dsi1 wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Friday, September 4, 2015 at 4:25:32 PM UTC-10, gtr wrote:
> > On 2015-09-04 21:34:09 +0000, dsi1 said:
> >
> > > I used to live right off one of the busiest streets in Honolulu.
> > > Kapiolani Blvd. It was the gateway to Waikiki...
> >
> > Yeah, I use to date Cindy Crawford. We've all had times with hard
> > luck...
>
> That's an odd thing to say since you don't know a thing about me,
> Kapiolani Blvd, or the Moiliili-McCully area.
>
> Kapiolani Blvd is the gateway to Waikiki. At one time, the section
> into Waikiki had the highest numbers of accidents of any roads in the
> state. I had an accident when a kid on a moped tried to cut in front
> of my car. He rolled on my hood and when I hit the brakes, he was
> propelled onto the blvd. He did a roll and landed on his feet. It was
> the most beautiful stunt we'd ever seen! I gave it a 10/10 myself. A
> perfect score!
>
> The section of Kapiolani Blvd in front of our apartment had a median
> strip dividing the roadway. Across the blvd was the Ala Wai park.
> There was an opening in the strip for cars turning into the park. Due
> to the poor street lighting and the likely inebriated state of many
> of the drivers, cars would slide into that opening, thinking it was
> the cutout to turning onto Waikiki. They would slam full speed into
> the media strip and suffer serious suspension damage. A lot of them
> would be stuck with both front wheels in the air. Whee - fun! What a
> great place that was: you could pull out right into the thick of
> things from your parking spot and it even had front row seats to
> minor, non-fatal, accidents. I loved living there.
>
> The Moiliili-McCully area, where we lived, was mostly old houses in
> the predominantly Japanese section of Honolulu. At the time, the
> homes were owned by first and second generation Japanese-Americans.
> Right off the busy Kapiolani Blvd was a fairly quiet and slow moving
> neighborhood. It's quite a contrast to be transported to a 40's-60's
> Hawaii just off that main road - it was pretty much like the place we
> lived in the early 60's.
>
> I did see Tony Curtis driving around in a big white Lincoln. Ha ha,
> he looked totally lost and out of place in that setting. OTOH,
> Moiliili is pretty much out of place in it's setting. It's really an
> anachronism in this new Honolulu/Waikiki era. Too bad, we can always
> use time machines.
>
>

I used to live off Kuilei just north of there. So many memories..
Carol

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