Hawaii Photo of the Day

A  L  O  H  A !

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Hawaii Citizens are free 

to marry the person

of their choice, 

regardless of gender

Historic Reflections

A  L  O  H  A !

Hawaii's Radiant Nature finds it's way even into dark places

" Their hope is 

not to be condemned 

to live in loneliness, 

excluded from one of 

civilization's oldest institutions, 

They ask for equal dignity

 in the eyes of the law. 

The [USA]Constitution 

grants them that right. "

                 Justice Anthony Kennedy

                                 United States Supreme Court

Linking to

Weekend Reflections

This is a

Historic Day.

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for Sharing it!

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A New Style Hawaiian Wedding

A    L    O    H    A  !

" Happiness 
is a form 
of courage. "


Albanian Proverb

Under my window, on a Sunny Sunday 

here in Waikiki,

I saw a party being launched.

As it developed, we realized that

it was no mere party,

but a wedding.

The Video is 1 minute long,

and curiously touching.

Woven mats given as gifts,

used in ceremony,

are a Samoan custom,

possibly Tongan as well.

Enjoy the spying, er 

show-

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New Year, New Laws

 A L O H A ! 

Father/Son Color & Clogs

 "I will honor Christmas

 in my heart, 

and try to keep it 

all the year."

Charles Dickens

The REST of the Picture (and family)

Click to see those New Year Day SMILES

 "Kindness,

 I've discovered,

 is everything

 in life. "

Isaac Bashevis Singer 

Married by me, Jan 1st 2014

"By the power vested in me
by the State of Hawaii
just last month,
I now pronounce you
spouses and wives
before these your friends
Legally
To your military command,
ALL of it
EVERYTHING!

(One is in the military,
the other is now a 
military spouse)



  =^..^=        



As of Jan 1 2014

  Illinois police
cannot fly drones
without a warrant;
also becoming the 
13th state to prohibit 
handheld cellphones 
while driving.

Legal marijuana
is now for sale 
in Colorado.

Transgender children
may use the 
school bathroom
and play sports
in California.

Friendly, Humane
Francis is Pope
in Rome.

Connecticut has
tighter gun control,
and raises the 
minimum wage to $8.70 an hour,
New Jersey to $8.25
New York and Rhode Island to $8. 
Nine states automatically raise
their minimum wage because they 
index it to inflation. 


And I performed 
a wedding.

What is NEW
for YOU
this year?

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