A weekday outing with new friend Niti to Kaimana Beach, a lovely, quiet little stretch of beach just a bit further down from bustling Waikiki Beach.

Waikiki sunset.

Morning hike up Diamond Head — very touristy, but a nice, easy hike to do before my afternoon shift at the smoothie shop.

What I wouldn’t do to have a home on that shore…

View from the top.

Dinner at Spices, a highly recommended Southeast Asian restaurant.

Burmese noodle entree.

A Friday visit to Sandy Beach Park, an awesome, awesome beach with crazy powerful waves that are prime for body surfing. Even Obama does it! We (wisely) decided not to go fully in. Instead, I laid out and played with some dogs while Eaman played soccer.

The Kapiolani Community College farmers market, held every Saturday. Our day consisted of: super delicious pizza (homemade pesto, hand-stretched mozzarella and local tomatoes), Vietnamese iced coffee and cinnamon rolls with a backpack full of asparagus, pineapples and exotic fruits to bike home with.

I can’t remember what this was, but it was fried and apparently, very popular.