808/702 Aloha UYE @ Chez Kenzo

My husband and I arrived true-​to-​his-​blood on «Hawaiian time.» Got to see the ever charismatic and jovial Nelson Q and his beautiful wife, Sylvia Q, and was pleasantly surprised to learn that they were going to attend my very first UYE that Saturday. :) I love this couple because they are so open-​minded, full of aloha, and always embrace the Honolulu Unilocal community when they come back every year.
Random fact: This is my second time meeting him. The very first time was at a UYE that was hosted at Govinda’s Vegetarian Buffet up in Nu’uanu nearly 4 years ago.
REVIEW #269

I can’t say enough about this event! Seriously some of the best hospitality shown from Hawaii’s Unilocal community! Thank you all for such a nice and fun filled event!
Upon arrival we were greeted warmly by Honolulu Unilocalers, Brian, Terry, and Dave (the bomb diggity hosts) also, Nadine, Jo, Eric, Rod, Santi and later got to meet Vince, Janice and many more friendly Unilocalers, about 50 who made the effort and made for such a great time! Thank you for the yummy goodies, gifts and flower leis. You are all amazing!
Chez Kenzo was a perfect pick for this great event. The food and services was simply amazing! Our server Steve never seemed frazzled even when it got a little loud. His service really added to this great night.
Thank you for having Nelson and myself as guests of honor and I can definitely say I have a greater appreciation and understanding of the Unilocal Honolulu Community’s Aloha Spirit.
I could tell that great effort went into planning this successful event and only wish I could attend your events more often. To all a BIG Mahalo, take care and sending you all big huggs from Las Vegas!

What fun and what a great turn out! It was neat meeting Nelson and Sylvia again.
As usual, the food is always good here. During happy hour, my favorites are the shrimp cocktail, antipasto, and $ 3 ice cold 16 ounce Kirin drafts! Another sweet deal are the $ 2 sake shots! Like tradition, a whole slew of sake shots are always ordered and distributed for a round a sake shots! So fun!
It was wonderful seeing everyone again! It had been weeks since I’ve seen some of you that attended this event! The thing I really like about UYE’s is that you get to see people that you otherwise never see.
Thanks so much Nadine for the shrimp cocktail! It’s my favorite at Chez! Also thanks to Cathy for providing the sake shots! Thanks to everyone else for providing those yummy pretzels, cookies, colorful leis, and flowers.

«The early-​bird gets the worm.» We’ve heard of this phrase before and for this UYE it was true. Why?
1) After texting with fellow Elite Nadine C., I decided to come early for parking as this UYE had so many RSVP’s that I didn’t want to circle around the block for street parking. I was very fortunate to find a stall a few steps away from the front entrance!
2) Arrived at 4:45pm only to have Chez Kenzo’s doors locked and could see the co-​hosts (Brian M., Dave F. and Terry K.) with Jo Y. and Nadine C. setting up. Also at this time I bumped into Santi T., Cathy T., Maka K., Russel M. and Karla M. We all realized it’s early so Russel M. takes the lead and escorts us to The Sake Shop which is just around the corner. Russel introduced us to the store owner who graciously offered us cups of SAKE samples. I lived in Japan for 3 years and never cared for SAKE (hot or cold) but trust me, this was a real treat! I also found the awesome YUZU SAKE that Ramfis brought to my Ray’s Café UYE #2 Surf-​N-​Turf! I now know where to get that YUZU SAKE!
3) So after getting a buzz from the SAKE samples we all headed to Chez Kenzo and in the back room found a whole bunch of Yeeps who already arrived! Upon check-​in we were greeted by the fabulous 3 co-​hosts with Jo Y. and Nadine C. and at that time wrote our name tag, got LEI’d, received party favors (delicious homemade chocolate chip mac nut cookies and savory pretzel sticks courtesy of Jo Y. and Nadine C.) and signed in the guest book.
4) Because we arrived early we were able to choose our table and I sat with cool Yeeps of Nadine C., Li Y., Velvet, Victoria M., John N., Gary N. and Eric B. In addition to the awesome service the staff extended to us we had a great time chatting, drinking and eating away!
It was cool to have met guests of honor Nelson Q. and Sylvia Q. from Las Vegas. Also, it was so cool to see so many Yeeps who I don’t see on a regular basis (Michelle L., Fran C., Amara E., Eric Robert R., Vince B. and Michael C.).
I made a new friend (Terrance Y.) and sat extensively with with Pam H., who recently saw psychic Lan Vo. We shared our experiences with Lan and we kept on getting chicken skin as we discussed our readings!
In the end, we walked out with satisfied tummies, yummy treats and lots of photos taken during the night. Many thanks to all who participated in this EPIC UYE — — I had a great time!!!
NOTE: We live in Hawaii where things tend to be low-​key and laid-​back but it pays off being the early-​bird!

