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Giant Ant Invasion in Hawaii 24 Aug 2013 | 02:51 am
Every season we have an “adventure” with a new tropical bug or rodent that we have not encountered before. Recently, a new type of huge ant showed up on the walls and carpet. We are used to dealing wi...
Adventure on the Kings Trail in Waikoloa Beach 18 Aug 2013 | 06:31 am
The ancient Hawaiian carved pictures and stone wind-breaks at the Waikoloa Petroglyph Preserve in Kohala are advertised as a tourist attraction. We thought it would be fun to take a leisurely walk on...
Hawaii house retrofit with paper shades 8 Aug 2013 | 06:06 am
After a year living on the Kohala coast on the Big Island of Hawaii, we are really enjoying the dry wind and clear, blue skies. Living in the Kohala desert climate has been a very different experie...
Battery technology for Hawaii 1 Aug 2013 | 04:45 am
Our unexpected night visitor, a rat that ate through our bedroom screen door, led us to look for a better rat trap. Our search resulted in a high-tech, battery-powered Rat Trap that zaps rodents rat...
Living Wheat Free in Hawaii 19 Jul 2013 | 05:53 am
Bread is expensive in Hawaii and often hard to find fresh, so it was easy to note that my gout attacks occurred after eating a lot of bread. When researching the relationship between wheat and gout i...
Winds of Kohala on the Big Island of Hawaii 13 Jul 2013 | 04:55 am
When we first moved to the Kohala plains near Kawaihae Bay on Hawaii Island, our friends warned us about the fierce winds that blow constantly. They claimed the sparse population along parts of the K...
Products for Living better in Hawaii - June 26 Jun 2013 | 02:48 am
Living in Hawaii for over half a decade, we have discovered unusual products that help us live more comfortably in the tropics, save money, and keep healthy. We bought these products from Amazon Prime...
Accidental Tourist in Kailua Kona 21 Jun 2013 | 05:54 am
Last week I found myself in Kailua-Kona without a car during an all day wait for a brake repair job. I had a leisurely breakfast at Island Naturals buffet and walked over to the Kona Coast Shopping C...
An unexpected Hawaii night visitor 5 Jun 2013 | 11:31 pm
We had a surprise visitor this week. Late one night something chewed through our upstairs screen door and entered into our bedroom. Perhaps it was trying to get out of a sudden rainstorm, a rarity i...
An unexpected Hawaii night visitor 5 Jun 2013 | 11:31 pm
We had a surprise visitor this week. Late one night something chewed through our upstairs screen door and entered into our bedroom. Perhaps it was trying to get out of a sudden rainstorm, a rarity i...
