SALT has many different stores on two levels.
A directory.
Down a walkway.
Portraits on the other side.
Clothing.
Cafe.
Mural.
Lonohana Chocolate.
Which is a chocolate tasting bar.
Village Bottle Shop & Tasting Room.
Which has sours.
Another mural.
Another
This tree has sayings in Hawaiian around its base.
Mural of a horse and carriage.
The upper level.
Has a few bars and restaurants.
The tower on the left is part of the River Church of the Islands.
To the right is the cruise port. Princess is there today.
Lunch at Highway Inn, which had an assortment of Hawaiian dishes.
Someone cleaning the windows on our building.
Yota.
While driving on the highway to go to the west, we heard a repeated bumping noise from the back. When we pulled over, we saw a screw top sticking out of the tire.
Most of the tire places nearby were closed, but this one was open.
So we went there.
The owner had a massive lifted Ford 450.
They were very fast, even though we just drove in and didn't have an appointment. We were in and out in 10 minutes.
They even gave us the huge screw as a souvenir.
The road is very backed up getting back onto the highway at 4:50pm.
We were headed for this parking lot. Only the small separate area to the bottom-left with cars in it is public. The large parking lot on the top is for the nearby luau.
Unfortunately, the public lot was full, and there was already someone in front of us waiting for a spot to open up.
While I waited in the car, Ogii ran down to the beach.
We were mainly interested in seeing a monk seal. There was one there, but it was on the rocks and kind of blended into them.
She also saw a mongoose.
And a planned proposal.
If we wanted to stay, we'd have to drive over a block and park in the Aulani parking garage.
Although since that's part of the Disney resort, it's very expensive to park there.
So we left to go to another beach. The area around there is nicely landscaped.
With multiple palm trees and waterfalls.
Along with a huge ladybug.
The road is lined by flowers up the hill.
We drove up the coast a bit to Tracks Beach, which is just north of the electric plant. The beach by that, Electric Beach, is great for snorkeling, as fish like the temperature change from the cool ocean water to the warm water released by the plant, but the entire west side of the island is more dangerous to snorkel during winter due to stronger waves.
Tracks Beach is also called Waipahu Beach, and sometimes there are monk seals and turtles here.
It looks like a few homeless people live here.
I think they even have some small plants in these tires.
This tree branch was mostly under the sand. Only three parts stuck up: the end, a middle area, and the other end.
Another homeless home.
And another.
A bathroom.
Sun setting. We went to the west side of the island to see the seven planet alignment, but Mercury and Saturn set too soon after sunset when it was still bright out, so we didn't see them.
We did see some bodyboarders, though.
Some people with parachutes around Diamond Head.
Rainbow hair coloring.
There is only one type of egg being sold in the store right now.
Ogii is trying to sneakily buy me a birthday card, but I caught her. How was she planning on buying it at the register when I was right there?
Night Court featured a princess from a tropical island.
The students at the university have an anti-Elon banner.
A large painting.
And an artwork tree.
We went to the East-West Center Gallery.
For Healing Nature: Contemporary Art of Mongolia.
Which had a variety of artwork.
Silkscreen images of historic photographs by Anunaran Jargalsaikhan.
He and She by the same artist.
Acrylic on canvas and fabric by Baatarzorig Batjargal, exploring the power dynamics of the modern world.
Horses by Amaraa Dashzeveg.
A video of a sheep right after slaughter, following a traditional method to minimize suffering, by Enkhzaya Erdenebileg.
Mongolia's largest waterfall, Ulaan Tsutgalan, turned yellow from mining pollution in 2016, by the same artist.
Representing past incarnated lives associated with the cycle of life and death in Buddhism by Nomin Bold.
The 33 heavens of Mongolian shamanism by Gerelkhuu Ganbold.
The Starry Night by Enkhnomin Khundmaa.
The Space that Flows by Tsagaantsooj Erdenechimeg, with patterns derived from artifacts from the Hunnu Dynasty.