YEE, CMYE, IYE, PYE? No. No No. No. A Brian M, Dave F, Terry K UYE & I went. VBG.
FUD? Not here. GR8 yeeps, ISO future BFFs all IRL. 2 all, BUDWEISER!
KISS:
1. Outstanding party!
2. High energy with Unilocalers doing what Unilocalers do best (in order; drinking, eating, drinking, socializing, drinking).
3. Great hosts and hostess.
4. Phenomenal staff of Chez Kenzo. Efficient, friendly, and fit right into the party.
MHOTY Brian M, Dave F, Terry K, and Jo Y (pretzels…yummm)! Until the next one, B4N.
BTW, FWIW I’m SITD about acronyms. IMHO, FWIW, what a PITA. QWJKEBUELSAKJUBKJNAVEKAJHTKSBABEIKEJ
ROFL

Unilocal 365 CHALLENGE 2014−(209÷365) «One Helluva Homecoming!»
Wow…Just WOW! This event was a perfect example of an Unofficial Unilocal Event… supporting local businesses and bringing the Unilocal Community together with ono grindz and good times!!! Honolulu Yeeps Terry K., Dave F., and Brian M. co-​hosted this gathering which ran about 50 Yeeps deep at Chez Kenzo which was a perfect venue space wise and food wise which I’ll write another review for later.
Wifey and I were also very grateful to be the guests of honor for this occasion and we can’t thank the Unilocal Honolulu Community enough for being so welcoming and letting the Aloha Spirit shine through. Just the energy and positive vibes Honolulu Yeeps display is unmatched.
MASSIVE MAHALOS to Terry, Dave, and Brian for an unforgettable homecoming, your kind gifts, and your true friendships! Santi T., Thank you for your kind gift, and Jo Y. for going above and beyond with your ONOLICIOUS baked goods! Rod U., awesome to catch up with you and finally be friends on Unilocal! (Frickin’ chubby fingers! ;) It was also great to see familiar faces as well as form new Unilocalships with other Honolulu Yeeps… See you all on Unilocal and IG (if we connected!) Props also to the staff at Chez Kenzo, and Steve, YOU’RE A ROCKSTAR!!!
Mahalo Plenty Unilocal Honolulu… You guys are DA BESTEST! ALOHA!!!
Shaka Meter: \uuu/​\uuu/​\uuu/​\uuu/​\uuu/​
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5 Stars ain’t enough, so I’m giving this event 10 shakas! CHEEEEEHOOO!!!

I’m always the last one to do anything. Maybe I procrastinate, maybe I have other things I’m doing, maybe I’m (God forbid) lazy… I’m sorry I’m the last one again out of my trio of co-​hosts for our ⁸⁰⁸⁄₇₀₂ Aloha UYE @ Chez Kenzo to write something. This time I’m going to do something a little different. I’m going to write a short review about the people at the event. Yes, all you Unilocalers who came out to our event and even all of you who «Sounds Cool’d» our event, but couldn’t join us for whatever reason. You are all simply AWESOME! I can’t ask for a better bunch of friends who are almost like family! YOU are what makes Unilocal. Think about it. If YOU didn’t come out to the events, aren’t active in the threads, don’t write reviews, don’t participate and comp fellow Unilocalers, don’t upload photos, what would Unilocal be? Nothing. Give yourselves a huge hug and a fist pump. YOU make Unilocal what it is today and you made the UYE the other night at Chez Kenzo so successful!!! I wanna say a big thank you from the bottom of my heart to all of you! You’re the best! I also have to give a big hug and thank you to my two wonderful co-host’s, the dynamic Miss Terry K. and cool Mr. Brian M. for their super hard work and dedication in making this event so successful. They were the life force behind the scenes and they did the planning, I just showed up… Terry, you’re the best, I appreciate all you do, in everything you do, you take pride in every endeavor you take up and it shows. Cuz Brian, you da man bro! Everytime we get together and throw back a few, it’s awesome! Always look forward to that… Thanks to my friends Jo Y. and Nadine C. for the generous favors and snacks, plus helping with the incoming guests. I truly appreciate what you did. To the staff of CK, Steve, Ken and staff, thank you for letting us have this party at your restaurant. Always an unforgettable experience whenever we go there.
Brudda Nelson Q and Sylvia Q., I really enjoyed getting to meet the both of you and to talk story with you two for a bit. It was interesting to learn a little about you folks. I hope we Honolulu Unilocalers made you feel welcome in the 808 and filled you with the Aloha Spirit. Safe travels back to the 702 and please take back some of that Aloha Spirit with you to the 702 and give our regards to the Unilocalers there! 808 represent! Mahalo all and God Bless you! Davy signing out…

