Arrival

　　We left Japan in the evening on the 8th, but arrived in Honolulu in the morning on the same day as we strode across the dateline. I usually try to get over jetlag as soon as possible, but this was not the case on this trip. I'll write about the reason in the following entries.
　　Anyway, a brilliant blue sky of Honolulu welcomed us. All the procedures at the airport were perfectly done in a minimum time thanks to the face authentication system. We would stay at the Groud Islander in Hilton Hawaiian Village. I firstly visit Hawaii in this season. The Christmas tree displayed at the airport was a little curious to me.
　　After depositing our suitcases at the condominium some who would join the Honolulu marathon headed for the convention center to check-in the marathon and others started to walk around the village. Then we got some food at the Waikiki Market which was opened in early 2023.
　　I'll show you some pictures shot in the airport, the village and the convention center. The two medals are for the winners and they seemed to be made from 100% gold.

(Vocabulary)
a face [facial] authentication system 顔認証システム

8日の夜に日本を出発したが、日付変更線を跨ぐために到着は同日の朝。眠気はピークだが今回の目的であるホノルルマラソンに合わせるために敢えて時差を解消せず、維持する考え。
ホノルルは快晴で何のトラブルも無く入国審査完了。顔認証システムのお陰で実にスムースに入国できた。この時期にハワイを訪れたのは初めてで、真夏のクリスマスツリーに違和感大！
まずはホノルルマラソンにチェックイン。コンドミニアム近くのコンベンションセンターで受付を済ませ、コンドミニアム周囲やワイキキを散策。今年開業したホノルルマーケットで食材を買い込む。
この投稿ではリゾート内の風景とマラソン受付会場、そこに展示されていた優勝者用の純金のメダルを呈示します。