Henry Steele Commanger
"Fire the MBA's and hire a poet!"
P.J. O'Rourke on saving the US auto industry
Princess Kaiulani & Peacock"There are joys that long to be ours. God sends ten thousand truths, which come about us like birds seeking inlet; but we are shut up to them, and so they bring us nothing, but sit and sing awhile upon the roof, then fly away."
Henry Ward Beecher
In 1881, Hawaii's King David Kalakaua was the first head of state to meet with Emperor Meiji after the opening of Japan.
During his visit, Kalakaua also proposed betrothing his 5 year old niece Princess Kaiulani (statue above) to Japanese Prince Komatsu Akihito. Though ultimately this came to nothing.
Next week, another Akihito will be visiting us here in Hawaii. Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will be here to observe the 50th anniversary of the local Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Foundation.
"The Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship is awarded to 1) graduate students in Japan for study at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (My alma mater ;-) ; and 2) American graduate students at the University of Hawaii at Manoa for study in Japan who are pursuing a subject area leading to better understanding between Japan and the United States."
From the website; http://www.jashawaii.org/cpas.asp
The royal couple is also slated to lay a wreathe at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. In doing so they will honor many WWII veterans including the grandfather with whom President Barack Obama lived.
The president of Taiwan was here a few days ago. . .
Rumor has it that our president will be visiting in December. . .
We'd better clean up!
A L O H A! Cloudia
bonus pic !
You keep Hawaii history alive and tie it to the present.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great bonus pic. If you invite the royal couple to dinner, please take a picture and share it. :0) Aloha, Coudia.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you treat all the guests "royally." Aloha
ReplyDeleteCloudia--Just when I think your posts can't get any better-- they do. Outstanding photos! The first one is just stunning. Aloha friend.
ReplyDeleteAlways interesting to drop by. Those blue flowers are amazing.
ReplyDeletePrecious thoughts and photos, as always, Cloudia.
ReplyDeleteAloha!
"Fire the MBA's and hire a poet!" wonderful!!! Oh, how lovely to work with people who are not afraid of ideas. Lovely to be here at your blog, Cloudia - summer is so busy, I've had to curtail blog visiting, so this is a real treat!
ReplyDeleteImagine that! An emperor of a 1300 year old hereditary dynasty, coming to Hawaii for a little Aloha! Remember, be polite and don't ask for an autograph.
ReplyDeleteYes they should have gotten a poet to save the US auto industry. The banks and not the taxpayers, workers and shareholders would have been left holding the bag on this one.
Specifically Goldman-Sachs which by new evidence emerging has been manipulating the market to its own benefit for decades. All the bubbles and busts originated there, all the government flunky's that sent them hundreds of billions came from there.
A poet would have poetically told them NO institution is to big to fail.
Hi, Free & EZ
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Dina
Tricia
Elizabeth
Jenn
Ralph (!)
And Walking Man for Economic Czar!
Aloha friends, so great to see you here!
fun!
ReplyDeleteLoved the bonus photo today, Cloudia, and the diplomatic history of Hawaii and Japan. Really cool. I agree with the economic diatribe spurred by your best quote yet: "Fire the MBA's and hire a poet!"
ReplyDeleteI like that opening quote. What could it hurt? HIre a poet indeed.
ReplyDeleteAs always I learn something fascinating about Hawaii ... aloha! xo
ReplyDeleteLove the flower!
ReplyDeleteSo much good going on and on among those islands. Wonderful stuff, my friend.
ReplyDeleteWhat an exciting event that will be, loved your photos, this whole post, as always.
ReplyDeleteWOW, thanks!!!!
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