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| "Aloha"!! Love, From Hawai'i!!!! | |
On the left, well. She's just cute. Bbelow, these two men are using things I see everyday and marvel at marvelous. Directly below he's weaving Palm leaves into baskets, look at the bottom left of the picture. The man on the left is wearing a hat woven of palm while he carves gods out of Koa & Milo wood. After all that carving check out his arm!!!!! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| <==The Kaumana Cave is a lava tube about 7,210 feet long. I went on a hike through half of it and it took 13 of us about an hour and a half to get through. That's only about 1/2 a mile! It was great! Alot of it is big caverns but for the good majority it can best be called a natural jumble of twists, turns and crevasses. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| These are the trashiest people in Hawai'i, literally! These pics are from a fashion show at the East Hawai'i Cultural center. It was to raise environmental awareness as well as $. All the costumes are made of old throw aways and rubbish. Plastic bags, cardboard, and the like. This is the most culture I've had in a while! };-) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The picture above was taken on a trip to one of Hawaiis black sand beaches. This one is called Punalu'u. Basking turtles like this one crawl onto the beach and just hang out. Not an uncommon site here. But to me it was just amazing. Their nest was a few feet away. |
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| <==Please don't ask me why. At most of the beaches I've been to there are rocks! I mean neatly stacked, almost symmetrically balanced piles of stones. Investigation worthy. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| I know this one above looks out of place but it's not. It was taken by my friend Alane in my World Literature class. It's me in one of what had turned into routine intellectual/verbal sparring matches with Dr. Mleynek. A favorite Prof. of mine. She can take one of my theses apart so fast it'll make your head spin. But she always shows me how to better mount my arguments and come closer to wielding the almighty sword of rhetoric the way she does. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Above is Bodhi Gaia (translating into Bodhidharma Earth). He's a spirited traveler I met at a Farmers Market in downtown Hilo. He sells melons and coconuts. Bodhi is on his way to having a career as an agroculturalist in Hawai'i. Bodhis' a giving, kindred spirit. He'd gladly share a piece of fruit with you if you didn't have the meager dollar he asked for as payment. Willing to settle for a few minutes of conversation and smiles!! He'll give you a hug and call you "brother", no matter where you come from! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This shot below is probably my favorite in Hawai'i. This is what my life should be. Scuba Diving and relaxing in the tropical sun. This scuba picture (there will be more) was taken about 40 feet below the coast of Mahukona, Hawai'i. This is the day Adrian and I got certified as Open Water Divers!!! Scuba Diving was one of two goals I had when I moved to Hawai'i. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| This relaxing palm tree pose it at "Place of Refuge" in Pu'uhonua O Honaunau. It's a special place because it's considered sacred. The bones of Ali'i (royalty) that rest here make it a spot where war and violence can never touch. Anyone seeking refuge and serenity would find their way here. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| <==This shot is with two of my main (and first) friends in Hilo. Including but not limited to: Charles, crouching. A.K.A: "Chuck Nasty", "His Royal Nastiness", "Ass-Man" (don't ask) and in case of emergency, "Pretty Tony", his mob alias. And Brad, A.K.A.: "Uno". Brad opened me up to some great music. He's a rock & Roll drummer slumming as a student. And Nasty, Well.... He's a poet ahead of his time. Click to read my favorite poem "Iron Fist of Obedience". It's a modern classic ;-). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Above, Brandy proudly presents the table on witch we will feast. I've eaten alot of Thanksgiving dinners but this was my first Thanksgiving lunch. We had eaten ourselves into a light coma before 2pm! By the time most people had started their meals we were on seconds! The food was great! I might just have to drop back by the island next year! Thanks Liz! And Janet too for introducing me to you all! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Above is "Ka 'Ohana O Ka Lae". It's made from molten lava. It was created by a Hawaiian native to bring form and enduring tangibility to how he and a great many Hawaiians feel about their lives and the colonialism they've felt and suffered through. The artist is quoted as saying that the chains "Represent cultural genocide, a daily experience in the critical struggle to maintain our (Hawaiian) identity." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Below, is South Point, Hawai'i. Literally the most southern place in the U.S.A. It also has a cliff with a 40 foot drop behind it. I jumped it! It took about 15 good minutes of getting myself thoroughly pumped up and encouraged before I took the leap but I did! And with 40 ft. between you and the water you have plenty of time to think on the way down, believe me. Hey, how hard did I hit the water? How Fast? Can anyone help me figure out the math? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Rush you get falling through the air is like nothing else. It's the closest to flying without wings I've ever been! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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