the mystery in hawaii
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Christina, Grant, Mimi and Papa head for Hawaii in search of paradise and find five islands' worth of mystery, history, lava legends, voracious volcanoes, World War II wonder, BIG waves, and more! LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more! Hawaiian History - Polynesian settlers, ancient temples - Origins and culture of early Hawaiians • Hawaiian Language • Hawaiian Food Specialties: Poi, smoked pig, pineapple juice, coconuts, poke • Hawaiian Legends: Pele, Goddess of the Volcano, Giant Lake Creature • Hawaiian Geography: Location - Fauna: Palm trees, bougainvillea flowers, plumeria, reefs, protea, naupaka shrubs - Volcanoes: Steam vents, ash, rock, lava - Rain Forests: strawberry guava trees, Ohia tree - Isolated Archipelago - Longest island chain in the whole world - Facts about Mauna Kea; Basalt Rock, adze, red and black rock cylinder conesTRANSCRIPT
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R E A L K I D S • R E A L P L A C E SAMERICA’S NATIONAL MYSTERY BOOK SERIES
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SixteenSwaying
Hula Dancers!
Clue FilledCoconuts!
VentingVolcanoes!
LizardLegends!
SevenIntriguing
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The Mystery
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Heading for Hawaiiby Grant
We are going to the HawaiianIslands. It sounds exciting. Of all thestates, Hawaii must be the most exotic(Mimi would say) and the most"geogologically dramatic" Papa said.Christina and I just think it sounds likeparadise. I guess folks just sit around onthe beach all day? I know Mimi will makeus learn Hawaii's amazing history. And Iknow Papa will tell us all about that "Daythat will live in Infamy." I don't knowwhere Infamy is, but I guess if we go to allof the islands, I will find it.
Honolulu International Airport, Honolulu, HI
Christina looked out the window of hergrandparents’ plane, the Mystery Girl, andmarveled at the landscape below. It seemedso exotic and strange, in an exciting way. Shecouldn’t wait to reach land and experience thesights, sounds, and smells of Hawaii!
It seemed like a year ago that theybegan this trek across the globe. Even thoughshe and her brother Grant loved traveling onthe Mystery Girl with Mimi and Papa, the planeseemed to grow smaller and more cramped bythe hour during this long flight.
Having flown to California before,Christina knew that it was 2,000 miles awayfrom home. She had no idea that it wasanother 2,500 miles from California to Hawaii!“Are we there yet?” had taken on an urgentmeaning to her.
Grant and Mimi had been asleep for awhile and Papa was intensely focused onflying. Christina patiently watched for theocean to turn from blue to “the most amazing
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shade of turquoise you’ve ever seen,” as Mimihad described it.
Normally, when Christina and Granttraveled with their grandparents it wasbecause Mimi was working on a new kids’mystery book. She had decided that this tripwould be mostly vacation, with just a “little bit”of writing on the side. (“Ha! Ha!” Papa hadsaid, not believing that in the least.)
They would fly into Honolulu first andstop over for two days of sightseeing. Then itwould be off to Maui, where they could relaxon the beach before flying to see the otherislands. Relaxing on the beach sounded like awaste of time to Christina, especially after howlong it took to get there.
To keep her mind off the length of the flight, Christina tried to visualize palmtrees being gently blown side to side by thetrade winds.
She thought about how fun a real luaumust be! She wondered how exhausting itwould be to hike to the top of Diamond Head,the most famous volcanic crater in the world.
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Her smile faded to a look of concern as shefretted about Grant possibly falling into thecrater! Falling into stuff is something her littlebrother excelled at!
She also wondered if poi, the mushypaste food that Papa had warned them about,was all that Hawaiians ate. How would shesurvive that?!
All of a sudden, she was jolted back intoreality by the growling sound of the plane’sengines slowing down. Christina looked outthe window and saw the incredible turquoisewater Mimi had told her about.
“Aloha!” Papa announced loudly,“welcome to Hawaii!” as they descendedtoward a landing at Honolulu InternationalAirport.
It’s about time, Christina thought. “I don’t know about anyone else,” Papa
shouted over the engine roar, “but I’mstarving. Let’s go get us some poi!”
“I’m starving too, Papa,” said Grant,stretching and rubbing his tummy. “Butwhat’s poi? It’s not like poi-SON, right?”
