Lots of things have been going on here in the islands…we talk story and get everyone caught up on what’s happening here and we cover some history and do a little education session on some recent events. Our main segment is about this new PROJECT Wayde is working on called “DEFEND OAHU”…it’s main focus is to give everyone a place on a social network to voice opinions, vent their anger and discuss solutions to defending Oahu and making sure it doesn’t get lost…it’s history, it’s people, it’s forests, beaches and it’s wildlife. O’ahu is a a critical point in it’s History and if we don’t wake people up to this now, within 10-20 years O’ahu will be completely lost and once it’s lost there is no going back. This is the breaking point where the island of O’ahu and the tourism and revenu will begin to reverse itself and decline because the reason visitors come will no longer be here. This is the “CRITICAL POINT” because once the trend reverses we just don’t lose tourism…For the Kanaka (Hawaiian Natives) the Locals and the Kama’aina we will lose our way of life…No tourism dollars mean higher taxes, cost of living increases, more homeless and less money to hold the State together and it’s obligation to it’s tax payers…this would create State implosion becuase the only people left would be the rich and even they will leave once they see it’s not worth it with little beauty left and them footing the bill for the state. This is a SERIOUS ISSUE this state, like our Government wants to kick down the road forever until it’s too late to reverse it…it’s time to hold people accountable and to put people in place that have the aina in their best interest for the aina sustains us.

We also talk about a new JOINT VENTURE Bruce and Wayde will be working on…Bruce has put up the backend work and investment and Wayde his specialized tour and guide skills to create the best Private and personalized Tours in Hawaii…the way we all should see Hawaii…with educated expert guides and in open safari modified Jeeps. HAWAII JEEP TOURS is the project and here we will be able to keep both our personalities out of the equation and focus on one thing…HAWAII JEEP TOURS as a business! It will have everything travelers need in one place to book a activity Tour for Oahu with the hope to expand to the other islands over time as we grow this new venture. For Bruce and I it’s not about how many people we can fit on a BUS or VAN because we don’t do tours like that, it’s about keeping the Tours small and personal as well as private and in an open Jeep allowing our clients to see, feel, breath and taste the true Hawaii…Our way of doing tours and ways of transportaion is the most ECO FRIENDLY WAY to do tours in the entire island chain…At HAWAII JEEP TOURS it’s about protecting the eco system and educating the public about Hawaii and how to preserve and protect it…We make the smallest foot print in Hawaii, something Big Busses, mini Busses and Vans just can’t say.

NOTE: Bruce wasn’t able to upload Braddah IZ in the first segment. We’re sorry guys…but all the others 7 Hawaiian Songs we play are on this PODCAST…This week with Bruce out of the country we are kicking it with an early DJ PODCAST with great Hawaiian Music and some Great “DID YOU KNOW’S” about Hawaii with some questions…If you like this DJ Episode of our Podcast let us know and we will do more from time to time…We plan on doing an all CHRISTMAS DJ MUSIC PODCAST with only Hawaiian Christmas music…Should be a blast!

What does it take to be a GREAT PHOTOGRAPHER in HAWAII??? Well, LONNIE MCKENZIE will be the first to tell you…it takes a HELL OF A LOT! I myself am a Photographer and it wasn’t easy when I first moved here to make ends meet…Lonnie and I know to make it in Photography if you live in Hawaii is going to take a lot of effort because the turth is…EVERYONE wants to be a photographer here…and the scariest part of that is everyone thinks they are actually good at what they do…sadly that is honestly NOT the case. May it be schooling or self-taught you need to realize it’s going to take a special talent to make it here…

Lonnie and I agree…Standing out in a crowd means you are going to have to reach far to find areas at the strangest of times…Sunrise, sunset and everything in between! As an artist you need to stand out not by taking pictures of Turtles, Monk Seals and Lanikai Beach, but places not often seen in Photos here in Hawaii…That’s what puts a head of the pack, that’s what defines you and puts you in a league of your own. You need to want this and you need to have a passion where others give up. When it comes to photographing Hawaii while on vacation you should start before the sun rises and end well after it sets…If you want to take amazing photos while here put aside an entire day just for Photograpghy and if you want a guided Photo Tour, Lonnie can take you to all the best places in an 8 hour full day photograpghy tour so you get all the best of Oahu and he’ll even take some shots of you for the day.

