Trapped in Paradise

In this episode I get to mix my two podcasts. In October 2007 the Disney Company announced that they were going to put in a Disney Vacation Club resort in Hawaii. I took my camera out to the Ko Olina resort where the DVC is going to be built and take a look at the location. Nothing going on out there at the moment, but in 2011, the expected opening year, there will be another 800+ rooms on this site. This is big for Oahu in that it is estimated that they will create about 1000 jobs with the building of this resort. With a number of people that commute into urban Honolulu from the west side of the island, the addition of these jobs is expected to have a big impact for that side of the island. Come with me as we explore Disneys Hawaii DVC. Please leave a rating in the i-tunes store

In this episode of Trapped in Paradise we travel to Ward Warehouse to see an exhibition of Chinese Lion Dancing in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebrations for the Year of the Rat. The event was sponsored by the United Chinese Society and the Miss Chinatown Hawaii Pageant. See the lions dance, kung fu demonstrations and hear the explanation of why this is the year of the rat.

Lets visit the Honolulu Academy of Arts Arts After Dark event. The last Friday of each month they have a different event. At this event the exhibit of Bhutanese Sacred objects are on display. Unfortunately, I was not allowed to video tape in any of the galleries. The show has monks from Bhutan who perform a cham with horns, drums and cymbals. In one gallery a monk was working on a mandalla. It was an incredible to watch the monk place grains of colored sand, a few at a time to make this beautiful pattern. In in outside area one monk was painting surfboards. Local restaurants come out and have specialty food available for sale For more information about the Honolulu Academy of Arts, goto their website at www.honoluluacademy.org

In this episode of Trapped in Paradise, join me as we explore the Discover Moiliili festival held ananually each Columbus Day weekend at the Old Stadium Park. Following that we will head over to Thomas Square for the Native American Pow Wow only to discover that it has been taken over by Duane Dog Chapman and his gang as they receive recognition for the Indian nations represented there that day. Finally we go over to the Neal Blaisdell Center to check out the sights and sounds of the Splendor of China event which includes a contortionist, dragons, and the magical face changers of the Sichuan Opera. It was a busy day and I hope you enjoy the events!

In this episode of Trapped in Paradise, join me as we travel to the Big Island of Hawaii and explore Rainbow Falls, Hilo, Mauna Kea, and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park all on the East Side of the largest island in the chain of islands.

Welcome to Trapped in Paradise. In this, the inaugural episode, we go by the Ala Moana Beach park and watch the Aloha Festival Floral Parade that took place on September 15, 2007. Enjoy! This was recorded in HD and can be viewed on an i-pod.