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Grant rubbed his blue eyes in wonderas they approached the entrance to the RoyalHawaiian Hotel, the oldest hotel on the Islandof Oahu. His blond hair was more tousled thanusual because of the long trip. He had stayedin many hotels with Mimi and Papa before, butthis was different.
“Look, Christina,” said Grant. “It lookslike a big, creepy bottle of Pepto Bismol!”
“Maybe that’s why they call it the PinkPalace,” Christina replied. Tall and lean, withmedium length dark hair and blue eyes,Christina towered over her younger brother.
Mimi and Papa were looking forward tostaying in a hotel with such a rich history, but
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Hotel Hula
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Christina and Grant thought any hotel built in1927 was just OLD!
Papa, looking handsome as always in hiscowboy hat and boots, sauntered up to theregistration desk.
“Name on the reservation, sir?” thedesk clerk inquired.
“Papa, cowboy pilot of the Mystery Girl!”he replied proudly.
“Uh, actually, the reservation is underCarole Marsh,” Mimi said. She wore a brandnew red suit with matching shoes that shebought just for this special vacation.
“Whatever the beautiful blond ladysays,” Papa said. “I just want to get thisvacation started. By the way, why in the worlddid you have to bring that extra suitcase along,Mimi? You know I hate to get bogged downwith luggage overload.”
“Take it easy, Papa,” Mimi said with asly smile. “We need to have something tocarry our souvenirs back in, right?”
“Well, yeah, but as heavy as that bag isalready, the only souvenir you can get is a lei!”Papa said.
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“Come on, Christina, let’s go check outthe beach!” yelled Grant.
Mimi spun around and with a sternlook, said, “PLEASE USE YOUR INDOORVOICE, Grant!” The gruff-looking man at thefront desk nodded in agreement with a sneer.
“Uh, OK, how about I take my indoorvoice outdoors?” Grant asked. “Come on,Christina,” he said again, and made a beelinefor the door.
As Christina and Grant stopped to lookat the kids’ pool, a friendly young girl spoke tothem. “Did you know,” she said, “thatHawaiian King Kamehameha once used thisarea as his personal playground in the late1700s, before the hotel was built?”
Christina and Grant turned around tosee a Hawaiian girl with beautiful, long darkhair and tanned skin.
“Yeah, and did you know that ShirleyTemple was born here?” added a young boystanding beside her.
“No, Kalino, the Shirley Temple cocktailwas invented here!” the girl replied, rolling her
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eyes. “Hi, my name is Haumea and this is mylittle brother Kalino. What are your names?”
“I’m Christina and this is MY littlebrother Grant,” Christina said. “Pleased tomeet you!”
“Are you on vacation, too?” askedGrant.
“No, we live here,” said Kalino. “Maybewe could show you around the island. Howlong will you be here?”
“Not very long,” said Christina. “We’releaving tomorrow evening for Maui.”
“The island of Maui is beautiful,”Haumea said with a smile. “Kalino and I havevisited all six of the Hawaiian islands severaltimes with our parents. We can tell you thecoolest things to see.”
“Hey, I have an idea. Why don’t I askMimi and Papa if you could come with us?”said Christina.
“I’ll ask our parents and let you know.Thanks!” said Haumea. “By the way, watchout for the man at the front desk at your hotel.Every kid I’ve talked to who has stayed here
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has said…” Haumea stopped talking to look ather watch. “Whoops,” she said, “come onKalino, it’s later than I thought. Sorry,Christina, but we have to go. I promised mydad we would be back 20 minutes ago. Talk toyou later!”
Something occurred to Christina amoment later. “Wait, what about the man atthe hotel?” she yelled. The kids were alreadyout of earshot.
So Christina was left wondering what inthe world they had to “watch out for.”
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Without getting Papa’s or Grant’sopinion, Christina and Mimi decided the firstorder of business was to attend a realHawaiian luau. The beach was decorated withflaming Tiki torches which flickered red andgold, making the ocean waves sparkle. Eachluau table was piled high with purple andyellow hibiscus flowers, wooden dishes, andelaborate centerpieces made from bamboo.
“Look, there are men in girly skirts andnecklaces!” Grant said, giggling.