Lonnie is a self-taught, freelance photographer that loves the outdoors and landscapes of Hawaii. Lonnie was military raised and lived on Kauai till he was 8 years of age and moved and lived in many parts of the world since his return to Hawaii 3 years ago. Being military raised, travel enabled Lonnie the chance to take pictures of all the places he had been. Lonnie doesn’t like to be put in a category of the pictures he takes, he simply likes taking pictures of life’s experiences through his own and others eyes. His work is sometimes fantasy even dreamy at times, but mostly thought provoking. He’s now become involved in filming life’s moments as a Tour Photographer, filming the action as it happens, making and giving memories to visitors that they just couldn’t capture on their own while on Tour with Wayde’s World Hawaii. Soon Lonnie will be doing his own PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS in the coming months so that Photographers who want to film the best of Oahu can do so by a professional with us at “HAWAII JEEP TOURS”.

Don’t think we didn’t forget about the NEWS and everything happening in HAWAII this week! We have some major issues and concerns between all the HO HUM News going on…First…WTF is happen with the TOUR BUSES and the HONU??? Listen in and FIND OUT what the HELL IS HAPPENING!!!

We also go full steam a head into the LACK OF PROPER EDUCATION by TOUR COMPANIES to educate their own Tour Guides…which should be called just “DRIVERS” considering how little they interact with the guests outside their Bus/Van and when they do they teach them everything WRONG to do while here in Hawaii, the lack of education and proper training is EMBARRASSING…from getting too close to Wildlife to Piling Volcanic rocks across the landscapes…The STATE is just as much to blame and it’s BEYOND EMBARRASSING for them and someone needs to let the state and these tour companies know abo...

Homelessness in Hawaii is a SERIOUS ISSUE for the islands…Not only are Locals and Kama’aina upset about this, but Travelers and Vacationers are angry about…to the point that they won’t be coming back and they will be telling others not to go to Hawaii either! We touched on Homelessness, but we never really dove into being Homeless in Hawaii to the extent we do today in this podcast, but there are many reasons for homelessness…some are well known as they are also happening on the mainland, but one is central here in Hawaii that contributes to not only Homelessness, but to SERIOUS DEBT for the average ohana here in Hawaii…HOUSING! from affordable housing to affordable rentals…THINGS NEED TO CHANGE! Drugs and Mental illness only compounds these issues…

So lets Break it down as I have worked in the fields of Homelessness along with the drug addictive and mentally ill…First off I have some pretty extensive background with the Mentally ill and the Homeless…First off 65% of the homeless in Hawaii are not from Hawaii! These 65% make up most of the hippy vagrants in Town and around Waikiki…Very few Hawaiians and Polynesians beg…They have PRIDE and know how to live off the land! There are many transitional or permanent housing available for the homeless! I should know because I worked at one with the Slavation Army for YEARS, it was the substance abuse and job re-education program…I re-educated the homeless to get back into society and get jobs in the food and service industry…one of the largest industries here in Hawaii along with Tourism in general which is also a big issue with visitors choosing to return or not return to Hawaii because of the Homlessness and beggers in Honolulu, I hear about it from guests everyday in Waikiki…Over my 3 year span with the re-education program I got many homeless single mother drug addicts jobs and it’s something I’m proud of! The top THREE REASONS for homelessness we learned at the Salvation Army…affordable housing, substance abuse and mental-health…We need to ATTACK these THREE MAIN issues FIRST! Jobs are and never have been the issue…we are one of the states with the lowest jobless rates in the country at 4.3% last time I looked. Many of the Hawaiians I worked with had jobs, had cars, but didn’t have homes…they lived in camping grounds and paid their weekly permits. Homelessness became a serious issue back in 2007 when we saw a HUGE influx to the program at the Salvation Army after the financial collapse…I worked with the Mentally ill as well as the homeless here and in Boston back in the day, 10 years working with these people overall…We DO have a serious problem here, but in the end you have to want to help yourself first (exception, mentally ill)…most these people begging in Waikiki don’t even want help…THERE IS HELP for these people…they choose to turn it away…WE NEED to HELP those who want help…Affordable housing for those who DO want to be a part of society are the first we MUST help…I can’t understand for the life of me why the state is doing SHIT about this…it blows my F-IN MIND, but I do know how we can make change and some of the underlying issues as to where the problems come from…The Military and their housing allowences as well as travel Nurses and other traveling workers and contractors, etc (there are many temp residents that come to Hawai yearly) are causing serious issues with affordable housing…We had meetings about it…Renters know what they can get and they know the high prices they can charge for outsiders who have an allowence…this pushes the average local OUTSIDE the going rate for...

