2026 Jul 25 | shopping at Queens Marketplace, Olukai sushi and beer, Patina restaurant



A little gecko poking its head out from behind a picture.



Another on the wall.



A bird taking balcony rug threads for its nest.



Gecko on the window.



With palm trees behind.



I bought new wireless chargers for overnight charging by our bed, the one on the right, but there were a couple of times it didn't charge my phone at all for some reason. The one on the left was an older version that always worked. I thought the newer one might be better, but it's actually worse.



The new one also has a white light when it's charging which is very bright.



And I prefer the light blue light of the old one; the new one is too bright when I'm trying to sleep.



Both charge at the same speed, so back to the old one.



Goats by the parking lot.



Drinking water.



Looking at me.



More over here.



Standing on its hind legs to eat tree leaves.



Rainbow.



Red sunset.



We used to have a gecko in our kitchen, but we hadn't seen it for a few months.



Now there's a new one.



The main problem with the geckos is they poop everywhere., like on top of the doorbell.



And also along the door jamb.



And on the balcony railing.



Which is annoying because we have a huge balcony.



Ogii and I cleaning it.



There's also some above the sliding door to the balcony.



A lot of it, in fact.



I needed the little step stool to reach that.



I didn't know they'd consider aloha an English word.



Old car.



A few of us were waiting for a haircut. They opened seven minutes late. I was thinking I could maybe get a haircut sooner in person than on the app, where the earliest option was 11:30am, but they said they didn't have a spot until 12pm. I guess I should have used the app earlier.



The Target travel toiletries section doesn't have the smaller toothpaste, only the larger ones.



Except in this combo pack, but I don't also need the toothbrush, especially a non-folding one. I guess I'll just buy it at Walmart instead.



Pretty color.



Black Friday in July at Macy's.



Matching black vinyl shirt and shorts. Not sure where I'd wear that.



Ogii found some men's linen shirts.



These shorts have a rope for a belt.



Safeway has a sale, but only saving $3 on a 12-pack of toilet paper doesn't seem like a very good deal.



I showed up at Supercuts at 12pm for my haircut, but they said there would be a bit of a wait as they took some walk-ins earlier.



Except I waited until 12:50pm, and they still hadn't called me. We needed to get up to the Queen's Marketplace by 2pm, and it's a 30-minute drive, so I told them cancel my reservation.



I made a reservation in Maui in a few days instead.



At OluKai.



We had to get here by 2pm for their event.



With free beer.



And free sushi.



For their new shoes.



Ogii getting sushi.



Us with our beers.



I like that they have the Hawaiian Islands on their logo.



The the shoe itself is too big and bukly.



Neat sandals.



Also with the islands above the logo.



This sign said some of their shoes are HSA/FSA eligible.



I wonder how they worked that out.



Ogii shopping in some other stores.



Including Olivia Clare.



They have Hamakua toffee.



Although it's $23. I can't remember if that's more expensive or about the same price as elsewhere.



Lily pad.



The pizza here doesn't have any staff out front, only computer terminals to order.



Bathroom logos.



We watched The Odyssey.



This woman had a skirt Ogii really liked.



Ogii found it online.



After the movie, we had dinner at Patina, which had recently opened.



Wine for Ogii.



And me.



Potatoes.



Steak.



Cheesecake.



This column had shells embedded into it; neat.



The grocery at the King's Shops had Hamakua toffee a bit cheaper than Olivia Claire.