2025 Aug 08 | Kealakekua: shops, Aloha Massage Academy



Another present for Ogii: a jigsaw puzzle.



Every morning there are a few millipedes on the balcony ceiling, so Ogii vacuums them up.



And then we toss them out.



She also vacuumed up a beetle.



A moth hiding against the wall.



I had bought some string and needles for leis, but the string wasn't good and the eyes on the needles were too small, so I ordered some on Amazon.



These eyes are much bigger.



I had two older sets of cheap earbuds, one that I lost one bud and one that didn't charge well any more. They had worked well up to that point, though, so I bought the exact same ones again.



This gecko's back toes turn up.



Some of the tomatoes are starting to grow.



Cleaning the house.



Whoops, I cleaned the toilet seat a bit too hard and scrubbed off some paint.



The robot is cleaning the floor.



Ogii lifting the wine fridge cord out of its way.



It docks itself.



There were many marks on the walls outside of the house.



But they were pretty easy to clean off.



Lots of poop around the doorbell.



Maybe this guy has been pooping there.



I was up early working on my laptop in the living room, and all these bugs flew in by me, one by one.



A gecko looking at us.



Two of them.



Another dress for Ogii.



A cruise ship.



Behind palm trees.



A bird out on the table.



I park at work near this culvert.



There are some wasps there.



I caught this fly with my hand.



That is a lot of wood for a small car to carry.



Hazy sunset.



Another present for Ogii: Hawaiian post-it notes.



The duster with lavender is cheaper than the plain one; that's weird.



I love these cable management ties.



Ogii received the standing desk she ordered.



But first she has to put it together.



All done.



It will go up pretty high.



Testing it out.



Hey, where did the extension cord I have go? Someone replaced it with this power strip.



Ah, Ogii stole it for her new desk.



No problems, I have another.



That looks cleaner.



A birthday card from Sarnai.



Kids playing soccer.



Nice sunset.



Another dress.



There are so many brands of Kona coffee, it's hard to choose one or two.



Pride of America cruise ship every Wednesday.



We had dinner at the Original Thai restaurant.



Inside.



Our food.



And dessert.



A neat mural.



I wanted a new bath mat but without the rubber bottom, because the one we have with that is difficult to launder as it holds in all the water.



Ogii knew where to find one without the rubber bottom.



Cheap, too.



Another Ogii present: a shell necklace.



I got some flippers for work to make comparing lens changes faster.



I really like this old ruler from SynergEyes, although it's getting a little scraped up.



Uh oh, I have some blisters on my chin.



I've gotten cold sores many times before, but those have always been along the corners of my mouth, never here.



I'll put some Abreva on them just in case.



The red pickup wanted to come out of the entrance on the right, but I was right behind the blue vehicle, so I was in his way. I backed up to give him enough space to come out.



Neat stickers.



More people playing soccer. Some of these look a little older.



Trying the pineapple pie.



Another dress.



I took the RAV4 in to the Toyota dealership for an oil change, a battery connection replacement, and to fix the driver side window button shelf.



The waiting room.



Some snacks.



It was a little cold inside, so at sat on the bench outside.



They have a courtesy shuttle that will drive to to anywhere fairly close.



What's a Tesla doing at a Toyota dealership?



All done.



Except the didn't have the part for the window buttons, so they'll have to order it.



The gecko on the right is really looking hard at the one on the left.



We went to Kealakekua on Friday night. They have many small stores.



Event posters.



Fabric store.



Tax services.



Dress store.



Grocery.



This one is empty.



They had been open 92 years.



Surf shop.



Nice mural.



More of it.



Bakery.



The Aloha Theater.



So'K Coffee Station, which is open very early.



Gallery.



This building had a fire.



A printer left outside.



This one doesn't look too burned inside.



Although this one does.



Pretty umbrella.



Another nice mural.



Info on it.



Boutique.



More shops.



Donkey Balls.



Ogii playing with the tail.



Brazil Cafe and Aloha Massage Therapy.



Student massages for only $45.



They were pretty good.



Classes.



Honey store.



Honey.



Honey candy.



Honey bread.



Ogii trying some samples.



Plant with a baby mural.



Deja Vu Gift Shop and King's Daughters Ministry Thrift store.



Inside King's Daughters Ministry.



They give cars to people in need of them; that's pretty amazing.



A very bright shirt.



In Deja Vu.



Chess set.



Fun glasses.



Old candy.



Shell necklaces.



Cool book.



A ton of shirts in the back.



Ogii checking out the dresses.



I don't think we need a coat like that in Hawaii.



Colorful shirt.



Player piano.



Rebel Kitchen.



Inside.



More seating here.



Nice paintings.



And another.



Awesome surfboard.



Food and drinks.



Dessert.



All Eyes Optometry.



Creative Costumes.



Crazy boots.



Many dresses.



Make up.



More outfits.



We saw a herd of goats on the drive home.



A car with a nice paint job.