A continuing problem here in Hawaii has been the confusion when it comes to PETS in Hawaii…ONE, getting your Pet to Hawaii and TWO, finding a rental that will take your pet in. The way PET QUARANTINE works has changed over the many years. At one time you had to wait like 120 days, but today with enough advanced planning quarantine can be almost avoided entirely from 5 days or even less. This will make relocated your family member that much easier…to look at the new QUARANTINE LAWS and RULES go here: http://hdoa.hawaii.gov/ai/aqs/animal-quarantine-information-page/ The other major issues is finding a RENTAL…there are so mnay reasons why this has become a very touchy subject for Landlords and Renters and we talk about it in this Podcast.

We start the Podcast talking about the NEWS of the day…from Gay Marriage to the new show on the History Channel called AMERICAN JUNGLE which goes deep into the Big Island jungle as Hawaiian Clans fight for their food. As for Gay Marriage it has now become LAW in HAWAII…The state Senate passed a bill to legalizing gay marriage. Gov. Neil Abercrombie, who called lawmakers to a special session for the bill and has vocally supported gay marriage, has signed the measure. It will allow thousands of gay couples living in Hawaii and even more tourists to marry in the state starting Dec. 2. Senators passed the bill 19-4 with two lawmakers excused. More than half the chamber’s lawmakers spoke in support of the bill, with many urging the public to come together to heal divisions within the community. An estimate from a University of Hawaii researcher says the law will boost tourism by $217 million over the next three years, as Hawaii becomes an outlet for couples in other states, bringing ceremonies, receptions and honeymoons to the islands. The study’s author has said Hawaii would benefit from pent-up demand for gay weddings, with couples spending $166 million over those three years on ceremonies and honeymoons. It’s clearly about EQUAL RIGHTS…and…MONEY!

We also go DEEP into the HILO Jungle of the BIG ISLAND as we break down AMERICAN JUNGLE and the creators of the show on the HISTORY CHANNEL well known as RUSTYBOAR. T’Jaye Forsythe of Rustyboar wanted to showcase a Hawaii that’s past the beaches and waterfalls of Hawaii.Forsythe, a Big Island hunter, has been filming hunts here since 2009, posting the videos first on YouTube, then on a website he created to showcase hunting, rustyboar.com. Most of the hunters TJ knows here are in the woods and on the mountain looking to stock their freezers. A big jaw or other trophy that comes from the hunt is a bonus, but not the driving factor for hunters here, TJ says. People here “eat life to sustain life,” he added. A Waiakea Uka resident, Forsythe, 39, grew up in Laie, Oahu, and moved to the Big Island in 1989. He wanted to feature the variety of hunting opportunities here to highlight the diversity of the island and its hunting landscapes. In West Hawaii, the crew and hunters tracked mouflon sheep and pigs in South Kona. They also filmed in Milolii, South Point, Hamakua and Volcano. It’s about sustaining the old traditional ways of Hawaiian Hunting. So check out Rustyboar and History Channel’s AMERICAN JUNGLE and support the LOCAL BIG ISLAND CLANS.

Our Middle segment is all about HOT PRESS JESS…She’s an ENIGMA to Bruce and I and we’ll have to get her back on the show…but what we do know of her is this…She’s a Synergistic opportunist, on-air personality, writer, and musician: Altruistically sardonic polyglot in...

The main focus of this weeks Podcast is to not only cover the TOP TEN BEACHES OF HAWAII…but of EACH ISLAND…but before we do we go HEAVY on some LOCAL HAWAIIAN NEWS…from what’s happening on Oahu to Kauai and the other islands…We talk about several MAJOR issues like GMO’s and Bringing BILLS to the floor to stop them…and the use of the VETO to the few to stop these PONO Bills from getting through for the GOOD OF THE PEOPLE! We also get into a heavy debate on making it law in Hawaii for SAME-SEX MARRIAGE…This is a MAJOR issue for Bruce and I and we have a passion for the rights of all people as humans, not as gay, straight, black, white, christian or muslim…but as two people having the right love each other and have equal rights…PERIOD!

THE BEST 40 BEACHES OF ALL OF HAWAII and so we start with OAHU…every island has AMAZING BEACHES and no island is really better than the other, but for me, personally, OAHU has overall my favorite beaches…We’ll post our TOP TEN BEACHES OF OAHU below and I’ll toss in some EXTRAS just because I LOVE OAHU so much!

