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"You can't understand Barack until you understand Hawaii." Michelle Obama"No place else could have provided me with the enviornment, the climate, in which I could not only grow but also get a sense of being loved."
U.S.A. President, Barack
Proud maintanence man
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Aunties at the Royal Hawaiian.
“A day without Aloha is just another mainland day."
Buck Buchanan
The Honolulu Phone Book is very interesting! All the unique local names, and the many ethnicities represented, never fail to draw me in whenever I pick it up. Now who or what was I searching for? Oh well, look at all these “Makekau’s” “Manabog’s” “Manuel’s” “Masuda’s” “Ming’s” “Mook’s” and “Moon’s!” . . .A L O H A! Cloudia
all such lovely images...wow!
ReplyDeletenamaste and aloha!
Delightful entries! Diamond Head seems greener in the shadow of a cloudy day.
ReplyDeleteYep, Michelle's right...need to know about Hawaii to understand Barack. I'm still trying to help Kansas/Missouri co-workers realize the meaning and "results" of Barack's Hawaiian upbringing. I sense most mainlanders see Hawaii as a physical paradise, but don't realize that the spirit of the people is what makes it wonderful.
Wow -- just look at the cultural and ethnic heritage blending all around in the cool photo of the Aunties....the stories they could tell.
Aloha, DrumMajor
You have the gift to get us more acquainted with Hawaii each time we get here. Thanks for taking us on a tour on your island! Have a nice weekend.
ReplyDeleteThat is such fun! I love the photos and the quotes. Phone books are definitely revealing. We have antique ones around here that reveal 20 or so names--names that have been around here for centuries and still run the town. (Things don't change too quickly here.)
ReplyDeleteYour Michelle Obama quote made me smile--yesterday in the New York Times was a story about how the President keeps the Oval Office at tropical temperatures!
Gorgeous sky!
ReplyDeleteInteresting quotes. Sounds like the world should be pleased that Obama grew up in Hawaii.
ReplyDeleteIn France we have White pages for people and yellow pages for all companies, factories, shops...
ReplyDeleteALOHA Cloudia ! From another mainland !!!
I knew about Obama and Hawaii but I had not heard these quotes about how influential it was on him
ReplyDeleteLove seeing Hawaii through your eyes!! And I love the ladies in their hats and dresses. We need some of that fashion up here!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos and words as always Cloudia. xx
ReplyDeleteMagiceye: Namaste!
ReplyDeleteDrum Major: Aloha, Sweetie.
Reader Wil: Thank you for showing us y
our world too!
Sandy: Interesting phone book tidbit! Aloha, Sistah.
David King: Gorgeous GUY (you)
Aloha, EG: Purrrrr to YOU!
Bonjour, Claude: Yes, we too have yellow and white books!
Charles: Glad to oblige, gunslinger!
Deborah & Akelamalu: Sure wish we 3 were having tea right now!!
(I'm cold Cloudia, come get me! Bet I could wear my quitcherbitchin bracelet in Hawaii!)
ReplyDeleteBeatutiful pics, great history; but more specifically, the whole "tribe" mentality of people working together for the good of the whole. Hmmm? See a pattern here?
It's bizarre, but anytime I travel? I dig the phone book out of the pressed wood drawer in a hotel room and read the names!
When I moved to KS their was only ONE Smith in the phone book! The rest were german and I couldn't pronounce them!
Nice pictures, and a very interesting post. I looked through the phone books when I was stationed overseas, years ago. It's interesting to read the different names. I would imagine you can get a feel of your varied cultures through the list of names.
ReplyDeleteAloha, Robin and Eric S!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you are also phone book fans, and very glad that you join me here in da Comfort Sprial. Thank you!
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ReplyDeleteI should notify my pal about this.
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