Sunday, January 17, 2010

Honolulu Sunday

ALOHA, Friend

it's

SUNDAY in Honolulu


Click on the history
After a generation of American Protestant Missionaries,
the Ali`i (Royalty) of Hawaii discovered the Anglican Church
which actively supports royalty.
King Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma formally invited the church to establish a mission in the isles in 1860.
These two monarchs also established Queens Hospital -
today the premier medical facility in the Pacific.





Today, St. Andrews Cathedral is a part of the urban fabric
of our Polynesian Metropolis.


"I am I plus my surroundings,
and if I do not preserve the latter,
I do not preserve myself."
Jose` Ortega y Gasset



This painting of a homeless worshipper speaks to the modern mission
of St. Andrews, though it is right next door to the governors historic home
(Queen Liliuokalani's Washington Place) and
across Beretania (Britannia) Street from our State Capitol.



Here we see explorers Captain Cook and Captain Vancouver
with the King.


This icon was blessed on the Feast Day of the Monarchs, November 28, 1999.
(the anniversary of their confirmation in 1862 -
the King died about a year later at age 29).
Please excuse the blurry shot - but an icon is a glimpse into the other world,
something the camera can not convey



The feathered staff is called a Kahili, it is an emblem of the Ali`i.



On Wednesday's you can hear Hawaii's largest pipe organ,
a heroic Aeolian-Skinner with nearly 5000 pipes.
What an aural pummeling!



And last, but not least, I give you Surfing Jesus.






"More people are flattered into virtue
than bullied out of vice."
R.S. Surtees



ALOHA, cloudia

26 comments:

Dina said...

He IS standing on a mountain, not a surfboard ... right ... ?

So many amazing things to see and hear here.
Love your thought about the icon.

BLOGitse said...

Surfing Jesus - cool! :)
Beautiful paintings, pictures.
Thanks for sharing!

http://BLOGitse.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

Okay Cloudia -- isn't Jesus standing on a cloud? Surfboard not invented until, uh.....? But, yeah, look's a bit like that, especially if you're praying for the perfect surfing weather...amazing windows full of history. Mahalo for the hospital history. DrumMajor

the walking man said...

Me thinks perhaps the hospital missed a chance to install a heart into Rush while you had him.

Surf's up Holy Dude!

Anonymous said...

Surfing Jesus- lol! He wouldn't have needed to walk on the water if he'd had one of those.

thank you for the tour and quotes- you always give us something to ponder on...

wenn said...

nice pictures!

Trotter said...

Hi Cloudia! Sorry for the delay, but a new year always brings new troubles... ;)
Interesting post; always learning!!

Meanwhile a new blog is born: Blogtrotter Two! Hope you enjoy at least as much as the previous version and look forward to reading your comments!
Have a great Sunday!!! Gil

Lisa said...

Painting of the homeless worshiper is amazing.

CheaHSan said...

Surfing Jesus? You're not kidding? Looks like Jesus on clouds to me haha. Whoa 5000 pipes..Cool. Thanks.

இ Baŋäŋaz இ said...

Thanks so much for the info. Love the solid structure of the building. Jesus on surf? That's pretty cute.

Teresa said...

Great post, Cloudia! Love the surfing Jesus!

Anonymous said...

lovely shots, CC! You are the consummate ROVING photographer.

Feisty Crone said...

Yeah, I've always thought Jesus was one cool dude!

Beautiful!

Unseen India Tours said...

Fantastic post !! Beautiful and excellent photography !! Thanks for sharing..

Fireblossom said...

Cowabunga, Savior!

Unknown said...

Interesting how the church has adapted to Hawaii!

Cloudia said...

Looks like a surf board to me. He did enjoy walking on water!


Blessings & cowabunga my Buds

G-Man said...

You are like a beautiful tour guide!

SandyCarlson said...

Wonderful cathedral, Cloudia. The Anglicans sure know how to do history. I love the way the political history is part of the ecclesiastical story. So true. Wonderful paintings and artwork.

magiceye said...

so very interesting!

namaste /\
aloha!

David Cranmer said...

Rich history, beautiful pictures.

Noe Noe Girl...A Queen of all Trades. said...

Beautiful! Thank you sooo much!
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Cloudia said...

So good to see you. Thanks for the comments!

Reader Wil said...

What an interesting post, Cloudia! And the stained glass windows are brilliant! Thanks for sharing this piece of history!

Jenn Jilks said...

Beautiful words and images, as always.
And still it snows here. But the fire burns brightly.

Aloha, friend.

Cloudia said...

Thanks for showing up today you two!