TOP TEN BEACHES OAHU: BELLOWS BEACH – WAIMANALO BEACH (BAY) – KAIONA BEACH – LANIKAI BEACH – KANEOHE SANDBAR – KAWELA BAY – WAIMEA BAY – KUALOA BEACH PARK (SECRET BEACH) – HANAUMA BAY – POKAI BAY…RUNNERS UP KAILUA BEACH – SUNSET BEACH – EHUKAI BEACH (PIPELINE) – LANIAKEA BEACH (TURTLE BEACH) – MAKAPUU BEACH – ALA MOANA BEACH PARK – KOOLINA LAGOONS – MAKAHA BEACH – YOKOHAMA BAY – KAHE POINT (ELECTRIC BEACH)

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOP TEN BEACHES MAUI: KAHEKILI BEACH – KOKI BEACH – HAMOA BEACH – WAIANAPANAPA BEACH (BLACK SAND BEACH, HANA) – HONOLUA BAY – MAKENA BEACH (BIG BEACH) & LITTLE BEACH ( short hike/walk, next to Big Beach) – WAILEA BEACH (on the Wailea Resort) – NAPILI BEACH – KAPALUA BEACH

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOP TEN BEACHES KAUAI: MAKUA BEACH (Tunnels) – ANINI BEACH – MOLOAA BEACH – LYDGATE BEACH PARK (For the Kids) – POIPU BEACH – POLIHALE BEACH – HANALEI BAY (Mine and Bruces ALL TIME FAVORITE BEACH LOCATION of all of Hawaii) – KEE BEACH (Haena State Park) – KALIHIWAI BAY – PALIKEKUA BEACH (Hideaways Beach)

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOP TEN BEACHES BIG ISLAND (Hawaii): KEALAKEKUA BAY (Cook’s Bay) – MANINIOWALI (Kua Bay) – HAPUNA BEACH – PUNALUU BEACH (Black Sand Beach) – KAPOHO TIDE POOLS (Waiopae) – KAUNAOA BEACH – KIHOLO BAY (Honu Heaven/ little hike to get to) – WAIALEA BEACH – PAPAKOLEA (Green Sand Beach/ little hike to get to) – ANAEHOOMALU BAY (A Bay) – HONAUNAU BAY – MAKALAWENA BAY (Puu Alii)…Shot in a few BONUS Beaches.

We hope you ENJOY this COMPLETE “BEST BEACHES OF ALL THE HAWAIIAN ISLAND CHAIN…40+ BEACHES will be hard to cover in a few trips, but if you manage to come to Hawaii every year or ever so often you may over time be able to see all of them over time…If you wish to VIEW THESE BEACHES and get more details about them you can do so on my WEBSITE on the “HAWAII NEI” Page:  

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This has been a crazy week and Bruce and I have settled down finally…We wanted to cover questions that all of you had about Hawaii…we had some good ones, but wished we had more. I guess you could say this was one of our shorter Podcats as we really wanted it to be for you guys, but the podcast ended up being half for us to just “TALK STORY” about what’s happening in Hawaii with some news items, interesting stories and Halloween coming up. These Podcasts are a luxury for our listeners and we are very thankful for those who donate to keep it going…I think having a podcast like this for everyone out there in Hawaii and on the mainland is a very helpful tool Bruce and I never had…This Podcast can be used to the viewers advantage, but you actually need to use it.

Next week I think we’ll be doing a live podcast and even dress up in something for Halloween…give us some time to have fun, maybe even talk about some scary stories Bruce and I have had in our lifetimes…We’ll also have some fun subjects to talk about as we’ll be doing our next podcast on HALLOWEEN! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Holidays in Hawaii is a huge thing, but with most well known Holidays they usually come during the winter season here in Hawaii. As most know Hawaii has TWO SEASONS…Winter and Summer…that’s it! No coming into FALL or going into SPRING…it is what it is…and without transition seasons it can be a sort of SHOCK for many who are use to four seasons which allow us to have an easy transition into Winter and into Summer. The truth is Holidays are different here and you need to get excited about them or you could just go on living in paradise and just watch them go by without notice! Now there are 14 Holidays in Hawaii and 4 of them are Holidays on in HAWAII so it’s nice to get these days off, but it’s also important you understand why you get them off…it’s about respecting the culture here and the History of Hawaii.

It may be hard to believe, but there are Huge changes that come in Winter…Christmas without Snow, replaced by Palm Trees and days at the beach? Hard to accept, but Winter does feel more like a trasition to different weather…Winter brings the BIG WINTER SWELLS of the North Shore…Surfers from all over the World come to Hawaii and JAM the North Shore of Oahu…The Trade Winds change and get stronger…The Humpback Whales return to Hawaii…Rainbows, even double rainbows everyday…Waterfalls everywhere…The days are SHORTER, as the Sun set an hour or more sooner even if there is no Daylight savings time here in Hawaii. Bruce and I love Winter in Hawaii…for us it’s the perfect place to be in the world from Oct-May.

