What's on the Radio?

One of my favorite parts of the work day is driving to and from downtown with the windows down and the radio on. I'm surprised most of the cars I see don't have the windows down. My theory is that the locals have become accustomed to and spoiled by the constant perfect temperature. The temperature fluctuates about 10 degrees everyday between about 70 degrees(overnight low) and 80 degrees (daytime high). There is absolutely no reason to not ride with the windows down.

My country radio stations have all been replaced by Hawaiian island music. Unfortunately, country music is vastly unpopular here, but I decided I can live without it for two months. Besides island music, other popular tunes are top 40 R&B/rap songs and Ke$ha (think 107.1). All of these stations think it is acceptable to play the same songs over and over again. I had a two week streak going for awhile where I heard the same two songs every time I got in the car (my drive is 10 minutes). It has since lapsed.

The most popular song by far is "Ehu Girl" by Kolohe Kai. I had to do a little research to find out what an Ehu Girl is. Not by surprise, it is a slang term for 'a local girl with reddish brown hair'. It's one of those songs that gets in your head and stays all day. This weekend I was walking by the stores and a street performer kept playing this song over and over again on his ukulele, much like the radio stations. I laughed to myself and kept walking. I caught myself humming this song again later.