Minimum Hawai'i Speed Limit

Hawai'i Speed Limit
Originally uploaded by triciawang.

Honolulu, Hawai'i
I think Hawaiians are the SLOWEST drivers in America. The speed limit on their freeway is 50mph, but the funniest part is that there is a minimum speed limit of 40mph. I wonder if the 40mph minimum speed is for the seniors or for all the pot smokers. Another Hawaiian driving habit I have noticed is that when people need to switch lanes right away, they wave their hand out of the window to the other driver to let them in - and they do let them in! I thought Californians have to adjust the most to NYC driving, but now I think Hawaiians would have to make the biggest adjustment.

Pali Lookout

Pali Lookout
Originally uploaded by triciawang.

Honolulu, Hawai'i
This is where the King of Hawai'i fought the last battle to unite all 8 tribes - each on a different island. He vanquished his enemies by forcing them onto this cliff - and the soldiers all fell off. However, this cliff is famous for its strong winds, so many of the soldiers lived because they floated down to their landing with the wind's help.

Lion Dance at Wedding - Uhhh Oh Year of the Rooster!

Lion Dance at Wedding - Uhhh Oh Year of the Rooster!
Originally uploaded by triciawang.

Honolulu Hawaii
Today (Sept 19) is Chinese Moon Festival. It is a propitious day to marry for Chinese couples - you see we are obsessed with numbers and tonal insinuations. you never want to marry on a day with the number 4 - because it sounds like death. Usually, you want to marry on a day with as many even number's as possible. However to marry on a Lunar Day is very auspicious - so the odd numbers are cancelled out. And "9" means forever - so to marry on 9-19-2005 would seem great right? HOWEVER lest we forget that this is the Year of the Rooster, otherwise known as Year of the Widow. Every 4 years of the Chinese Almanac, the first day of Chinese New Years falls after the first day of spring - so this means "No Spring" = no harvest, no passion, no new beginnings, no new children even!
The whole industry of the Chinese Wedding is usually desperate for work because no couple wants to marry in such an inauspicious year!
Someone needs to do a statistical study on whether those who married during The Year of the Rooster are less happier than those who married in other years.