by Andrew Doughty | Apr 9, 2015 | Blog
Summertime is perfect for shave ice. Or, if you’re on Hawai´i time, anytime is perfect for shave ice. If you’re unfamiliar, shave ice is finely shaved ice, topped with fruit flavored syrups, usually served in a cup and eaten with a spoon. This is just the basic, “meat...
by Andrew Doughty | Mar 31, 2015 | Blog
Getting on an airplane in order to visit Hawaii could soon be a thing of the past. Élon Musk (founder of Tesla and Space X) and Mark Zuckerberg have reportedly teamed up on one of the most ambitious construction projects in the history of mankind. A highly advanced,...
by Andrew Doughty | Mar 31, 2015 | Blog
Hawai‘i has almost as many colors of sand on its beaches as Matsumoto’s Shave ice has flavors of shave ice (not really, but you get the idea.) White, black, green, and even red sand beaches can all be found here. Each of these colors and beaches were formed from...
by Andrew Doughty | Mar 26, 2015 | Blog
On November 30st, 1935 a massive earthquake rocked the Big Island of Hawai‘i. It was said to be strong enough that is was felt on O‘ahu (we have no way to verify that,) but what we can say for sure, is this was the beginning of an eruption of Mauna Loa on the Big...
by Andrew Doughty | Mar 24, 2015 | Blog
Hawai‘i is paradise for more than just people. Migrating animals come here by air and sea to escape the cold winter weather. Humpback whales arrive every winter to the delight of pretty much everyone. Maui and its shallow channels between the offshore islands get the...
