Here I am!  ;  

The Willows is still here and has been recently renovated, so it's even better than it was before! I   it there!  In fact, I threw my mom (okay, not literally) a surprise birthday party there.  They even have a chapel on site that people may get married in.  They still have a wonderful waterway throughout the restaurant.  In fact, next to the waterfall, there is a make-shift boat on the water with either 1 or 2 tables, and you can actually reserve those tables and dine on the boat!  In fact, check out their website:



I hope you and your wife come and visit us!  And...no, I am not full blooded Hawaiian, but I am part-Hawaiian.  My grandmother was full Hawaiian.  ;  There are many here but I think "full blooded" anything is hard to come by.  We are the "melting pot" as you can imagine...lots of mixed races here.  According to the 2000 Census, the top 3 races were: Asians, Whites, Pacifc Islanders (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US15&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_DP1&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U)

My CT & CTA Perfusion tests were okay.  I was so excited to see my neurosurgeon, Dr. Fukushima, yesterday!  He's here in Hawaii to lecture in a conference!  He has ordered me to do an MRI/MRA Perfusion study....and an angiogram at my 1-year mark (May). I'll keep you posted on how they go...

Don't forget, hurry up and WIN the lottery!!!

Aloha,
Shan

p.s.  PM me your address so I can send you something "Hawaii" to hold you over until you hit the lottery!  ;