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A Princess cruise ship reflects the setting sun. I shot this from Celebrity's Infinity on the Kona Coast of the Big Island, Hawaii. You can't beat Kona for sunsets.
It's Hawaii -- the Rainbow State. Saw more rainbows here in a few days than I usually do in a year (or two) in California. So here's a picture of one of them.
I was stationed twice in Hawaii in the past; I did almost three years each time. The truth is that I always felt like an isolato on the island. In my defense I can only state that I never got to experience Hawaii more than a few months at the time; I was either in the field getting ready for war, or fighting the war, or returning from the war.
This time I decided to change that. I don’t want just to be another hāʻole visiting the island. I want to be as local as I can get; I want to be a part of the community. I figured that the best way to become a part of the community is by doing community service.
It just happened that Mālama Loko Ea (www.lokoea.org/Loko_Ea/E_Hoala_E_Hoomau.html) fishpond restoration project needed some volunteers. They meet every third Saturday of the month. What is a better way to spend a frigid February morning then to wade around an ancient Hawaiian fishpond? Just kidding, it doesn’t really get cold here. But some of the snowy Facebook photos of my friends on the mainland did give me the chills.
This was an awesome experience. The day started with a prayer in Hawaiian. That was the first time I actually heard Hawaiian language spoken by a real person, and I was mesmerized by it. Then the workload was divided among all the volunteers. I volunteered for filling out sandbags because I wanted my two little keiki to play in the sand. Twenty two years ago my recruiter promised me that the Army will teach me valuable skills that I could use in the civilian life; as it turns out he was not lying. I don’t think that there was a single volunteer present who had as much of sandbag filling experience as yours truly.
After all sandbags were filled, I spent the rest of the day removing the invasive plants that started to take over the pond. The day ended with the score: Volunteers 1; Invasive Plants: 0.
They fed us a delicious lunch at the end of the work day. We all held hands and prayed in Hawaiian before the food was served. I mean others prayed and I just listened, because my Hawaiian is still too limited. If you ever find yourself in Hawaii on the third Saturday of the month you should also volunteer at the Mālama Loko Ea fishpond.
Word of the Day
isolato \ahy-suh-LEY-toh\, noun:
a person who is spiritually isolated from or out of sympathy with his or her times or society.
Also, in the years since the events you are investigating, my life has been that of an isolato, a shepherd on a mountaintop, situated as far from so-called civilization as possible, and it has made me unnaturally brusque and awkward.
-- Russell Banks, Cloudsplitter, 1998
There is, of course, Paul's unremitting aloneness: he is in every sense an isolato, and if this state is elicited by his impertinence and his refusal to conform, it is brought about as well by the inability of all those around him to perceive either his uniqueness or his pain.
-- Philip Stevick, The American Short Story, 1984
The most predictable Justices now on the Court, Antonin Scalia and Thomas, seem brooding isolatoes, openly contemptuous of the doctrinal laxness of their brethren.
-- Louis Menand, "Decisions, Decisions," The New Yorker, July 11, 2005
Isolato was popularized by Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick. The word comes through Italian from the Latin word insulātus meaning "made into an island."
1. Gekko with Bokeh, 2. Sunny Hawaiian Mountains Seen Between Palms, 3. Depth of Pattern, 4. Fern Leaf, 5. Gash, 6. Surf Trunks, 7. Palm Patterns, 8. Banyan - One of Many in Hawaii, 9. Surfer at Top of Double Curl, 10. How Long Has This Surfer Been Riding This Wave?, 11. Surfer Dudes, 12. Wikiki Sands and Bathers, 13. Palms, 14. If Only I Could See Past the Blossoms, 15. Just Down the Street, 16. Droops, 17. Chinaman's Hat, 18. Cliffs at Hanauma Bay, 19. Brown Girl on White Sands, 20. Hanauma Bay with Palms, 21. Hula From A Performance Where They Said No Flash Cameras And I Did Not Use A Flash And They Nearly Took My Camera Away!, 22. Pink, 23. Above the Tree, 24. Zoomed Lights of Honolulu Hawaii
Lifer # 13 Hawaii
The Cackling goose is about half the size of the Canada Goose with a smaller bill and have a white ring around their neck.
Photographed in Kihei, Maui, Hawaii
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Everyone at The Pointe visted Hawaii the other day without ever leaving Crestwood. The residents chose a Hawaiian themed meal for the Meal-of-the-Month and Program Director, Angie Garbaczewski, ran with that theme for the days entertainment.
