http://www.reallyhawaiian.com/blog Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:14:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Don't Miss This! We just got word that the off-Broadway show STOMP is headed to Honolulu. Scheduled from December 22 2009 - January 3rd, 2010 at the beautiful Hawaii Theater. STOMP uses everything but conventional instruments to fill the stage with rhythm. Returning to Honolulu for the first time ... http://www.reallyhawaiian.com/blog/2009/12/stomp-is-coming/ Should be Renamed UberPeople This is for sure a Really Hawaiian thing - where else could can you watch someone swim, bike and run around an Island inside of 3 days? We see it all here in Hawaii.  This is the destination spot for tri-athletes.  And ... http://www.reallyhawaiian.com/blog/2009/11/ultraman/ Thanksgiving is one of those holidays in Hawaii that doesn't really make sense and in fact kinda upsets a lot of people.  The smart ones have adopted Thanksgiving in typical Hawaiian style and kept just the best parts. Being together with your 'ohana and cooking great family tradition are the ... http://www.reallyhawaiian.com/blog/2009/11/thanksgiving-in-hawaii/ This month we introduce a "linked up" SHOP page on the website.  One more step forward in making it easier for the consumer to buy really Hawaiian products online. Not all the great companies we find have a website let alone a shopping cart or e-commerce with even PayPal.  So instead ... http://www.reallyhawaiian.com/blog/2009/11/its-nowempa/ Today is Wednesday, 4 days after the last athlete crossed the finish line for the 2009 Ironman competition.  It has taken almost all of those 4 days to recover, both personally and as a community!  We had media passes to everything - so we swam through the thousands of fans ... http://www.reallyhawaiian.com/blog/2009/10/ironman-its-over/ For the complete slide show click here. This morning it was the "Parade of Underwear" event in Kailua-Kona.  Starting at the King Kam Hotel and wrapping around Alii Drive to Uncle Billy's.  Participating of course are most of the Ironman people, their families and friends along with a ... http://www.reallyhawaiian.com/blog/2009/10/i-can-you-you-in-your-underwear/ For the complete slide show click here. Parade of Nations Yesterday afternoon the Parade of Nations made its way down Alii Drive.  Great turnout.  The Swiss and the Germans are here in plenty.  The Germans were doing the "wave" which was very funny to watch.  One German ... http://www.reallyhawaiian.com/blog/2009/10/ironman-day-4-parade-of-nations/ The Parade of Nations last night ... coming up this morning. First, a few words from Big Island locals.  "We love Ironman" is the general chant among the locals - at least in public.  In private we each lament a little about the hassle of hosting the Ironman event.   It's a ... http://www.reallyhawaiian.com/blog/2009/10/ironman-day-4/ Cool fact #1: Three time champion Chrissie Wellington spent the year in Nepal riding a mountain bike for hours at high altitudes in the Katmandu Valley with the wind howling and trying to ignore severe food poisoning.  Just to prepare for Ironman. Cool fact #2: 21-year-old Rudy Garcia-Tolson is ... http://www.reallyhawaiian.com/blog/2009/10/ironman-day-6-countdown-to-day1/ Picked up our press passes today.  The old King Kamehameha Hotel is quasi-open due to the massive amount of construction, but still it is once again Ironman headquarters even with all the inconveniences.  For those staying there, the pool, patios, bar and restaurant are closed. Didn't get in our way to ... http://www.reallyhawaiian.com/blog/2009/10/ironman-day-5-countdown-to-day1/