Happy Bridge Building

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Bridges are happy,

because they do not judge

those who come to them.

 Mehmet Murat ildan

River That Isn't There

The bridges that you cross

before you come to them are

over rivers that aren't there.

  Gene Brown

Bridges take people

across rivers.

Leaders take people

across ignorance.

Israelmore Ayivor

Knowledge of other people's

beliefs and ways of thinking

must be used to build bridges,

not to create conflicts.

Kjell Magne Bondevik

A bridge can still be built,

while the bitter waters

are flowing beneath.

  Anthony Liccione

Today is a brand new day.

A day of change, of promise,

of creativity, of kindness,

and of love.

I'm going back to bed.

Bob Saget

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 Pixie & Cloudia

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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Spare Gems

A L O H A From Honolulu!

When the bee comes

to your house,

let her have beer;

you may

want to visit the

bee's house some day. Congo Proverb

In a world like ours,

all we’ve got to be -

- is the warmth of

the morning sun.

Michael Bassey Johnson

Kolea

The Pacific golden plover is a migratory shorebird that breeds during Alaska and Siberia summers. During nonbreeding season, this medium-sized plover migrates widely across the Pacific. The genus name is derived from pluvia, Latin for “rain.” It was once believed that golden-plovers flocked when rain was imminent. Scientific name: Pluvialis fulva. Wikipedia

In order to see the world clearly,

you must clean the

windows of perception.

The problem is

our society doesn't

do windows.

Dean Lombardi

Guard well your spare moments.

They are like uncut diamonds.

Discard them and their value

will never be known.

Improve them

and they will become

the brightest gems

in a useful life.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

I overthink everything.

I'm very keen there should be

a positive outcome.

I like to control outcomes.

But you can't.

At the end of the day,

for it to be any good,

you have to let go.

I'd like to be better

at this in life. Bertie Carvel

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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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Walk With A Queen

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Appreciate the Moon's

beautiful mind.

Evelyn L. Eubanks

Sky Salute

The moon does not shine

solely from the sky.

Alyssa Moon

King Solomon enrolled

in the School of Ants.

He learned great wisdom

there about life

through their

teaching.

 Proverbs 6:6-8

Washington Place was the home of Hawaii's last (for now) Queen, Liliuokalani. Her piano upon which she composed opera, as well as World Cultural Treasure song: Aloha `Oe is still in the parlour. I have attended an event on the premises and stood near her piano. Hawaii's State Capitol is across Beteretania St.

And behind the Capitol Stands a statue of the Queen,

still overseeing the affairs of Hawaii.

Some say she walks the halls of the capitol.

Behind her statue, Iolani Palace,

one time residence of Sovereign royals.

A fierce defender of the Kingdom and her people,

she traveled to Washington DC

to plead for restoration of her stolen throne.

She decried violence and wished

no bloodshed. Was imprisoned in the Palace for her pains for a time.

Before she passed in 1917, she flew the US Flag in support of Hawaiians serving in the

US military during WWI.

A man I knew in the 1980's told me of walking home from school and seeing the Queen working in her garden and smoking tiny cigars. "She was always kind to us kids." He was in his 90's. I also have known

those whose relatives were members of

her court.

A great Lady.

Pixie is as you know an easy going gal.

But she also wants you to know that

she is a fierce defender of the 

Hawaiian People, their Kingdom of the

heart, and the Culture of Aloha

they stand for!

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Washington Place

is now the residence

of Hawaii's Governor-

Iolani Palace is a Museum

and powerful Shrine.

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Aloha To You,

Pixie & Cloudia