Where I Long To Be...
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Bouquets...
Mother Earth often presents us with beautiful natural Bouquets of her finest flowers as an expression of Her Love and Commitment to taking care of her Beloved Children. Let us not Forsake this Rare Unconditional Love...
F-22 Raptors...
F-22 Raptors...flying by my apartment building trying to send me a personal message...
Loopy...
I tried to feed this Beautiful Toucan Froot Loops cereal. He refused. He said it had too much sugar, trans fats, artificial coloring and other chemicals. Ungrateful bird. He even claimed he is lactose intolerant and the milk gives him gas...
Reflections...
When you notice and appreciate the Grace and Beauty... Found In this World... It simply becomes a Beautiful Reflection of the Light and Love... Found in You...
Similiarities...
I have come to the amusing conclusion that this courting behavior is also exhibited in most human males...
Photography...
I thought I would share some thoughts about my photography since I often get asked questions. I took a photography class at the University of Hawai'i at M ā noa. I had to learn how to shoot and develop my own film, then make my own prints in a darkroom. Once upon exiting the double door light barrier, I accidentally hit the light switch. The lights in the darkroom turned on much to the screams, gasps and yells of all the other students trying to properly expose their negatives on the light-sensitive photographic paper. Fortunately, as quickly as the light came on, I switched it off and made it out of the room before anyone could really see who hit the lights. I escaped the lynch mob. When digital cameras came out, my World changed. Of course, every parent becomes a photographer in making memories for the family. I am now largely self-taught and started out documenting places and events, trying to capture memories for people who participated in cultural ceremonies, who dance...
Hoa Aloha...
This was my rock friend in the drive-thru of a local McDonald's restaurant. Then they re-landscaped the area and I don't know where he went...
Lessons...
I can't help but think about the thousands of our beloved iwi k ū puna, our ancestral bones, dug up throughout the years to make way for all types of development. As I watch akua Pele make a beeline to the cemetery in P ā hoa, covering the graves in fresh lava, I wonder if she is trying to make us contemplate how we as a larger society treat, what Mary Kawena Pukui defined for Native Hawaiians as, our most cherished possession. Do we feel the pain and sorrow of the 'ohana?
Bystander Effect...
I stumbled upon these pirates in my kitchen watching a shipmate being attacked by two Octopuses. They stood around just watching the horror and nobody intervened. This is known as the "Bystander Effect" and is well documented. The more people around someone in need, the less likely anyone will step in and help. Being aware of the phenomenon is the first-step in ensuring that you step in and help, and not wait for anyone else. I quickly snatched the two chuka iidako octopuses and stuffed them into my mouth. Problem solved...
Cares...
I just want to lay on the sand... Feel the warmth of the radiant Sun... And let the Sea foam wash away my Cares...
Makahiki: Protocols and Images...
A beautiful evening at the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum with Umi Kai, Kamilo Lara and Kaha Toledo, along with other members of Pā Ku'i-a-Lua exhibiting an akua loa of akua Lono, and other mea Hawai'i centered around the annual Makahiki ceremonies and protocol. I brought my son Elliott and it turned out to be a very memorable night indeed. So very grateful to all the Kumu, participants and great Love and Aloha shown...
Spontaneity...
Nothing livens up a celebration like the spontaneity of an impromptu hula performance...