I don’t know what it is about Chez Kenzo UYEs; we always somehow end up taking up SO much space cause SO many yeeps wanna get in on the fun! Not just the back room, but more tables on the floor too!
Brian M, Dave F & Terry K did a great job hosting this UYE for former-​Hawaii-​yelper-​turned-​Vegas-​yelper Nelson Q & his wifey Sylvia! We were greeted warmly by a small army of familiar faces — the hosts, Jo Y w/​goodie bags of pretzels & cookies & Nadine C. w/​the sign-​in guestbook!
Then it was off to the back room that always makes me think we have the entire restaurant to ourselves because it’s always full of just us Unilocalers! Let’s note that Happy Hour is always the best hour for these kinds of events — sake shots, glasses of house sake, sake cocktails, wine glasses & more galore ON TOP of all the food that was going around! Poor Steve, our main server, was running around like there was no tomorrow with all our food/​drink orders constantly being added to.
There’s no way to really put into words/​describe all the interesting conversations & good times I had last night, so I’ll make it shoo-​out style:
Brian M — Thanks for intro me to Nelson Q & his wife! You did such a great job of keeping them company!
Nelson Q & Sylvia — It was great to meet you both & to run into you afterwards at Via!
Dave F — The random cheers-​ing you as I walked around was pretty entertaining. Good job!
Terry K — You always seem so fabulous & prepared to take on the world!
Amara E — LONDON?! I wanna goooo… take me with you!
Michael C — It’s always so nice to see you! Thanks for sharing a table w/​me so I could order food & stuff my face: D
Malia H, Cathy T, Jacob N & Todd — The times that I chose to venture across the room to visit your table always proved to be VERY entertaining. BBC, tons of sake, bunches of group shots around Jacob & the list goes on
Eric B — Thanks for the random picture from the other side of the wall lol, it actually turned out really well
Hoku T — BEST JUMPER EVAR.
Renee — It was SO nice to see you again after so long!
Eric Robert T — You’re always jet-​setting, but it was great to see you again!

I immediately decided on going to this UYE because it was Terry K’s idea {Terry is always right) and I wanted to see Nelson Q and Sylvia Q again. I signed up before it was cool !! I met Nelson and Sylvia Q at a UYE hosted by Honolulu Unilocal legend Val Y. It was my first UYE way back when. Then Brian M. jumped on board and this UYE really took off !!
Well, I was «IN» from the very first! I know a good thing when I see it.
It was great visiting with Brian and Nelson and Sylvia and sitting at their table.
But, I have to be honest. I was really happy that they picked Chez Kenzo. Because I wanted to try this place out due the all the great Unilocal reviews. A true «win win» for me.
Food: The food was great!
Social: Amazing Unilocalers. The best people on this rock that we live on. No doubt about it!
As were leaving I became aware that not all of the people in Chez Kenzo were Unilocalers. These people probably thought they were going out for a nice quiet dinner. LOL. They had no idea what what was going to happen.
I have never seen a more happy group of people! Love it!

Brian M, Terry K, Davy F, you guys know how to host one heck of a UYE! From the moment of arrival to the bittersweet parting, every moment packed with excitement, uncontrollable laughter, happiness, tears of joy… kinda like a Korean soap opera yet better.
Enjoyed the greetings… by guests of honor Nelson and Mrs. Q, Terry K and Davy F, receiving flowers from Brian M, yummiest goodies from Nadine C and Jo Y (which I had the next day as a reminder of the great gathering the nite before), and a whole lotta crazy fun from even crazier Unilocalers!
Thanks Chez Kenzo for putting up with all us and keeping us filled with delicious food and refreshments!

