Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
The tallest skyscraper by law in Hawaii is the First Hawaiian Bank Center in Downtown Honolulu with 30 floors. Tell us what 40 story building you lived in Aiea.
Hmmm the plot thickens! Mahalo kaimuki, someone must be playing me for a dumb native.
Location: not sure, but there's a hell of a lot of water around here!
2,682 posts, read 7,569,617 times
Reputation: 3882
Quote:
Originally Posted by kaimuki
The tallest skyscraper by law in Hawaii is the First Hawaiian Bank Center in Downtown Honolulu with 30 floors. Tell us what 40 story building you lived in Aiea.
It had a DEEP basement. Everyone knows about basements in Hawaii. Do some research will ya
Taking pride in one's culture and heritage is fine. Where it gets ugly is when that pride morphs into a sense of superiority over others who don't share the same culture, heritage, and ideology.
Wars are fought over such things...even now. Just look around.
Regardless of season, the shoes would still be left at the door.
As a part of the US Army I have lived all over and in a couple of places that were quite cold and snowy. We left our shoes in the mudroom (when we had one) or just inside the door in a shoe cabinet. We had our house slippers right there and had several pairs of new socks (young children - size 15 adult male) available for visitors who were willing to shed their shoes & wet socks. The would take the socks home with them and regular visitors would bring their own socks when visiting.
We did not force anyone to do so, but were grateful when many did so. It was nice when a few of our friends started doing the same since it cut down on cleaning the floors during nasty weather.
The tallest skyscraper by law in Hawaii is the First Hawaiian Bank Center in Downtown Honolulu with 30 floors. Tell us what 40 story building you lived in Aiea.
Well, just as a matter of fact, First Hawaiian Center is the tallest building in height at 429 ft. But it only has 30 floors. There are quite a few other buildings that are a few feet shorter but have more than 30 floors.
For example: The Moana Pacific Tower has 46 floors and is 7 ft shorter. One Waterfront Tower has 45 floors. Nauru Tower has 44 floors. The Watermark has 37 floors. Keola Lai has 42 floors.
Point is, there are many buildings in Hawaii with more floors than the First Hawaiian Center. They are just not as tall.
I stand corrected! I received a DM from Loo Biffy on the building that was in question. The name of the building is Lele Pono. I never thought the building had that many floors.
As a part of the US Army I have lived all over and in a couple of places that were quite cold and snowy. We left our shoes in the mudroom (when we had one) or just inside the door in a shoe cabinet. We had our house slippers right there and had several pairs of new socks (young children - size 15 adult male) available for visitors who were willing to shed their shoes & wet socks. The would take the socks home with them and regular visitors would bring their own socks when visiting.
We did not force anyone to do so, but were grateful when many did so. It was nice when a few of our friends started doing the same since it cut down on cleaning the floors during nasty weather.
I can see how that would be very helpful. Mahalo for your post melanie Its always good to hear from you.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
