Okinawa Hai!

CONTRIBUTED BY MARIE LEWIS/PHOTOS COURTESY OF SINGLE MARINE PROGRAM They called it history-making. They called it epic. They called it: The Bushido Mud Run 10K Adventure. It was history-making — the first mud run ever attempted by the Single Marine Program in Okinawa. It was epic — I mean, have you SEEN the photos? Guys in crop tops, gals [...]

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This post was originally published on September 6, 2012. We’re pulling it out of the archives for you to enjoy. The Naha Boat races are held on May 5th of each year, which is tomorrow.  Given that Okinawa Hai’s Content Editor, Heather, raced with the Army women’s team in 2010, we *highly* recommend taking the [...]

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This post was originally published on February 26, 2010. We’re pulling it out of the archives so that maybe this year you can help cheer on our runners.  This year’s marathon will be held tomorrow, February 17th.  The full marathon begins at 9am and ends at 3:15pm; the 10k road race begins at 9:30am and [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY SUZIE SMITH For the New Year I’ve been looking for a fun new way to incorporate more movement into my daily life as well as do something fabulous (jazz hands)! I was so excited to find out that a new dance studio right outside Gate Street on Kadena was opening up in January. [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY CRYSTAL SCHOLLARD As I lay there quietly on the beach listening to the waves of my breath and slowly hear the sounds of Rewa calling me back, I realize I’ve found another slice of heaven here on this gorgeous island!  I roll to my right, then slowly sit up and listen to the [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY MELANIE HAMMONS SUP Logo Snorkeling? SCUBA diving? Surfing? What about Stand Up Paddle boarding? The water activities on Okinawa are pretty much endless. My husband and I had our mind set to try Stand-Up Paddle board (SUP) before leaving Okinawa. I did some research and ended up coming across Okinawa Surf & Stand [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY QUENTIN RICHARDSON Mina Sea Life 2 I read about this location last year and decided to take a co-worker of mine who really enjoys snorkeling. The first time I went to this location, there were mostly divers entering the water and fishermen (at the “first half” discussed later). It wasn’t overloaded with large [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY CRAIG LAPINE Sniperz Team When you think of Okinawa, you think of some of the best diving in the world and some of the worst heat and humidity this side of the equator. What you don’t think of is ice hockey, but believe it or not there are several teams that play at [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY TARA HOWES  Tara used to live on Oki and was our Forum manager.  She now resides in Texas, but just had to write and tell us about her family’s incredible experience at this dojo. My nine year old son left his hoodie at school last week and today when he came home he [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH HOFFMAN Happy Surfing Exterior I had surfed a bit as a child on the US east coast, and wanted to introduce my children to surfing too. I live by the Sunabe Seawall and see a lot of surfers, so one I asked around for a surfing instructor. A few people recommended I [...]

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