Restaurants Hawaii: Kai Japanese Ramen

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went to try out a new ramen restaurant near ala moana. it’s located on Kona Street right across from the ala moana shopping center. Kai Japanese Ramen was recommended by a friend so i had to try it out.
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pretty clean inside. looks fun, especially because i’m eating with 2 young ladies.
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the japanese menu.
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the english menu.
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i ordered the #2 Hokkaido Miso Cha-shu men for $10.25.
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and also tried the fried chicken. this was pretty good!
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ok, i’m a ramen freak. i know good ramen, i know average ramen, and i know junk ramen. Hawaii doesn’t have too good ramen so Kai is probably my favorite so far. good taste, good charsiu, hot noodles, but if the soup base was piping hot, it would have been perfect. i like my ramen hot so other than that, i’d rate Kai on top. the cool thing was the wonderful service. our waiter was super nice, friendly, kind, and very japanese. i like that!
would i go again? yes!

Bye bye Hiyorichan!


We will miss u!

99% Shark and Turtle Spot

well, winter is finally here! been super cold both in and out of the water. some hail falling from the sky, and when i get home at night, my inner bones are still shivering. keep warm!
i’ve been diving out around this island for over half my life. so i’ve found a lot of spots that offer different things. there is one particular spot outside of waikiki that turtles and sharks hang out. i can go there everyday and see the same sharks and same turtles. it’s their home and since the reef out at waikiki is mostly flat, they come home to this cave that is 35′ deep.
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see me down there? the fish and sharks are all in the hole. once i go down and wake everybody up, the turtles start swimming around and so does the shark. pretty cool natural aquarium.
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almost all the time there will be a turtle swimming on the surface. they are super tame and will even swim up to you. i took Yumi-san out there for her first turtle experience.
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i say 99% of the time they will be at that very spot. it’s more like 100% but nothing in life is a guarantee.
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then there is another spot where the water is so blue and amazing. perfect for a photo like this. Yumi-san never snorkeled in her life until this past trip. now she’s a mermaid! i’m sure her life will never be the same. and i’m sure she already misses hawaii. that’s what the ocean can do to you.