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Ne'epapa...

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Hula...

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Perspective...

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Just in case you were wondering what front row stage floor seating at the Merrie Monarch looks like. Just in case...

Humble Gratitude...

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Ākea...

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Akua...

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No'ono'o...

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Reflection...

Kūlia i ke ākea...

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Place before the public...

Hula Kāne...

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Sriracha...

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Tribute...

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Honoring Kamehameha at Ham ā kua...

Kapu Kai at Kaiona...

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Sacred...

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E inu i ka 'Awa a K ā ne... Drink the 'Awa of K ā ne...

Ho'ola'a...

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To Consecrate...

'Ike Aloha...

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Ho'omaika'i...

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Gratitude...

Aloha pau'ole...

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Spirit...

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Hula...

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'Olu...

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Grace...

'Ike Hula...

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Hula Kāne...

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He Inoa No Kalākaua...

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With Humble Gratitude...

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'Ālana...

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'Ālana... Offering... At K ī lauea...

Friends in High Places...

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Ke Kāula Makapō...

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The Blind Prophet...

Ka Po'e Kahiko...

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Love...

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There are often no words sufficient to express some of my deepest feelings of humility and gratitude as much as I may use these two words in my writings and sharing of this Life Journey. I look at my two sons, Elliott, who will be moving on to his Junior Year in college already, and his younger brother Koa who is graduating high school this year as well, and remain in disbelief. I have many regrets when I look back, at how much precious fleeting family time I sacrificed after graduating from law school in my choice of work. Ten-years working at the Burials Sites Program and then another fifteen-years at OHA.  My sons were born during my tenure at Burials and it all seems like a distant memory. I see photos of us as a family on a school field trip or at the playground. Toddlers. Running around Chuck E. Cheese. The Honolulu Zoo. School Plays. Orchestra and Band Concerts. It really takes me looking through the sparse photos I took back then to remember, recall and savor these

'Oli...

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Joy...

Game of Dragons...

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Simply Bed Head...

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Love...

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Simply... How I Need... And Love... You...

Laupāhoehoe...

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Kamehameha...

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Hō'ike...

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To Show, Exhibit...

Hula...

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Hula Kāne...

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Ho'ola'a...

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To Consecrate, Dedicate, Sanctify, Bless...

Pai'ea...

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