Congratulations for sticking with the program, for seeing your task to the end and knowing that there's much, much more wonderful ahead just for you...and your family!

Baz Luhrman's "Everybody Wear Sunscreen":

Matisyashu's "One Day (acoustic, studio live)"

Lee Ann Womack's "I Hope You Dance"

Vitamin C's "Graduation (Friends Forever)"

President Barack Obama cheered Buf n' Blue back in the day as a student at Punahou School. Yes, Mr. Obama "went prom", too! PICTURES TO PROVE IT

Digging the maile and pikake...wow, three-strand pikake on one of the gals! Nice to know people are still spending bank on *good kine lei* :)

To understand what "seventeen miles long and one point three miles wide" could look like when it comes to the E5 tornado that spent forty minutes on the ground in Oklahoma this week, SEE THIS GALLERY

Here in Honolulu, 16.9 miles would be the distance traveled between the Honolulu Zoo in Waikiki and Waipahu High School MAP ROUTE HERE

For ways to volunteer and donate to the Red Cross chapter in Oklahoma, VISIT THIS LINK

For actor David Spade (TV's "Rules of Engagement", movies "Tommy Boy", "Grown Ups 2"), a personal tornado experience as a kid moving across the country with his family cut close to home E ONLINE STORY HERE

NBA star Kevin Durant plays for the Oklahoma Thunders and stepped up with a "matching gift" via the Red Cross and his Foundation WASHINGTON POST STORY HERE

Love happens!

There are moments where that connection lasts and other times, you get a chance to rekindle it. So many ways you could have or have already met a love of a lifetime...

THIS STORY from RealSimple.com had two people who lived in the same town though were six years apart in age, so no crossing paths during recess! They did share a common interest and that desire brought their worlds together...

Oh, man! This knocks the wind out of me...Brian McKnight "Love of My Life":

Were you in the crowds early this Monday morning on Waikiki Beach? Those who used the #TodayinHawaii hashtag were featured on NBC's "The Today Show" page!

(below) A fan took some video and images to creat the "Behind the scenes" sampling of what those who chose to greet the crew and show Aloha: