Punahou Class of 1984

Demand and prices for ahi are going up just before New Year’s.

The air might be a bit smokey during New Year’s.

Local people buy omiyage when travelling.

And please surprise me by either posting here or dropping me an e-mail at steve (at) 3155alani (dot) net.  I promise I won’t twist your arm too much to help with luau. 

Hi guys – Steve Lee here again.

Since many of our alumni are on the mainland and haven’t been back for a while, I thought I’d post some photos of campus.  I’ll try to post a few every couple of days, so visit the site every now and again to see more.

Old School Hall looks, of course, the same as always:

And we now have Case Middle School.  For those of you who have not been back for a while, Case is just below Castle Hall right where Piper’s Pali and some of the faculty housing used to be.  It is on the Diamond Head side of Bishop Hall.

I’ve got more to show, so come back in a little while.  Also, please feel free to post comments to any of the blog entries.  I’m certain your classmates would love hearing from you.

Aloha and happy holidays –

As we get deeper into the holiday season, I am reminded of a comment one of my co-workers from maybe 20 years ago made when he first moved to Honolulu from Idaho. He lived in Kailua and was saying how he didn’t really think Hawaii had a real winter, but when the fall rains started on the windward side and with the holiday decorations being put up around town, he was getting concerned: “Did the pass ever close?” Huh? “Yeah, does the pass ever close? I mean, what happens to Route 61 in the winter? When should I put the snow tires on?” Route 61? “You know…the highway between Kailua and Honolulu…” Uhmmm…oh yeah…not only do you need snow tires, but you need to keep food in the car, just in case. What works real good is to carry some pork over the Pali. That way when your car gets stuck on the way up, in the snow, you can chuck the pork out the window and your car will start right up.

Anyway, we had him believing it for a few minutes.

Speaking of pork, we are still looking for some wonderful volunteers for our luau. Right now, we’re at about one hundred volunteers and more are signing up all the time. We’ve got some coming in from Virginia, California, and one from Singapore. So if you’re thinking that it is too much to drive over the Pali to come volunteer for the luau, I will come over and pick you up if I need to.

We have two shifts, one in the morning to early afternoon (8AM to 2 PM to do task such as food prep and decorations. In the afternoon to evening (2 PM to 9 PM) we need help to serve the food, work the bar, and much more. Of course, if you can work both shifts, that would be great. Afterwards, we’ll have a post-party for all of our volunteers up at the imu pit.

All joking aside, working the luau is much more rewarding that any other reunion event. You’ll re-invigorate old friendships and meets old classmates that you would never have talked to back in school. And the stories. Wow. At every planning meeting we have, I’ve heard stories that make me bust our laughing to the point of tears. The strategies and tactics of playing high school football (yea, all game, I tried to step on his toes to make him slow down), the band geeks (the worst place for a sunburn: the ears or where you part your hair), or how the Metcalf Street sign kept disappearing and re-appearing in the Tiger Tom’s office.

So we would love to hear from you. We need as many volunteers as we can get and I promise that you’ll have a good time. If not, I’ll buy you a drink or two or three up at the Imu Pit when we’re done.

E-mail me at steve (at) 3155alani (dot) net or call me at 808-780-6240 if you’d like more info.

Steve

Well…not exactly.  A few days ago, we installed some solar electric panels on our roof.  With the weather being as poor as it has been, we’re not making much power — around 11 kilowatt-hours per day.  Not bad for a mostly cloudy winter day.

As for what our school is doing, you can read about it here.

Don’t forget, there is NO luau planning meeting this month.  So we’ll see everyone next year.

As usual, you can reach me at steve (at) 3155alani (dot) net.

Punahou scores historic 59-30 win 

“The Buffanblu, who have won three of the past five state championships, ran past Granada (Livermore, Calif.), 59-30, in the first round of the inaugural ‘Iolani Girls Prep Classic last night.”

Photos from the Advertiser sports section are here

Honolulu rains put potholes in roads Hmmm… gee, really?  Oh, and in the article it says that the City has repaired 61,195 pot holes in the around 1,100 miles of road.  That works to around 55.6 pot holes per mile.  Let’s see….5,280 feet per mile divided by 55.6, so around one pot hole every 95 feet on average. 

I would be remiss if I did not mention that the Perfect UH Warrior football team will be playing in against the University of Georgia in the SugarBowl on New Year’s Day.  Advertiser coverage here.  Star-Bulletin here. 

In high school sports Leilehua beat St. Louis in the Division I Prep Bowl, Iolani beat Lahainaluna for the Division II crown.

Finally, Primo Beer will be back.

As always, you can reach me at 808-780-6240 or via e-mail at steve (at) 3155alani (dot) net.  I’d love to hear from you.  Or visit my shadow blog.