joiwatani's Videos

In this video, you will see a copra farmer process the copra before selling them to a middle man.

My first video project about Washington State.

This year, Portland, Oregon sent some of their representatives to the 2009 Seafair Parade in Seattle. They were outstanding older ladies and gentlemen parading in their cheerleading outfits! They were awesome and got some applause from the Seattle crowd!

Every year, Seattle celebrates the summer starting with the Seafair Parade/Torchlight Parade. Residents in Seattle and adjoining towns come and watch the parade in downtown Seattle.

In this video, you can see how these students perform with their green flags.

Their marching band is absolutely great!!!

The Seafair Parade usually starts at 7:00 pm with the runners of the marathon first. Then the Seattle of Police in motocycles. Then the Grand Marshall of the Seafair, the company sponsors and the rest are all the participants: marching bands, schools, etc.

In order to have a great sitting area, we usually go there at about 5:00 pm but some people even go there as early as 2 pm and put their lawn chairs and folding chairs on the side of the streets.

In this video, you will see my daughter Sierra playing with other children in the middle of the road. (The streets of downtown Seattle are closed to traffic at this time).

Every year, thousands of runners join the Seafair Parade. It starts from north downtown Seattle and ends all the way to the International District.

The runners sometimes dress up to their favorite attire. This year, some dressed up like a Super Woman,Batman,Caveman, an American Flag, and some came in as a group in a bee attire! Some runners came in strollers with their children and their dogs!

Here's the Filipino Drill Team participating the 2009 Seafair Parade.

This is one of the best parades in Seattle. Many organizations participate including the Chinese Community. The Chinese team displayed a long dragon.

This is Keiki Beach where you can bring your children to swim or just be on the beach. It is very safe for children as there are four life guards looking out for children. Also, the water is not that deep for children but it goes deeper as you go out further.

This video shows the huge waves at Sandy Beach. This beach is actually good for boogie boading. On the week after 4th of July, there is a boogie boarding competition at Sandy beach.

We waited for the sun to kiss the Waikiki ocean but unfortunately, the rain came!

The Halana Blow Hole was created by strong waves hitting the corals on the beach.

As the waves hit the corals, the water goes to the hole and creates a huge splash and look like a fountain.

Here's a view of Makau'upu beach. It was very windy when we went there but definitely, the view is spectacular. We dont' get tired coming here.

Every Friday, this trio sings at the Oahu Restaurant on Evergreen Way in Everett, Washington. They are really good! They make the place fun and exciting, ala Hawaiian life!!!

This is 4th Ave in downtown Seattle.

This is the Westlake Center in downtown Seattle. This is a great place to shop. There is a place to sit down and watch concerts on the weekends. It is accessible by bus. Parking, however, is very tricky here. You can park at Macy's or pay the parking fees.

These is pretty close to a very busy street in Northgate area of the City of Seattle. However, there are so many trees in there and the streets are lined up with huge maple trees. Also, the walkways are very safe for jogging and walking. There is also a designated bike path. The city of Seattle is considered one of the greenest city in the United States and one of the top healthy cities!

This is a man-made swamp close to my work. Sometimes Canadian geese come here and just have fun in the swamp. Also, some blue birds, black birds come here, too! It is really nice that the city of Seattle is one of the greenest city in the U.S.A.

This is the main street of Chinatown. This video was taken on May 2009.

This is the main entrance going to the Chinatown in Vancouver, Canada. This video was taken on May 2009

This video was taken in Vancouver, Canada in May 2009 at the water park. The water park is located after the Totem Poles at Stanley Park.

This video was taken at Stanley Park, Vancouver, Canada. Tourists can ride a horse-driven carriage that tour around the Stanley Park.

This video was taken at the Stanley Park during an artshow. I didn't realize that I can't take video or pictures until later.

This video was taken in Chinatown in Vancouver, Canada last May 24, 2009. There is a fresh fish market where local residents buy alive shrimps, fish, tilapia, crabs, mussels, fresh clams, oysters, etc.

This video was taken last May 24, 2009 in Vancouver, Canada. This shows the new British Columbia's Peace Arch Visitor's Center.

This video was taken last May 24, 2009 at the Fisherman's Wharf in Vancouver, Washington. It was low tide so you can see that the seawater is very low. On the very end of this is my daughter Shelby at the biker's path.

This video was taken at Stanley Park in Vancouver, Canada last May 24, 2009.

The statue on top of the stone on the beach is called the Girl In A Wet Suit. The other side of the beach is North Vancouver.

This video was taken on May 24, 2009 at the famous Totem Poles at the Stanley Park in Vancouver, Canada.

This is a video of the many local residents biking, skating and walking around the Stanley Park in Vancouver, Canada. This video was taken on May 24, 2009.

My daughter telling me what cricket is. In the video, you can see at a distance people playing cricket at the Stanley Park in Vancouver, Canada

This video was taken while were on a Road Trip to California enroute to San Diego.

This is the South Rim of Grand Canyon. It is part of our Road Trip of 2009.

This video was taken at the Seaworld in San Diego, California, where we spent two days. This is part of our Road Trip of 2009.

This video was taken at the Seaworld in San Diego, California, where we spent two days. This is part of our Road Trip of 2009.

This video was taken when we went to Seaworld in San Diego, California. It was part of our Road Trip of 2009. We spent two days at the Seaworld Park.

This video was taken when we went to Seaworld in San Diego, California. It was part of our Road Trip of 2009. We spent two days at the Seaworld Park.

This video was taken when we went to Seaworld in San Diego, California. It was part of our Road Trip of 2009. We spent two days at the Seaworld Park.

This video was taken when we went to Seaworld in San Diego, California. It was part of our Road Trip of 2009. We spent two days at the Seaworld Park.

This video was taken when we went to Seaworld in San Diego, California. It was part of our Road Trip of 2009. We spent two days at the Seaworld Park.

This video was taken when we went to Seaworld in San Diego, California. It was part of our Road Trip of 2009. We spent two days at the Seaworld Park.

This video was taken when we went to Seaworld in San Diego, California. It was part of our Road Trip of 2009. We spent two days at the Seaworld Park.

This video was taken when we went to Seaworld in San Diego, California. It was part of our Road Trip of 2009. We spent two days at the Seaworld Park.

This video was taken when we went to Seaworld in San Diego, California. It was part of our Road Trip of 2009. We spent two days at the Seaworld Park.

This video was taken when we went to Seaworld in San Diego, California. It was part of our Road Trip of 2009. We spent two days at the Seaworld Park.

This video was taken when we went to Seaworld in San Diego, California. It was part of our Road Trip of 2009. We spent two days at the Seaworld Park.

This video was taken when we went to Seaworld in San Diego, California. It was part of our Road Trip of 2009. We spent two days at the Seaworld Park.

This video was taken when we went to Seaworld in San Diego, California. It was part of our Road Trip of 2009. We spent two days at the Seaworld Park.

This video was taken when we went to Seaworld in San Diego, California. It was part of our Road Trip of 2009. We spent two days at the Seaworld Park.

This video was taken when we went to Seaworld in San Diego, California. It was part of our Road Trip of 2009. We spent two days at the Seaworld Park.