Maunawili Falls

Since the last time I wrote, the NY Giants pulled off one of the biggest upsets in football history by beating the undefeated New England Patriots in the Super Bowl.
Here in Hawaii, my company has moved its office to downtown Honolulu. Walking around downtown Honolulu you will find that people of Asian descent make up a majority of the people here. Caucasians are the minority.
Barack Obama is from Hawaii, and he easliy won the state's primary election.
Last week a friend and I went to the other side of the island to go hiking and visit Kailua beach. Our hiking destination was a waterfall called Maunawili Falls.
I had not left the city limits of Honolulu since arriving in Hawaii last year, and was anxious to visit some other part of the island.
My friend and I took the bus over the mountains to get to the other side of the island. We planned to walk or take a bus to the trailhead, but a kind-hearted passerby gave us a ride. We discovered that it had recently rained, and some hikers had turned back because of the mud. But we were determined and went on anyway. Despite the mud, we crossed the stream many times on the way up so we could wash off our shoes and legs. My friend got bitten by insects, but for whatever reason, I was untouched.
At the top, we enjoyed watching the falls, and I swam in the cold water below. It was so nice.
After the hike, we went to Kailua Beach.

Immediately upon arriving I was taken away by the amazing beauty of this beach. the blue water, beautiful sky, white sandy beach. There were few people and we could swim in the ocean as much as we liked.
I saw other people using "boogie boards" to surf on the waves. The waves were just perfect, not too big or small. I wanted to surf so much on a board, but I could just try to body surf. I thought, maybe later I will try to borrow a board from someone.