No, I want to sit out on the National Mall looking like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, sparkler in one hand, pizza in the other, watching things explode and make pretty colors.

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The Hans Hedemann Surf School has a location at Turtle Bay, five miles west of Pupukea, where experienced instructors provide one-on-one lessons.

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One day we ran to Green Turtle Cay for a casual lobster salad lunch on the patio of the Green Turtle Club.

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