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Friday Fotos – Hawaii State Capitol columns represent royal palms

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Architecture filled with symbolismLike so many things in Hawaii, the architecture of the state capitol includes a great deal of symbolism. These columns, of which there are eight fronting each entrance of the building, were designed to resemble royal palms. To take the symbolism further, the eight columns represent the eight main islands. Those islands are Hawaii (Big … [Read more...] about Friday Fotos – Hawaii State Capitol columns represent royal palms

Friday Fotos – reflecting pools at Hawaii State Capitol

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Reflecting pools at Hawaii State CapitolOf course, if there’s water and it’s moving, I’m hooked. I must have snapped a dozen photos in this spot, experimenting with different settings on my camera. In the end, I chose this one to share. It's hard to believe Hawaii's Capitol is now more than fifty years old! The reflecting pools around the capitol are intended to symbolize … [Read more...] about Friday Fotos – reflecting pools at Hawaii State Capitol

Friday Fotos – Hawaii Liberty Bell at the state capitol

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Hawaii Liberty BellI wasn’t aware that in 1950, the President of the United States and the US Congress donated 55 Liberty Bell replicas, one for each US state and territory. Hawaii’s Liberty Bell is mounted in front of the state capitol and is readily visible from Beretania Street. The bell’s location also happens to be just feet from the Hop On/Hop Off tour stop. When our … [Read more...] about Friday Fotos – Hawaii Liberty Bell at the state capitol

Friday Fotos – Beautiful pools at the Hawaii State Capitol

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Hawaii State Capitol poolsAfter thirty days aboard the MS Noordam, we were ready for a little dry land exploring. And what better way to do that than a Hop On/Hop Off tour of Honolulu? I captured this photo of the Hawaii State Capitol pools on one of our first stops. We took our time exploring the serene grounds, enjoying the architecture, and relishing the feeling of a … [Read more...] about Friday Fotos – Beautiful pools at the Hawaii State Capitol

Friday Fotos – a final look at the Diamond Head switchbacks

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Diamond Head switchbacks filled with peopleMy photos from the past couple of weeks have shown this line from further away, but this one captures the volume of people who were walking the Diamond Head switchbacks along the trail. This shot was taken in May 2019, so it was a very different time then. I’m not sure what the trail looks like these days, but tourism is still down … [Read more...] about Friday Fotos – a final look at the Diamond Head switchbacks