A blog by Jorge Garcia.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Thanksgiving on the Big Island V: Tsunami Museum

When we got to hilo we went exploring and found the Tsunami Museum.
The museum is in what was once a bank apparently this vault is now their movie theatre.
There wasn't a movie playing in it so instead we just played released bank hostage.


15 comments:

Unknown said...

pretty creative the idea with the released hostage
we ll be on maui over the holidays, can't wait !

oh, do you play video games, other than that zombie stuff :) ?
I was thinking of starting with one, but don't know yet which one ... any suggestions :) ?

I mean I ll probably read the book that you ve read as well, so why not video games suggestions ?!

Greetz
Erkan

Eugen Caitaz said...

Hihihi! Youhohoho... I am first(I think so) :)
Jorge! you saw the movie " 2012"?
Now I know, who is the culprit of Tsunami! You entered there, every 108 minutes, digits?

Kaulana said...

that's so cool, i've never been in there. the bottom floor of the Koehnens building nearby is actually below sea level. They have a water pump under there that pumps out the water. and did you notice the metal loop things on the sidewalk where they used to tie up horses? lots of cool things to see in downtown Hilo!

Anonymous said...

Always cool vids from you, Jorge! Thanks for the great photos of you in the bank vault, also! I enjoy every post! HUGSSSSS

lost-815 said...

Tell me, Hurley, was you trying to find out where the island is on that video? :-)
Because i think you have to go to the lamp post DHARMA station in LA
:-) to find out where it is.
But most simply, look for a man like this
http://susansternberg.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/hurley-jacob.jpg

yellowdoggranny said...

free at last free at last..thank God Almighty your free at last.

Paperbak Writer said...

I don't know. You're looking more like the hostage who escaped the bank vault with a little something-something stashed away. A few thousand dollars, perhaps?

Malea said...

What the crap? When we do the big island we just take to exploring caves, watersports, geocaching and hiking. Not once...ONCE have we been to the treasured tsunami museum. Total gypped.

James Hernandez said...

Jorge,

You look like the Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke coming out of a banking committee meeting = Thank God I’m free!

Paul Spooner said...

I was in Hawaii years ago - on a stop over returning from Australia - and a gecko fell out of a tree and landed on my shoulder...

That is all.

Petra said...

Oddly, there is something familiar about you and pushing buttons... but what could that be? Just can't put my finger on it. (Pun fully intended.)

: ) P

Sue Wacvet said...

I'll bet that panel is controlling what happens on "the island." (No, not Hawaii.) You just cause a few time warps.

Unknown said...

I remember you once raved about the movie ONCE. (One of my favorites, too.) Thought you might like to know that Glen Hansard and Marketa Iralovia formed a group called The Swell Season, and in October they released the CD Strict Joy. The new single is "Love Rising" and it's as good as anything in ONCE. Just an FYI in partial return for all of the great stuff you've given us! Hope your rat problem is gone; my sympathies to Beth!

Godwin said...

yeah...someone's gonna grab that pic of you standing if front of the vault door and say "LOST SEASON 6! THERES A NEW HATCH!" and use that picture...I just know it LOL

Unknown said...

I LOVEEEEEEEE the picture of you running out of the vault like a released hostage!! I ALWAYS look forward to your blogs Jorge, you crack me up! :)