Monday, May 4, 2009

MTM: Lei Day

Aloha! Welcome to Honolulu!
Click on photos to enlarge The Visitors Watch the Sunset, I Watch Them.
"Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please."
Pythagoras


Green Green Glory!

"The first duty of a revolutionary is to get away with it."
Abbie Hoffman


Let's buy a lei for a friend!


"That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but in a new way."
Doris Lessing


May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii!
Kapiolani Park was filled with flowers for the 82nd Annual Lei Day Celebration on May 1st. Lei Queens held court, judges picked the best lei, children learned Hawaiian crafts and heard the old stories at Tutu's (Grandmother's) Hale (Hah-lay, a Polynesian house) while the Royal Hawaiian Band and other wonderful musicians filled the Spring air with the gentle sounds of Hawaiian Music. If I know our mayor, Mufi, he sang a song or two, while I was off stuffing my face with all the ono (yummy) food.
Then on Saturday morning, all the lei were presented at the final resting places of Hawaii's Kings and Queens. Lei Day is a sweet custom, one of many here in this Land of Aloha. It sure would be wonderful to see YOU enjoying yourself under tropic skies. . . when I'm out there Walking in Waikiki. . . ALOHA! -- Cloudia
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13 comments:

  1. Dave KingMay 4, 2009 at 7:06 AM

    Thought-provoking and lovely - the usual mixture. Well done again.

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  2. DarylMay 4, 2009 at 9:31 AM

    Lovely ... you cant write a bad post or take a bad photo, Cloud.

    Aloha

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  3. AnonymousMay 4, 2009 at 9:33 AM

    Very pretty flowers. Nice colors in the post.

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  4. BubblewenchMay 4, 2009 at 10:55 AM

    That is very cool. Love the shots!

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  5. LyzzydeeMay 4, 2009 at 12:22 PM

    Hi Cloudia,
    I will visit one day, until then, I'll read your blog!!!!

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  6. Charles GramlichMay 4, 2009 at 1:17 PM

    Hum a revolutionary's first goal is to get away with it! Doesn't sound very revolutionary to me.

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  7. AkelamaluMay 4, 2009 at 2:24 PM

    I love your photos Cloudia and the descriptions that go with them. :)

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  8. maryMay 4, 2009 at 4:11 PM

    Wonderful photos. Happy May/Lei day!

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  9. debraMay 4, 2009 at 8:07 PM

    I would love to visit some day. I hope you had a happy lei day, Cloudia.

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  10. Deborah GodinMay 4, 2009 at 8:21 PM

    Sounds like an absolutely enchanting tradition!

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  11. CloudiaMay 4, 2009 at 10:15 PM

    aloha, Dave king!

    Daryl! *Blush*

    Thanks, A. Lincoln!

    B. W: Love YOU ;-)

    Lyzzydee: I'm so happy to see you here, friend!

    Charles: But a revolutionary who doesn't get away with it is not a revolutionary but a criminal!

    Ake: We both have a way don't we, you master blogger, you!! So happy to share with cool people!

    Aloha, Mary ;-)

    Thank you, DEBRA. May your dreams come true!

    Deborah: Yes, like my tradition of enjoying your blog! a

    loha and thank you EACH for your dear visits. You make my day!

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  12. magiceyeMay 5, 2009 at 2:48 AM

    wonderful concept of lei day and its end!

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  13. DinaMay 5, 2009 at 4:53 AM

    Lei Day sounds like (another!) great Hawaiian custom. Very touching.
    I enjoyed reading all your happy readers' reviews on Amazon. So you have a new profession?! Perfect for you!

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