Day 32 - Hawaii

Edgewater Hotel
Edgewater Hotel

Today we went to the Kodak Hula Show to see some Hawaiian and Tahitian style dancing.  We found out that the type of skirts I'd always thought of as "Hawaiian" - the grass skirts - are actually Tahitian.  Hawaiian skirts use large green leaves.  We also had our photos taken with the "king" of Hawaii.  David and I got presented with another lei at this show.

Royal Hawaiian girls and Hawaiian king
Royal Hawaiian girls and Hawaiian king

Kodak Hula Show
Kodak Hula Show

Kodak Hula Show
Kodak Hula Show

Hawaii sign at Kodak Hula show
Hawaii sign at Kodak Hula show

Kodak Hula Show, Hawaii
Kodak Hula Show, Hawaii

Tahitian dancers - Kodah Hula Show
Tahitian dancers - Kodah Hula Show

Kodak Hula Show
Kodak Hula Show

Kodak Hula Show
Kodak Hula Show

Kodak Hula Show
Kodak Hula Show

Kodak Hula Show
Kodak Hula Show

Kodak Hula Show
Kodak Hula Show

Kodak Hula Show
Kodak Hula Show

Family at Kodak Hula Show
Family at Kodak Hula Show

Family at the Kodak Hula Show
Family at the Kodak Hula Show

Karen and David and Hawaiian king
Karen and David and Hawaiian "king"

David and me with the king of Hawaii
David and me with the king of Hawaii

Kodak Hula Show
Kodak Hula Show

Kodak Hula Show
Kodak Hula Show

Kodak Hula Show
Kodak Hula Show

Kodak Hula Show
Kodak Hula Show

Waikiki from cemetery
Waikiki from cemetery

Punchbowl Cemetery
Punchbowl Cemetery

Punchbowl Cemetery
Punchbowl Cemetery

In the afternoon we swam at Waikiki, but it wasn't very good.  The sand is covered in bits of old broken coral, which makes it not very nice to walk on.  I think Cronulla is better than Hawaii's beaches (at least the two we tried).

David took this photo of Mum and Dad at Waikiki
David took this photo of Mum and Dad at Waikiki

Waikiki, Oahu
Waikiki, Oahu

Diamond Head from Waikiki
Diamond Head from Waikiki

David and me on the beach at Waikiki
David and me on the beach at Waikiki

Cascades in shopping plaza at Waikiki Hilton
Cascades in shopping plaza at Waikiki Hilton

David and me on our last evening in Hawaii
David and me on our last evening in Hawaii