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    Snow boarding!
    April E.

    This is a wonderful trip. The company is professional from the moment you book. You aren't left hanging about any aspect of your trip. We were picked up from a local mall and loaded in to a nice Mercedes van. Its a little tight down the aisles but the seats are very comfortable and the view out the windows is great. We stopped at a rec center to pick up another couple from Hilo. There were 14 in the van I believe. Then we stopped at the visitors center (not much to see there) and had our pre-ordered dinner. Vegetarian lasagne.. Very tasty but veggies were too crunchy. A delicious brownie was dessert. Of note, they have boiling hot water available here so if you wanted to bring a cup of noodle or something like that you could. I would bring my own tea bags next time. Then it was up to "the summit" actually you don't summit the mountain but you are only 16 feet below it. There was snow and people were snowboarding and boogie boarding down a hill. Crazy right? It was very cold and I was dressed warmly but my feet could have used different shoes and more socks. They give you a great warm arctic parka and heavy gloves but remember the lower part of your body because it gets cold in hiking pants. Jeans would be better. You are up there a while. We watched the sun set from there and it was awesome. Then in total darkness at another location our tour guides set up telescopes and proceeded to teach us about the heavens. A bucket list for sure to see a faint glimpse of the Milky Way...I want to see more of it now. Our guide was Arthur in our van with a new hire guide they called Moose. Both these guys were so friendly and kind. Great people. Arthur was so thorough in everything he was teaching Moose...I know he will be a great guide. There was not one question that Arthur couldn't answer with authority. We were lucky to have him. In the other van was a guide named Travis who was outstanding and did the bulk of the astronomy talk. Hot drinks in the freezing darkness and then we were taken back home. Don't miss it. Remember to bring extra socks and warm clothing if you plan to go. But do go!!!

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    Sometimes traveling farther isn't a bad thing…read more Living in town and going over the mountain to Kailua Town isn't something that I do often, but I wanted it done right Aloha Friday Wheelworks is definitely my choice. Everything from frame up rebuilding to any repair you might think of. Mike is really thorough in everything he does and it definitely shows in his work. He makes sure the customer is happy and takes pride in his work, which is not a given nowadays. I brought my bike in to have some work done with a front fork once and a broken spoke recently. I'm always impressed and very pleased how it was professionally repaired, very meticulous and knowledgeable. Aloha Friday Wheelworks also carries a good variety of topshelf supplements and suppies for runners and cyclist. Also AFW has a weekly Thursday run for runners. You can check it out by following him on IG @alohafridaywheelworksrunningco and you'll see the post come up on stories. If you want it done right by someone who knows his stuff and will go the extra mile, Mike at Aloha Friday Wheelworks is place to go to. SUPPORT LOCAL as shops like these are a Diamond in the ruff. 5 Stars easily!

    Very happy with my bike fitting after my 4th ride on my new Litespeed Arenberg FI! Mike performed a…read morecomplete bike fitting before my first ride. He's extremely knowledgeable and has a real depth of experience that's hard to find anywhere, let alone the world's most remote archipelago. He taught me alot about the science behind it, as well as answering all my questions about basic maintenance for the entire bike.

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    Live in the moment…read more.. Hanging on to items without purpose has an unnecessary place and though the process of purging at first has been at places that purchased my items which was a great incentive at the start though as they slowly increased their inventory the selective process has making most of my items literally worthless. Now as Green Drop has increased it's location throughout the island making the "drop" has been so easy as this Kailua location is in the lot of the former Pali Lanes so driving up and donating is so much easier...easier than letting those items go lol! I seem to always visit on lunch break and this day was no different but was nice to see that they left out a bit so that I'm still able to drop off my items as it seem to see that many others has done so as well. Thank you to the staff who are there and are so delightful and helpful taking in my items and know that it's going to a great cause. Thank you!

    Donation in Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii…read more.. I tried to participate in a "buy back" clothing program where the store will give credit for other clothing that others have "recycled". Unfortunately, none of my items were to their liking, so I found the GreenDrop at the parking lot of the former Pali Lanes. GreenDrop is a national chain that sells their items to Savers and gives the proceeds to worthy charities such as The American Red Cross. I'm already in the GreenDrop system, so I gave Wini my phone number. An emailed receipt was sent to me right away! This is so convenient and reduces paper waste! Wini was the cheerful, helpful worker! She was very friendly and informative! I hope to see her again soon! She made this such a pleasant experience in the cool, beautiful Windward environment!

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