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  • Quiz: How Well do you know Windward Oahu? Pt. 2

    Hi All,

    You guys were really good on part one of the quiz. (You blew the Windward Rotary Club away!)

    So...here's part two.



    11. A group of South Pacific students began performing traditional songs and dances in Waikiki in 1959 at the International Market Place. They moved to Kaiser’s Hawaiian Village Hotel, and by 1961 they were performing to sold-out crowds at the Waikiki Shell. The tourists loved them. What was their name then and now?

    12. Restaurateur Andy (Andy’s Drive In) Wong named restaurants for his two sons and wife. Name one.

    13. What occupies the former site of the Lords of Lanikai restaurant?

    14. In September 1974, Brigham Young University Hawaii opened as a junior college in temporary facilities with 153 students and 20 faculty. What was its original name?

    15. This top secret facility was built in 1942 to transmit radio signals to the Navy ships that were then operating throughout the Pacific. What was its name then and what is it called now?

    16. What is the oldest school (still) on the windward side? It opened in 1863.

    17. This was built in 1916 to bring water to the Ewa plain. On an average day, it transferred about 30 million gallons a day to sugar plantations.

    18. A food buyer at this company with two windward stores invented the tea bag and popularized the baked potato in the U.S.

    19. Al Lolotai graduated from this school and became the first non-white to play professional football. He played for the Washington Redskins in 1945. Initially, the school’s football team was called the “Red and White.” In the 1940s, they were called the “Ramblers.” After receiving secondhand uniforms from Iolani School in the 1950s, they settled on which name?

    20. The Turtle Bay Resort was built by Del Webb in 1973.
    What was its original name and what did it mean?

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    Re: Quiz: How Well do you know Windward Oahu? Pt. 2

    "20. The Turtle Bay Resort was built by Del Webb in 1973.
    What was its original name and what did it mean?
    "


    Kuilima means "to go arm in arm". (Lit., joining hands.)
    ....the point on which the hotel is situated was named Kuilima Point. Also known as Kalaeokaunu.

    I have heard Turtle Bay opened in May 1972 as Del Webb's Kuilima Resort Hotel, so, it being built in '73 would require some real time-space continuum finagling, eh!?
    Last edited by kimo55; January 10, 2006, 07:00 PM.

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    • #3
      Re: Quiz: How Well do you know Windward Oahu? Pt. 2

      Originally posted by Creative-1

      12. Restaurateur Andy (Andy’s Drive In) Wong named restaurants for his two sons and wife. Name one.
      Byron's and Orson's.

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        Re: Quiz: How Well do you know Windward Oahu? Pt. 2

        Originally posted by Creative-1

        14. In September 1974, Brigham Young University Hawaii opened as a junior college in temporary facilities with 153 students and 20 faculty. What was its original name?
        Church College of Hawai'i?

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          Re: Quiz: How Well do you know Windward Oahu? Pt. 2

          Originally posted by Creative-1

          19. Al Lolotai graduated from this school and became the first non-white to play professional football. He played for the Washington Redskins in 1945. Initially, the school’s football team was called the “Red and White.” In the 1940s, they were called the “Ramblers.” After receiving secondhand uniforms from Iolani School in the 1950s, they settled on which name?
          Kahuku Red Raiders.

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            Re: Quiz: How Well do you know Windward Oahu? Pt. 2

            Originally posted by Creative-1

            11. A group of South Pacific students began performing traditional songs and dances in Waikiki in 1959 at the International Market Place. They moved to Kaiser’s Hawaiian Village Hotel, and by 1961 they were performing to sold-out crowds at the Waikiki Shell. The tourists loved them. What was their name then and now?
            Then: Polynesian Panorama
            Now: Polynesian Cultural Center

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              Re: Quiz: How Well do you know Windward Oahu? Pt. 2

              Originally posted by Creative-1

              16. What is the oldest school (still) on the windward side? It opened in 1863.
              Waiahole Elementary?

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                Re: Quiz: How Well do you know Windward Oahu? Pt. 2

                Wow, lau lau!

                You guys are fast! And sharp. All the answers are correct so far:

                11. The South Pacific students were called the Polynesian Panorama and evolved into the Polynesian Cultural Center.

                12. Restaurateur Andy Wong named restaurants for his two sons - Byron and Orson. Daughter Lori tells me Andy wanted to name Orson "Boris," because he liked names that mean "bear." He felt they were strong names for sons and later for restaurants.

                The mother refused. The compromise was Orson, which also means "Bear."

                The restaurant named for the wife was in Honolulu. Andy forgot her birthday. This was his way of making up. What did he call that restaurant?

                Anyone know which was his first restaurant in Kailua, in 1955?


                13. What occupies the former site of the Lords of Lanikai restaurant?

                No answer yet. Guesses?


                14. Brigham Young University Hawaii opened as the Church College of Hawaii.


                15. This top secret facility was built in 1942 to transmit radio signals to the Navy ships that were then operating throughout the Pacific. What was its name then and what is it called now?