“Those aren’t girls’ skirts, silly,” saidChristina. “They’re hula skirts, which are partof the costume used to perform traditionalHawaiian dance to music. The flower
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Luau Ladies
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necklaces are called leis. They are made by sewing tropical flowers to a delicate type of rope.”
Grant was about to speak, when all of asudden he turned and came eye to eye with anenormous dead pig stretched out on a woodenplatter. A fat, red apple was stuffed in itsmouth, with a pink and purple lei around its neck.
“Why would they try to feed that poordead pig?” Grant asked.
“They’re not feeding him, Grant—he’sour dinner!” Papa said. “They cook him in thepit over there for several hours until the meatis as tender as can be. I can’t wait to dig in!”
“I still don’t understand why they didn’tfeed him BEFORE he died!” Grant argued.
While Mimi and Papa learned to huladance, Christina and Grant explored thebeach. The night air was filled with the smellof bougainvillea—and smoked pig.
As they walked barefoot in the surf,Christina spied the shadow of someone hidingbehind a couple of towering palm trees. All ofa sudden, the figure jumped out from behind
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the trees. Without hesitation, she yelled,“RUN!” and Grant quickly followed. Whoeverwas hiding was now running after them.Christina looked behind as she ran and noticeda second figure had joined the chase.
“Faster!” she pleaded. They turned away from the beach and
ran toward another hotel, hoping to evadetheir followers. Suddenly they heard someonescream, “Christina, stop!” When Christinaturned to look, she was immediately relieved. “You scared us half to death, Haumea!” Grantsaid, as he tried to catch his breath.
“You guys ran so fast we couldn’t catchup to let you know it was just me and Kalino,”Haumea said. She slung her arm aroundChristina’s shoulder. “Hey,” she said, “I knowa little shop about two minutes from here thatsells the sweetest pineapple juice on theisland. You two could probably use a colddrink after that run!”
“We’re in!” Christina said, still gaspingfor breath.
As the kids headed on down the beach, they failed to notice more palms,
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more shadows, and more suspicious eyeswatching them.
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Grant awoke in a cold sweat afterdreaming that King Kamehameha had beenchasing him through the lobby of the “pinkpotty,” his new nickname for the hotel. Henoticed that Mimi and Papa were still asleep,so he nudged Christina and told her about his dream.
“He was big and scary and he wasthrowing coconuts as I ran down the beach,”said Grant, his wily hair sticking up all over his head.
“Don’t worry, little brother,” Christinasaid, yawning. “It was just your mind mixingall of the things you learned yesterday with thechase from last night.”
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Mangos and
Mystery
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“I guess you’re right,” said Grant.“Thanks.”
This was their last day on Oahu andthey both wanted to make the most of it. Asthey opened the hotel room door to leave,Christina noticed a coconut in front of thedoor. A note stuck out of a hole drilled in the top.
“D-d-did you order room service,Christina?” Grant asked nervously.
Without replying, Christina grabbed thenote from the coconut and Grant’s arm andsaid, “Follow me!”
They took a seat in the outdoor snackarea and read the note:
“What does it mean, Christina?” Grant asked.
“I don’t know, but you know I’ll findout,” his sister answered.
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30 YEARS IS MUCHTOO LONG, ONLY 21 REMAIN STILLGOING STRONG
“I’m really scared,” said Grant. “Shouldwe tell Mimi and Papa?”
“No,” Christina said. “There is no needto get them all riled up.”
They finished their mango and yogurtand walked to the front desk of the hotel,where the man that Haumea tried to warnthem about was working.
“May I help you?” he said with a scowl.“Yes, sir,” Christina started to reply,
when she noticed the name on his lapel pin:K. Kamehameha. Trying not to appearspooked, Christina said, “Uh, how long haveyou been working at the Royal Hawaiian, sir?”
Mr. Kamehameha leaned in with afurrowed brow. “Thirty years. Why do you ask?”
“Just wanted to know how well the hotelretains good people! Bye!” Christina said, andoff they ran.
“What was that all about?” Grant asked.“Nothing,” Christina said, hoping Grant
had not read his lapel pin.
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Christina, Grant, Mimi and Papa head for Hawaiiin search of paradise and �nd �ve islands' worth of mystery, history, lava legends,voracious volcanoes, World War II wonder, BIG waves, and more!!
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