Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Hawaii Local 5-O Insider





ALOHA Friend!



In a perfect place
it would rain at night while you sleep.

Since Waikiki enjoys the best weather on the planet,
that is just what happens!

Today we woke up to cloudy skies, rainbows,
diminishing rain, clean fragrances.







Soon amazing winter skies put on a puffy cloud show;
 It always makes me happy.
The Trade Winds are back too -
 so life feels perfect.

Rainy nights, some cloudy days, breezy,
blue skies, sunshine and WHITE clouds,
 daily highs in the mid 80s (F).


That's Winter in Hawaii.








Inhale Deeply!




“I saw a star, I reached for it, and I missed.

 So I accepted the sky.”


 Scott Fortini 





Good Morning!



“When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back

 and laugh at the sky.”


 Buddha




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Last night's Hawaii 5-O episode
opened with a cameo by well regarded local waterman, Brian Keaulana, (more here)doing what he does best:
a big water rescue.


It was interesting to see characters talking da kine pidgin
(here) and it wasn't too cringe-inducing.


 A real dynamic:
how malihini Danno doesn't understand pidgin,
 but local boy Steve does.



Honest use of "Haole" as a sort of (sometimes fond) slur.
 It would be dishonest to portray us without any discrimination, but it is VERY different than what is normal on the "mainland"
 and in general we DO have a rainbow culture here.
 But causasian visitor, it never hurts to be sincere and humble (compared to how we act in New York)
and to overlook some post-colonial resentment.



It really all depends on how YOU act. 
Act as a guest, not a visiting white god
 and you should be OK.


It was cool to see a character studying the tidepools,
 but wasn't that Leeward Makaha masquerading as North Shore "Waimea Bay" (caption)
?


Yes!
 Pig hunting and off-road motorcycling are HUGE here!


KAPU means Set apart, Holy, Special, TABOO,
 so interesting to see the local "club" called "Da Kapu."

This is based on a real group of locals who make great friends and bad enemies. Yes, it was drugs for a while, now mostly surfing and related industries.

They have a different name that is known,
 but I ain't calling them out.
Respect! Defend Hawaii.
 Keep the Country Country!


Our tent cities are not full of employed yuppies.
Yes, housing is very hight, and many of our young do have to move mainland fo` work, but our beach tents are full of local Hawaiians and others,
many employed, but homeless and eking out a living on their own islands. That was real prettied-up.

Local kid, ukulele jamming Aidan La Pret (here)
got his moment singing and playing around the campfire.
Did you see/hear him? (we met him before here).


KAPU leader Kawika's (Kah-Vee-Kah)
tribal tattoos looked authentic Polynesian.


"We nevah do noting!" Loved that familiar (pidgin)
refrain from the tough guys once caught.
Rings true :) 




"Katonk" bike rental?"


 A shout out to our Japanese-American WWII veterans (the most decorated units EVER. See here). Katonk is the sound a mainland Japanese head makes when it hits the ground in a boot camp scuffle. The Hawaii guys had a pride and solidarity that mainland-born Japanese-American guys seemed to lack, they "acted haole" and didn't speak pidgin.  Stupid Katonks!


Very nice surfer funeral EXCEPT that all ages are usually represented at such an event!


 Widows, friends, elders, the Kahu (minister)
 travel in outrigger canoes.


Still a moving scene to end on;
 and that was local fave Butch Helemano (here)
(a Reggae/Island Music performer and Kahu
regarded as a Hawaiian cultural expert) presiding.
Good Chanting!


And ending the show with Bruddah Iz?


PERFECT as always!


Show is picked up for next season
and getting better week by week.




       Go Nuts!   cloudia





28 comments:

  1. That's so cool that Hawaii Five-O is back on TV. I haven't yet seen it, but I sure used to watch the old ones.

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  2. Hi from Florida.
    Yes, I know it's not Hawaii, but we're loving the beaches and the warm sunshine. It's already into the 30s at home in the mountains. brrrr
    Thanks for dropping a note over at my blog.
    We should be back home in a couple of weeks and then my presence on the computer will be a bit more regular.
    meanwhile, aloha.

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  3. gorgeous skies...love the hope in those rainbows...

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  4. ha ! last night there was so much rain falling down, many streets were flooded, in the morning warm enough to walk with a T-Shirt - guess I've to thank you once again for sharing, this time even weather. Please have a good Wednesday.


    daily athens

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  5. Thanks for this post. That rainbow is outstanding. Your photos boggle my mind, and it feels so good. Happy winter!

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  6. You are certainly the best ambassador Hawaii could ever have!
    We get to learn about SO MANY facets of your beautiful home - even the tv shows being shot there!

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  7. Something special about a rainbow.

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  8. Beautiful pictures and words. I must catch Hawaii Five O sometime.

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  9. G' Day From Australia, Here's hoping Hawaii Five-O is screened in Australia so i can see more of Hawaii as it is today. It was a different Hawaii in the original series. Top notch photos of the rainbows by the way.

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  10. I really loved this post, Cloudia. I agree completely. I liked last night's show a lot better than last week's episode.

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  11. This world is amazing... Your part so special
    Lovely post
    Aloha from the Canaries!
    :)

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  12. Good Morning! to you, too. A Jack Russell, huh.

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  13. Oh beautiful rainbows and a cute little dog. :)

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  14. A big hello from Athens..
    What a great blog do you have
    with beautiful photos!!
    Monika

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  15. Awesome. Love the H50 update! Aloha Friend!

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  16. No group of humans is going to be without a little of that "holier than thou" kind of stuff.

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  17. wonderful shots ! Who doesn't love a rainbow.

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  18. I am deeply envious of your rainbows

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  19. Fabulous color in that rainbow.

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  20. Such a jolly party when YOU stop by :)

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  21. Beautiful shots and motivating lines... Thanks!
    Happy Friday.

    Wong

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