Global Hawaii Blog

posted by Dave on Aug 19

On a hot day nothing beats an ice cold shave ice from the world famous Matsumoto’s on the North Shore of Oahu.  This particular one is a Pineapple, Creamsicle, Lihing Mui blend with what I call the “insurance policy” which is the plastic yellow cone protecting your hands from drippings and also insuring that if your shave ice should “calve” like a glacier it will not fall to the ground.   Started in 1951 by Mamoru Matsumoto the M. Matsumoto Grocery Store is a North Shore staple selling over 1,00 of these daily half to tourists from around the world and half to locals like myself who make this a North Shore must stop.  If you go be sure to sign in their online guestbook.

posted by Dave on Aug 8

We conclude our photo safari from the 2nd floor looking down at the Maiasaura (MY-uh-SAW-ruh) “Good mother lizard”.  These are duck billed (hadrosaurs) creatures that are believe to have travelled in huge herds and nested in colonies to raise their young.  If you have kids be sure of course to let them ride the Safari Train ($3 at uptown).  Other activities include a dinosaur dig for fossils and a dinosaur picture rubbing station (located downtown).  Kids completing a Dinosaur Safari Activity Passport also can win weekly prizes.  For more information visit the Pearlridge website.   Don’t delay too long as the dinosaurs go extinct once again after August 15.  I hope you enjoyed our photo safari be sure to visit Pearlridge to see for yourself as there is no substitute for seeing this huge animitronic dinosaurs in person.

posted by Dave on Aug 7

We continue our Pearlridge dinosaur photo safari with the Chasmosaurus (KAZ-mo_SAW-rus) whose name means “Gape Lizard”.  This dinosaur is part of the same family as the more well-known Triceratops.  It has a huge bone neck frill studded on the edges with bony knobs and spikes.  Unlike the Triceratops the Chasmosaurus has large open spaces in the bone which makes it relatively light for its size.  It is believed to have fed on various plans with its sharp, toothless beak and grew up to 17 feet long.  Tomorrow we wrap up the photo safari with the Maisaura.