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May1 1,2008
Wel andedi nOahuat2: 00p. m. ,f oundourgat ef ort hepuddl ej umpt o Kauai anddec i dedt ogr abs omeChi nes ef oodbec aus ewehadanhour andahal fl ay ov er .Whi l ewewer eeat i ng,t hegat eat t endentannounc ed t woopens eat swer eav ai l abl eont hei mmedi at edepar t ur e.Weagr eedt o exchangeourt i c k et s ,boar dt hef l i ghtandar r i v eear l yi nKauai ! ! Af t ermec hani c al f ai l ur e,c hangi ngpl anesandwat c hi ngouror i gi nalpl ane depar t ,wear r i v edatt heKauaiai r por tanhouraf t erouror i gi nalf l i ght .
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Over50year sago,Gr andpaSmi t hst ar t edt hef ar mi l ybusi nessi nt hesacr edWai l ua Ri verVal l ey .Thet r opi calpar adi sewascr eat edt ocel ebr at et heHawai i anspi r i tof al ohat hathel ovedandl i vedby .Today ,f ourgener at i onsoft hef ami l ycont i nuet o honort hoset r adi t i onswi t ht hemostf amousofHawai i ancel ebr at i ons,t hel uau. Thehear toft hel uaui st hepa` i na,t hef east .Kal uapi gr oast edi nt heear t heni mu oven. ci st hesoul .TheHawai i anancest or spr eFoodmaybet hehear tofal uau,butmusi ser vedt hei rhi st or ybypassi ngdownsongsandchant scal l edmel e.Thel yr i calswayof t heHawai i anhul a,t hecol or f ulpr eci si onoft heTahi t i andr um dancesandt hef i er y emot i onoft heSamoanf i r ekni f edanceal lspeakdeepl yoft hepeopl ewhohave comet ocal lHawai ihome.Wepr oudl yshar et hi sr hyt hm ofal ohawi t hyou.
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