Manini BBQ

Several wks ago,in September, the Mister and I had a very informal last minute bbq at Manini Beach. I wanted to get together with my family that I hadn't seen in a while and we didn't have the time to wait because October was a very busy month for us. I rallied up my brother and Palu cousins and Palea fam to hele on to the beach for food and fun. Manini's was the spot we often went to as kids and it was very different then. In 2011 the Japan tsunami hit Kona and wiped away the big blue beach house that used to be on the property where the rock wall is. This used to be a rocky beach but the tsunami also brought up the sand. It's a perfect spot for little ones. A private party also came in and put grass in and theres a community garden with The concept to take if you need and give back in return when you have crops to spare. None of us had been there in a long while, it had been several yrs for myself. I was happy to see the changes. It was a sweet moment for me to see our kids play with their cousins here as I did growing up.

My dad with the white hair(Grampy to the kids) and Uncle Sefo. Together til the very end these 2. Growing up in Kona, anytime we did anything as a family, this guy was right by my dad's side. They dived together.. not so much now, they just float, fish together, camp together. Uncle Sefo is awesome. Glad to see some things never change.

Once you swim past the sand, there's a bunch of coral reef and great places to snorkel and body board, kayak, what ever you like do, do. The boys swam out and David uncle sefos boy, came back with an octopus. The darn thing latched itself onto him as he was swimming and looking in a hole or rock, cave. Whatever happened, it would've freaked me out. In one of the pictures you can see the marks across David's arm chest and stomach, where the tentacles were.

Aunty mae made her yummy mochi and brownie/shortbread cookies.. Bomb! I'm glad everyone made it out, we had a great time and I can't wait to do it again.