Honolulu New, Old, Forever

A  L  O  H  A !

Bless the people

who acquire and use

real practical skills

to build and keep

our society running!

Oahu has always been

"The Gathering Place"

Since Monarchy days.

Always changing,

always thronged with

both native born,

newcomer,

and visitor.

Crossroads of the Pacific!

We have urban Honolulu.

We also have farms and ranches.

We live close with our

history and island ethos.

The way we treat one another

is the real pull.

No place is like this place.

This is the place,

my place.

Welcome

Linking To
Our World Tuesday

⍯⍦

                                 cloudia

Over The Rainbow in Waikiki

A  L  O  H  A !

"Don't leave Hawaii.

You can never come back."

That's what the 

local people say.

The lure of owning a home, 

of better wages, the heat. . . . 

It all tempts Hawaii residents

to go California, or 

Vegas, or Seattle.

But once you are there ,

Hawaii calls 

in a million and one ways. 

The warmth of her people, 

the technicolor skies and 

mountains,not to mention 

Hawaii's food and music!

All have a way of calling 

in your dreams

like a siren song.

I heard that song for almost 

four years in California.

And coming back ISN'T easy!

But today I write to you 

from my Waikiki

of almost 30 years. 

Home Again.

Brother IZ Surfboard

I will never leave my friends, 
family and islands again.
Welcome back!
We are in Waikiki together once again.
Truly. Somewhere over the rainbow.

Mahalo for your visit. 
You are MOST welcome here!

A  L  O  H  A
Pumehana

ㄎㄎㄎㄎㄎㄎㄎㄎㄎㄎㄎㄎㄎㄎㄎㄎㄘ

Thank YOU

Friend!

                Fondly, cloudia

Honolulu Front and Back

A  L  O  H  A !

 Waikiki Beach & Diamond Head.

THAT's Honolulu to most people

 Rainbows, Resorts, Ocean Views

Click Photo to Stand in Street

This little wood frame house,

surrounded by mid [20th] Century

walk-up apartments speaks to me

of a city growing.

19th Century Chinatown.

Modern  towers 'photo bombing'

the shot

From the Japanese plantation carpenters

who built so many wood frame, local

style shacks, houses, temples,

& Hawaiian Sampan fishing boats. . . 

. . . To the high rises going

up today, Honolulu

is a dynamic Pacific City.

I join all previous 

residents going back 

centuries in saying:

"You should have been

here 30 years ago;

It was so different,

so beautiful then!"

Thanks for Visiting!

                Warmly, cloudia

Bruno Mars performing 1990 Aloha Bowl

 The Super Bowl is not Bruno Mars' 
first big bowl appearance!
Here he is, right here 
at home in Honolulu 
performing at 1990's ALOHA Bowl. 

You GO, lil Elvis!

=^..^=

' Take Peace & Smiles - Leave Your Comment '

Thanks for visiting!

                Warmly, cloudia