Going back to our little grass shack on Kauai

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In anticipation of a vaccine by year's end, we booked our favorite condo on Kauai for 18 days. Using FF miles, it is only costing us $22 for us to fly Business Class both ways
Also, as repeat lodgers at the condo, they gave us 10% off . That more than pays for the flight., and almost pays for the groceries we will buy.
 

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At least it's booked as a done deal for March with something to look forward to even if if it doesn't really happen. It's way better to have something to dream about for the future rather than to see the future so bleak. It's just so tough for any of us to find hope for a normal future life. Hope and Faith are powerful words, not to mention feelings.
 
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This is a little background for planning this trip back to Hawaii for March 2021.

This last March we had a round trip 16 day cruise booked for March 13th (a Friday) out of Los Angeles, and our cruise was canceled only three days
before we sailed because of the Covid. We could have so easily been on that ship and stuck on a floating Petri dish as so many people were on all the other ships at sea.

It was so horribly scary for cruisers like we were. I say "were" because after 17 cruises in 12 years, I don't think I'll ever cruise again. In fact, I don't think the cruise industry will recover for many years because of it. I'm so thankful for all those wonderful trips we had at sea, including the same Hawaii trip we did in 2018, but I'm done.
 
bowmore said:
In anticipation of a vaccine by year's end, we booked our favorite condo on Kauai for 18 days. Using FF miles, it is only costing us $22 for us to fly Business Class both ways
Also, as repeat lodgers at the condo, they gave us 10% off . That more than pays for the flight., and almost pays for the groceries we will buy.
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That sounds so wonderful! You're gonna have a great time! Look out for the chickens and mongooses.
 
Duster said:
That sounds so wonderful! You're gonna have a great time! Look out for the chickens and mongooses.
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🐔I like all the wild chickens on the island but those roosters have to go! Bowmore threw a rock at one under our bedroom window at 4 AM but he was right back there the next morning.

I've never seen a mongoose on Kauai as they are rare there, but the rest of the islands have them. Sadly, they were brought to the islands in the 1800's to control the rat infested plantations. Now they are no longer wanted or needed and eat the endangered native birds.

There's only one snake native to Hawaii, and it's blind, not poisonous, and the size of a large earth worm.snake.jpg
 
You are correct! The mongooses are on the other islands. My mistake.
I've seen a number of them on Maui.
I tried to get "Hawaiian Chicken" at restaurants on Kauai and was told they didn't have any chicken. I pointed out several colorful ones running around the grounds. It didn't help.
Never did find anyone serving "Hawaiian Chicken" there.
 
Duster said:
You are correct! The mongooses are on the other islands. My mistake.
I've seen a number of them on Maui.
I tried to get "Hawaiian Chicken" at restaurants on Kauai and was told they didn't have any chicken. I pointed out several colorful ones running around the grounds. It didn't help.
Never did find anyone serving "Hawaiian Chicken" there.
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Probably because the locals wouldn't admit to eating wild chickens. :LOL: I hear they are as tough as a boot. If you're interested in Hawaiian Chicken at home, I've used this delicious recipe many times although hardly any pineapple is exported from there anymore. Most of the USA pineapple comes from Central America now.
Actually, I prefer using thighs for this recipe, but it's all up to you.
https://damndelicious.net/2015/08/06/hawaiian-chicken-and-pineapple/print/
 
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Without having to look it up, I remember someone telling me one time that a person can get a free parcel of land in Hawaii, if they live on it. Anyone know if that's true or not?
 
That looks like a great recipe! Thank you! The more you talk about Hawaii, the more I want to go back.
We stay in condos right on the ocean and have some wonderful memories of our time spent there. Paradise realized.
 
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Without having to look it up, I remember someone telling me one time that a person can get a free parcel of land in Hawaii, if they live on it. Anyone know if that's true or not?
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We looked into buying a condo on Maui a few years ago. What we found said that a non native Hawaiian could not own land, only lease it during their lifetime. The ownership rights are supposed to revert back to Hawaii on the owner's death. We decided that all that sounded complicated and maybe we'd just rent a condo when we visited.

If what you're saying is so, about the free land, it may only apply to native Hawaiians. I've never heard about it, one way or another.
 
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Duster said:
We looked into buying a condo on Maui a few years ago. What we found said that a non native Hawaiian could not own land, only lease it during their lifetime. The ownership rights are supposed to revert back to Hawaii on the owner's death. We decided that all that sounded complicated and maybe we'd just rent a condo when we visited.

If what you're saying is so, about the free land, it may only apply to native Hawaiians. I've never heard about it, one way or another.
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What I posted is just something that was told to me a few years back. It sounded kind of impossible, but you gotta' check it out. I also heard there are some states or cities here in the U.S. that also offer free land, so long as you build and live on it. Something about a thing called the Homestead Act.
 
911 said:
What I posted is just something that was told to me a few years back. It sounded kind of impossible, but you gotta' check it out. I also heard there are some states or cities here in the U.S. that also offer free land, so long as you build and live on it. Something about a thing called the Homestead Act.
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I found this 911...........I was curious too.

The Hawaiian Homestead qualifications are as follows:
You must be at least 18 years of age
  • You must be native Hawaiian, defined by HHCA as "any descendant of not less than one-half part of the blood of the races inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands previous to 1778." This is often referred to the "blood quantum" level of at least 50% native Hawaiian.
  • While the application and proof of eligibility is undoubtedly a complicated process, we encourage you to persevere to take advantage of one of the most substantial benefits afforded to native Hawaiians!
 
Kayelle said:
I found this 911...........I was curious too.

The Hawaiian Homestead qualifications are as follows:
You must be at least 18 years of age
  • You must be native Hawaiian, defined by HHCA as "any descendant of not less than one-half part of the blood of the races inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands previous to 1778." This is often referred to the "blood quantum" level of at least 50% native Hawaiian.
  • While the application and proof of eligibility is undoubtedly a complicated process, we encourage you to persevere to take advantage of one of the most substantial benefits afforded to native Hawaiians!
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Darn. That eliminates me.
 
Here is one of my favorite pictures that I took while climbing Diamondhead on Waikiki Beach. It's looking down from maybe 3/4ths the way up the side of the mountain and looking down on the beach.

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