Ne'epapa...
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Cleaning...
Cleaning the kalo pa'a at Waipao in preparation of pounding it into pa'i'ai...and eventually making poi...
Hope...
Whenever I need a renewed sense of Hope, I simply examine closely the beautiful new life and irresistible growth of irrepressible plants...
Cleaning...
This ant was cleaning up his aphid farm in anticipation of the imminent arrival of 2013...
Maka'u'ole...
Maka'u'ole. Fearless. I remember watching this little aphid crawl up the forearm and onto the top of this lizard's head with impunity. Fearless little bug. My aspiration for 2013...
He mau ʻūʻū kela...
He mau ʻūʻū kela. Soldierfishes. Also known as Menpachi. Some were considered ʻaumākua, or family guardians and guides...
You...
In my soft bed of flowing grass... I lay down my worries... Under a canopy of stars... Feeling the warmth of your being... And the gentle vibrations of your heart... As night descends upon a murmuring World... Heavy rain drops explode all around... Washing away my cares... And my past... In beautiful cleansing shimmering prisms of Starlight... The entire World slowly fades from view... And I'm left alone with the only thing that matters... In the beautiful silky darkness of life... Incredibly beautiful You...
Counsel...
Tonight, as I was walking home, I was thinking about my late Mother. Lost in thought, I glanced up and saw a Hawaiian man approaching me. As I do walking to and from work, I try to smile and say "Aloha" to everyone I pass. Most are receptive. Some continue walking past head down. Some really light up and smile back. As I passed this man, and said, "Aloha!", he lit up, reached out his hand and said, "Wow! Long time, no see..." I looked at him and didn't recognize him and figured that maybe he was mistaking me for someone else. I actually saw someone today at lunchtime who looked like me, a big bald guy. I also spoke with an old co-worker after lunch, on the phone, who I haven't spoken to in about five years, and she told me she thought she saw me, walked up and was embarrassed that it turned out not to be me. We laughed. So I looked at this man and just smiled and said, "How have you been?" He replied, "Oh man, I just got out...
Merry Christmas...
Wishing everyone a most beautiful Christmas celebration filled with Love, Light, Laughter, Aloha pau'ole, family and friends. Happy Lonoikamakahiki, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Ashura, Bodhi Day, Las Posadas, and all the other World reasons for celebrating this magnificent incredibly beautiful blessed Life and World... :)
Sneaky...
This wasp was enticing me. "Come smell the subtle fragrant essence of this beautiful alluring lehua blossom", she said. "You know you can't resist." Adding, "You can trust me, I won't sting you...I'm a honeybee and would certainly die." Nice try my little wicked friend...
Waiwai...
Everyday, I am blessed to take a shower and drench myself in the life giving waters of Kāne. Wai. My waiwai. My wealth...
Guesstimate...
This is an old wild boar. I can tell...not by the length and growth patterns of his tusks, but by the growth of hair in his ears...lol...
Kahiki...
Very proud of my sons. Both of them. Here, Elliott performs Tahitian dance at his school Christmas show...
