Trapped in Paradise

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In 1810, Kamehameha I also known as Kamehameha the Great unified the Hawaiian islands under himself as one ruler.  In 1871, Kamehameha V (Lot) declared a holiday in honor of his Great Grandfather.  The holiday is celebrated in Hawaii on June 11 each year.  One of the biggest components of the events surrounding Kamehameha Day is the adoring of the statues of Kamehameha the Great around the country.  In Honolulu, large lei are draped on the statue in front of Aliiolani Hale to honor the king and his legacy.  To further honor Kamehameha the Great, hula halau my perform...

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Natalie Portman won the Golden Globe last weekend for her portrayal of a ballet dancer.  This weekend, does she go all Black Swan over her competitor The Green Hornet and her co-star Ashton Kutcher in No Strings Attached?  Find out what the Movie Monkey thinks! and and on iTunes!

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A little something for you for the last quarter of 2010!

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Let's take a look at some of the sights around the island of Kauai starting in Waimea Town and going all the way to the end of the road at the base of the Napali cliffs on the north shore of the island where the road dead ends at Ke'e beach park. ...

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Thank you for subscribing to the Trapped in Paradise podcast.    Here is a one-page 2010 calendar with some pictures from the Islands.  Enjoy!

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Let's journey to the back of the Manoa Valley and visit the Lyon Arboretum.  We'll take in some of the paths and views as we travel to 'Aihualama Falls area.  Hope you enjoy the vistas and views.If you'd like to check out Lyon Arboretum for yourself, check out their website at Our main website it

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In this episode of Trapped in Paradise, we explore a little bit of what was termed by Mark Twain as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific. I am taking about the Waimea Canyon on the Island of Kauai. We will ll travel up some of the roads to get to the different lookouts inside the Waimea Canyon State Park. See the main canyon lookout and travel all the way to the end of the road to view Kalalau Valley ejoying sites along the way.

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Mahalo nui for watching Trapped in Paradise. As a little gift to you, here is a one page 2009 calendar that you can use through out the year. It contains pictures that I have taken around the islands of Hawaii capturing the beauty of the location. Enjoy!

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In this episode of Trapped in Paradise we go the Sheraton Waikiki to visit with some of our neighbors to the north. The Langley Ukulele Ensemble is a group of students from Langley, British Columbia, Canada. Under the direction of Peter Luongo they have traveled around the globe showing the versatility of the ukulele and the showmanship that they share with their audiences. ...

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In this episode I get to mix my two podcasts. In October 2007 the Disney Company announced that they were going to put in a Disney Vacation Club resort in Hawaii. I took my camera out to the Ko Olina resort where the DVC is going to be built and take a look at the location. Nothing going on out there at the moment, but in 2011, the expected opening year, there will be another 800+ rooms on this site. This is big for Oahu in that it is estimated that they will create about 1000 jobs with the building of this resort. With a number of people that commute into urban Honolulu from the west...