Royal Hawaiian Hotel Art
"The hotel commenced operations on
1 February 1927, with a black tie gala
attended by over 1,200 guests, quickly
becoming an icon of Hawaii's glory days."
Ki`i [Link]
"The secret of genius
is to carry the spirit
of the child
into old age. . .
never losing
your enthusiasm."
Aldous Huxley
Local Guy with Dog
Best advice I ever got:
treat children like adults
and adults like children.
cloudia
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Half of the Pacific runs through my home. If I had stayed in Hawaii I would have been same same Cloudia, retired and at the end of a lot of stories.
I would have been part of the community, of our small community anyway, and a kupuna* bearing memory and local stories & knowledge.
But we came on an adventure. We started a new beginning, a new chapter. And that keeps you young, fresh and evolving. And not at the end yet.
But just like people from Earth who make a home on the moon, I need to visit the home planet, to keep the connections fresh and real, not receding to memory. Then after some R&R I can come back to my exciting new adventure, still a Hawaii person in Marin, not a haole* snowbird who comes to Hawaii from time to time and sees only the outside face. I know where the family stay.
Thank YOU
Friend!
Fondly, cloudia
*kupuna: Senior
*Haole: Foreigner, or light skinned person
It is always nice to be able to returnn to your roots. Nice photos.
ReplyDeleteMaintaining childlike excitement is tremendously important in adulthood for sure
ReplyDeleteThanks both of you dears
ReplyDeleteThanks for participating Cloudia. Nice hotel header.
ReplyDeleteI know it´s about murals, but to be honest, Local Guy with Dog made my day.
ReplyDeleteSeeing the world is a great adventure!
Love the pictures of Hawaii and your musings on your life. Thanks for taking us along for the ride.
ReplyDeleteThe ki'i is particularly eye catching.
ReplyDelete...fancy!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that you could go home. And love your attitude to life.
ReplyDeleteI've spent 70 years collecting stuff. Now I need to get rid of it before my kids have to deal with it.
ReplyDeleteA really nice post, Cloudia! ;-)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you had a great visit, Cloudia!
ReplyDeleteThe facade of the hotel is wonderful.
Love the decor! I had a Hawaiian beau once who called me haole girl.
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