UpDate :..... Our Annual Christmas Party here in Hawaii

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Aloha ,

OK , I'll try to get this posted.

I was up at ....2:00 a.m. this morning and headed to ...... The North Shore to get .... The Main Dish for tomorrow.
This is it..... all ... 565 Pounds of it.
 We slaughtered it yesterday at my Friends Farm and was in a ice house freezer till this morning.
Then tonight at about .....10:00 P.M. ....it goes into a Pit like this that looks like this after doing all that. These Rocks come from the
Ocean Shore then a huge fire is made and then placing them into the fire then they get Super White Hot then placed into Cuts made
in the Pork body then wrapped in a Wire Mesh the placed into the Pit then covered with all these Leaves and Banana Stumps.
 This is after it is placed into the Pit and then these ... Hot Rocks are placed on it.
They cover if with a lot of ......Banana Leaves and and also use the Banana Stumps to cook till tomorrow morning around
.....7:00 A.M. .
 
The taken out and looks like this. In the morning it will look like this when taken out wrapped in wire and placed on a ...... Stainless Steel Table to taken apart.
 Then placed in trays like this for serving...  .
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Note:
Now every time there is a party that is quite big like this I get requested to make our ..." Traditional Local Famous Portuguese Ham Hock Bean Soup ".
The Process starts with .... cooking about ..... 100 Pound of .... Pork Ham Hocks into what I have here. It is best to make it the day
before to get the ... True Taste of it. Later before serving heat it up then serve it. I have 4 of these ...... 40 Gallon Stainless Steel Pots
that I made like this to use to make all this.
 This is what it looks like when started.
Now after a while as it cooks before it is done I add this into it.  
Then add Potatoes also and other ingredients like ..... Chinese Parsley , Garlic Round , Onions chopped up and Spices.
Then as it is going to all most being done it looks like this.  then as it is just about ready 
it looks like this.   .
Here we do a lot of ....Wild Game hunting in the Forest and make our own....... Sausages and Smoke Meats. So now we add some
of the.... Home Made Sausage cut up into the pot for about ...... Half an Hour.
  Then it will look like this when it is done.
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Then tomorrow we get set up the get together and enjoy all of this in this setting...
     

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Very early around ... 3:00 A.M. tomorrow I will be making things like all of these to be fresh made.
Then later I will try helping  with .... The Main Dish that is taken out off ..... The Pit and Carved and Shredded. 
  
We have .... 4 - 130 pound Tunas (Ahi ) Sashimi .....
that they caught last light fishing and donated for the party  

This is how we do things in Hawaii and Family and Friends when needed.
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Note:
     It is a lot of work organizing all this but when I see everyone enjoying it I feel that I have accomplish for also those that can
not do it and that would be most of all ... Our Valued Respected Elders that we still have and  love.

Aloha and Mele Kaliki Maka and Hau'ole Makahiki Ho and Happy Holidays and New Year to all every where.

Louis 

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Louis, please adopt me as your son. I will swim over to Hawaii. I will be your slave, just to eat some of that feast!

You are so lucky 7dfe79adc2f0

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Aloha Sir,
Hi Pete ,
Well I have learned how to cook all kind of foods that we have here so when in nee I help out.
I also cook for myself and give my wife a break all the time. I make all kind of foods and people like
it too so I think I am doing quite good. I try to help where I can because of the many people that have 
.... Our Elders that we want o appreciate and honor them all the time. I love cooking but I also eat a lot
but I do not put on excessive weight. In fact I stay within a ranger of .... having ...8 to 10 pounds then I get rid 
of it.   
   I just made .... 73 Pete but I like to be in fit shape and have always been that way. Many tell me I look like I
am around ... 55 maybe mid 60's so I thank them for that saying. I have always been a active person and will continue
to be.
   But when it comes time to get food and stuffed I am always there.... .  I eat mostly Oriental Foods and lots
of Ocean Sea Foods and not be around that stuff that people call and order and cook too. I eat Beef but cook it different
than most do. I like many Dish's but am picky on a lot also. But like tomorrow I will get my full share too like many will.
     Also My Elder Friend and Sensei from The Big Island will be here again and I really like to see him again because we
all chipped in and sent for Him and His Mrs. and His Brother visiting them will be here.
   His Brother is from ..... Hokkaido, Japan and will be here also to attend the party with us and I am really Honored to see
him again and he just made ...102 last week but in top shape. All three are .... Grand Master Martial Artist.
Aloha 
Louis

NOTE:
     Pete it is really easy to make a lot of this and where you are you can do it to. Let me know what you want to try and
I'll tell you how to do it at home.....  .

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Louis, my talents are elsewhere as I don't want to waste time and supplies on destroying good food.

I can build you a communications system that goes into space but, my wife swears that I can burn water!

Along time ago, I got to be part of a fall harvest festival in Saskatchewan, Canada. We arrived in the small town of Aneroid, Sask just before noon and watch the locals put an ox in a pit similar to your pictures. The next day, it was ready for the noon time feast. I can honestly sya that was the best beef I have ever eaten

I still wouldn't mind being adopted into your sphere of family and friends

I'm wishing you, your lovely wife and all your family, a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year :party:

[nordlys]

Awesome! Love seeing the process laid out step by step like this. Pretty cool! I went to a traditional Luau twice while in Hawaii and the pig was incredible. Nothing like slow cooked pig.

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Aloha 

Well lots of work today but it is worth it for us.

 As I mentioned in the WRUW post today we have more guess coming and that is just fine.

   Yesterday I got some time so I got together with a few friends here and we went to see my friend at the .... Hawaii Food Bank.
I went to ask him if there could be some donations to take to some families that live about ... 5 - miles from me and they could use 
some provisions I found out from some one. He gave us some things but we did not have room to get it out to them so I called another
guy and he came with a Van and we loaded it up full.
    The families lives in a apartment house with .... 6 - separate units but I found out they are having a hard time. We took all that was
given to us and distributed it to them and they were so happy to receive it. So we also invited them to the party to enjoy what
will be there so more guess to attend but it will be just fine and all together there will be about .... 8 Kids and their Parents with them.
We have a lot so we want to give what we can for this holiday time also.
Louis