Hawaii, Part III

OK, this is the last installment of Hawaii pics. These are the ones that didn't really fit into the original or the sequel; sort of a hodgepodge.

This guy is riding a moped with a surfboard strapped onto the side.....only in Hawaii!! Believe it or not, I actually witnessed this on more than one occasion during our trip.

Our trip to Hawaii just happened to coincide with the same weekend as the NFL Probowl weekend, unbeknown to us until we arrived. It was sponsored by our hotel so they ended up having a huge block party outside our hotel the day before the game. We saw a few players out signing autographs, etc. I truly am not jealous of these overpaid sports figures. Reason: when they are in Hawaii, they are being bombarded by fans for autographs; when I am in Hawaii, I am enjoying relaxing on the beach with my wife! :) Here are some pics of the NFL Probowl blockparty:

Here's Em next to what might be the largest football in the world.

At night, the street was closed off and vendor tents were set up. There were 3 stages with music (albeit, the cheesy island-type) and ESPN interviews with NFL players, etc.

Another view of the NFL pandemonium from our hotel lobby balcony.

And finally, what trip to a touristy city would be complete without some amazing street performers? Yes, I will admit that I am a sucker for a great street performer. The ones in Chicago were mediocre (some breakdancing, singing, Santas during the holidays, etc). These were a little better, but do not even come close to my favorites seen in San Francisco along Fisherman's Warf (the "Bushman" rules). The mimes are some of my favorites; I am in awe of how they can stand perfectly motionless for hours until someone drops a coin in their cup. The robot type which have chosen to spraypaint their entire body silver or gold are my personal favorite. I was a little disappointed with the mimes in Honolulu. Oh well, they did have some other good ones.

This street performer was doing charcoal sketches with an uncanny resemblence to the subject.

This guy spray painted to music. Some parts of his act were very over-the-top and cheesy, but it was cool how he could paint intricate scenes just using common spray paint. This pic shows his method for speed drying the paint between layers. Hmmm, reminds me of something I used to do as a kid with mom's Aquanet hairspray. ;)