This review is dedicated to all the Unilocal friends and family two participated in this home and home event. The fun and fellowship shared is the reward for UYE’s across the board.
Aloha Brian M and Dave F, my fellow co hosts whose efforts do not go unrecognized as they are Unilocal friends and great guys to co host with.
Aloha to Cathy for the sake shots!
Aloha to all who participated and attended this event and last but not least, all who attended certainly showed great Aloha to Nelson and Sylvia visiting from Nevada. My aloha to all as it would not been the same fun event without your presence.
Aloha nui loa

French Laundry! French Laundry! French Laundry!
Sorry I couldn’t help myself. «French Laundry» was my answer to Santi T. when she asked for a recommendation for a romantic restaurant in the Bay Area. Well, technically, the restaurant is located in Napa, but it’s in that general area of California. You get the idea.
Aside from the proclamations of the renowned French Laundry, there were many discussions, laughs, conversations, picture taking, photobombing, eating, drinking, getting «lei’d», meeting new people, making new friends, and catching up with old friends as well. This UYE hosted by über-​yelites Terry K., Dave F., and Brian M. brought together our Hawaii community to meet and greet fellow Unilocalers, Nelson Q and Sylvia, who were visiting from the Silver State.
The UYE venue, Chez Kenzo, was quite brave to accommodate our rowdy and slightly loud group of nearly 50 Unilocalers for happy hour. Our hosts were quite organized with providing name tags, artificial leis to coincide with the ALOHA theme of the event, and making sure there was adequate seating for our group. Thankfully, there is a semi-​private room in the rear with the overflow of attendees seated in the main area.
Many took advantage of the happy hour specials, which included drinks and food, while regular menu items were also available to order. The one-​check-​per table system worked out very well as this allowed our server to properly record orders that were placed.
The happiest part of happy hour though, for me in particular, was seeing a many faces/​people I had not seen in a while. It’s so wonderful how Unilocalers can come together and just seemingly pick up where we left off. Though there are too many names to list, there are a few people with whom I was excited to catch up and «talk story» with. And, of course, there were some that I shared a good laugh with as well.
A few shout outs:
Nelson & Sylvia: It was my pleasure to meet both of you at this event. =)
Maka, Cathy, and Jacob: I’m so thankful that all of you are fellow Downton fans! You guys are awesome! Let’s continue to uphold the virtues of the English. Carry on!
Amara: Have fun on your trip! Look forward to seeing your pics and check-​ins!
Santi: French Laundry, French Laundry, French Laundry! French Laundry!
Michelle: Great to see you, glad you made it to this event!
Eric Robert: Always a pleasure to see and «talk story» with you.
Santi: French Laundry! French Laundry! French Laundry!
Mahina: You are thoughtful and wise with a very open outlook on life. Thanks for your kinds words, but especially thank you for being a friend.
Lastly, THANK YOU to our trio of hosts, Dave F., Terry K., and Brian M. All your planning and dedication produced a UYE that was fun, enjoyable, and well executed. You all managed to bring together a good number of people from our Unilocal community and that is something surely to take pride in. THANK YOU for all your efforts and we all appreciate it very much!
BOTTOM LINE: Terrific UYE spent with great people from our Unilocal Community. Aloha!

Gold Elite Unilocaler Nelson Q. is a former local boy who has moved to Las Vegas. When Nelson Q., and his wife, Sylvia Q., announced their plans for an 808 home visit for a week, close Unilocal friends Terry K., Dave F., and Brian M. jumped into action to host a UYE for them to welcome them home for a short vacation stay. I’m in! Although Nelson was on my friend page, this UYE allowed me to meet him personally for the first time.
Yes, so many locals have moved to Vegas for various reasons, e.g., less expensive cost of living, job opportunities, family closeness, gambling opportunities, etc. So, with so many former locals returning home for short visits, why have a UYE for Unilocaler Nelson?
Nelson and Sylvia are a personable and very active Unilocal «team,» with Nelson posting 1,090 reviews and Sylvia posting 227 reviews thus far. When they moved to Vegas in 2004, they’ve hosted many UYEs in «breathing» their aloha spirit with the Unilocal community there. They’ve also became valuable resource Unilocalers for many locals visiting Vegas, as they provided many recommendations on where to eat/​drink, attractions, and entertainment options via personalized requests and/​or their many Unilocal reviews.

