HAWAII
LOCATED: In the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
 
 
    When I found out that my job was sending me to Hawaii; I was very upset.  Hawaii, why the hell would I want to live on an island. Especially an island that has like the population of Oregon on one side of it.  Then I got here, and just fell in love with this place.  The people, or most of them, the attitude, everything.
    The beaches here are what make this place so good.  The warm weather with the warm ocean make everyday a beach day.  Love to surf, here in the isalnds I surf everyday. Below are some pictures of the islands.  If you plan to learn how to surf, respect the locals or they will beat your ass.
    The only thing I do not like is slow ass drivers.  That reminds me of a bumper sticker I saw one day, "Slow down you are not on the Mainland".  That is so Hawaii.
    When talking Wave heights in Hawaii, they measure the wave from the back.  This makes a Hawaiian 3 foot wave 6 feet in the face.  Double Overhead waves are a Hawaiian 6 footer.
    I have been to three islands: Oahu (thats where I live), Maui, and The Big Island.
 
 
OAHU  
I have lived on this island for over three years.  This place is probably the second best place I have ever lived, Oregon being #1.
 
 

The Big Wave Ridders Meca, Waimea.  This is a beautiful part of the island.  This place will not even start breaking until the waves reach 10'.  This is the home of the Eddie Aikau Quicksilver Memorial.
 

 
 

This picture is my first attempt to surf Pipeline.  Wave heights were called 3-5', but I tell you it looked a hell of lot bigger.  The first wave I took off on ended up in a nasty wipe out.  I think I was under water for like 20 minutes it seemed.  I was lucky there was not another set barreling down on me.  The second wave I got on but it was no double overhead barrelling up or anything.  It was a good wave.  I paddled in afterward, because there were a lot of people there and I did not want to get cut in half or anything.  I was going to go to Rocky Point, but after watching for a while, the caliber of surfing was definaltely at the professional level.  I decided I dhould probably not go out there


 

This is me surfing my favorite break.  $%#&^ beach located on the East shore.  It is never crowded and always has pretty good waves.  This was on a kinda small day, but those days are fun.  Love those Kona winds.

The Night Life here sucks!  To put it bluntly.  There are too many males compared to females here.  at the club it could easily be 20:1 on any night.  There is too much military here for there to be any night life.  This is me, my friends, and some tourist girls during spring break.  By the way, I was designated driver this night.  The People are: Yuko, Levy, Lahvone, Jordan, Julio, and me.


 

MAUI
This is the best Island by far.  Lahaina is the best beach town in the World.  The surf is usually not that crowded, compared to Oahu.  I dont have many pictures of Lahaina.  I have been to Maui twice.  Once for a weekend of partying, and the other was to see the greatest band ever, Pearl Jam, peform
 
 

This is Lahina.  It is a small town, but there is a great life here.  The night life is ok, but the guy to girl ratio is a lot better here.  Not that it matters, I am engaged.

 

Maui is great in beauty, and great with regard to people.  If I stay in Hawaii, this is the island where I live.
 

THE BIG ISLAND
This is a great place to visit with someone of the opposite sex.  It is not a place to go out and enjoy the night life.  The Volcano, being the Number 1 site to see.
 
 

The Famous Black Sand Beach.  We rented a car and drove around the island looking for surf.   There was none.  I expected good surf, but I was dissapointed.  I did enjoy the trip, and The Big Island is beautiful.


 

The Volcano was intresting.  I wish I had more time to enjoy the Volcano.  The only way to do it is go by helicopter.  I heard it is real fun to hike to where the volcano lava hits the ocean.  I did not do that. I was looking for surf.  Next time, with my girl, I will definaltely do the helicopter thing.


 
 

Hawaii is a great place.  Just remember to respect the culture.  This place is like no other in America.  It is like a diffrent country.  Do not come here narrow minded.  Be very open minded or you will hate this place.
 

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