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2 HAWAI‘I ISLAND MIDWEEK MAY 5, 2021
by Nicole Monton
Living In This Vaccination Nation
Hawai‘i has hit the million-vaccine milestone, and I’ m happy to say that I’m part of that statistic. Over the span of about three weeks, I got both of my Pfizer vaccines at Hawai‘i Pacific Health’s Pier 2 clinic. For its part, the Kaka‘ako-based vaccination clinic first opened its doors to Tier 1A members back on Jan. 18, and has been inoc- ulating about 2,000 patients per day.
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mitted by island residents. Pūpū like sliced sweet round onions topped with canned sardines and seasoned with apple cider vinegar and shoyu made the cut, as did dipping potato chips in poi. My per- sonal favorite is the sugges- tion to take alternating bites of hot dog in a bun, cone su- shi and barbecue chips.
It’s my new favorite snack, much to the chagrin of my officemates, who now have
the joy of taking in the pun- gent odor of fermented baby shrimp.
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Prior to welcoming the public, the health care net- work took over the open space in early January, add- ing signage, cabling and in- ternet for computer check- in stations, seating, nurses stations and so much more. For those who have gone, you know it’s a well-oiled machine. In fact, HPH ex- ecutive vice president and chief quality officer Dr. Me- linda Ashton relayed that on average people spend about 30 minutes getting their vac- cine — and that includes the
I can’t stress how easy the process was, and those wanting to learn more about vaccinations and coronavi- rus updates can visit hawaii- covid19.com.
Danny Kagehiro published Kapakahi Kau Kau (trans- lates to “mixed up food”) back in 1989, and it features the unique food pairings sub-
15-minute wait time to mon- itor for after effects.
Susan Fuller and Chase Yoshikawa emailed me after reading “Food For Thought” in the MidWeek O‘ahu March 17 issue. Susan’s “strange” food pairing is kimchi and peanut butter, while Chase commented that he tried cottage cheese and Italian dressing and that it changed his life!
I finally got to try green mango and bagoong. Graphic designer Mark Galacgac and senior photographer Law- rence Tabudlo both brought some to the office — with different bagoong varieties.
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RATING: SILVER
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want to consider. Your bottom line is directly tied to how a buyer “feels”. Your house should look like a magazine picture because, trust me,thecompetitionwill. Over90%(almostall) buyers choose the homes they want to view by
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