Okinawa Hai!

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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CONTRIBUTED BY LAKESHA COLE New to the island, learning how to make sushi rolls from a connoisseur of all things sushi was definitely at the top of my list. Last weekend, a couple of friends joined us for a rolled sushi class and lunch at Waryu Sushi Shuna at the Tokyo Dai-ichi Hotel Okinawa Grand Mer Resort. [...]

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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 NOEL LOPEZ If you’re like me and want to explore Okinawa but don’t know where to start I have found the perfect way to go out, explore many of the places listed on Okinawa Hai and meet new people who share the same mind set of exploring and seeing what this great island has [...]

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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 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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CONTRIBUTED BY LEEANN STEVENS CREDO – Chaplains Religious Enrichment Development Operations:  Great retreat workshops (Marriage Enrichment, Spiritual Growth, and Personal Growth) are available for married couples, individuals and teens. Retreats are FREE and open to all DoD ID cardholders. This February, my husband and I went for a Marriage Enrichment Retreat by CREDO. We have [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH PEVEHOUSE & HEIDI BREDLOW WOOP Logo Come run with us! WOOP! WOOP! Wait, what was that? W.O.O.P.? Yeah, that’s right – Women On Okinawa Pavement! WOOP is a group that was formed in September of 2011 by Sarah Pevehouse and has since taken Okinawa by storm! This is an amazing group of [...]

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