A L O H A From
H O N O L U L U
H O N O L U L U
There is always a dawn arriving, and that means we’ll never be finished. Restoration is always possible, change is guaranteed, and a plot twist is never far away.
We fear the storms
That never break,
Imagined tides
We’ll never take.
But what if hope
Not fear was fed
What luminous fields
Could bloom instead?
We search for troubles
that never show,
Yet gentle winds
Continue to blow.
Make hope the compass
That we trust,
Doors can open,
Gold for dust.
We wonder what
will go astray,
Yet brilliance
Might outshine the gray.
Sunrise waits
beyond the wall;
Choose hope
Not worry
To guide
And enthrall.
Cloudia Charters
Common waxbill
(Estrilda astrild)
Native to Africa.
Seen in Hawaiʻi since
late 1970s.
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion; and if you want yourself to be happy, practice compassion.
Dalai Lama
𐬴𐬴𐬴𐬴𐬴𐬴𐬴𐬴
Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia
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Which bun will rise to the top!? |
A Hawaiian manapua is a local, larger, version of the Chinese bao (or char siu bao), named for the Hawaiian phrase for "tasty pork thing" (mea ono puaʻa). Key differences include the manapua's larger size, and variations in the dough (including not only char siu but also other meats and sweet options like black bean paste).