Five pieces by Soyolmaa Davaakhuu, starting with Runway, dreaming of flying.
Long Awaited Spring.
Thoughts.
Countryside.
Sweet Darling.
The Flowing River by Tsagaantsooj Erdenechimeg.
Three Masks by Dulguun Baatarsukh.
Mercury series by Gerelkhuu Ganbold; figures angry at how humans treat nature.
Mother's Wish by Urjinkhand Onon, a depiction of milk offerings.
Close up of the milk throwing.
You Bring Out the Best in Me, depicting varying relationships between people.
Close up.
Scarecrow, which they also have in Mongolia. While the traditional Mongolian pastoral lifestyles embodies openness and safety, modern life often confines us to our comfort zones and offices.
Close up.
Series by Urjinkhand Onon on living with technology.
The back.
The Sun by Byambajav Tsend-Ochir.
The Life by Tsetsegbadam Batbayar and Byambajav Tsend-Ochir.
The we went into the main area of the East West Center, which has Natoma, a bronze statue of a Navajo woman by RC Gorman.
And Earth to the Stars by Erica Karawina Hsiao of the Arecibo Message.
A room with some tables.
These look Mongolian.
On the left, the character Ryu (dragon) is written in a very old calligraphic style.
Hana Kakou, Our Work Together, a mural created collectively.
The East West Center actually has many more buildings and gardens along the eastern side of the university.
Making a large mandala.
Colorful mural.
Tree mural.
Dancing mural.
Dropping off a shirt at Marie Louise dry cleaning.
Most Party Cities are closing down.
But the ones in Hawaii are independently owned, so they are staying open. However, you can't search on the Party City website to see what items are available any more.
Some items we bought there.
To mix with Mongolian candy we already had.
To make gift bags for kids at the Mongolian New Year festival.
Into the bags they go.
Ogii made 20 bags.
Ogii made Mongolian food for New Year's.
Ogii's family celebrating in Mongolia.
Ogii showing them Friday night fireworks.
More of them.
Even more.
Ogii offering milk at sunrise.
A sheep and cow head she made.
For our morning rituals.
Ogii practicing in the elevator.
My cow head about to be buried.
Lifted Jeep.
Mongolian breakfast.
I see a coin sticking out the side.
And I can see this coin through the top.
We both got a coin.
Ogii made potato salad for the gathering.
Some neat old cars at Magic Island.
And some more.
57 Chevy.
Purple.
Black.
Red.
And blue.
Many groups camped out under trees.
Some guys barbequing.
A guy put a chair on top of a Onewheel.
Our Mongolian group.
Nice table setting.
Greeting the elders.
Time to eat. I love the piroshki.
Dumplings.
Sides.
Another table setting.
Eating.
More people kept showing up.
A couple in traditional dress. Tsogt and Naraa gave us red shirts that we could wear, which were much cooler than the entire outfit.
Ogii giving our her gift bags to the kids.
Hopefully they like them.
And figure out the monster heads are for squirting water.
More food arrived; Mongolian BBQ and tsuivan.
Some of the women.
The whole group.
A view of the skyscrapers from the beach.
Yota.
An outdoor church service.
Many fish in this pond.
Yota.
We got up early to go back to Paradise Cove so we could get a spot in the tiny parking lot. At 6:30am, there was only one other vehicle there.
Through a little path.
To the beach.
The water was warm.
The luau nearby.
Some divers headed out.
Don't touch the turtles or seals.
There wasn't a garbage can around, so people piled there trash together here.
The parking lot was full a little before 8am.
More people there now.
Snorkeling.
Some fish.
This turtle came up beside Ogii and swam by her.
She got some great pictures of it.
It was very shallow over here; be careful to not touch the rocks.
There are more fish among the rocks.
Many long, skinny ones.
A very bright one.
I tried a couple of different masks. The blue one didn't seal well and filled up rather quickly. The white one was better but still filled up a bit. But Ogii's full-face mask didn't get any water in it at all.
A video of some of what we saw snorkeling.
Wizdom.
Funner.