Their relocation to Vegas 10 years ago was due to Nelson having secured a Pastry Baker position for the world-​renown Jean Philippe Patisserie in the Aria Resort and transferred to its second location at the Bellagio in April 2009. This was a great opportunity for Nelson, as Jean Philippe Patisserie offers prestigious and the finest chocolates, cakes (decorations are epic and amazing!), cookies, crepes, salads, and sandwiches. The Bellagio location has a dazzling free-​standing floor to ceiling chocolate fountain, the largest and first of its kind in the world! What a great place for Nelson to hone in on his pastry skills! Sylvia hails from Napa Valley, one of the premier wine regions in the world, and I imagine her to have a fine appreciation of great wines!
Thank you Brian, Terry, and Dave, for your team effort, hard work, and coordination in hosting this wonderful UYE at Chez Kenzo for Nelson and Sylvia to reconnect with their local 808 Unilocal friends and also befriend new Unilocalers here! This UYE was the perfect venue for this active Unilocal couple who have given so much in the Unilocal communities here in 808 and in Vegas in 702.
This happy hour UYE at Chez Kenzo brought almost 50 Unilocalers together for a super fun evening of good food, drinks, and fellowship. It was a colorful and awesome event, as the three hosts requested that Unilocalers dress up in touristy aloha attire theme, with colorful artificial leis given out to each Unilocaler by Terry. The private room and part of the main dining area were filled with loud and noisy chatter, a positive sign that Unilocalers were having a fabulous and fun time! As always, so great to see everyone again and befriend new Unilocalers!



The happy hour menu was enjoyed by all, as Unilocalers feasted on: antipasto, 4-​cheese pizza, pesto sauce pasta, fried rock shrimp, shrimp cocktail, flat bread with hummus, and mini French bread. The happy hour drink menu had drinks flowing: sake, sake cocktails, red and white wines, homemade sangria, and beer. Unilocalers could also order from the extensive regular dinner menu, with items such as kabocha with bacon, pastas, pizza, hamburger steak, salads, and many tapas. The Japanese/​Italian food offerings were filling and delicious, and both food and drinks were relished by all!



By the end of the evening, we all could experience the aloha spirit charisma expressed by Nelson and Sylvia! They are indeed the messengers of true aloha spirit in 808, as well as 708. Kudos to Terry, Dave, and Brian for a successful UYE, as we all had a fantastic and fun-​filled evening to celebrate Nelson’s and Sylvia’s 10^th anniversary away from home! Aloha and enjoy your stay, Nelson and Sylvia, as you’ll always be in our hearts!

ALOOOOOOOHA!
I just would like to Thank Everyone who attended our Aloha UYE! I think All You Yeeps Rock and it showed by the large turnout for this event! It just shows how much Love our 808 Unilocalers have and of course that we like to Wala’au!
Thank you to the Q’s Nelson and Sylvia for letting us know when you were going to be back in town, just giving us another reason to Party! Mahalo’s to those who chipped in and brought those delicious snack’ums!
And of course Co Host Terry K. for her hard work and reserving the restaurant, also my Unilocal Bruddah Dave F. for his support, Love them Both!
*BIG MAHALO’S TO EVERYONE!

When I heard Terry, Davy and Brian were organizing the event, I knew it was gonna be a blast! I showed up a little late, and by then the space was pretty packed. It felt like a Unilocalers’ reunion!
Everyone came out in their gaudiest Aloha attire and were leid by Terry when we arrived. Nadine signed us in and had us make our name tags. Jo and Rod were handing out chocolate shortbread cookies (my weakness. Brian M knows.) and awesome pretzels (I took extra home!)!
It’s been a while since I’ve seen everyone gathered in the same space. I had so much fun chatting, eating and laughing with everyone. I learned about the exclusive BBC club, that Eric does NOT handle Okinawan sweet potato at work, and that a lot of people watch Downton Abbey.
I’m so glad that I came out tonight. I ran into some familiar faces and made a few new Unilocal buddies. Thanks to Terry, Davy and Brian for organizing! You’ll be seeing me at the next one!

