Sunday, June 9, 2019

Kamehameha Statue Draped With Flower Lei

A  L  O  H  A !

"Ua ola no i ka pane a ke aloha" 
There is life in a kindly reply.
                    Hawaiian Wisdom









"Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono."
The life of the land is 
perpetuated in righteousness.
             Motto of Hawaii








Of course I was not the only
photographer there. This lady
on the right, was very 
intent on her subjects








"The origins of the Law of the Splintered Paddle are derived from before the unification of the Island of Hawaiʻi. In 1782 during a raid, Kamehameha caught his foot in a rock. Two local fishermen, fearful of the great warrior, hit Kamehameha hard on the head with a large paddle, which broke the paddle. Kamehameha was stunned and left for dead, allowing the fisherman and his companion to escape. Twelve years later, the same fishermen were brought before Kamehameha for punishment. The king instead blamed himself for attacking innocent people, gave the fishermen gifts of land and set them free. He declared the new law, "Let every elderly person, woman, and child lie by the roadside in safety." This influenced many subsequent humanitarian laws of war."
                      Wikipedia





Lei Draping Ceremony June 7
Parade June 8
Tuesday June 11
2019
Kamehameha I c. 1758? – May 8 or 14, 1819
 also known as Kamehameha the Great. 
His Full Hawaiian name: Kalani Paiʻea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiʻikui Kamehameha o ʻIolani i Kaiwikapu kauʻi Ka Liholiho Kūnuiākea. 
He was the founder and first ruler 
of the Kingdom of Hawaii."
Wikipedia Link








Your behavior
Your Response
Always in your power.
Keep it kind

                        Fondly, cloudia

Saturday, June 8, 2019

Urban Critters

A  L  O  H  A !
 Honolulu Mural Critters
So ready your mettle 
and steady your heart. 
It’s time for my story’s 
mysterious start...
   Robert Paul Weston, Zorgamazoo










 The smaller the creature, 
the bolder its spirit.
                 Suzy Kassem
























Every creature has a right 
to be on this Earth. 
Who am I to disrupt 
the natural order? 
"Respect" 
is a good word worth 
handing down to our children.
              Laurence Overmire



Linking To



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Thank You
Friend!
                Fondly, cloudia

Friday, June 7, 2019

Mountains Flowers and Art

ALOHA!
 Lots of people like an ocean view but there's nothing like the ever changing mountains.



 Tiny world.




     Kaka'ako was a district of workshops and small businesses. Now an up an coming neighborhood of Art, shopping and new residential towers.
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Thank you friend! Warmly, Cloudia

Thursday, June 6, 2019

Waikiki Welcome

A  L  O  H  A !
Oahu
Over every mountain 
there is a path, 
although it may not be 
seen from the valley.
   Theodore Roethke









Change your conception of yourself 
and you will automatically change 
the world in which you live. 
Do not try to change people; 
they are only messengers 
telling you who you are. 
Revalue yourself and 
they will confirm the change.
          Neville Goddard










My friend's son welcomes us home to Waikiki



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Thank You
Friend!
                Fondly, cloudia

Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Meaning

A  L  O  H  A !
"The meaning of life 
is just to be alive.








-It is so plain and so obvious
 and so simple.
And yet, everybody 
rushes around in a great panic
as if it were necessary 
to achieve something 
beyond themselves."
              Alan Wilson Watts









Goslings!

“Each time you see that indelible
 V-formation, 
be grateful for the perfect moment to be alive. 
And should you hear the geese calling, 
drink it in, knowing you have been touched 
with the indescribable magnificence 
of the Canada Geese.” 
             Barbara Klide



Linking To




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Thank YOU
for Being A Friend!
                     Fondly, cloudia

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Revelation

A  L  O  H  A !
Cease trying to work everything out 
with your minds.
It will get you nowhere.








Manu means bird in Hawaiian
Rather live by intuition 
and inspiration








and let your 
whole life be 
revelation.
            Eileen Caddy 


Linking to



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Thank YOU
Friend!
                 Warmly, cloudia

Monday, June 3, 2019

Over The Rainbow in Waikiki

A  L  O  H  A !
"Don't leave Hawaii.
You can never come back."
That's what the 
local people say.












The lure of owning a home, 
of better wages, the heat. . . . 
It all tempts Hawaii residents
to go California, or 
Vegas, or Seattle.









But once you are there ,
Hawaii calls 
in a million and one ways. 
The warmth of her people, 
the technicolor skies and 
mountains,not to mention 
Hawaii's food and music!

All have a way of calling 
in your dreams
like a siren song.

I heard that song for almost 
four years in California.
And coming back ISN'T easy!

But today I write to you 
from my Waikiki
of almost 30 years. 

Home Again.











Brother IZ Surfboard

I will never leave my friends, 
family and islands again.
Welcome back!
We are in Waikiki together once again.
Truly. Somewhere over the rainbow.

Mahalo for your visit. 
You are MOST welcome here!




A  L  O  H  A
Pumehana






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Thank YOU
Friend!
                Fondly, cloudia