                Too easy for you guys?


                16. The oldest school (still) on the windward side was Waiahole Elementary in 1863.


                17. This was built in 1916 to bring water to the Ewa plain. On an average day, it transferred about 30 million gallons a day to sugar plantations.

                No answer yet.


                18. A food buyer at this company with two windward stores invented the tea bag and popularized the baked potato in the U.S.

                No answer yet.


                19. Al Lolotai graduated from Kahuku and became the first non-white to play professional football.

                After receiving secondhand uniforms from Iolani School in the 1950s, they settled on the Red Raiders.


                20. The Turtle Bay Resort was built by Del Webb in 1972 (t'anks Kimo55) not 1973, as the Kuilima hotel which means arm in arm or to hold hands.

                I gotta come up wit' something harder for you guys!

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                  Re: Quiz: How Well do you know Windward Oahu? Pt. 2

                  Originally posted by Creative-1

                  15. This top secret facility was built in 1942 to transmit radio signals to the Navy ships that were then operating throughout the Pacific. What was its name then and what is it called now?
                  Name then: Field Station Kunia a.k.a. "The Hole"
                  Name now: Kunia Regional SIGINT(Signals Intelligence) Operations Center

                  (interesting note: it's not really a tunnel but a free-standing 3-story structure that was covered with dirt)

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                    Re: Quiz: How Well do you know Windward Oahu? Pt. 2

                    [QUOTE=Creative-1]Wow, lau lau!


                    17. This was built in 1916 to bring water to the Ewa plain. On an average day, it transferred about 30 million gallons a day to sugar plantations.

                    This has got to be the Waihole-Waikane irrigation ditch that passes through Mililani Town.
                    Whoa, Mista Buss Driva, eh, you can stop the buss o wat?

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                      Re: Quiz: How Well do you know Windward Oahu? Pt. 2

                      Originally posted by Creative-1

                      12. Restaurateur Andy Wong

                      The restaurant named for the wife was in Honolulu. Andy forgot her birthday. This was his way of making up. What did he call that restaurant?
                      Has to be one of these: Fishmonger's Wife, Coral Reef, Chinese Chuckwagon, or Seafood Emporium.

                      Anyone know which was his first restaurant in Kailua, in 1955?
                      Leon's Tavern?

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                        Re: Quiz: How Well do you know Windward Oahu? Pt. 2

                        Originally posted by Creative-1
                        ....as the Kuilima hotel which means arm in arm or to hold hands.
                        nope. dass wrong.

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                          Re: Quiz: How Well do you know Windward Oahu? Pt. 2

                          Creative 1 wrote:
                          15. This top secret facility was built in 1942 to transmit radio signals to the Navy ships that were then operating throughout the Pacific. What was its name then and what is it called now?


                          That would be the Omega Station (OMSTA). This unique facility uses the topography of Haiku valley as a large "Radio Dish" if you will. Cables run from the central transmitter station and up Haiku valley at various points on the top of the valley ridge, generating thousands of watts in radio transmission signals to military and coast guard aircraft and ships. Kinda' reminds of you of some James Bond scene!

                          I think the new name is Coast Guard Omega Station.

                          Growing up in Kaneohe, we used to go there every now and then to climb the Haiku Stairs or "Stairway to Heaven". To gain entrance into the secured facility, you had to call the station personnel from an intercom at an electric entrance gate. They would buzz you in, then you had to sign in at the radio transmission station.

                          What's interesting is when you're near the Omega Station radio facility, you can clearly hear the RF (radio frequency) signals being generated. The station has signs posted that warn visitors to always wear rubber-soled footwear, or risk electrocution. One officer there told us if you were to touch the steel flag pole barefooted, you'd get a pretty bad jolt - possibly death. We weren't about to test that.

                          Haven't been there recently, so don't know what's the status of the place. H3 Freeway now runs right through that valley.
                          sigpic The Tasty Island

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                            Re: Quiz: How Well do you know Windward Oahu? Pt. 2

                            Originally posted by Pomai

                            Creative 1 wrote:
                            15. This top secret facility was built in 1942 to transmit radio signals to the Navy ships that were then operating throughout the Pacific. What was its name then and what is it called now?


                            That would be the Omega Station (OMSTA).
                            That's not fair, Pomai, since you bought Bob Sigall's book. Hehehe...nah, no biggie. This is good fun stuff.

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                              Re: Quiz: How Well do you know Windward Oahu? Pt. 2

                              Originally posted by lurkah
                              That's not fair, Pomai, since you bought Bob Sigall's book. Hehehe...nah, no biggie. This is good fun stuff.
                              Nope. Strictly personal memories of the place (it really is neat!), along with a lil' bit of Googlin' to get some facts straight.

                              Being a military/government facility, I don't think the Omega Station is mentioned in Bob's book. Most (or all) of the companies in The Companies We Keep are privately owned.
                              sigpic The Tasty Island

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