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ATM lines are my favorite place …
Author: Blackie
CLICK ON THE IMAGE. WAIT A FEW MOMENTS IF YOU
HAVE A SLOW CONNECTION. THE IMAGE WILL GET LARGER AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO READ IT….
I have watched people in the line at the ATM machine money wall.
The people waiting to use the ATM have a sad, grim look on their faces as if their dog died.
After they get their money, they leave happy and smiling.
They look like they just won a jackpot.
Do they think they got a bunch of free money?
Blackie Gadarian - Maui Blackie
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The case of the missing
Author: Blackie
Many of us who travel check our bags in at the airlines and wonder if we will ever see them again.
One way to help yourself is to take photographs of all your bags.
If your bags get lost in foreign countries, you will be able to show pictures instead of trying to describe them.
You should take photos of your family too, so that you can find your family if they get lost. That is, if you want them back.
However, it won’t do you any good if you put the photos in the bags you check in.
Maui Blackie - Blackie Gadarian
Surf’s Up
Author: Blackie
While serving in the Navy in Oahu back in 1943, we would turn on the radio after reveille at 5 a.m. to hear the news of the day.
The first announcement was “There will be pineapples in the fields today”.
That meant that the weather was right and the workers should go to work in the many pineapple fields that were on the island.
Now the morning announcement says that the surf is up.
Times change, don’t they?
Maui Blackie - Blackie Gadarian
Questions from Tourists Visiting Hawaii
Author: Blackie
Questions from Tourists Visiting Hawaii
Those of us who live in Hawaii meet lots of tourists. Here are some of the questions that I have heard:
What is the money exchange in Hawaii?
Which side of the road do you drive on in Hawaii?
Is there water all the way around the Hawaiian islands? 
Do we need a permit to drive over to the other islands?
Can you drink the tap water in Hawaii?
Do we give tips in Hawaii?
What languages are spoken on the various islands?
Where can I get free coupons?
Are there any pearls left in Pearl Harbor?
How much are the tickets for the whale show?
Do they use the same whales for every show?
Where do they get the whales?
I try to give answers to these questions, but sometimes words fail me.
Maui Blackie – Blackie Gadarian
A Legend from Hawaiian Ancient Folklore
Author: Mickey Steinborn - mauiman
A Legend from Hawaii Ancient Folklore
All the world’s people have traditions and history. So do the Hawaiians.
Many years ago, the King and his people lived on the island of Maui.
His rule was absolute.
Among his subjects were Ooma and Oopa. Ooma was a beautiful girl and Oopa was a handsome young man.
Ooma and Oopa lived on the seashore in a grass dwelling. During the day, Ooma made poi out of taro and cooked fish. Oopa went fishing and hung around the other men, as all men do all over the world.
Once in a while, the King would start a war with other kings and Oopa would have to go.
It was on the third day after the half moon when the moon was directly overhead. That was the holiest of days because the King said so.
Ooma gave birth to a beautiful boy. Everyone came to admire this man-child.
The King was overjoyed. His sons had been killed in battle. He had no heirs. This man-child would be a great heir. After all, he was born at a holy time.
But first, the child had to pass the test: a very important one.
The King, Ooma and Oopa and the entire village entourage had a procession to the top of the royal mountain named Hia’mo.
The child was held up to the sun and the high priest made the offering to the Gods that this child was indeed of royal blood, since the child was born at the holy time.
The priest reported to the King that additional proof was needed before the child could be pronounced as royalty to follow in the footsteps of the King.
The royal test was called out. The child was placed on the holy rock. The child’s umbilical cord was placed in a hollow bowl made of rare coral.
The child had to stay there for one full day and moon.
Everyone examined the umbilical cord through that period. If the ants did not eat the umbilical cord, the child would be ordained a young king by the high priest.
If the ants ate the cord, the child was obviously an imposter. The high priest picked up the child and threw it off the mountain.
Ooma and Oopa’s man child failed the test. Ooma and Oopa went home to try, try again.
And that’s how it was in the old days in Hawaii.
This religious practice was stopped later on when the King realized too many of his subjects were being thrown off the mountain.
Maui Blackie - Bllackie Gadarian
Reflections of the Past…
Author: Mickey Steinborn - mauiman
Note: This is a letter that appeared in the local (Maui) newspapers back in December 1996.
Maui News Headline: Stay single, stay happy
Lahaina News Headline: Blackie’s view on same-sex marriage
"If gay marriages are allowed in Hawaii, they would stop being happily single, and join some of us married couples in being miserable.
If polygamy is also allowed, the miseries of married life would be multiplied."
I got a number of comments on this, such as "Does your wife Sara know about this letter?"
After 48 years, I am still miserably married.
Maui Blackie - Blackie Gadarian
WHY IS THERE LESS ROAD-KILL?
Author: Mickey Steinborn - mauiman
Years ago there were many road-kills of dogs, cats and even mongooses on the streets of Maui.
I have seen very few road-kills lately. Either the animals are running faster or the drivers have bad aim.
ARSENE “BLACKIE” GADARIAN, Lahaina
Reprinted from the Lahaina News, May 15, 2008 issue
The Name Game
Author: Blackie
A Blackie-ism for Thought:
America is great. I am able to order a cocktail from a bartender without knowing his last name. I don’t even have to know his first name.
But why do waiters and waitresses tell me their names, when all I need to know is the menu?
I just want a sandwich and a drink.
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Kimchee, Kim-Chee, Kimchi, Kimchee, Kim-Chi
Author: Blackie
Maui visitors will discover various foods that are different from home. You will find a food called Kim Chee, (Kimchi). Many of us enjoy eating kimchee, (Kimchi). It’s very tasty. But there are drawbacks. It is loaded with peppers and garlic and has an overpowering aroma. However, when your spouse does not like the aroma, you are in trouble. My spouse has said, “Lips that touch kim-chee will not touch mine”. I love kim chee, (Kimchi), and I love my spouse. I don’t know what to do.
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Polynesian Paralysis
Author: Blackie
It’s a good idea for visitors to Maui to buy matching Hawaiian aloha shirts.
If you get Polynesian Paralysis, you will be able to find the person you came with when you get ready to go home.
Blackie Gadarian - “Maui Blackie”