Wow… what an awesome way to end the day!
«What to wear?» I questioned when someone asks you to wear the most «Gaudiest Aloha Wear» to a party. Looking at my wardrobe didn’t cut it, so I sneaked into my mom’s and came out with a jumper she made back in the early 90’s.
What an awesome way to be greeted to a UYE! I got lei’d quickly by Terry K! An awesome greeter for the evening! Sign the Welcome Book with the help of Nadine with an awesome Aloha name tag. Jo Y. handed me some dangerous bags of goodies — ranch parmesan pretzels and chocolate chip shortbread cookies with macadamia nut. Brian M. introduced me to the famous Nelson Q. and his lovely wife who was definitely excited for next years UYE when they attend. Can’t forget Davy for co-​hosting also!
The food there was great! Big Mahalo for Terry K. for choosing dishes for me to sample. Each bite I enjoyed and made me think of people I want to bring to this restaurant. It was nice to table hop and try a little something of what everyone had.
I felt bad for those attending the restaurant who weren’t apart of our party… they had to endure all of our fun jokes, talk story moments and group pictures… now, I really don’t feel too bad, hehehe. It was great to meet new friends and always catching up with everyone else! Good Food and Good Company is always a Good Mix!
I’m definitely planning to attend more UYE’s by Brian, Terry and Davy!

5-​DA kine Stars! ‘Cause all my relatives was in DA house!
I always receive the most fabulous questions at these UYE’s:
-«Eric, I have a question about Okinawan potatoes…»
-«Eric, are you gay or straight?»
-«You like olives? You love olives?»
-«Did you eat (after eating a whole pizza)?»
-«Eric, are you Jason Bourne?»
Yup! Point is… Be prepared! Haha! Especially if you haven’t seen long-​time friends in awhile! No excuses. Everything must be answered, or else. Love it!
I cherish these somewhat awkward moments… Brings the spice back to life.
In summary, I love these peeps.
Awesome group led by Bruddah Brian M.
Cool beans meeting Nelson Q. & his lovely other half! More cute in person!
Enjoyed chatting Napa with Ms. Q. Not the automotive place… Napa Valley, silly!
Thanks to Jo Y. for the goodie bag! Yum!
Smooches to Football Mama Josie C. for bear hugging me across the floor!
Thanks to Santi, Renee, Amara, Michael, Maka, Michelle for the intellectual convo.
No dirty talk for once… What?
The sangria, Kirin, pizza and other nibbles were delicious! HH makes it more so!
And to answer the most important question after a lovely night at Chez Kenzo…
«I hate olives, Mary!»
Bonus question: Terry K. & Jo Y. ever sit at these UYE’s? Answer: No.
BIG KAHUNA TIP: Always reach-​out to touch someone! Mutual affection of course!
I’ve been off-​again/​on-​again active in San Francisco & Honolulu Unilocal since 2009. I always make a point to meet new friends… Tonight was no exception. I met bruddah’s Fran, Terrence, Nelson, Tom, Todd and sista’s Nadine, Sylvia, Pam, Sharon & Renee! Get this… Renee, Sharon & I have been Unilocal friends for over 2 years, but only met tonight, yet we chatted like we knew each other since kindergarten! That’s what it’s all about…
See y’all next time. Pinky swear.
OVERALL GRADE: 5.0-Stars!
Unilocal REVIEW #350

Aaaaah, what a great event! BIG MAHALO to bruddah Dave, sista Terry, & bruddah Brian for hosting a fun UYE Hawaiian style party!
I loved the «gaudiest Aloha attire» dress code… and believe me, I have my share of «gaudy Aloha Shirts», I use to wear them for Padder’s night @ Oceans back n’ da days!
Mahalo bruddah Dave fo’ da heads up on this event… if it wasn’t for you, I would have not known. Tanks fo’ takin’ care of a bruddah!
I would also like to send out a Big Mahalo for the persons, or person, who made the delicious cookies, & ono pretzels (goes good wid’ da beer). It was probably a lot of work, but your kindness is much appreciated! :)
Anyways, one of the best things about attending these events is to actually meet the neat people who write so creatively on Unilocal.:) Met a few of you folks, & reconnected with a few that I had met at the Hard Rock event… sorry I didn’t get a chance to meet you all.
Chez Kenzo was a really cool place to have this event, didn’t even know about this place, as the last time I came here it was still Verbano’s.
Looks like we took up more than ½ of the space at Chez Kenzo with all the Unilocalers in da house! Service was great! Food & drinks came out fast once you placed your order.
For tonight, my Unilocal buddy Sharon ordered da following grindz tonight…
1. Kimchee fried rice
2. Garlic Chicken
3. 4 cheese pizza
4. Kabocha with bacon
As for da grindz… well, after having a few too many green ones, to be honest, I really couldn’t taste the food by then. Lol!
I do wanna point out, when I had to unload all the beer I drank… boy, da lua is «small kine funny»! (See pic). I was thinking to myself… when I was doing numba #1, what if someone stay next door to me doing numba #2?
Cheez…I would feel small kine uncomfortable… you know what I mean? All I could imagine is me telling da guy…“Eh, can I get a courtesy flush?” or «Yo, can you light a match?» Buwahahahaha! Aaaah, I only kidding… I did my thing real fast, & plenty times too without having to deal with da awkward situation.
Last of all, to the cute little waitress with da glasses (I know you told me your name, so sorry I could not remember cuz I was small kine bus), a big «MAHALO» for comping me my Heineken! That was very thoughtful of you… your kindness is much appreciated! You Aight! Lol!

