Kailua will always be in my heart. I spent my life there until I went to college in California. Today, Kailua is nothing like it was when I was growing up there. Moss-sliding in Maunawili. Manapua man. Andy's. Shooting hoops. Kailua Surfrider class of 1970. Craig's Bakery. Liberty House. Drive in theater. Piggly Wiggly. Kainalu Elementary School. Kailua Intermediate School. Kailua High School. Hiking Olomana. Pali Lanes. Kress. Holiday Mart. Kailua Arms. Craig's Bakery. Wigwam. Shorebreak. Kaimake Loop. Kaha Place. Lanikai Beach at night. Dirt biking where Target is today. Parties at Pohakupu. Taking "The Bus" into town (Honolulu). The Mokes (Mokulua Islands). Beach every day.
Kailua will never be gone, just different.
I miss Kailua.
