{"id":3894,"date":"2023-08-23T14:00:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T18:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mayliang.us\/?p=3894"},"modified":"2025-08-06T14:15:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T18:15:22","slug":"rainbows-and-shave-ice-plus-lawyers-guns-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayliang.us\/?p=3894","title":{"rendered":"Rainbows and Shave Ice (plus Lawyers, Guns & Money!)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We returned earlier this month from a fabulous vacation in Hawaii! Highlights include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Visits from all of our children: Jade could only stay for a week but managed to spend a dinner explaining her research in combinatorics (which was summarized by us mere mortals as \u201ccounting triangles\u201d). Yinan stayed for 2 weeks, and Jim was happy to have his tennis partner back. Marcus is working remotely for the summer so stayed the entire time with us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Visits from family and friends: we had visitors for much of the time we were there\u2014some repeat and some first-time. We introduced them not only to the glories of Honolulu but also to Scattergories (a family favorite) and Exploding Kittens (a new family favorite). We did learn through Exploding Kittens who can and cannot be trusted, so beware!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Surfing! No trip to Honolulu could be complete without surfing lessons. Marcus and I surfed three times a week while others surfed or didn\u2019t surf in accordance to their preferences. The waves were lovely, and even when it\u2019s not an optimal day for waves, there\u2019s something about being on a surfboard in the ocean that is especially magical. The addiction continues!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Food! And, of course, no trip to Honolulu is complete without a commentary on food. (I\u2019ll be updating the Honolulu travel tome soon to include these new discoveries.) We returned to old favorites\u2014The Pig & the Lady (nouvelle Vietnamese), Doraku (sushi), Sushi-sho (omakase), Uncle Clay\u2019s (shave ice), and Goma Tei (ramen)\u2014and discovered new favorites\u2014Umi (seafood), Senia (nouvelle American), Scratch (Hawaiian), Honolulu Noodle (Taiwanese beef noodle soup), and Koko Head Cafe (Hawaiian brunch). We will definitely be back to all of them! Because, as the Samoans say, \u201cEat til you\u2019re dizzy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Beautiful scenery: and, of course, let\u2019s not forget the reason people love Hawaii, which is the beautiful ocean and mountain views. It is a state with indescribable beauty and a true spirit of aloha. While the state\u2019s soul and resilience will be tested in the aftermath of the tragic fire on Maui, we have no doubts that it will emerge more beautiful and stronger than before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, of course, our trips often have a theme song. This time it is Warren Zevon\u2019s \u201cLawyers, Guns, and Money.\u201d I\u2019ll leave it to you determine if there is a particular reason for the choice of song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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