Ok, the talk in the reunion/weight loss thread convinced me to move this discussion elsewhere. Now. . .
Man, I spent my Junior-high/high school years in Pahoa. Things I miss horribly:
Loco moco! Oh my GOD. It’s impossible to explain to mainlanders.
Good lau lau. Mmmmm, lard. . .
Guava cake.
Fresh lychee.
May Day at the K-12 school.
Real bento.
Legal fireworks/ Chinese New Year.
Loco moco. Mmmmm. Two scoop rice. Hamburger patty and fried egg on top. Smother with brown gravy.
Chicken katsu
Spam musubi
Manapua
Shoyu chicken
Chicken adobo
Malasadas at Punahou Carnival
E. K. Fernandez rip-off carnie games and rides
Kalua pig and poi
Shave ice (with ice cream insai)
Ripe mango off the tree
Haupia
Zippy’s Zip-min
Zippy’s bento
Plate lunches in general – two scoop rice, one scoop mac
Lilikoi-orange juice
Wea slippa alla time
Frank DeLima
Rap Reiplinger (he steh make long time, but)
and lastly…
IZ.
Hoi M.K. – the fireworks laws keep changing everyday. Getting stricter and stricter (or as we would say, “gettin shchick, li’dat”)