Saturday August 14 2010 at 07:41

Small talk en route

"Don't tell anyone I stuck fresh pineapple on your Beach Pizza, I'm supposed to use the canned stuff." (Suzy, Kailua Beach) "My son is such a great school teacher. My mom and dad want him to work in their restaurant though, but he couldn't fry an egg if his life depended on it. They said if grandpa could learn, you can too." (Deborah Lynette from Houston on board an Hawaiian Airlines interisland flight from O'ahu tu Maui). "Those Hawaiian Airlines plane tails beat the rest hands down don't they?" (Michel) "I'm gonna help the local biker club sell roasted chickens at their fundraiser on Saturday." (Diane, accountant from Chicago at the Cafe O'lei at Kihei). "That's hardcore man, doing the lava trail on flipflops!" (tattood Steve & pierced Jayme at the top of Cape Hanamanioa above La Perouse Bay). "You don't wanna go to Moloka'i, they're not ready for tourism there yet. Hostile folk there. Take the boat to Lana'i instead" (ferry pilot at Lahaina harbor). And so I did.