Bold Root

A L O H A From Honolulu!

If you see what needs

to be REPAIRED and

how to repair it,

then you have found

a PIECE OF THE WORLD

that God has left

YOU to complete...

 ...But if you only see

what is WRONG and

ugly in the world, then

it is you YOURSELF

that needs repair.

 The Lubavitcher Rebbe

Link

If you're in the

middle of the ocean

with no flippers and

no life preserver

and you hear

a helicopter,

this is music.

  Tom Waits

The Bell 407 is a four-blade, single-engine,

civil utility helicopter. A derivative of the

Bell 206L-4 LongRanger, the 407 uses the

four-blade, soft-in-plane design rotor

with composite hub developed for the

United States Army's OH-58D Kiowa Warrior

instead of the two-blade, semi-rigid,

teetering rotor of the 206L-4. 

    Wikipedia

They flash upon

that inward eye, 

which is the

bliss of solitude,

And then my heart

with pleasure fills, 

- and dances

with the daffodils.

  William Wordsworth

We don't see these local heroes

around town so much anymore.

This grey haired gentleman

around my age is proudly

representing his father

(I asked - and thanked him).

These are the ones

whose families

were in many cases interned

by the 

US. They shot the lock off

the gates of at least one

European concentration camp,

liberating another hated people.

They came home, and built our

modern Hawaii. Among them,

Senator Dan Inouye (D-HI)

long high up in the line

of presidential succession

based on his long seniority.

I used to chat with his security

detail in the neighborhood

when he was at home in

Waikiki. War hero, Watergate

hearings principal, dean of

the Senate. 

How does the Meadow flower

its bloom unfold? Because

the lovely little flower

is free down to its root,

and in that freedom bold. 

  William Wordsworth

𐠓𐠓𐠓𐠓𐠓𐠓𐠓𐠓𐠓𐠓𐠓𐠍𐠣

Love You,

 Pixie & Cloudia

.

Read about the 

442 Heroes

HERE

Celebration of Heroes

A L O H A From Honolulu!

First Olympic Surfing Gold Medal Winner:

Honolulu resident Carissa Moore!

With her, Hawaii's beloved father

of modern surfing:

Duke Kahanamoku, himself

a gold medal Olympic swimmer

(1924) and world icon.

"Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku. A Proud Native Hawaiian born to a minor noble family less than three years before the overthrow of

the Hawaiian Kingdom."

Wikipedia

Every second that you spend

on doubting your worth,

every moment that you use

to criticize yourself; is

a second of your life wasted,

is a moment of your life

thrown away. -

- It's not like

you have forever, so

don't waste any of

your seconds, don't

throw even one of

your moments away.

    C. JoyBell C.

Great Catch!

 But

here's the catch:

The right place often

seems like the wrong place,

and the right time often

seems like the wrong time.

Mark Batterson

Everything is irrelevant but this:

to embrace life. To feel it.

To savor it. To love it.

   Marty Rubin

In youth, there can be

a feeling that time

moves too slowly. But,

as we age, the acceptance

that our time is limited

prompts the wise to

cherish each and

every moment.

Wayne Gerard Trotman

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Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

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Monday Murals

Nature Notes

From The Archives

The Good.Random.Fun.

AWWW Monday

Veterans Salute

A  L  O  H  A !

“Here is your country. Cherish 

these natural wonders, cherish the 

natural resources, cherish the history and romance as a sacred heritage, for your children and your children's children. 

Do not let selfish men or greedy interests 

skin your country of its beauty, 

its riches or its romance.”

Theodore Roosevelt

Japanese-American veterans

of World War II, including 60 honorees from our Hawaii received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2011, awarded collectively

to the 100th Infantry Battalion,the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the Military Intelligence Service.

They  served this country with much-noted heroism despite the fact that some had parents and siblings confined to internment camps at a time when Japanese Americans faced distrust unmatched by anything directed towards German Americans.

Jack Nakamura, 88, who was wounded twice

told a Honolulu reporter: 

"That's one reason why I joined, volunteered, too.They were calling me 'Jap' and stuff like that. My mother said, 'No, don't join up.'

But I joined up anyway."

And:

"After all that we went through and all that,

and to be recognized for what we did 

and all that, I'm grateful to the government

for awarding us this medal."

said Takashi Shirakata,

a 442nd Regimental Combat Team veteran.

Many of our aging heroes aren't able to attend the Washington events, so a celebration parade was held

for them here in Waikiki 

in December 2011:

Link

Thank You

to the men and women

who care enough

to stand on the wall.

Love You,

                        cloudia

Crystal Through Which You Gaze

A  L  O  H  A !

Rasta Man Welcomes Us to the Smoke Shop

There is neither truth nor lie; 

everything is like the color of 

the crystal through which you gaze.

             Mexican Proverb

Urban Glory

We do not have to become heroes overnight. 

Just a step at a time, meeting each thing 

that comes up ... discovering we 

have the strength to stare it down.     

            Eleanor Roosevelt

Look To The Everyday Heroes!

Not the glittering weapon 

fights the fight, but 

rather the hero's heart.

            Traditional Proverb

I think a hero is any person really 

intent on making this a 

better place for all people.

           Maya Angelou

And you can 

start today,

right now,

where you are!

Linking To

Weekend Reflections

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YOU

are the reason

we meet

every day

                       Warmly, cloudia

History - Me - Yesterday ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

A  L  O  H  A !

Mural - Honolulu

 "It is believed that the Hawaiian Islands 

were uninhabited until around 400 – 500 A.D., 

when the Polynesians arrived. Skilled mariners, 

Polynesians had a long history of exploration and 

settlement of other lands."

Link

In the 1970s, Hawaiians built 

their first modern voyaging canoe,

HOKULE`A  and voyaged to Tahiti!

You can learn more about this 

wonderful revival, even hear the song:

Here

Yesterday Sept 16 2018 the second

Hawaiian Voyaging Canoe in known history

entered San Francisco Bay!

The voyaging canoe Hikianalia stopped in 

Marin [unannounced] at the 

Coast Guard Station Golden Gate before 

entering the city for the welcoming celebration 

by the local First Nation People 

and other dignitaries. 

Master Navigator Nainoa Thompson (L) Link

The canoe and crew were still kapu. ["Taboo"] 

which means that until they are officially welcomed 

by the people of the land they visit, they are considered 

to still be in the realm of the gods, not fully back 

into the world of human activity yet. 

They have made a mystic voyage!

Husband and I got to be at the canoe 

with no public, just us, and to 

interact respectfully with the crew. 

Friendly “Alohas” were heard.

 I even got to pull the Rope as they were leaving, 

and Shout Mahalo Ke Akua* as they 

pulled out into the bay, getting 

quite a nice response 
from some of the crew.. 

We were even waving our Hawaiian flag. 

What a day! I'll be telling the story 

for the rest of my life! 

But I'm telling YOU first!

“True friends are always 

together in spirit.” 

               L.M. Montgomery

Linking to

Monday Murals

𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐐝𐑅

Thank YOU

Friend!

              Fondly, cloudia