Global Hawaii Blog

Time for a food photograph for all you foodies out there.  Here is one of the signature items from the new Ka Restaurant & Lounge located at Ward Center.  This is the Short Rib Cheeseburger which consists of braised (and boneless) short rib, cheddar kim chee and furikaki fries.   Which was very ono the ribs were nice and tender and the fries were to die for.  Also had the Bacon Wrapped Mochi appetizer (not pictured) to get some vitamin B(acon) which I did enjoy but got mixed reviews from some of my friends.

Here is a picture of the Ko’olau mountain range that I took from Kualoa Ranch during the movie set tour.  If you look carefully you probably see similar views in the ABC show Lost which was partly filmed at the ranch.  The range is actually the western half of what once was Ko’olau Volcano.  Scientists think that in ancient times the entire eastern half slid cataclysmically  into the Pacific Ocean.  The erupting Ko’olau volcano is also believed to have created many eastern Oahu landmarks such as Diamond Head, Hanauma Bay, Koko Head and Punchbowl.

Hope everybody had a good weekend.  Here is a shot of Diamond Head and part of Waikiki that I took from the Magic Island area of Ala Moana Beach Park.  Diamond Head is one of Hawaii’s iconic images appearing in countless postcards and also countless times in the television show Hawaii 5-0 which ran for 12 seasons starting in 1968.   CBS is currently working on a new version staring Lost’s Daniel Day Kim and Moonlights Alex O’Loughlin.  Lets hope it makes the fall schedule.