Archive - February, 2010

Hawaii Farmers Market on Oahu

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One of the most refreshing and visually interesting activities in Honolulu is a morning visit to the local farmers market.  Offered several days per week in various locations around town, the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation sponsored Farmers Market is a feast for all the senses.   On Saturday Mornings in Honolulu just around the back side of Diamond Head at Kapiolani Community College the market is a fantastic way to start the weekend. Work up an appetite with a run along Diamond Head Road and take in the early morning surf action at Light House, a popular local surf spot at the base of Diamond Head. Then head on around to the Farmers Market.  The Culinary Institute of the Pacific has some great chefs on hand cooking up a broad assortment of good eats for Breakfast or Lunch.  From ‘Plate Lunch Specials’ to gourmet delicacies, there is something for every taste.  .After you’ve sated your hunger pangs, shop for organic veggies and beautiful flowers to help you prepare for your ‘cocktails and pupu’ partry or to dress up your dinner table.  This farmers market is also co-sponsored by both the Department of Agriculture and the Culinary Institute of the Pacific, so you are certain of discovering unique and unusual preparations of fresh, green and sustainable foods.  


Beautiful Sun ripened fruits await you ….delicious gourmet foods.


Plate Lunch heaven, your gourmet choices are all extraordinary

Cooked to your liking, or prepped for you to take home and cook later, 
it is literally a ‘one stop’ shop.

Fresh cut flowers or blooming orchids……exotic, colorful and this is every week!
Check out the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, a group founded in 1950 that includes over 22oo island farmers and supports sustainable farming and local produce growers throughout the Hawaiian Islands. Their website features each weeks schedule and vendor information as well as information on the other Famers Markets on Oahu and on the neighbor islands throughout the week.  This is one weekly event not to be missed!

Japan and Russia Issue Tsunami Warnings Live Coverage

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http://www.ustream.tv/flash/live/1/3193761Live Streaming from Japan

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Hawaii Five-0 NOT The Time to Go to Luxury Row – Hawaii Tsunami has Caused Evacuation of Kalakaua Ave in Honolulu

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Kalakaua Ave and Don the Beachcomber 1957
Heres a Link to our Earlier Post on Luxury Row..
Courtesy Sail World

NOAA Inundation Zone Map.

View of a Tsunami – Hawaii – Oahu – Evacuation Map and Live Streaming Coverage

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We are in the  Evacuation Zone or Inundation Zone on Oahu for the oncoming Tsunami after the 8.8 Magnitude Earthquake off Chile.Our Home on Oahu on Black Point in Honolulu will have a view of the  magnitude of the Tsunami. This view faces southeast, the direction of the oncoming Tsunami. Fortunately the house is on high enough ground.

 Can you imagine being in this pool during the impact of the Tsunami? This picture is on a normal day with normal wave action and tides.





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This You Tube Video represents a “modeling” of a potentially devastating Tsunami in Honolulu.

Click Here for Live Streaming Coverage of the Hawaii Tsunami Warning
Here is a Link to The Pacific Disaster Center


Hawaii Tsunami Warning Live coverage

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This YouTube link is theoretical “What if” the Ultimate Tsunami Hit Hawaii
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Watch Live Coverage of the Hawaii Tsunami now

Modernist Dollhouse with Education for Kids on Eco-friendly Living

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Im not sure if I want to put this on my wish list or my daughter’s wish list either way, the Emerson modernist dollhouse by Brinca Dada just unveiled at the New York City Toy Fair is a dream.  The whole family will want to get involved in decorating and pretend living in this house.
Not only is it modern, open and clean…its “green!” Its features include six rooms with a large open floor plan, floor to ceiling windows, mitered-glass corners, two fireplaces, sliding glass doors AND solar panels, recessed LED lights, and non-toxic lead-free wood stain and paints.

Brinca Dada’s Emerson dollhouse is designed by architect Tim Boyle and is inspired by Neutra’s Kaufmann Desert House.  
 What’s more?  Its actually affordable ($299) and built for playing as compared with others of it’s type such as Sirch’s Villa Sibi ($850)
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While on the topic, another great dollhouse that has many amenities to help educate your children about the importance of “living green” via play themes is the Plan Toys Green Dollhouse.  It features a solar cell panel with electrical inverter for generating electricity, a rain barrel for collecting rain and recycle bins.  A vegetable garden can also be purchased separately.
Post Author for Globally Gorgeous:
Tamara Wallop

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