Ho! I've been slackin'! It's been almost a month since our last Where In Hawaii post! Gomen ah?

Since the posts have been getting shmall kine lengthy/wordy though, I think I'm gonna start cleaning them up and making them more concise (easier fo read). Start early for da new year. Whachu tink? Let's give um one try:

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Where in (the) Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? - December 19, 2012

* Wea Dis Stay? ________________________ (location for Photo #1)

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Where in (the) Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? - December 19, 2012

* Wea Dis Stay? ________________________ (location for Photo #2)

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Where in (the) Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? - December 19, 2012

* Wea Dis From? ________________________ (location for Photo #3)

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This week's "Spotted" shot for VH07V features a video Melissa Chang took on Hawaiian Airlines' inaugural flight to Brisbane Australia. She and Catherine Toth decided to interrupt my beauty rest (Lord knows I need all the help I can get) and take this funny, spontaneous footage. Much love for the VH07V shout out ladies!

The Flight to Brisbane (#AlohaBNE)

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The Kukui Children's Foundation "Celebration of Partnerships"

Representatives from a number of organizations under the umbrella of the Kukui Center gathered to share in a celebration of partnerships to show their appreciation to all those who help their organizations continue to support the people of Hawaii.

The Kukui Children's Foundation "Celebration of Partnerships"

Sorry peeps, still trying to catch up with everything, so no "Where In Hawaii" post this week, but here's a sneak peek at Part I of my Aloha Brisbane series. Hope you enjoy it!

Traveling to Australia has always been a dream of mine. I mean, let's face it, they've got so many interesting and unique things going for them...

• Their seasons are completely opposite from ours.
• They've got koalas and kangaroos to ogle over.
• They have cute sayings like "G'day Mate!", "Barbie" (BBQ), and "Oi (Oi Oi)!" (LOL!)
• Their toilet seats (supposedly) flush in the opposite direction.
• Regional Beers like Hahn, Tooheys and XXXX.
• And, uh, Vegemite... I guess.

So when the opportunity arose for me to join Hawaiian Airlines' inaugural flight to Brisbane, I could not say "Yer, mate" fast enough!

On Tuesday, November 27th, of 2012, Hawaiian Airlines launched its newest direct route to Australia's third most populous city: Brisbane. Like some of Hawaiian's previous inaugural flights (Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Seoul, New York City and Sapporo), they invited members of the (new) media to help document the journey, every step of the way. The recruits this time around were Melissa Chang (@Melissa808) of NonstopHonolulu.com, Catherine Toth (@thedailydish) of TheCatDish.com, Kaleo Lancaster (@islandtrails) of Island Trails, and myself (@worldwideed) of World-Wide-Ed.com.

It was a whirlwind 3 day, 2-night tour, but we definitely got to experience Brisbane the only way Hawaiian Airlines knows how: with Aloha. Here are some of the sights and sounds that we were fortunate enough to experience.

Hula dancers giving us a nice sendoff

HA443 departs Honolulu at 10:20am every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and arrives in Brisbane (BNE) at 4pm the following day.

Blessing by Kahu Richard Kamanu

The awesome Hawaiian Airlines crew for our HA443 flight to Brisbane

After about 10 hours in the air, we finally get to the beautiful city of Brisbane

These two (Melissa Chang and Catherine Toth) are happy to be on the ground

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