Ranger Kalehua gave a good talk. He told a good story, and he kept his audience involved in the telling of it. In fact, Kalehua had a knack for spotting people in the audience who might make good targets and pointing to them and saying, “Quick, what’s the name of this place?” Pu‘uhonua O Honaunau […]
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Pu‘uhonua O Honaunau
Tue, 1 Jan 2013, 08:32 PM (-06:00)
A place of black volcanic rock. Stark against the blue ocean. Black walls of ancient temples at the southern end of Honaunau Bay. Pu‘uhonua O Honaunau National Park. (Say that three times fast!) This was our main destination for the day. And we timed it well without knowing it, because just after we got […]
The Coffee Shack
Tue, 1 Jan 2013, 12:51 AM (-06:00)
Highway 11 on the Kona coast is extremely narrow there. The mountain rises up on the one side and drops off steeply on the other side of the two-lane road. Yet just beyond The Coffee Shack there was a narrow pull-off on the narrow shoulder where two cares were parked. Evidently this was the overflow […]
Catamaran
Mon, 31 Dec 2012, 06:32 PM (-06:00)
Blue sky. White clouds roll by. Cool breeze blowing off the ocean. Deep blue waters. White waves breaking on black rocks. And oh my gosh, would you believe it? There goes a Hawaiian catamaran under sail. Two yellow hulls kicking up whitecaps. A brown-orange sail full with the wind of the deep blue sea. Why are you […]
What’s With the Lanais?
Sun, 30 Dec 2012, 01:46 PM (-06:00)
And so how does it work with these … verandahs, these big Hawaiian porches, these lanais? These open patios with great flat ceilings to shelter you from the rain or bright sun but otherwise open to the elements. I’m not even sure what you call these places, and I certainly don’t know how they work. What […]
Liking Trudy’s Photos
Sun, 30 Dec 2012, 10:24 AM (-06:00)
It’s been eight months since we went to Hawaiʻi. But the story isn’t completely told. I still have scribbled notes in this Moleskine. So forgive me, but it’s winter and, well, I’ve got these notes, so I’d like to pick up where we left off, on the Big Island… We’re in the hotel room. The […]
How Did You Find This Place?
Sun, 10 Jun 2012, 02:38 PM (-06:00)
“How did you find this place?” I asked the fair and industrious Trudy who has researched and planned and booked all our travel to Kaua‘i and Hawai‘i. Our condo on Kaua‘i was nice, but I tell you, this Keauhou Beach Resort was fancy. I mean palm trees swaying against a deep blue sky and white […]
Music at Bongo Ben’s
Sun, 10 Jun 2012, 08:38 AM (-06:00)
We were eating hamburgers and fish-and-chips, sitting on the porch of Bongo Ben’s enjoying the air of our first evening on the Kona Coast. A guy was playing the guitar and singing on a small stage at the far end of the porch. No, that’s not right. We were at the back, and he and […]
That Sunset
Mon, 28 May 2012, 08:26 PM (-06:00)
I sat outside this evening after some yard work. A gentle breeze blew across the yard and cooled my face and arms. The sun had just gone down, and the clouds in the west were glowing pink. There is something about sunsets, isn’t there? Sunsets and campfires, they mesmerize me. Here’s a snapped picture of our […]
On the Tarmac
Mon, 28 May 2012, 10:00 AM (-06:00)
No, wait. I’ve got the sequence of events messed up. And I’ve only just started talking about our arrival the Kona coast. Ernnh. So back up… Of course, we flew from Kaua‘i to Hawai‘i. This time, our seats were on the island side of the plane, and we had a view of the distant volcanos as […]