Prince Kuhio Day 2023

Prince Kuhio

Prince Kuhio Day … oh, if only he was here to witness the wide-scale debauchery that has transformed the islands into a hellhole! Well, he’s fortunate to not have that experience.

Morning coffee time was located outside in the little courtyard opposite Tamarind Park since the dining area in the fast food joint was closed. The occasion was essentially ruined because of all of the traffic and noise created by a roadblock up the street. Apparently, a crew was filming some kind of automobile chase scene, most likely for the shitty tube series, “Hawai’i Five-O.”

The highlight (term used loosely) of the day was the return to the International Marketplace for a brief loitering session in the evening. The event was not necessarily voluntary. With no chair in the mausoleum at the “old folks home” in Waikiki, there’s no place to sit except on the concrete floor. In addition, someone apparently has access to the former community room right above the mausoleum. Whomever was in there apparently was having too much fun dragging the furniture around and dropping heavy objects on the floor. Are the majority of people just really stupid? Is Molech great? So, the International Marketplace was the only viable alternative. On a positive note, the mall is now open daily until 9pm. Wheee!

The new slingpack was deployed for the outing. The slingpack is not very comfortable in use. However, it is preferred over the sackpack alternative. The International Marketplace was filled with tourists as to be expected, mostly the idiotic variety. Nothing new, eh? Well, at least the free wireless network is really good.

On the way back to the mausoleum at 9pm, a stopover was made at the ABC Store. An overpriced muffin and a big-ass can of Corona® cerveza were purchased to celebrate the shitty state-of-affairs. The muffin was easily recognized as a repackaged Costco® bulk product. Well, at least the customer service at the ABC Store is pretty decent.

Addendum: The iOS 16.4 update was installed on the iPhone 14 Pro, mostly for the security updates and bug fixes. At least the Settings “app” is finally being cleaned up.

Miscellany: While at the ABC Store, the discovery was made that certain fruits and hard-boiled eggs were available at fairly reasonable prices. Once the Walmart® in town closes, a stopover at the ABC Store to purchase the aforementioned food products may be made before departure to town on the bus.