Woody

Happy Saturday! How's this classic beauty with wooden doors and panels parked in downtown?

VW

Happy Thursday everyone! Not exactly the same but it reminded me of the Mystery Machine on Scooby Doo.

Not a Nova

From a distance I thought that this car was a cracker box Nova then a Pontiac GTO. Moving in a bit, it was a Chevy Malibu in pristine condition. I just love the classic muscle cars. I think that the owner should polish it at least three times a week to keep the glass finish. Nice!

The Miss Hawaii Building

I was at the Mcully Zippy's Restaurant ordering their famous chili and a side of macaroni salad when I noticed that there were a few bikers that rode pass every couple minutes. I observed that in the distance was the Miss Hawaii Building where Kaimuki Typewriter Services is located. I believe that they are probably still fixing typewriters that are surviving the digital age so I snapped a shot of the this interesting building, the business, and biker in this intersection for the photo of the day.

"It's a Chopper Baby!"

Butch - "It's not a motorcycle. . . it's a chopper baby!"
When I saw this bike, the memorable quote from the movie Pulp Fiction popped into my mind.

H-1 Freeway

Click here to see the outtake of the day on facebook

The not so free H-1 freeway is usually packed with too many drivers and too few roadway. Taken during dinner time, the traffic was kind of thin. It was an opportunity to capture streaks from passing vehicles especially since there was enough bumper room.

You've Got Nada?

Mailmen and ladies with their deliveries for the day at Honolulu's main post office.

 What will we do without the U.S. Postal? 

School Excursion

Click here to see 9/30/11 outtake photos at Honolulu Photo of the Day on Facebook

As a chaperon for my toddler's school's outing, I had an enjoyable experience riding in a school bus today. It reminded me of past excursions as a child and the excitement of adventure for the day. The open air windows, the bluish-gray vinyl bench seats, the high steps leading to the interior, the metal mini-fans, and the coin collector next to the bus driver, are a few nostalgic details in this prehistoric dinosaur. What is amazing is that the buses are still in operation and they are transporting another generation of kids to a variety of outings. These youngsters are building memories marked by the same details of the same buses that are from my youth.

The day trip was to the Children's Discovery Center  in Kakaako  where there were dozens of stations to explore and role play in such as mechanic, bus driver, fireman, sailor, newscaster, dentist, scientist, etc... Since I had a retro mindset, I photographed things that were from a different time period. See them at the above link as outtake photos on facebook.