http://www.jeanandabbott.com Luxury Kauai Vacation Rentals Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:08:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.jeanandabbott.com/2012/01/real-hawaiian-hula-on-kauai/ http://www.jeanandabbott.com/2012/01/real-hawaiian-hula-on-kauai/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:06:42 +0000 Shelah Jean Abubo http://www.jeanandabbott.com/?p=7844
We've told you about E Kanikapila Kakou - a chance to hear real Hawaiian music. Now we're going to tell you where to see real Hawaiian dance: Because there's gonna be a whole lotta shakin' going on February 4th at Hula Hoike 2012 when Leilani Rivera and Halau Hula o Leilani perform hula, Tahitian and Maori dances accompanied by the...]]> http://www.jeanandabbott.com/2012/01/real-hawaiian-hula-on-kauai/feed/ 0 http://www.jeanandabbott.com/2011/11/19th-annual-hawaiian-slack-key-guitar-festival-kauai-style/ http://www.jeanandabbott.com/2011/11/19th-annual-hawaiian-slack-key-guitar-festival-kauai-style/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:09:13 +0000 Shelah Jean Abubo http://www.jeanandabbott.com/?p=7478
Ki-ho'alu—Hawaiian slack key guitar—is considered one of the greatest acoustic guitar traditions in the world. The Hawaiian name for the solo finger-picked style unique to the Islands, Ki-ho'alu literally means "loosen the key." The guitar strings (or keys) are "slacked"—a tuning that produces a lingering sound behind the melody with a characteristic resonance. The 19th Annual Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar...]]> http://www.jeanandabbott.com/2011/11/19th-annual-hawaiian-slack-key-guitar-festival-kauai-style/feed/ 0 http://www.jeanandabbott.com/2011/09/hes-here-our-baby-bundle-of-boy/ http://www.jeanandabbott.com/2011/09/hes-here-our-baby-bundle-of-boy/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:08:35 +0000 Shelah Jean Abubo http://www.jeanandabbott.com/?p=7281
Zack and I are officially outnumbered! Baby #3, seven pound Kona Colt Abubo, arrived on Sept. 15th and WE ARE SO IN LOVE! We named him Kona because Zack and I were married on the Big Island, and it holds a special place in our hearts. And we just found out that in Hawaiian, kona means "calm," so the name...]]> http://www.jeanandabbott.com/2011/09/hes-here-our-baby-bundle-of-boy/feed/ 1 http://www.jeanandabbott.com/2011/09/make-a-lei-on-your-kauai-vacation/ http://www.jeanandabbott.com/2011/09/make-a-lei-on-your-kauai-vacation/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 01:34:48 +0000 Shelah Jean Abubo http://www.jeanandabbott.com/?p=7175
Some ancient Hawaiian customs may have disappeared, but not the tradition of lei giving. From airport greetings to weddings and graduations, these fragrant symbols of aloha express love and friendship. Here's a chance to learn one of Hawaii's greatest art forms during your Kauai vacation: On Sept. 17th one of Kauai's master lei makers is offering a class at Lihue's...]]> http://www.jeanandabbott.com/2011/09/make-a-lei-on-your-kauai-vacation/feed/ 0 http://www.jeanandabbott.com/2010/03/kauai-history-the-seperate-kingdom/ http://www.jeanandabbott.com/2010/03/kauai-history-the-seperate-kingdom/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:39:25 +0000 Shelah Jean Abubo http://www.jeanandabbottblog.com/?p=794
Kauai, Hawaii is also named  the Garden Isle. Mount Wai'ale'ale averages 485 inches of rain per year, which explains why Kauai, Hawai'i is known as "The Garden Isle." However, it is interesting to note that the island also has another, older name: "The Separate Kingdom." Kauai, Hawaii is said to have been the first of the Hawaiian Islands settled by...]]> http://www.jeanandabbott.com/2010/03/kauai-history-the-seperate-kingdom/feed/ 3 http://www.jeanandabbott.com/2009/09/hawaiian-words/ http://www.jeanandabbott.com/2009/09/hawaiian-words/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:16:03 +0000 Shelah Jean Abubo http://www.jeanandabbottblog.com/?p=642
Aloha Guests and Blog Followers!  I thought it may be fun to make a list of some useful Hawaiian words... test them out, use them while on the island, it will get you into the Hawaiian Spirit! – (a LOW ha) hello, good-bye, love, kindness, friendship -hale –-(HAH lee) house -heiau – (HEY ow) ancient Hawaiian temple -hui– (HOO’ ee)...]]> http://www.jeanandabbott.com/2009/09/hawaiian-words/feed/ 0