After the residents dined on kabobs of chicken, pineapple and veggies, along with sweet and sour meatballs over rice and pineapple upside down cake, they returned to the dining room for the entertainment. Garbaczewski hired the "Heart of Hawaii Hula Company" to not only perform for the residents, but to give lessons as well. The show started with classical Don Ho music and Hawaiian hulas which really got the party going. However, the talented and well informed dancers also performed dances from Tahiti and New Zealand, giving the history of each dance as well as describing the authentic attire. The audience was thrilled to see these exotic and unique dances. Towards the end of the show, they got volunteers to dance to "Tiny Bubbles". As is usually the case, only women volunteered. However, the dancers were not to be dissuaded and got several of the men to come up for the last dance. The dancers surprise everyone when they started putting grass skirts and coconut shell bikini tops on the men. The crowd roared with laughter as the men were taught the traditional hip gyrations of the hula. Flashes were going off as the men were paired up with their own lovely dancer.
Once the show was finished, each of the dancers, graciously went through the audience bidding aloha thanking each resident for coming to their show. The next day, everyone was still talking about the dancers and the wonderful job they did. We would like to thank everyone from the "Heart of Hawaii Hula Company" for making the day such a special one.
Hawaiian Superstar is a wearing Dynamite Girl dress (that I think goes beautifully with her eye shadow makeup), and Dynamite Girl shoes too.
I never, EVER thought I would be lucky enough to have this Barbie holy grail!! Luckly this girl poped up on ebay with a very good timing - and also a "nice" price - since her hair was just miserable. Again Doll dude did is absolutelly amazing MAGIC, and she is just breathtaking!!
Love her, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!
She is in a Monsieur Z body (Super Fly), but I am hoping to find a better color match for her soon.
The Hawaiian Chieftain was built on the island of Maui. With the laying of her keel in 1985, a 3 year endeavor of construction began to create a ship 103 feet long from the tip of the bowsprit to the end of her mizzen boom. To be both spacious and comfortable for the voyagers she would carry, the hull was made 65 feet long on deck and 22 feet wide at her beam.
The Hawaiian Chieftain was built on the style of a 1790's trading vessel. Constructed of steel with teak trim and mahogany paneling, she is a fine example of what can bedone with a contemporary interpretation of a traditional design. Much thought went into making her seaworthy. She was built with features such as watertight compartments and outfitted with twin diesel engines that have a combined total of 500 horsepower. Weighing 64 tons, the draft is only 5 1/2 feet, making her highly maneuverable in shallow waters. Onboard the Hawaiian Chieftain are all the necessary systems and safety equipment for comfortable, secure daysailing.
She is equipped with a working sailing rig designed from the coastal trading vessels used in Northern Europe. There are 11 sails organized into a rig called a topsail ketch. Standing 75 feet tall, the mainmast supports fore and aft sails. Combined with the mizzen mast, 8 more sails are supported for a total of 4,200 square feet of sail area that can be set to harness the wind. This rigging follows the traditional layout that had become the height of design during the great period of sailing ships at the first half of the 19th century, a time when ships from America and Europe were venturing into all the oceans of the world.
Aloft in the rigging Except for the use of modern materials and construction methods where they improve upon safety, strength and durability, the Hawaiian Chieftain is completely true to her heritage. With over 90 control lines to worked, there is much to do aboard this ship to keep her on course. No push buttons or winches are used to control the sails, and all the lines must be heaved through block and tackles, and sweated around belaying pins.
On June 12, 1988 the completed ship was launched from Mala Wharf in Lahaina. A plan was embarked upon to take her on a maiden voyage to the South Pacific. After outfitting for the journey, the boat ventured to the Society Islands, visiting places like Tahiti and Moorea, then returning to Honolulu before coming to the San Francisco Bay.
Today the Hawaiian Chieftain represents hundreds of years of sailing ship design, and the history of exploring our planet by sea. A walk about her decks is a step back in time to the Age of Sail. United States Coast Guard approved to carry 47 passengers, she is manned by a licensed captain and an experienced crew. With this well versed crew and eager captain, she sails along quite handily. Along the way she provides much satisfaction as all those aboard witness the results of their efforts turned into smooth movement through the water, and the large smiles on the faces of their passengers.
Adult at Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai. A close relative of the American Coot, the Hawaiian Coot has been isolated on the Hawaiian Islands long enough to have differentiated into its own species, endemic to Hawaii. The Hawaiians called it 'Alae Ke'oke'o, meaning "white frontal shield".
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, established in 1916, is a United States National Park located in the U.S. State of Hawaiʻi on the island of Hawaiʻi. It encompasses two active volcanoes: Kīlauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, and Mauna Loa, the world's most massive volcano. The park gives scientists insight into the birth of the Hawaiian Islands and ongoing studies into the processes of vulcanism. For visitors, the park offers dramatic volcanic landscapes as well as glimpses of rare flora and fauna.
In recognition of its outstanding natural values, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park was designated as an International Biosphere Reserve in 1980 and a World Heritage Site in 1987. In 2000 the name was changed by the Hawaiian National Park Language Correction Act of 2000 observing the Hawaiian spelling.
