Hawaii Ocean Expo 2014

Hawaii Ocean Expo 2014: Entrance $ 8.00 per person. Blaisdel parking $ 6.00. For 2 of us $ 22.00. We were hyped to come to this event this year, missing last year. We did not find much of what we were looking for for freedivers. We won’t be back to this event next year.
I rate 2.5 star.

This is an awesome event. There are many people who go there for a whole bunch of different reasons. There is stuff for fishermen, divers, water lovers, boaters… heck, it’s the whole ocean expo!
There was a poke making contest, which I helped to judge (with the rest of the crowd) by tasting poke. They were all so good it was hard to choose!
There were a bunch of local food vendors, as well as places selling snacks. I was stoked because some guy (Patrick) was selling North Shore Goodies peanut butter, which I’m obsessed with.
There were sample sales, and cool clothes, and lots of neat stuff for keiki to do/​play with. I was jealous, because I didn’t get to do the climbing wall. NOAA was there, and some other cool groups that were educating people on the ocean, etc.
I was volunteering at a booth, so I got in because of that, but it’s not expensive -$ 8 general admission, so I heard.
During my breaks from volunteering, I wandered around, bought too much stuff (darn you sunrise shells!), and sampled the goodies. Oooh and I got icecream from RBs! Yum!
Best part of the day was getting to see old friends (yes, Danelle, I know you’re not stalking me), and make new ones. :-D
I’m definitely going to go back next year, even if I gotta pay to get in!