Post #611777 by msteeln on Thu, Oct 27, 2011 3:11 AM

On 2011-10-27 01:24, tigertail777 wrote:
WOW. Punalu’u sounds like it is just the ticket of what I was looking for but couldn't find.

If I can ever afford to go back it will be one of my first stops.

I admit I might be a bit biased anyways, having grown up watching slides practically every weekend of Oahu taken in the late 60's early 70's and craving the chance to go.

The closest I ever came to that sense of joy and wonder my family had is when I saw the Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland, so naturally I am probably just a little too defensive of Disney's fantasy version of Hawaii.

It was back in the day, and still was while in quasi-preservation when I discovered it, but that was all over by the late '80s and I doubt the family maintained it. I enjoyed visiting with his personable and intelligent wife immensely, she was delighted to tell both their whole stories. That they aren't fully chronicaled is tragic, it was the epitome of the almost surreal Hawaiian love story, the type legends are made of. I wish not only you, but anyone with a Hawaiian soul could have enjoyed the opportunity those few decades offered by the Kaapu's, it sure opened my eyes.

I'd be quite reluctant to venture onto the grounds post-Myrtle, they must have been ransacked long ago. Archivists might have a field day, but I'll stick with my memories.

Treasure those now vintage visions, you can often feel a bit of the times when Aloha meant something real to a lot of people. I always tell people to toss the other 49 and head to Ka'a'awa, otherwise known as Paradise, and it sounds like what you're looking for. Why wait? Take a cruise on google maps satelite and dig the Kamehameha Hwy. sites. http://www.kualoaranch.com The entire island of Oahu is awesome, just in a topographical sense, a very impressive rock.

That last quote is the funniest thing on this forum from my pov, thank you!