Hillary's Hawaiian Surprise

A L O H A !

" The moments of happiness

we enjoy 

take us by surprise.

It is not that we seize them, 

but that they seize us.  "

Ashley Montagu 

 " Little minds have little worries,

BIG minds

 have no time for worries. "

Ralph Waldo Emerson

" I have recovered it
What? Eternity.
It is the sea
Matched with the sun."

Rimbaud

" Sports is the toy department of life. "

Jimmy Cannon

" One of the delights known to age, 

and beyond the grasp of youth, 

is that of Not Going. "

Anthony Burgess
 

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 "It is a mistake to regard age
as a downhill grade toward dissolution.

 
 The reverse is true.

 
 As one grows older,
one climbs with surprising strides. "
George Sand

Thank  Y O U  for visiting!

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And now, Hillary Clinton's Hawaiian Surprise:

Makana Sings OUT

A L O H A !

 Our local slack-key celebrity Makana

used his performance at the APEC leaders' dinner

here in Waikiki on Saturday night

  as an opportunity

to get a pro-Occupy Wall Street movement

message to President Barack

  and the other world leaders.

Wearing an "Occupy with Aloha" t-shirt
under his black blazer
he sang his newest song, "We are the Many,"
 including lyrics such as:
"Ye come here gather 'round the stage;
The time has come for us to voice our rage."

"I didn't want to get shut down," 

said the 33-year-old.

So he kept it subtle.

Understandably afraid about singing the song,
he decided to do it anyway
because he believes APEC's leaders
are not representing common people.

 "They are not representing the people they purport to represent."

But he told reporters afterwards

that he wanted to send his message 

without being disrespectful or rude.

 Here's a picture I took of Makana a while back

when he was stopped next to me at a red light.

Always a gentleman, he gave me a star-quality smile. 

That post is HERE

Makana posted a video on You Tube

explaining his decision to perform the song.

You can also go to his FaceBook page

to let him know your opinion.

  Of course YOUr comments
are always valued
here!   Thanks! 
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Come Normal

A L O H A !

" Only some people 

get what they want.

Those are the people

who show up

to get it. "

Dianne Houston

" Genius

is the recovery of childhood

at will. "

Arthur Rimbaud

" I'm always looking for sounds

that are pleasing at the time.

The sound of a helicopter

is really annoying

until you're drowning

and it's there to rescue you.

Then it sounds like

music. "

Tom Waits

“ This is the final test of a gentleman:

his respect for those 

who can be of no possible service

to him ”

 William Lyon Phelps

" Beauty is everywhere 

a welcome guest.  "

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

They Were Professional, Friendly & Polite.
Made us proud

 " What is there more kindly 

than the feeling between host 

and guest?  "

Aeschylus

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Truthfully, 

Waikiki is always hosting

visitors

from all over the world.

But having world-leader

security 

has been stressful.

(see recent posts

if you don't know what I'm talking about) 

When to leave-

How to go-

How to get home-

How to complete mundane tasks-

The road closures

& motorcades-

It will be SO nice

to be "just us & visitors"

again!

Thanks for looking in.

YOUr comment is valued.

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Aloha From the Security Zone

Your ID Papers Please-

This is What Normal

Looks Like

This is What President Obama

& Other Heads of State

Staying/Meeting Nearby Looks Like

Neighborhood Streets

We Walk Every Day 

Now Have Barriers &

Check Points.

Look at this 

Cool Portable Observation Tower

Overlooking Our Boats!

Just A Day at the Beach

for Baby & US Coast Guard.
The President played at this beach
as a child too.

" A well-ordered life

is like climbing a tower;

the view halfway up

is better than the view from the base,

and it steadily becomes finer

as the horizon expands. "

William Lyon Phelps

But Visitors Don't Stay Forever

Next Week Will Be Lazy & Quiet Again . . .

     =^.^=

Thanks for Stopping by!  

    YOUr Comments are always welcome

Below is a Security Slide Show YOU can watch.   

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World Meets Hawaii

A L O H A Warms World Press
Notice how many say that Hawaii reminds them of home!

Hu Jintao in Waikiki 歡迎胡錦濤

Nihau      歡迎胡錦濤       ALOHA!

Mornings in Waikiki 

are usually peaceful.

But my walk to the post office

yesterday morning

was very different.

Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State,

was speaking at my alma mater

University of Hawaii;
Treasury Secretary Geithner
was holding a meeting nearby.
But this was 
BIGGER!

The BIG show

was heading right for Waikiki.

Vacationers/holiday makers

looked on with interest.

Honolulu Police Officers

in their APEC Aloha finery 

were there:
President of the People's Republic of China
HU JINTAO
was on his way!

Local Chinese-Americans 

were present for the big day

The pride of this young couple

was evident!

Motorcades are always a quick let-down.

  The cheers of the crowd were exciting.

Now:

How To Get To the Post Office!

 True!

Below

is a slide-show

of events.

Thanks for visiting.

YOU
are a dignitary

here!

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Apec Coming!

A L O H A ?

  Revered Hawaiian scholar Paki 

explained the  spiritual meaning

represented by each letter of the word Aloha:

A 

stands for AKAHAI,

meaning kindness, expressed with tenderness


 

L

 is for LOKAHI,
 meaning unity,
expressed with harmony.

O

 is for OLU`OLU,
 meaning agreeable,
 expressed with pleasantness.

H

stands for HA`AHA`A,

 meaning humility,
 expressed with modesty.

A

 stands for AHONUI,
 meaning patient and persevering.

The key to life is to live ALOHA everyday!

" By learning to discover

and value our ordinariness,
 we nurture a friendliness

toward ourselves and the world
 that is the essence

of a healthy soul. "

Thomas Moore

Now THIS is gonna be a challenge!

" Let's just face it:

" Shooting here is far better than in Detroit,

The place is magnificent, 

the locals are great. "

George Clooney

on filming in Hawaii

(sorry Detroit poets/friends)

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I live 

in the most densely populated neighborhood

in the Hawaiian Islands,

which means the largest collection

of humans

for thousands of miles 

of open Pacific.

We are ready to greet visitors

and we do it every day!

When the President holidays 

on Oahu,

in his place of birth

and growing up years,

we feel protective of him

and are mostly philosophical

about the motorcades

and street closings.

Plus, he stays on the 

other side, the Windward.

And his visits to town-side,

like taking the girls to

the zoo,

are not too disruptive.

We even welcome officials

from other nations

and afford them

the same courtesy and

protection.

But on November 7th

through the 13th,

21 heads of state

including our President

will be meeting

ALL around here!

The Hawaii Convention Center

is right across the Ala Wai Canal,

and just under my window.

NO paddling for one week!

Already restrictions are being explained

to us.

 click HERE

There will be closed streets,

closed near-shore waters,

and all boats in the Ala Wai Harbor

will be restricted to their berths.

Residents there

(as we were so recently)

will have security check-points

to enter and leave their neighborhood.

No parking for surfers.

The gasoline station

nearest to me

will be restricted to 

"law enforcement & military."

And there WILL be demonstrations.

Meanwhile, the tourist Mecca of

Waikiki 

with our dozens of hotels

and thousands of residents

will have 

NO deliveries by truck

(an every day thing)

for the duration!

Stock up now

(I will)

It feels a bit like a target

is painted on my

paradise.

On the other hand,

this will be the safest,

most secure island

in the world

for one week.

Perhaps I'll visit the demonstrators.

More later.

And thanks for visiting today!

How would YOU feel

about such a summit

in YOUR neighborhood?

Tell us in comments,

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