The park includes 323,431 acres (505.36 sq mi; 1,308.88 km2) of land. Over half of the park is designated the Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness area and provides unusual hiking and camping opportunities. The park encompasses diverse environments that range from sea level to the summit of the Earth's most massive volcano, Mauna Loa at 13,677 feet (4,169 m). Climates range from lush tropical rain forests, to the arid and barren Kaʻū Desert.
Active eruptive sites include the main caldera of Kīlauea and a more active but remote vent called Puʻu ʻŌʻō.
The main entrance to the park is from the Hawaii Belt Road. The Chain of Craters Road, as the name implies, leads past several craters from historic eruptions to the coast. It used to continue to another entrance to the park near the town of Kalapana, but that portion is now covered by a lava flow.
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Maj. Gen. Arthur "Joe" Logan, adjutant general of the Hawaii National Guard, surveys the lava flow support efforts in Kilauea from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. (Photo courtesy of the Hawaii National Guard)
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Spc. Onnagan Sir Angelo, 230th Engineer Company carpenter, drives a humvee off of a C-17 Globemaster III at the Kahului International Airport, Apr. 20, 2020. The vehicles were delivered to Hawaii National Guard Soldiers and Airmen on Maui, who have been activated to support the COVID-19 response. With Hawaii being an island state, airlift plays a vital role in posturing Hawaii Guardsmen throughout the Hawaiian archipelago for COVID-19 response. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Orlando Corpuz)
This is just one photo of the full photographic narrative of a wonderful few days in Hilo, Hawaii. Here, we explored the town, farmer’s markets, found our new favorite brewery (Ola), and of course, explored the awe-inspiring Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve pictured here.
What is a photographic narrative?
My definition: “A sequence of photos deliberately arranged to follow a character or set of characters over time”.
This is different from how I see the term used the majority of the time, in that it usually seems to refer to a collection of photos which, when displayed juxtaposed, demonstrate some theme or concept. To me, this is not a story. To me, a story must follow a character or set of characters, and must have a temporal dimension. And this is what I attempt to capture in my photographic narratives. When displayed in sequence, these photos allow the viewer to follow the events of a story as they unfold over time, almost like a collection of stills from a movie.
Read my full thoughts on photographic narratives, and my path to this storytelling medium here.
I was stationed twice in Hawaii in the past; I did almost three years each time. The truth is that I always felt like an isolato on the island. In my defense I can only state that I never got to experience Hawaii more than a few months at the time; I was either in the field getting ready for war, or fighting the war, or returning from the war.
This time I decided to change that. I don’t want just to be another hāʻole visiting the island. I want to be as local as I can get; I want to be a part of the community. I figured that the best way to become a part of the community is by doing community service.
It just happened that Mālama Loko Ea (www.lokoea.org/Loko_Ea/E_Hoala_E_Hoomau.html) fishpond restoration project needed some volunteers. They meet every third Saturday of the month. What is a better way to spend a frigid February morning then to wade around an ancient Hawaiian fishpond? Just kidding, it doesn’t really get cold here. But some of the snowy Facebook photos of my friends on the mainland did give me the chills.
This was an awesome experience. The day started with a prayer in Hawaiian. That was the first time I actually heard Hawaiian language spoken by a real person, and I was mesmerized by it. Then the workload was divided among all the volunteers. I volunteered for filling out sandbags because I wanted my two little keiki to play in the sand. Twenty two years ago my recruiter promised me that the Army will teach me valuable skills that I could use in the civilian life; as it turns out he was not lying. I don’t think that there was a single volunteer present who had as much of sandbag filling experience as yours truly.
After all sandbags were filled, I spent the rest of the day removing the invasive plants that started to take over the pond. The day ended with the score: Volunteers 1; Invasive Plants: 0.
They fed us a delicious lunch at the end of the work day. We all held hands and prayed in Hawaiian before the food was served. I mean others prayed and I just listened, because my Hawaiian is still too limited. If you ever find yourself in Hawaii on the third Saturday of the month you should also volunteer at the Mālama Loko Ea fishpond.
Word of the Day
isolato \ahy-suh-LEY-toh\, noun:
a person who is spiritually isolated from or out of sympathy with his or her times or society.
Also, in the years since the events you are investigating, my life has been that of an isolato, a shepherd on a mountaintop, situated as far from so-called civilization as possible, and it has made me unnaturally brusque and awkward.
-- Russell Banks, Cloudsplitter, 1998
There is, of course, Paul's unremitting aloneness: he is in every sense an isolato, and if this state is elicited by his impertinence and his refusal to conform, it is brought about as well by the inability of all those around him to perceive either his uniqueness or his pain.
-- Philip Stevick, The American Short Story, 1984
The most predictable Justices now on the Court, Antonin Scalia and Thomas, seem brooding isolatoes, openly contemptuous of the doctrinal laxness of their brethren.
-- Louis Menand, "Decisions, Decisions," The New Yorker, July 11, 2005
Isolato was popularized by Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick. The word comes through Italian from the Latin word insulātus meaning "made into an island."