Waikiki Means

ALOHA 
& Welcome Back To Waikiki!

Your Table is Waiting. . . 

"In the cherry blossom's shade

  there's no such thing

     as a stranger." 

Kobayashi Issa

'Wai' means 'fresh water' in the Hawaiian tongue.

  'Kai' is seawater, or the sea.

So why is this ocean beach

 named after leaping fresh water?

Waikiki was part of an extensive ahupua`a, 
or ancient land division,

 that stretched from the  Ko`olau mountains 

rising up behind Palolo and Manoa Valleys,

 all the way down to the sea.

 On those high peaks, the god Kane was said to fall as rain,

 feeding waterfalls and the meandering streams

 that emerged at the Waikiki shore.   

Waikiki was named after these “spouting waters”.

photo courtesy of Nick Noble Photography here

' Uwe ka lani, ola ka honua. '

Hawaiian Wisdom

(When the heavens weep, the earth lives.

When it rains the earth revives.)

The Hawaiians called the places where the water entered the sea:

 the "Healing Waters Of Kawehewehe."  

The Ali`i (or chiefs) had homes here down to monarchy days,

 gracious homes famous for hospitality.

   

First the Hawaiians,

and then visitors from all over the world

 came to bathe and to heal in this special place.

 

" If there is magic on this planet,

 it is contained in water. "

Loren Eiseley

Remember: There are NO tourists in Waikiki,

just visitors, guests,

FRIENDS!

Thank YOU for being a friend!

            Warmly, cloudia

Honolulu Host

Aloha! 

Welcome Back To Waikiki!

"There is only one day left,

 always starting over:

 it is given to us at dawn

 and taken away from us at dusk."

Jean-Paul Sartre 

King Kalakaua

So when your amazing day in Honolulu is "dusking"
WHERE will YOU stay?



With a King?

Queen Kapiolani

In a
       
           Queen's Garden?

"I'm not one of those complicated, mixed-up cats. I'm not looking for the secret to life... I just go on from day to day, taking what comes. "

Frank Sinatra 

If Attention to Detail,

Nice People,

a Non-Corporate Hotel Experience,

and a choice of cool properties

(with a range of price/choices)

sounds like

"YOU"

You are invited to check out my friends at

AQUA Hotels & Resorts!

(see my first and only "Ad" link

 under you "Friends.")

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I have never pointed you to any commercial

sites or products

(other than my own little novel's Amazon page)

 before

because I value the MAGIC

you & I create together

more than the few dollars

ads would bring in.

But AQUA always seems to be there,

supporting worthy community stuff,

treating people right,

and I discovered that lots of my friends

have worked, do work, or know someone

who works at AQUA.

So Do come and Visit these islands of Aloha!

I would love to meet you,

perform your wedding

or civil union

(after 1 Jan 2012)

or a lovely, unique

 (re)commitment ceremony!

Thanks for your visit

 into the Comfort Spiral today :-) 

E Komo Mai!

You are ever welcome here-

            warmly, cloudia

So what do you think of this move I've made?

Have you stayed at an AQUA Resort or Hotel?

Leave us a comment!