Hawaii - You put the lime in the coconut

OK. This is really about pineapple, but the title is tropical. Today we spent some time with Lelaine's family-- Auntie Carmen and Uncle Clarence. They took us to Lelaine's old stomping grounds.

We visited Iroqouis Point Navy Housing where Lelaine lived and Ewa Beach where she used to play. You can see us of Ewa Beach with Waikiki in the background.

Auntie and Uncle were so kind to us during our visit. They took us out to a filipino lunch at the Golden Coin restaurant where Chris had pork adobo, bbq, and rice. Lelaine had pancit, adobo and langonisa (filipino sausage).

They also packed us two boxes of pineapple to take with us. To prepare us for all of the pineapple, Auntie Carmen also gave us a pineapple cutting lesson.

Auntie Carmen's tips:
You can check pineapple for free when you leave Hawaii and it doesn't count against your number of bags.
Buy the pineapple for juicing. It has less acidity and is sweeter.
Cut up the pineapple right away and freeze it. It can go bad right away.
Don't buy pineapple at the airport