Morning meeting at Ala Moana

I was at the mall early one day waiting for Nordstrom to open and found a great spot for a morning meeting.



Most stores don't open until ten, so you have the place pretty much to yourselves except for the seniors doing their morning exercise and the few others that are waiting for the mall to open. This spot is on the "Nordstrom wing" and there is a coffee bar/shop open early on the wing, so if you need a fix, you can get one.

You have your choice of chairs and tables with or without umbrellas, seats with coffee tables, and secluded chairs with coffee tables.



The Nordstrom coffee kiosk opens shortly before the store.

General Growth Properties may be on the verge of bankruptcy, but they sure made Ala Moana a place I like go to, even if it's just to hang out.

Election Day freebies!

Despite my best intentions, this blog has not shared anything to do in Honolulu in a timely manner. So hopefully you're not staying tuned here to get the breaking news of what to do this weekend... and if you are, well, you're actually in luck this week.

But, back to the topic of the blog: Election Day freebies. If you vote on Nov. 4 -- and you'd better vote! -- you can get a free tall coffee from Starbucks and a free scoop of ice cream (from 5-8 pm) at Ben & Jerry's. Yum! I wonder if I can get decaf?



In a miraculous twist of events, I also have a lead for you on free trees. Celebrate Arbor Day with Hawaiian Electric's Arbor Day Tree Giveaway on Saturday, November 8th. Certified arborists and volunteers with fact sheets (who may or may not know anything helpful) will be on hand. You can also get info on how to site, plant, and care for your tree. One tree per family, while supplies last. Go to HECO.com for locations and hours in Waianae, Pearl City, Kailua, Wahiawa, and the North Shore. Folks in town can go to the HECO on Ward Avenue starting at 7:00 am. Go early. They run out quick. (Or better yet, go late and tell all your friends to go late, so my family and I can get a good plant ; ) ) We are the proud owners of white hibiscus, manila palm, and ti plants from giveaways of years past. And yes, in yet another miraculous twist of fate, they are still alive!

Starbucks

Like every street corner in metro Honolulu

Ben & Jerry’s
1200 Ala Moana Blvd.Suite #609, Honolulu, HI 96814 (by Satura Cakes, Crazy Shirts and down a little bit from Kua'aina's)

HECO

820 Ward Avenue (across from the Blaisdell Ticket Office)

A follow up note: the hubby and I voted and got our free cup of decaf from the Kapahulu/Mooheau Starbucks across from Jack in the Box :)