Last we dive in to the MELTING POT that is Hawaii…Hawaii is all about Multiculturalism…there is no better place in the world for this…it’s all about the Cultures of the world that have chosen to settle and make Hawaii their home since the days of early migration during the plantation days of Old Hawaii and finding the right people to work the Sugar Cane and Pineapple fields. It’s where it all started and where the fusion of all races and food was smacked together in Hawaii. We are very lucky to have the chance to see, feel, touch, smell and taste such diversity in one place…this is one of the most important reasons why we are so lucky to live Hawaii…These islands are special, the Aloha spirit is an amazing thing and the Melting Pot is one of the main reasons why the spirit of these islands are so strong. Culture and History…it’s what binds us all together.

 

Who doesn’t love Wild life? Wild life just sparks interest…it gets us excited…it opens up our world that there is something more important out there…it gives us joy, it gives us hope…HUMPBACK WHALES do just that…The transition of the Humpbacks from Alaska to Hawaii is an amazing journey and it’s a story that takes place in time for millions of years. So what are Humpbacks? The humpback whale is the fifth largest of the world’s great whales. The fact that Humpbacks was once widely sighted off the coast of New England it has got it’s nickname of “Big-Winged New Englander.” It’s common English name of humpback appears to come from the animal’s tendency to round its back when diving. The humpback whale is grayish-navy blue in color, with pale to white undersides that can show black markings that are varied according to the individual whale. It is with these markings, and particularly those found on the tail, that individual whales can be identified and the population and migratory patterns recorded. Humpback whales also have pectoral fins which are located on each side of their bodies.

Whales are mammals, as are human beings, and these fins are actually modified forelimbs, with a bone structure similar to that of the human hand and arm. When born, calves weigh an average of 3000 pounds and range from 10-16 feet in length. They can grow to between 40-52 feet in length, with the females being slightly larger than the males. A fully grown humpback weighs approximately one ton per foot, or about 84,000 – 90,000 pounds on average. Researchers believe humpbacks live between 40-60 years. These Humpbacks come to hawaii to have their young in the warm waters of Hawaii. They stay in Hawaii for 6 months and go back to Alaska for 6 months. During the time the humpback whales are here in Hawaii they DON’T eat…when in Alaska they do eat…The Humpback like all whales are essential to the overall preservation of the ocean…We need these beings and we need to ensure they live full lives in peace. There are many things humans have done to hurt them…so education is best…keeping them on the endangered species needed to keep our own species healthy…Without whales the system will break down and if it ever did…the oceans would…if the oceans did, we would…We can’t let that happen.

We start this podcast with news, fan questions and once again about NEW development issues hitting the Far East side to Haleiwa Town. I think we have beaten this subject down again and again into your brains, but we can’t let it go…there is too much at stake! our lives, our future and your vacations down the road…We can’t let nor afford the over-development to take place on the other sides of Oahu…We have seen what has come of Waikiki…it is a DISASTER! If we let the same things happen around the other sides of the island…We will lose Oahu, we will lose our jobs, we will lose of tourism and we will lose our aloha spirit…You want to do something…GET EDUCATED! LEARN, BE INFORMED and DO SOMETHING about it: DEFEND OAHU COALITION-http://www.defendoahucoalition.org/ Give or do what you can to PROTECT Oahu and all of Hawaii…If there is one thing we Locals and Kama’aina know is that we are truly Lucky to Live Hawaii, but to ensure we continue to be, we need to give us reason to be lucky.

We all have fears and they are not just about Hawaii…they are about life in general. Fear is one of, if not “THE” one thing that holds us back from reaching our dreams and goals…It is the “MIND KILLER” the destroyer of dreams. We all know this and if you have a fear for something prepare to go to battle with your mind. Your mind controls all that you do, there is a natural defense set up in that mind of yours to ensure you don’t do something that can hurt yourself and that is where the FEAR FACTOR comes in…Your mind takes over to protect your mind and your body…it’s not until you shut off the mind that you will be capable of “DOING ALL THINGS”.

I have Fears, we all do, but to get past my fears I shut my mind off…you see, the mind DOES NOT LIVE in the “PRESENT MOMENT” it lives in the Future or the Past and in either of those there is fear…fear of the failures of your past or the fear of failing in the future or fear of getting hurt or even killed…YOU CAN’T BE IN YOUR MIND! YOU MUST live in the MOMENT…for it is there that you will truly LIVE, it is there that you will find your Passion, your Goals and your Dreams…When you come to HAWAII, when you go anywhere different or strange…leave your mind, live in the moment, ONLY FOCUS on what you are doing right there and then! I promise you will truly live like no other…it’s those who fear that don’t live, they only exist and if you’re only existing…why live at all?