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Sep
14
Posted by matthew smith
A palm tree in the top photo stands out against the Honolulu skyline due to high levels of volcanic fog. Volcanic fog, or “vog” forms when sulfur dioxide gas reacts with sunlight, oxygen, dust particles and water in the air. The lower left fishing photo shows a unique vog sunrise over Oahu. And the lower right photo shows a vog enhanced sunset off Honolulu.
Vog does not originate on Oahu. It starts hundreds of miles to the southeast on the active volcanic big island of Hawaii. If the winds are just right the vog created there by mother nature works its way into our atmosphere here in Honolulu and around the island of Oahu. It’s a bummer of a mid day hazy annoyance when the skies should be clear and blue. On the other hand we are blessed to start and end our daily life here with spectacularly enhanced sunrises and sunsets when vog is visiting our island.
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Sep
06
Posted by matthew smith
As you head North and West along the shore from Kaneohe Mall area to the North Shore you will pass by a very interesting sight on your left with a huge wierd shaped object covered by a gray tarp. My wife thinks it’s a boat. I think it is part of jet. She thinks I’m crazy. For the fun of it, I’ve pictured it above alongside an actual Hawaiian Air jet. Notice any similarities between the shape of the front end of the actual jet and the shape of the object under the tarp?
I think it is a piece of the jet that crashed in the hit ABC-TV series ”LOST”. In that series, a plane en route from Australia to the United States crashes into the ocean on a tropical deserted Pacific island. There were survivors of that crash. Oddly enough it’s not hard to spot those survivors occasionally around the island of Oahu. Sometimes downtown Honolulu. Sometimes at a restaurant in Hawaii Kai. The other day I was purchasing an item at Pier One Imports in Kailua and spotted one of the survivors sniffing the scents of varrious candles. Then attempting to see if they fit certain candle holders. How sad to have to live that way.
It has to be pretty rough being a jet crash survivor here on island. Is it possible at the end of each day they all hike back to their tarped wreckage, burn candles, and hunker down for another day hoping to be rescued? I’ve never followed one of the survivors to find out for sure. But I rather doubt it.
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Sep
01
Posted by matthew smith
I start most of my mornings with a trip into Kailua-town to get a cup of coffee at Kalapawai’s. It’s right on Kalaheo Avenue, a main road through Kailua on your way to Lanikai. Parking is a bit tight. Many times I have to cirlce around Kailua Beach Park and go back by to find a spot. One always opens up. The circle drive past the beach is always fun watching the surf and beach goers beginning their activities for the day. The benches and seating along the front of the store are always full of local folks visiting about a variety of things. Politics, religion, Aunty Betty, you name it. You pick up quick bits of interesting information just walking past them into the store where the conversations continue around the coffee corral. Many wishing you a good morning along the way. All this effort for a worthwhile cause. The coffee is fabulous with lots of selections - including dark full bodied Kona coffees- my favorite.
Besides being a neighborhood store, it is also a sandwich deli with full service. Kalapawai recently opened another ”restaurant only” location deeper in Kailua-town. Both locations offer sandwich and salad creations that are out of this world. Here’s some information to help you locate Kalapawai or contact them and get on their mailing list.
Featured Coffee at Kalapawai Cafe
In-Store
Coffee of the Day
- SUN - Toasted Coconut
- MON - Lion French
- TUE - Toasted Coconut
- WED - Chocolate Macadamia
- THU - Vanilla Macadamia
- FRI - Lion French
- SAT - Red Elephant
NEW REVIEW!!! We were recently written up by Wanda Adams of the Honolulu Advertiser
Read more on our new Press page.
Cafe Dinner Menu (PDF)
Wine Flights change on a frequent basis and may differ.
Our 5 featured wines are:
- Sterling Napa Chardonnay
- Rosenblum Torrontes
- Capezzana Sangiovese
- Navarra Cabernet Sauvignon
- Green Point Shiraz
Chefs John Memering and Jason Iwane are proud to introduce our new Spring and Summer dinner menu beginning on Tuesday, May 13, at Kalapawai Café. Some of the featured new items will be the Salad of bay shrimp, Hau’ula Tomatoes, Kahuku corn & Big Island heart of palm, over crispy baby romaine lettuce with a soy-wasabi vinaigrette; Tagine of New Zealand free range lamb shank over saffron-scented couscous; grilled cider-brined pork chop served with calabacitas over poblano chili mash; & a bruschetta of artichoke tapanade & speck. These are just a few of the new items to join our list of favorites. See you at the Cafe!
Wine flights are the perfect way to start off your meal…they feature 2 oz. pours of 3 different wines showcasing anything from growing region, to character similarities & differences, to just giving you the chance to try something new.
Call us at 262-DELI or send us an email at cafe@kalapawaimarket.com to find out more and to join our mailing list to be the first to find out about our up-coming tastings, artshows, and other special events
We invite you to browse our site, shop on-line, order your lunch, read about our store and learn about the Kailua and Lanikai beach communities. If don’t see what you’re looking for, give us a call (808) 262-4359 or if you are near Kailua Beach, stop in and see us.
