DEJA VU!

 Kalaunuiohua Has Plenty to Celebrate!

(Photo courtesy of Erin and Pua)

You know, it's really true what they say...

Time really does fly!

Why, it seems like a lifetime ago when I was doing this very thing!

Kalaunuiohua--Truly, over a lifetime ago...

(Photo courtesy of Erin and Pua)

A HANDSOME HAWAIIAN'S SECRET WEAPONS

Dylan Imaikalani, Ryder Silas, and Kalaunuiohua

(Photo courtesy of Erin and Pua)

Yes, I have to admit...

I do alright with the girls.

I have this winning smile;

a friendly personality;

charisma, charm, and cha-cha...

and...

...my secret weapon

 for attracting the babes...

THESE TWO KOLOHI GUYS!

CORE STRENGTH? OR SNORE STRENGTH?

Ryder Silas, Multitasking 

(Photo courtesy of Lele and Bryson)

Okay, so let me explain what was happening here...

I was simply working on my stretches--

my back, hamstrings, abductor muscles...

...you know, generally building up my 

core strength.

The trade winds were calming, the soft Hawaiian music soothing, the voice of the instructor--

oh, so relaxing...

...just dreaming of cruising north 

on Kuhio Highway, 

the sun beaming down on me 

as I'm chillin' big time 

in my aqua Fiat 500 Cabrio...

...trippin' about catching rays 

and checkin' out the babes on Anini Beach...

Ah!  I can't help it!

I'm just Ryder Silas (they call me BULA),

and I'm keepin' it real!

What a life!

And I'm stuck in my fantasy, feeling check, 

miles and miles from all the 

urban sprawl, traffic, and commotion...

...and before I know it...

I'm smack dab at the intersection of

Pilates

and

narcolepsy.


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YOU KNOW YOU'RE HAWAIIAN WHEN...

Kalaunuiohua, GGMA, and New Friend

(Courtesy of Erin and Pua)

You know you're Hawaiian when...

Your great-grandmother

feeds you

something BIGGER than you!

DYLAN AND SPAM MUSUBI

Dylan Imaikalani Watanabe

Pre-Soccer Ritual

(Photo courtesy of Erin and Pua)

Ha-ha!

So you thought I had retired from sports, huh?

How wrong could you be?

You know me--Dylan the boy wonder!--unafraid to try new things, explore unfamiliar horizons, and go where no other 5-year-old has dared to go!

So far this year, I've participated in three sports--baseball, basketball, and football.  Now, I've put on the cleats and blue uniform, and I'm ready to kick some...

Soccer balls!

But, first, just like the big boys in the professional leagues, I gotta have my pre-game ritual.  

And there's nothing more appropriate than a local Kauai boy having a delicious...

SPAM MUSUBI!

Mmm-mmm...so ono!

Dwyane Wade, Ichiro, Vince Young, Lionel Messi--you guys don't know what you're missing!  Get with the flow and follow the example of your island homeboy, Dylan Imaikalani Watanabe, and head on down to your local McDonald's and tell them to get with the Hawaiian McProgram and serve up some delicious

SPAM MUSUBI!*

*Spam Musubi is a block of rice with a slice of grilled Spam on top with nori (seaweed) wrapping to hold the concoction together.

OKAY, WHO'S NEXT?

Ryder Silas

10 months old

(Photo courtesy of Lele and Bryson)

Okay, Teach!  Whaddaya think?  Am I doing this right?

Good technique, Ryder!  But there's just one small problem.

What's that?

Location, location, location!

Huh?

You did it backwards!  It's thirty rapid compressions on the CHEST and two slow breaths in the MOUTH!

OOPS!  My bad!  No wonder they ain't responding!

LESSON FROM A SEAGULL

Seagull Explorer

Mukilteo, WA

(Hawaiian Odysseus photo)

You know, here's the thing.

I hate the water.

          I'd rather be dry.

I'm lazy.

          I'd rather have the easy way out.

I'm scared to try new things.

          I want to play it safe.

But here's a reality check.

If I don't get out of my comfort zone,

and if I don't give life my best effort,

and if I don't take risks now and then,

I'll end up stranded and starving on this beach.

So, enough of the excuses already.

          Oh, could I just think about it for a while?

I'M GOING FOR IT, BABY!

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