PF: The Big Island
28 03 2008I realized I’ve never really explained what this whole “Photo Friday” thing is. We post a lot of pictures of Makua which is good- I suspect a lot of you check up on our blog just to see his progress. Photo Friday is my attempt to help ya’ll get to know Chris and me a little bit better. We are more than just mama and papa. I pick a theme for the post and put up pictures to go with that theme and captions to explain them. That’s it…simple and basic.
So, onto this week’s theme…
The summer of ‘04, I spent a week on The Big Island visiting relatives and friends with my mom. It was a jolly good time. She took me around to places from her childhood and teenage years. She showed me the graves of my ancestors- “just in case” she said. Little did I know my mom’s foresight was inspired. I paid attention the best I could and wrote everything down. Now that she’s gone, I wish I had paid better attention. My memory has faded and the paper is somewhere in a box- I hope. 
I was able to go to the Kona temple with my Uncle Myron, Auntie Pua, Tutu (grandma) and mom.
My mom took me to Kalapana where she spent a lot of her summers. It was covered by lava when Kilauea erupted in 1990. These little coconuts were all over the beach. I found them amusing.
Me and my great-Auntie Emma. She was actually kind of famous in Hawaii. And if you thought my name was hard to say, try hers- Emma Kapünohu`ulaokalani Ka`önohi`ulaokalani
Ka`öhai`ulaokalani Martha Stone Kauhi.
Auntie Pua, Uncle Kimo, Tutu and my mom
some pretty hibiscus…one of my favorite flowers
Tutu and my mom in front of the apartment she lived in at the time (she lives with my dad and brother now).
Hey!
Sorry it took so long for me to comment. I’m from the Big Island as well. For my kalua recipe, I just take about 1lb of kalua (I make mine in a crock pot then portion it out), rough chop a medium sized head of cabbage (maybe 1-2lbs). Heat up the kalua in a big pot. I don’t use oil as the kalua usually has enough fat in it. When the kalua is hot, toss in the chopped, rinsed cabbage and cover until cabbage has wilted, about 5-10 minutes. Pour over about 2 TBSP shoyu mixed with 2 TBSP water. Mix and let cook another 5 minutes. Serve over hot rice.
Let me know if you need the recipe for crock pot kalua pig. It’s sooo good and easy too!
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