Five stars because Brian M is one of my faves
Five stars because I missed his last UYE and had to make up for it
Five stars because co-​host Dave F and Terry K are my Unilocal God and Goddess (no offense Brian! You still da man! Or you can be the prince) haha
Five stars because I got to meet the creator of that damn «Word Association» Talk Thread that just won’t go away (lol): Nelson Q from 702 with Mrs Q 702!
Five stars because that place was packed of Unilocal giddiness and laughter. Mind you, I’m semi claustrophobic.
Five stars because four words: TAEGU WATERCRESS TOFU SALAD
Five stars because Jo Y’s generous pretzel and cookie treats were delicious.
Five stars because Dave F and Brian M was fingering each other behind my back. Lol.
Five stars because Unilocalers always make you feel like Ohana
Lastly, 10 million stars because Brian lei’d me with my favorite color flower lei — YELLOW! Uku million points for knowing that!!!
Next Brian M induced UYE? I’m there! :) Mahalo!

Remember the story about the blind guys who had to describe an elephant? Each guy reported on the part of the elephant that they came in contact with. One guy thought the elephant was like a rope because he was holding the tail. The next guy argued that the elephant was like a fan because he found the ear. The last guy… you get the picture…
Each person at Brian/Terry/Dave’s UYE will describe the event through their own eyes, according to their unique experience. Mine goes like this…
Paul C. texted me: «What time you going?»
I answered: «4:45»
He replied: «Early bird!»
I explained: «Better parking, good seat, I have plenty to carry»
Paul: «Save me a seat!»
Me: «K»
I have learned from past events that the Early Bird gets the worm. Lots of Yeeps are «early people». Jo Y. arrived right after me and we entered through the back door since the front door of Chez Kenzo was to open at 5pm.
We wanted to escape the heat, put our things down, and help set up. I had 4 Aloha Shirts if people wanted to change clothes; artificial leis; plumeria clips; sign-​in book; pens & colored markers; 42 bags of Garlic Pretzels; scissors; etc. Jo had a huge box of homemade cookies! Later, she brought in several containers of Garlic Pretzels — same kind like the ones I made! Great minds think alike!
Terry & Dave arrived next, bearing gifts of name tags & leis from Brian. Gosh, that Brian is prepared! He thinks like a girl (which is a compliment)! We divvied up the tasks and welcomed the throngs of happy guests! It was really fun! I proclaimed myself Reception Desk — I am highly trained for this job as I have done weddings, graduations, retirement parties, funerals, etc. I love to see everyone, check them off, and figure out who’s missing. I really enjoy matching names & faces and hearing live voices!
I accomplished my goals:
1. Give apron to Jo who missed Paul’s UYE, but still shared her trifle dessert
2. Give apron to Victoria who was away and couldn’t attend Paul’s UYE
3. Shake hands with Fran C.
Other achievements:
1. Meet Sharon, Michelle, Russ, Terrance, Nelson & Sylvia
2. Eat good food with Gary, Eric B., John, Velvet & Li
3. Have a drink (or 2) with cool peeps like Rod & Dave
4. Make friends with Amara & Eric Robert
5. Touch bases with Hoku & Pam who have had recent AWESOME experiences
6. Hug my new pal, Janice, & meet her hubby, Gabe
7. See Mahina, Malia, Maka, Jacob, Santi, Michael, Renee, & Cathy again
8. Get lei’d by Brian — nuff said!
Thanks to each of us «blind guys» for coming together with our own goals and agendas; and putting together the total picture of the elephant (the UYE)! We are all elephant parts! This gathering was so successful because each of us contributed to a great UYE — and made it more fun, too!