directly above the beach, so the lanai (balcony in Hawaiian) has breathtaking views of the sea. We got 'lei-ed' when we got off the plane and welcomed to Hawaii with rain and humid air. After a quick walk around our accommodation complex, I fell asleep on the couch - we had left the previous morning at 3 am and so I was not going to make it to midnight to greet the new year without some Zzz's. As it turns out, I was the only one to make it to midnight - Sara and my mom felt under the weather, the taxi we called to explore downtown didn't show up in a reasonable amount of time, so my dad gave up and he went to bed and my brother and his friend Alex fell asleep just before 12. People were setting off fireworks for hours on the beach below and I mean hours, like since we arrived in the afternoon. 
Where these people got all these fireworks and why they thought it was a good idea to set them off mere feet from the ocean just proves some people have more money than sense. Plus, we found out today that fireworks are illegal in Hawaii.Today held some sunbathing and beach exploration, but it was mostly a low-key day and hopefully everyone will feel better and more up to doing something exciting tomorrow. I'll gladly report all the excitement :)
Happy 2008!!
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