the steps of N681WP "Ola Kūpono", their first Bombardier Dash8-Q400NG, after it arrived on its delivery flight from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I was contracted by the airline to capture the arrival on video and photo. Airline employees waited on the ramp to greet "Ola Kūpono" as it arrived from McMinneville, OR.

Sadly, the airline ceased operations a couple of years ago.

Dove On The Wiper Blade

This dove took a seat on the windshield wiper blade of my car, while I was planespotting.

High Five

KITV Sports Director Brandi Higa and Japanese comedian Yuji Ayabe high five each other following the 2018 Pacific Rim Cup press conference at Aloha Stadium.

The Pacific Rim Cup is an annual soccer tournament that features two J-League teams against two Major League Soccer teams.

Brandi Higa has since moved on as a spokesperson for the City & County of Honolulu.

Sun Time

Emi and Yuki catch some morning sun on the lanai.

Hula Bowl Helmets

Our Instagram collage for August features football helmets from players that were selected to the 2020 Hula Bowl teams.

Row 1: Louisiana State Tigers; North Dakota State Bisons; Florida International Panthers; Idaho Vandals; California Lutheran Kingsmen; Oregon Ducks.

Row 2: Virginia Tech Hokies; Minnesota Golden Gophers; Boise State Broncos; Alabama-Birmingham Blazers; West Chester Golden Rams; Central Michigan Chippewas.

Row 3: Iowa State Cyclones; Prairie View A&M Panthers; Kansas State Wildcats; Monmouth Hawks; Pittsburgh Panthers; Texas Christian Horned Frogs;

Row 4: Duke Blue Devils; Colorado School of Mines Orediggers; Florida Gators; Oklahoma State Cowboys; Southern Illinois Salukis; Louisiana Tech Aggies.

Best Seat In The House

During a youth football tournament, the mother of one of the players, moved down from the shaded blue section to watch the game.

In this day and age of the Chinese Corona Virus and social distancing, this photo seems appropriate, though taking social distancing to the extreme.

Adrian At Makai Pier

One of Adrian's senior photos taken under the Makai Pier.

Moonrise

The full moon rises behind the trees and clouds.

Solar Impulse 2 Pilots

In July 2015, the Solar Impulse 2 landed at the Kalaeloa Airport after a five-day journey from Nagoya, Japan. Pilots Bertrand Picard (left) and André Borschberg are seen above celebrating the end of the flight segment.

Yuki Collage

Our July Instagram collage features our second Miniature Dachshund, Yuki, who we got in September 2015, and turns five this month. This collage features her from day we brought her home (top left) to sometime in 2018. 

Motorcade Practice

Officers from the Honolulu Police Department's Solo Bike Unit, practice for a VIP motorcade and roving roadblock along Lagoon Drive outside the Daniel K Inouye International Airport.

Wedding Shoot

A couple from Japan has their post-ceremony wedding photo shoot taken at Kaimana Beach.

Karsten Thot Bridge

The Karsten Thot Bridge is located in Wahiawā, crosses over Lake Wilson. It's one of the last standing steel through truss bridges on O‘ahu. Kamehameha Highway is the roadway that crosses the bridge, which was built in 1932, and renovated in the last few years.

Kapilina Umbrella

One of the thatch umbrellas, and vinyl chairs at Kapilina Lagoons.

Local Kine Grindz!

Our June Instagram collage features a "Diners, Drive-ins & Dives"-themed food pix from small local eateries. Yelp and restaurant links are included in the name of the eatery.

Row 1: Panko-crusted baked chicken plate from Kau Kau Grill; Swiss Steak plate from Taka's Box Lunch; Teriyaki burger & fries from H&T Burgers Pearlridge; Inamona Hamachi poke bowl from Tamura's; variety pack of malasadas from Pipeline Bakeshop; and Spicy Pork & sunny side eggs from Lee's Lunchwagon Waipio.

Row 2: Hamburger steak plate from Taka's Box Lunch; Chocolate dobash and Chantilly cupcakes from Kilani Bakery; ‘ahi bites from Nico's at Pier 38; Roast beef plate from Taka's Box Lunch; Smoke meat and eggs plate from J&Dz Lunchwagon; and Taka's Box Lunch bento.

Row 3: Lil' Smokies, Portuguese sausage and eggs from Lee's Lunchwagon; Chicken katsu plate from Tatsuo's; 2-choice poke bowl and a Deconstructed Sushi bowl (top) from Poke Stop; Snow puffies from Pa‘ala‘a Kai Bakery; Belly Bowl ramen from Lucky Belly; and the Loco Coco B&G breakfast from Jet's Local Fast Food.

Row 4: Malasadas from Leonard's Waikele; Bento J (grilled salmon, mochiko chicken and hot dog) from Lunch Box Kitchen of Hawaii; garlic chicken bento from Sugoi Bento & Catering; small Saimin and BBQ Cheeseburger Deluxe from Shige's Saimin Stand; garlic ‘ahi plate from Kau Kau Grill; and Oriental Wingdings plate from Taka's Box Lunch.

Mirror Image

Got this photo by using the display window of a store as a mirror.

Uncle Willie K

This past Monday, Hawaiian music legend Uncle Willie K passed away from his battle with lung cancer. Willie Kahaiali‘i was known for vocally venturing into opera, rock, and blues, besides playing Hawaiian music, as well as an excellent ‘ukulele and guitar player.

Today's photo was taken during his rehearsal with the University of Hawai‘i Rainbow Warrior Marching Band for his halftime performance of his hit song, "Kachi Kachi Makawao" on October 20, 2018 (Nevada Wolf Pack v Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors). Uncle Willie also had a stirring performance  of the Star-Spangled Banner and Hawai‘i Pono‘ī in the pregame festivities.

I had the privilege to produce the video for the 2016 ‘Ohana Cup Rugby Festival Concert, which Uncle Willie headlined. It was an amazing performance, as showed his vocal, guitar, and ‘ukulele virtuosity.

We send our condolences, thoughts, and prayers to Uncle Willie's ‘ohana. Heaven gained a great singer and musician.

Graduation Ceremony

This weekend would have launched the Class of 2020 commencement ceremonies for our local high schools. Six public high schools had their ceremonies booked at Aloha Stadium. Unfortunately, the Wuhan corona virus global pandemic took away all that. Many schools have taken the virtual route by doing their ceremonies online.

Pictured above, is a photo of Mililani High School's Class of 2018, during their ceremony rehearsal at Aloha Stadium.

TV Watching Emi

Like us humans, Emi fell asleep watching TV with a paw on the remote control.