Well, the workers there anyways. But yes, if you’re ever at the Costco location in Hawaii Kai, check out the kicks of the workers, especially those working at checkout. For the most part, the workers, both men and women, are wearing nice shoes.
On a recent outing, I saw these Adidas Ultra Boosts and NMDs. Oh so pretty!
What’s good at the Hawaii Kai Costco?
Lego Star Wars Microfighters in sets of three. Typically around $10 each, the set of three goes for $24.99. There are two different sets.
Motorola Surfboard Extreme cable modem SB6141. The cable modem I bought in 2013, but I remember paying more than $75. Looks like the white model from the box.
And if you lost anything while shopping, they have a lost and found box at Customer Service. Is that a gold Nintendo DS I spy?
Oh, and the Christmas stuff is starting to make an appearance…in September.
The voice boomed over the public announcement loud speakers:
Repeat. There are strong currents on the left and right sides of the bay. Stay in the middle away from the white buoys, especially if you are not a strong swimmer. Stay away from the white buoys.”
Looking around the idyllic beach at Hanauma Bay, I saw many foreign tourists. Did they understand the lifeguard’s warning? Would the life-saving message be translated to other languages? Yes! The lifeguard is multi-lingual. He translates his warning into Japanese.
Abunai, white buoy. Abunai, white buoy.
I kid you not. I guess abunai more or less sums up the situation.
A few more shots to go along with yesterday’s view.
That’s Hanauma Bay in the morning. It wasn’t as packed being a weekday, but as usual, the crowds kept ebbing and flowing throughout the day. I still can’t believe how many smartphones I saw in those ziplock “waterproof” bags. I guess they work, but the protection seems questionable.
Best moment of the day. After making fun of people using iPads to take pictures, a tourist couple asks @okamiNYC to take their pic…with an iPad Mini. What’s the word for that? Indignity? Ignominy? At the end of the day, Bklyngrl enjoyed the tram ride.
Then it was off to Kokonuts in Koko Marina to cool off. Their shave ice is soft and refreshing but takes some time to make. I gave them a three-star rating on Yelp, mainly because of the speed.
On the way back to Kailua, we stopped by some scenic spots to check out the natural beauty of Oahu. Can you spot the Kona Ice truck parked at Sandy’s? The gusting winds brought some nice blowhole action.
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Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to watch the sunset from Portlock in Hawaii Kai. Here’s the view that includes crepuscular rays.
Got some catching up to do…
Last week, went to the East side for dim sum and happened to catch the grand opening of Beard Papa’s, the maker of fresh ‘n natural cream puffs, located in the Koko Marina Foodland. The short line took forever to move. We ordered 6 puffs and were in line for about 30 minutes! I’m no expert, but from my introduction to the efficiencies of Lean Six Sigma, I would recommend the guy packing the puffs be “cross-trained” into another position. How hard is it to take an already cooked puff, fill it with cream, powder it, then pack it in a box?
The puffs are good. Crispy on the outside and sweet with a lot of filling on the inside. Eventually, more varieties will be added to the menu after the production line gets their act smoothed out.
After downing the puffs, we drove to the lifestyled Safeway in search of chocolately fruity goodness and proceeded to clear out their inventory of the Coffeemate Chocolate Raspberry creamer.
Check out my pictures of Beard Papa’s grand opening and the lifestyled Safeway.
Bonus: Some local guy’s quest to try Beard Papa’s puffs from Shirokiya.
