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A L O H A From Honolulu

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She turned to the sunlight

And shook her yellow head,

And whispered to her neighbor: “Winter is dead."

A. A. Milne

Magic lies in between things,

between the day and the night,

between yellow and blue,

between any two things.

Charles de Lint

Delonix regia is a species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae native to Madagascar. It is noted for its fern-like leaves and flamboyant display of orange-red flowers over summer.

Wikipedia

This one is full on YELLOW!

as is:

Honolulu Fire Dept Founded by a King 1850 Link

Second Captain was Alexander Cartwight,

inventor of modern baseball Link

who is buried in Honolulu. People leave

baseballs on his grave and ceremonies

are observed there by fans & (MLB) luminaries

including Babe Ruth in 1934.

How lovely yellow is! 

It stands for the sun.

 Vincent Van Gogh

I really just want to be

warm yellow light

that pours over

everyone I love.

  Conor Oberst

Dreaming

Gold! gold! gold! gold!

Bright and yellow,

hard and cold!

   Thomas Hood

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    Alchemical Symbol for gold above💰

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Pixie & Cloudia

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Nothing Wrong With Dessert Outdoors!

Hawaii Charlot Mural

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Life throws challenges

and every challenge comes

with rainbows and lights

to conquer it.

Amit Ray

Jean Charlot, Link

the significant French-born

American artist,

came to Hawaii in 1949 to

create frescoes

for the University of Hawaii.

He had already worked with

Diego Rivera and

Frida Kahlo in the

Mexican Muralism Renaissance

of the early 1920s  

In 1951 First Hawaiian Bank

[then Bishop National Bank]

commissioned Charlot to create this

large mural of several panels for

its new Waikiki Branch at the corner

of Kalakaua Avenue and Lewers Street.

[A few blocks from my home.

We have been First Hawaiian Bank

customers for 30 years]

Titled

“Early Cultural Exchanges

Between Hawaii and the Outer World"

this work is set between

1780 and 1830

depicting the immense changes

and multitude of introductions

to Hawaii during those years.

Charlot and his wife

made Hawaii their home,

and the artist

deeply studied Hawaiian

language,

history and culture.

Above we see a Chief trading

a fine feathered cape for

western goods like metal nails,

textiles, and tools.

This panel depicts the sitting

for a famous painting of

Kamehameha the Great in

red waistcoat accompanied

by wife Ka'ahumanu. Charlot

appreciated the role of

Hawaii's women and often

depicted them in his work.

                                            link

We see a Hawaiian guard

with spear, and

a Chinese person gifting

Hawaii it's first Banyan Tree.

The tiny plant promises the giant treasures we enjoy throughout

the islands today!

A foreign dignitary or

sea captain offers his

complements to the

King and Queen. 

" 'He wanted to make clear. . .

that the Hawaiians had

their own powerful culture

and were dynamically involved

in the historic drama unfolding

around them —

not passive primitives.

That is something that must

be underscored,' said his son

and biographer, 

John Charlot." Link

I heard a bird sing

In the dark of December

A magical thing

And sweet to remember.

'We are nearer to Spring

Than we were in September,'

I heard a bird sing

In the dark of December.

   Oliver Herford,

                                                  I Heard a Bird Sing

 

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Love You,

   Cloudia & Pixie

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Honolulu 1908

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Never forget that

feeling fantastic is a

massive magnet for

summoning more magic.

  Curtis Tyrone Jones

In 1907, Honolulu High School

was renamed for President William McKinley.

And in 1908 the school was moved to this 

new building facing Thomas Square.

Upon completion of a newer

(and current) facility

further towards Diamond Head on King St,

McKinley HS moved there in 1923.

This building became

Linekona Elementary School.

Linekona is Hawaiian For "Lincoln"

These were Territorial days, and the 

US Territorial government & resident

Americans solidified their cultural and

political connections to the USA.

This is an example of

Romanesque architecture,

Colonial Revival architecture,

Romanesque Revival architecture.

Interestingly, the apparent stone

face is actually cunningly worked

cement! 

Honolulu Academy of Art School

The Road To Success
is dotted with many

tempting parking spaces.
         Will Rogers

Honolulu Museum of Art

(the two are affiliated)

Surf-Riders, Honolulu, circa 1919-20, 

Charles William Bartlett, (1860 – 1940)

Color Woodcut Block Print on Paper

I waved to you outside

but then I realized it

was just one of those

inflatable parking lot gorillas.

   Jane Lynch

The deeper thought is,

the taller it becomes.

 Dejan Stojanovic

All things find a purpose
or aren't.
Solomon Enos

My poems awake at

the sound of your name...

 maiaruna

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Cloudia & Pixie

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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

Happened In Thomas Square

A  L  O  H  A !

"In February 1843 British Lord George Paulet on HMS Carysfort seized and occupied the Kingdom of Hawaii.

On July 26 Admiral Richard Darton Thomas sailed into Honolulu harbor on his flagship HMS Dublin. He became Local Representative of the British Commission by out-ranking Paulet. His intention was to end the occupation." 

"On July 31, he held the Hawaiian flag in his hands as he officially transferred the islands back to King Kamehameha III who said the words Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono in a speech during a ceremony to mark his restoration. Roughly translated from the Hawaiian language it means "The sovereignty of the land is perpetuated in righteousness" and has become the state motto of Hawaii, incorporated into the Seal of Hawaii." 

"The British flag set was pulled down and the Hawaiian flag was raised, followed by a series of 21 gun salutes from the Fort, the British ships Carysfort, Dublin, Hazzard, the American ship Constellation, and lastly by guns at the park."

"Kamehameha III later named the place where the ceremony was held in Downtown Honolulu "Thomas Square" in Admiral Thomas's honor and dedicated it as a public park."

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