My Hawaiian Bucket List – Revisited

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It’s been nearly a year since I first posted my Hawaiian Bucket List. I figured what better time than now, to revisit the list and check off what we’ve done so far.

The majority of bucket list items have been checked off while we have had visitors, but we have done a handful on our own, or with friends who are also stationed here.

  1. Visit the WWII/Pearl Harbor Memorials: So far, I’ve been twice, with another visit planned when we have friends visit this summer.
  2. Go to a luau (preferably at Paradise Cove): Done! TWICE. And I compared them here. We’ll probably go again with our friends this summer.
  3. Brew our own beer: YES! We finally got to taste it Valentine’s weekend. It wasn’t the greatest, but not bad for a first attempt.
  4. Snorkel at Hanauma Bay: Kinda. We went, but I was a pregnant grouch that day, so I didn’t actually get in the water.
  5. Spend a day at the Polynesian Culture Center: Still haven’t been
  6. Rent a cabin at Bellows: Not yet, but we did spend a little time with some friends who were camping out there.
  7. Try stand-up paddle boarding: We tried! We weren’t exactly successful, but we’ll try it again.
  8. Get SCUBA certified: No where near this.
  9. Ride horses and/or ATVs on the beach: Haven’t even looked into it.
  10. Rent a boat: Looked into and weren’t allowed to bring alcohol. Will look into it again though.
  11. Walk (or kayak) to Chinaman’s Hat: Nope
  12. Take the girls to Sea Life Park: Nope
  13. Start a vertical garden in our yard: Instead of going vertical, I opted for a 4×4 box. Due to bugs, there hasn’t been much success. I’ll try again after our vacation.
  14. Go on a sunset dinner cruise: Not yet, but we did do the whale watching cruise.
  15. See Halona Blowhole: This is a favorite when we have visitors. We’ve been at least five times.
  16. Try the famous Dole Whip from the Dole Plantation: Tried it, not a fan.
  17. Be an extra in a movie or TV show: Not yet
  18. Have a picnic: Hmm.. Maybe?
  19. Do a tour of movie/TV film locations: Nope
  20. Get some shaved ice from Matsumoto’s: Not yet
  21. Hang out in the Makapu’u tidepools: Nope.
  22. Go to one of the Eat The Street food truck events in Honolulu: We haven’t been to one of the Honolulu events, but we’ve been to some of the closer ones. There’s a chocolate themed one this weekend!
  23. Have a nice family portrait (of the 5 of us and maybe Caesar) taken: We did and I love them!
  24. Get season passes to Wet’n’Wild: Thinking about it for this summer
  25. Go on a whale watching cruise:
  26. Visit Byodo-In Temple: Not yet
  27. Photograph sea turtles on the beach: I haven’t seen any wildlife since we first got here!
  28. Go to a Disney Character breakfast at Aulani: Did this one for Adri’s birthday last year. It was such a beautiful resort!
  29. Hike Koko Head: No.. John has gone twice without me.
  30. Find a favorite local restaurant: Mission accomplished! For now, it’s the Monkey Pod.
  31. Make it up the Stairway to Heaven: Don’t see this happening. They’ve gotten really strict with not allowing people to hike it.
  32. Do some island hoping(a cruise would be ideal): Still thinking about this one! We might head to the Big Island in August.  I’d still love to do the cruise though!
  33. See a volcano: Hopefully if we make it to the Big Island
  34. Lounge on the beach sipping tropical drinks with mini umbrellas: Not the beach, but does the pool count?
  35. Go to the Pro Bowl: It wasn’t in Hawaii this year. Hopefully next year!
  36. Do a shark cage dive: Still dying to go!
  37. Watch a surfing competition: Drove past one, but didn’t stay. It was NUTS!
  38. Get another tattoo, or two: Not yet, but thinking about it
  39. Have a kid, then never have another kid again: Had the kid! I think we’re safe on the not having another one.
  40. Get back into pre-baby shape: Working on it! Bootcamp twice a week. Drinking a ton of water has helped too!
  41. Sell the baby gear that we wont be needing anymore (high chair, pack and play, Bumbo): I’ve started setting some items aside. Juli just out grew the bassinet a few days ago. 
  42. Finish a scrapbook: I’m considering getting the new Cricut.
  43. Finish Hubster’s Welcome Home scrapbook from deployment 2011-13: No chance.

I haven’t added anything to the list since I first put it together, but if I can knock out a bunch of these list items, I might have to add some more!