01/4/13

Aloha Flow Flatland BMX

Flatland Freestyle

“Flatland is a freestyle BMX riding style performed on smooth flat surfaces that do not include any ramps, jumps, or grindrails. It is sometimes described as a form of artistic cycling with a blend of breakdancing.”

Full Article On Wikipedia

Here is the 808 Crew sampling their two wheel acrobatics.This video was shot and edited by the talented Bobby Carter.

Riders Include Scott Powell, Jesse Puente, Jean-William “DUB” Prevost, and Bobby K. Carter

01/3/13

How to avoid a fire fight at a Dim Sum Restaurant

Hard Boiled Chow Yun Fat

Leave My Deep Fried Shrimp ALONE!

Do you remember the beginning of John Woo’s 1992 Classic Hard Boiled, when the brawl broke out at the Dim Sum restaurant? Choy Yun-Fat brandishing two hand guns and blazing away as someone took his deep fried shrimp? Not exactly the truth. In fact, that was a Tea- House, and there was no dim sum in reach. However, whenever I eat at local dim sum restaurants, such as Legend Seafood Restaurant, Royal Garden Chinese Restaurant, or Happy Days Seafood Restaurant, I feel that my lack of etiquette will sometimes bring about the City on Fire Works rage of the servers.
The guide bellow will not save you from torrents of Triad gunfire .Rather think of the guide as preventative maintenance where you can avoid an altercation all together.

Your Bullet Proof Vest: Aka The Essential Guide to Dim Sum.

01/2/13

Hawaii 70’s-80’s Punk Museum

I discovered this amazing site Hawaii’s Punk Museum.This site contains, pictures, flyers, and sound bites of the Punk Rock and New Wave Scene of the 70’s-80’s.

Aala Park Punk Gig 1986

Punk Gig at Aala Park Gig 1986.

Although the site has many contributors.
Comrade Motopu seems to be the site designer and curator.
Motopu has really collected a worthy archive of Hawaii Punk/No Wave artifacts.

Enjoy the Canon.

Hawaii’s Punk Rock Museum

01/1/13

The Waters Of Kane


The Waters Of Kane

Translated
A query, a question,
I put to you:
Where is the water of Kane
At the eastern gate
Where the sun comes in at HaeHae;
There is the water Of Kane

The Waters Of Kane Mele is much akin to the Arthurian legend The Ballad Of the Holy Grail or a “Graal” in the works of Chrétien de Troyes

The Waters Of Kane is a Mele from the Island Of Kaui the island which more than any other Hawaiian group retains a tight hold on the mystical and imaginative features that mark the mythology of Polynesia.

Credit given to Nathaniel B Emerson
Full Mele can be found at Sacred texts