Portuguese donuts! Though they don’t have a whole in the middle, these hot from the oven donuts are great! You can get them filled with custard but I went with the original and the cinnamon sugar-covered one. They are very doughy and soft and filling! I went to one of Leonard’s food truck/ “Malasadamobiles,” the one in Waipahu. The story goes that Leonard’s grandparents came … Continue reading Malasadas

I drove the southern half island circle today. I wanted to get my bearings for excursions I’ll be doing later. Stopped first at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific — called the Punchbowl. it’s in a crater from an extinct volcano. A very tranquil place. The Punchbowl’s Hawaiian name, “Puowaina,” is most commonly translated as “Hill of Sacrifice.” According to the Cemetery’s website (https://www.cem.va.gov/CEMs/nchp/nmcp.asp): … Continue reading Oahu Half-Circle