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From the HawaiiVog archives (Dec. 29, 2005). The brand new Science Adventure Center at Bishop Museum. This facility is incredible.

From the HawaiiVog archives (Dec. 26, 2005). Madness. A pile of gift cards overwhelmed our common sense and led us to Ala Moana Center the day after Christmas... the second biggest shopping day of the year.

From the HawaiiVog archivse (Nov. 18, 2005). Bishop Museum presents an annual family festival for Christmas called "Candy Cane Lane," with food, music, games, crafts, rides, and other goodies.

From the HawaiiVog archives (Nov. 18, 2005). The self-guided factory tour at the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut plantation on the Big Island of Hawaii. Though packed with machines, I was surprised how much work is still done by hand.

From the HawaiiVog archives (Oct. 9, 2005). The Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii held its annual "Splendor of China" festival (formerly the Taste of China) at the Neil Blaisdell Center.

From the HawaiiVog archives (Sept. 5, 2005). A trip with the family to historic Haleiwa town on the North Shore of Oahu in Hawaii.

From the HawaiiVog archives (Sept. 4, 2005). The members of the Yamanashi Kyoyukai Friendship Club in Honolulu hold their annual picnic at McCoy Pavillion in Ala Moana Park.

From the HawaiiVog archives (Aug. 23, 2005). The University of Hawaii Alumni Association developed a fundraiser in which you could trade a fistful of dollars for a tiny piece of history.

From the HawaiiVog archives (Aug. 13, 2005). Chinese cultural groups from all over the state and the world converged on Ala Moana Beach Park on Aug. 13 to participate in the annual Dragon Boat race.

From the HawaiiVog archives (Aug. 8, 2005). Scenes from my grandmother's memorial observances. Hanako Mori Ozawa, March 1, 1908 to July 12, 2005.

From the HawaiiVog archives (July 25, 2005). I take a couple of bags of bottles down to the Mililani neighborhood recycling center. The whole system could be better, could be worse.

From the HawaiiVog archives (July 14, 2005). As mentioned last week, I finally made the switch. Now to learn my way around all over again.

From the HawaiiVog archives (July 10, 2005). The Friends of the Library book sale at McKinley High School. Sometimes we leave with ten pounds of books but only a few dollars poorer.

From the HawaiiVog archives (July 3, 2005). Back in July, my daughter and I were invited out to Dillingham Estate to watch my friend Yvette Fernandez marry the love of her life, Keola Kama.

From the HawaiiVog archives (Sept. 5, 2008). A trip with the family to historic Haleiwa town on the North Shore of Oahu in Hawaii. It's a beautiful place somewhat clogged with tourist traffic. The key draw for many is shave ice.

From the HawaiiVog archives (June 27, 2008). Since I work near the airport, I sometimes take my lunch out to the end of Lagoon Drive and watch the airplanes take off and land. Seeing humongous jumbo jets rise into the sky always takes my breath away.

From the HawaiiVog archives (June 24, 2005). Zac (age three) discovers his brother Alex (age 10 mos.) can now crawl. He's excited now, but little does he know it signals the beginning of the end for his reign over the Toy Empire.

From the HawaiiVog archives (June 22, 2005). Summer means the 50th State Fair, one of several annual carnivals to hit Honolulu. The family is joined by Nathan, our neighbor's son, as we see what there is to see.

From the HawaiiVog archives (June 20, 2005). A workday lunch with some net friends provided a chance to check out La Mariana Sailing Club, a gem of a hangout tucked away off Sand Island Access Road. The ambiance is one of a kind.

From the HawaiiVog archives (June 17, 2005). Katie, age seven, and her brother Zac, age three, take a frantic walk around the block, collecting flowers along the way.

From the HawaiiVog archives (June 15, 2005). We may never see rail transit in Honolulu proper, but there'll always be the monorail that runs between phases of Pearlridge Center. For my kids, it's the top attraction at the mall.

From the HawaiiVog archives (June 11, 2005). As part of the Pan Pacific Festival, a Japanese cultural exchange held on the King Kamehameha Day holiday in Honolulu, a visiting women's taiko drum troupe from Japan performs at Ala Moana Center.

From the HawaiiVog archives (June 8, 2005). Today, Burt Lum, Roxanne Darling, Peter Kay, and I were invited to talk about blogging and podcasting by the Hawaii Chapter of the IABC (International Association of Business Communicators).

From the HawaiiVog archives (June 7, 2005). My son Zac celebrated his third birthday at the Pearl City Chuck E. Cheese's, every parents' nightmare of perfectly engineered overstimulation.

From the HawaiiVog archives (June 4, 2005). Last month, when I was walking around downtown on "Towel Day," I got the strangest feeling someone was trying to tell me something.

From the HawaiiVog archives (June 2, 2005). My in-laws left Hawaii weeks ago, but I just found an old SD card with some clips from an afternoon visit with them on April 24, when we took the kids down to the very crowded pool at the Hale Koa Hotel.

