Humuhumunukunukuapua'a

Humuhumunukunukuapua'a - say that 3 times fast! It is the name of the restaurant Rob and I went to at the Grand Wailea Resort when we met my manager Thomas, and his wife Denise for a delicious dinner. The humuhumunukunukiuapua'a is also unofficially recognized as Hawaii's state fish - a colorful, pig shaped animal. Pronounced as "who-moo-who-moo-new-coo-new-coo-ah-poo-ah-ah" but shortened to humu by those in the know! We got back quite late last night so I faltered in my plan to meet Naomi for breakfast and sleepily told Rob to "just take the car" when he attempted to rouse me to drop him off for a hike near the Haleakala volcano. I had a great chat with her this morning and look forward to seeing her when we return to the mainland. Lucky lady - her and Greg are going to the Big Island on Friday and will have the pleasure of a few more days in paradise. For the day, I ended up staying close to the hotel and having a fairly productive day. I went for my usual stroll along the boardwalk, ventured into the pool, listened to an audio book, and worked on Nihon Vogue calculations for V-neck decreases and sleeve increases. Getting past the Nihon Vogue math hurdle was a real break through! Now all I have to do is knit, knit, knit. When Rob returned back to the hotel we walked over to Whaler's Village and watched a delightful hulu dancing show by 3 different groups of students. We feasted on fruit salad and outstanding fish tacos at Leilani's On The Beach. We laughed when recollecting the prime view properties livestock on the island enjoy. So far I have been especially attentive to the sounds of the tropical birds and the magnificent flora. Hard to believe the Maui vacation hourglass is quickly running out of time.