Pictures of Hawaii trip

feet on the best sand ever

Eating ice cream and Shave ice at Angels ice cream in Laie



At Laie Choy Suey with my friend Julie and her kids

Friends at a water polo game




WOw! Helen on a horse! Fun! lol





Good friend Dolly Wasson

The beautiful horse I rode



Waimea bbq with friends. Fire pit and all!

Friends at Waimea BBQ

Beautiful WAIMEA!

Friends Joy & Reiko

Duke's restaurant


Sunset cruise Catamaran

Off Track

I was able to go to Hawaii for 2 1/2 weeks in March/April. I had the time of my life!!! I really missed home and wanted to see friends and family. I love how Hawaii NEVER changes! Well, for the most part. :)

The new things that I noticed in Laie was there is seating outside of Subway and Angels ice cream. Can I just say...."Great idea Hawaii reserves Co.!" :) I love eating outside. It's fun to people watch. lol. Other things I noticed was that there is a newly renovated movie theatre, and the parking lot by the post office is bigger!

I like how the beaches, restaurants, and people stay the same....This is what makes Hawaii AWESOME!

I was busy every minute I was there. I had to drive my sister Cyndi to school a few days then the rest of the time was Kahuku's spring break. I was okay with waking up early a few mornings so I could go to TED's Bakery. Haha. I love everything at TED's! Those doughnuts are to die for.

What else did I do??? WEll....
I had a few BBQ's. One at Waimea and the others at friends houses. I went to my favorite beachs: Kailua, Lanikai. The sand is the best sand on the island!
I went shopping .....and shopping....and shopping.....at the swap meet, kaneohe mall, and of course Wal-mart! You can get the best Hawaiiana things there. I spent too much money!:)

I was able to visit some friends (Reiko, Julie, Joy). It was fun going to Laie Chop suey and Angels Ice cream with Julez. Good times. I have friends who own a lot of land on the north shore and they happen to own horses too! I was able to get my butt up on a horse! I had a great time riding and seeing the beautiful scenery.

What I really loved was going to all my favorite restaurants. There are a bunch of great food places in Kailua. I went to Kua'aina at least 5 times! I love that place! They have the BEST BURGERS....TURKEY Burger that is. HAHA. No red meat for me! Lol. I also went to Spagettinis. We call it Spags. It has great pizza and pasta. I couldn't miss out on Matsumotos Shave ice. That was a must!. Lilikoi flavor is da bomb!. :) If you haven't been to DUKE's in Waikiki....you must try it! Cyndi, our friend Dolly, and I went pool hopping in Waikiki and our last stop was at Dukes. We put our name in at Duke's to eat outside. While waiting we swam in their salt water pool and jacuzzi. How cool is that? Talk about an awesome time!

Couldn't have had a better time! I didn't want to leave. :)
Pictures coming soon. :)

New addition to the Harvey Family

Josh is on his 2nd kid at the age of 21! Nuts. We are all excited to see our niece and nephew grow.
Here are a few pictures


Her name is...Wahine ika ili Malulani Lei Nunehiwa o kalani korui mei Kekauoha Hanohano. Such a long name! But beautiful at the same time.










Hine and Kawika

Wow...Where has 2009 gone?

I am finding it harder and harder to update this blog. I think I need to keep writing so I can remember what I did in my everyday life. So....Here I go....

School has been keeping me busy. I have New things thrown at me almost every day! At least I don't get bored right? :)

I was off track for the entire month of December. I love year round school! You can't find another job with those perks. :) I was able to get a lot of my TO DO lists done.


My sister Pam came to Utah to have a memorial for her daughter Olivia. Olivia lived one month. I'm glad Pam came to Utah to get family support. I can only imagine what she went through.






My sister Cyndi came for Christmas from Hawaii. We had a great time making Christmas crafts, baking cookies, going to Xmas parties, and just hanging around.

Christmas caroling with the sisters


Harvey Christmas party at my Dad's club house


Dad and Josh's baby Kawika










I went golfing with Josh, Cyndi, Josh's girlfriend Koali Hanohano, and Koalis baby Kaluhikai


Hope you enjoyed my blog! :)

Is it just me thinking this??

Is it just me or is SWINE FLU is EVERYWHERE???? My nephew's baby contracted the flu and he is only 3 weeks old. Scary! I hope my nephew Josh doesn't get it and pass it on to me. ME -NO-LIKE-E. :)

I've been watching the news and there are outbreaks of the flu everywhere. Being a teacher I am having my kids clean their desks once a week and constantly wash their hands. Am I being paranoid?

I think we should start wearing face masks....lol...you know the masks you see all the Asians wearing in Asia.


What do you think?

Changing a battery

Running low on charge= New Battery.
I shopped around to see what would be the cheapest battery.
I found that Costco has a great price...$55.00 plus tax. Costco even gives you a cash rebate for turning in your old battery! $9.61. I was a little hesitant in changing the battery because I have never done it before. (Costco does not change batteries)
The guy from Costco told me how to change the battery so I felt pretty confident changing the battery on my own.

First step in changing a battery is unscrewing the bolts holding the battery to the car. I was able to unscrew 2 bolts before I hear, "You having car trouble?" I look up and it is someone who lives in my apartment complex. I proceed to say, " I'm just changing my battery, I hope I am doing it right." He says, "Hold on, I will be right back with some tools."

So the guy came back with his tools just in time to take the last bolt off the battery. Good timing MR!....I didn't have a tool to take off the last bolt.

Thank goodness for nice people. I love it when guys come to the rescue! :)

I even got more tips on how to change the battery!! The tips included... rub the inside of the +/- attatchment with sandpaper if it is rusty/curoded. Sanding helps the battery work better. He also used some kind of glue to keep the bolts from moving.

I am very appreciative for his knowledge. THANK YOU NEIGHBOR! I didn't get his name...my bad. :)

I now have a new battery that helps my car run great! Yay!

Proud Great Aunt!

My big Baby Nephew! I got Josh his own Binki! :)


Joshua Ikaika Pa'a'a'ao Harvey has a baby boy! The babies name is Kawika which mean David in Hawaiian. The mother didn't give the baby the Harvey last name. I believe the last name is Tauiliili-Unufe. I am not sure of the rest of the name because it is SOOOO long! LOL. Hawaii peeps know what I am talking about! ; )

Kawika's mom is the granddaughter of Dawn Wassons Brother. For those of you who don't remember who Dawn is, she is the Hawaiian lady who lives by the Crackle fresh egg farm. She was the one who protested the NEW sewer system in Laie because it would impose on Hawaiian land. Small world right? :)

I am excited to see Kawika grow.


Here are a few pictures.