From the HawaiiVog archives (May 30, 2008). Day three of the long Memorial Day weekend brought us over Interstate H-3 to Waimanalo Beach. Sun, surf, sand, a crab, a surfboard, and a boogie-boarding class.

From the HawaiiVog archives (May 25, 2005). Hoopy froods around the world commemorated the life and genius of the late, great Douglas Adams today in the fifth annual "Towel Day."

From the HawaiiVog archives (May 23, 2005). Ala Moana Beach Park and Magic Island shortly after dawn. While this area will soon be packed with people, this early in the morning it's primarily the domain of exercise nuts and senior citizens.

From the HawaiiVog archives (May 21, 2005). What was supposed to be a quick morning errand turned into an ordeal, as a series of accidents on the freeway slowed traffic to a crawl all over the island. This is my first "typical" videoblog entry.

From the HawaiiVog archives (May 19, 2005). Burt Lum's monthly "Bytemarks" geek lunch, held at the YWCA on Richards Street downtown. Present (in addition to Burt and myself) were Paul Lawler, Todd Ogasawara, Bob Lew, and Marsha Mochizuki.

From the HawaiiVog archives (May 18, 2005). Katie performed in her first May Day celebration at Mililani Waena Elementary School. Too cute! Skies were gray, but all the music and dancing apparently kept most of the rain away.

The grand opening of the new Apple Store in the Royal Hawaiian Center in Waikiki on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008.

From the HawaiiVog archives (May 17, 2005). Jen is battling pneumonia, so I had to manage the family zoo today. This is my first "conventional" videoblog entry, documenting the short trip to Mililani Waena Elementary to pick up my daughter Katie.

Members of the Hawaii Association of Podcasters hold a noon-time gathering at Kaka`ako Waterfront Park. Present (in addition to myself) are Todd Cochrane, Burt Lum, Shane Robinson, and Peter Kay.

From the HawaiiVog archives (April 18, 2005). Assorted scenes of Chinatown in Honolulu.

From the HawaiiVog archives (May 11, 2005). Clips of a typical drive home from Mapunapuna to Mililani via Red Hill (H-201), onto H-1 and up H-2.

From the HawaiiVog archives (April 22, 2005). Driving into Waikiki to have dinner with "Nana" (Jen's mom) at the Hale Koa Hotel.

From the HawaiiVog archives (May 1, 2005). "The Wall" in Waikiki, where Kapahulu Avenue and Kalakaua Avenue meet. A busy vantage point for tourists, and a popular spot for surfers, boogie boarders and bodyboarders.

From the HawaiiVog archives (April 29, 2005). A stroll around the Capitol District just east of downtown Honolulu. The State Capitol, the Hawaii State Library, Honolulu Hale (City Hall), Aliiolani Hale, and Iolani Palace.

From the HawaiiVog archives (April 24, 2005). WalkAmerica, an annual charity walk for the March of Dimes, in Waikiki. After speeches (Duke Aiona and Mufi Hanneman) and a warm-up workout at Kapiolani Park, walkers head down Kalakaua Avenue.

My in-laws are in town, so the family came together at my brother-in-law's townhouse near Pearl Harbor. Kids at play, basically. Finally a vog entry with people as the focus! And I let a little bit of the natural sound come through in this one.

Sunday in Hilo. Rainbow Falls, the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Factory (candy making demonstration), Hawaii Volcanoes National Park revisited, and Hawaiian Airlines.

From the HawaiiVog archives (April 16, 2008). Saturday in Hilo. We hit Ken's House of Pancakes before the long, long drive up the Hamakua Coast, through Waimea/Kamuela, past Kawaihae to my grandfather's grave in Kapa`au. Then we went to Hapuna Beach.

From the HawaiiVog archives (April 15, 2005). A visit to Sushi Sasabune (1417 South King St., Honolulu, Hawaii, USA) with Alex and Sandy Avriette, newlyweds.

From the HawaiiVog archives (April 8, 2005). Scenes from an airplane. Hawaiian Airlines Flight 112 from Honolulu International Airport (HNL) to Hilo (ITO). 1:35, 8MB, all QuickTime Pro (and edited entirely on a Tablet PC in a dark hotel room).

From the HawaiiVog archives (April 7, 2005). A collection of clips taken during a drive through Waikiki. One minute, five megs, all QuickTime Pro.

A limited public preview of the Hawaii Superferry Alakai. Years in the making, the arrival of the Hawaii Superferry finally gives island residents a viable alternative to interisland air travel. The 800-ton, 1,000-foot long double-hulled vessel can carry over 800 passengers and over 250 vehicles. On board, ameneties to rival a hotel. Despite its size, it can travel at 35 knots, and travel between islands in two to three hours. The Alakai is the first of two ships, and will service O'ahu, Kaua'i and Maui. Music is "Pacific Journey" by John Keawe.