Kava at Eat the Street in Honolulu

Eat the Street is one of the premier dining experiences in Honolulu. This is a gathering of dozens of food trucks and portable food vendors that takes place once a month.

The food is in a word amazing. There are all kinds of different tastes from Inferno’s Wood Fired Pizza to ribs, lox, bagels, korean-mexican fusion food,  and even deep fried twinkies. The food is all over the map. The various explosive flavors are memorable and enticing. If you go once, you will want to return again and again.

In addition to all of your food groups, you will also discover hidden secrets, available to those who seek them out.

One of the Secrets was a full on Kava Bar right in the middle of all of the food vendors.

According to Wikipedia: 

Kava or kava-kava (Piper methysticum) (PiperLatin for ‘pepper’, methysticum: (Latinized) Greek for ‘intoxicating’) is a crop of the western Pacific.

The name kava(-kava) is from Tongan and Marquesan;[1] other names for kava include ?awa (Hawai?i), ava (Samoa), yaqona (Fiji), and sakau (Pohnpei).

The roots of the plant are used to produce a drink with sedative and anesthetic properties. Kava is consumed throughout the Pacific Ocean cultures ofPolynesia, including HawaiiVanuatuMelanesia and some parts of Micronesia. Kava is sedating and is primarily consumed to relax without disrupting mental clarity.

Kava is one of the oldest methods to relax in Hawaii. The unique properties allow it to be to used to take care of ones body and alleviate stress. The most important features of kava is the ability to relax while at the same time helping to enhance thought functioning.

One of the best places to experience Kava is through: KavaBoy. You can visit visit their website, and learn about Kava, right here.

In an effort to discover more, I spoke with Sarah, of KavaBoy.

Here is what she said:

 

You can learn more about Kava in Kava: Medicine Hunting in Paradise: The Pursuit of a Natural Alternative to Anti-Anxiety Drugs and Sleeping Pills

Respectfully submitted,

Albert Grande, Clerk and Bottle Washer
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This is video of Chinese New Year 2009 in Hawaii.

I shot this video while watching the parade there.


Video from Hawaii Secret Dot Info

Thousands Turn Out for the New Year’s Celebration in Chinatown
Chinese New Year is a time of celebration for Chinatown in Honolulu. The parade draws dozens and dozens of Lion dancers.

Thousands of spectators line the streets in Chinatown. 2009 was an exceptional celebration.

We were a few of the thousands watching the parade.

We had a wonderful time. We are definitely going back next year.

I would love to know how other cities celebrate Chinese New Year. Is it as spectacular as Hawaii?

Aloha,
albert grande
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Lion Dance, Chinese New Year, Honolulu, Hawaii

The celebration in Chinatown is a wonderful event.

Many different sights, sounds and tastes. It is wild in the streets in for a Chinese New Year clebration. Fireworks, food and fun. The sounds are loud. Very loud.

You could call it controlled chaos.

The parade offers countless lion dances as well as dragon dances. It is customery to feed the lion money so good luck will follow you the entire year.

So feed the lion, and you to will experience the blessing of luck and prosperity the entire year.

Taste some of Hawaii right here:

Remember: feed the lions,

aloha, albert