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Summer Swell...

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The end of days. The Southshore Summer Swell was still pumping strong this morning...

Growth...

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Elliott's sprouts are taking off...

You...

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As the remains of the day quietly slip into Twilight... And the Sun burrows into the glowing embers of my heart... Somewhere across the World... Lost in the cold darkness of night... Emerges the morning rays of love's enraptured dawning... In all the promise, hopes and gentle dreams...of you...

Sets..

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One of the last great sets of the Summer at Kewalo...

Sprouting...

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Little Mustard plant seeds sprouting up a storm in the wet paper towel and plastic cup environment...

Puka...

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Ready to make puka shell necklaces...

Practice...

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World famous surfing lessons on Waikiki Beach...

Alike...

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Like Father, Like......Daughter...

Rest...

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Rest your weary head World. Close your eyes. Drift into sweet safe slumber as you quietly slip into Twilight's gentle embrace. I will be right here when you wake up. I am not going anywhere...

Hope...

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The green paper akua. Master. Servant. The Pursuit of Loneliness...

Good...

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Some people look good hanging out at the beach...

Hōʻailona...

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A family of Honu feeding on limu at One'ula Beach in 'Ewa, O'ahu...

Hōʻailona...

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A flash of rainbow colors in the clouds above Mauna 'Ala. The Royal Mausoleum holding our beloved Ali'i...

Stir...

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Stir-fry green bell peppers and fishcake...

Faded Dreams...

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Love...

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I found a teeny tiny fragile love right outside my apartment building...

Ke Akua's Love...

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Meredith has finally made it. After losing her job and a bad divorce ten years ago, she finally got off the street Thursday night after eight years being homeless with the last two living on the sidewalk in front of the District Court building at Hotel and Alakea Street. Much Aloha to John and his street ministry for helping find her a bed in their home. She called me Wednesday to help her get some of her bags into storage which she had saved money for. She had so many suitcases and trashbags filled with all her Worldly possessions. It took two days to get her bags sorted. She was able to throw away a lot but still had a lot. Her beautiful friend, Renee, who is deaf, guarded her bags while we transported them back and forth to Richards Street to fill the car. I had to push a cart filled with bags and suitcases for about 75 yards. People were staring at me because I was dressed somewhat nicely but looked like I was homeless pushing my cart down the street. Meredith an

Privacy...

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Simply not amused...

Signs...

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I often find Ke Akua, not when I gaze upward...but down...

Happy...

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As a father, with all the electronic and computing distractions today, this scene makes me very happy...

Mejiro...

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Japanese White Eye bird...

Innocent...

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Some innocent will never be set free...

Ephemeral Life...

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Tonight I felt an urge to go by Punahou to see if the Night Blooming Cereus were unfolding. I was astonished to see so many beautiful blossoms spread out under the beautiful Moon of Hina... Such fragile delicate beauty... Framed by the Moon peering through the background... Like a fragile unfolding love living a full lifetime in a single night of ephemeral beauty... People out exercising asked themselves what is that crazy bald man doing...lol... Mahina slowly emerged from the center of love's nocturnal blossom... I remember reading about Queen Lili'uokalani traveling to Punahou to view the Night Blooming Cereus. Several years ago, I used to bring her one during the Summer when they were in bloom. I wasn't able to for a few years. Tonight, I resumed my tradition of Aloha again. After selecting a beautiful blossom, I drove to the Capitol. As I was driving, I stopped at a stoplight and held the blossom up to my nose and closed my eyes. Inhaling the

Incognito...

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Trying unsuccessfully to blend in and be discreet...

Namaste...

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Quiet dignified strength... In life, it is okay to be different...

Potential...

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Little vessels of enormous potential for profound growth. Like children...

Creative Power...

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The beautiful sights of akua Pele doing her powerful mesmerizing thing like only she can...

Voracious...

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This Lemur wanted to devour me...

Creation...

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It is a rare opportunity in this life to behold the magic of Creation such as with akua Pele at Halema'uma'u crater in Kilauea Volcano...

Hoa Aloha...

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E ku'u hoa Aloha. Namaste. The White Tiger of Moku o Keawe...

Still Life...

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So much love and energy in the reflective quiet of my life...

'Aha...

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'Aha Aloha...

Expanse...

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The expanse of the Heavens this morning at Hawaiian Memorial Park as we prepared to honor a beautiful hulu kupuna. Aloha piha e Kunuiakea...

Hōʻailona...

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This Hōʻailona showed up around the time there was a controversy with culling sharks in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands who had acquired a taste for endangered baby Hawaiian Monk Seals...

Hōʻailona...

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These rainbows followed me from Waimea Valley to Honolulu. A much needed sign after an intense draining spiritual experience...