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At the Iolani Palace gate One of our most memorable moments during our last Honolulu trip was the visit to ‘‘Iolani Palace. The history is amazing and truly highlights the grandeur of the times as well as a terrible case of betrayal. While waiting for our tour to start, I took this shot of this […]
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Melodic tones from the Byodo-In Temple Sacred Bell Oh, yeah, this was fun. Test your skills on the Sacred Bell if you ever get to Byodo-In Temple. It’s not as easy as just giving the wooden log (a shu-moku) a push. The bell itself is called a bon-sho and is housed in a bell house, which […]
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Gorgeous Byodo-In Temple Grounds In other Friday Fotos posts, I’ve mentioned the lush Byodo-In Temple grounds. Here’s an overview looking back toward the parking lot. As you can see, the scaffolding that covered the front of the temple is off to the right. However, the work did not reduce the overall effect of the grounds […]
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It’s a Lapahoehoe splash! The water at Lapahoehoe looked so inviting it made me wish I had snorkel gear with me. There were a number of snorkelers in the water, but none of them ventured out here. Since I didn’t have my suit, but I did have my camera, I did the next best thing […]
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Byodo-In Temple is for the birds, too I’ve posted other photos of Byodo-In Temple. It was truly one of the highlights of our last trip to O‘ahu. There’s just a sense of serenity that seems to envelop everything there. On the edge of this lagoon, this dove was just hanging out. When I arrived, I […]
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Onomea Bay calling! The was supposed to be just a drive into Hilo to run a few errands, but I wanted to take the back road. We had heard the sounds of Onomea Bay calling, but hadn’t heeded the call. The back road trip was perhaps a way to experiment and see if we could […]
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We spotted Mānana Island from Makapu‘u Point while we on our driving tour of O‘ahu. This little island is less than a mile off the coast and is uninhabited by people. It is a bird sanctuary and, while we didn’t see any birds from the coast, I’m sure they were enjoying the day. This is a […]
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Lapahoehoe on the Big Island beckons During our trip to Lapahoehoe on the Big Island I wandered to the south side of the park. This gorgeous bay, with its blue waters, white surf, and green hills seemed so idyllic. With all this serenity, it’s hard to believe this is the site of a tsunami that […]
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Liliuokalani Park in Hilo is paradise A friend of mine who lived on O‘ahu once told me I should put Liliuokalani Park and Coconut Island on my list of things to do the next time we visited the Big Island. When we were there on our last trip in March, we made it to the […]
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A whale of a time at Bishop Museum The skeleton of an adult sperm whale has hung in the exhibit hall at Bishop Museum since it was purchased from Ward’s Natural Science Establishment in 1901. The museum originally paid $2,500 for this specimen. The whale is more than fifty-five feet long and the eighteen-foot head weighs […]
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I’ll bet the post title got you. We found these two little guys just hanging out during our last visit to the Mauna Kea Resort on the Big Island. With their bright splashes of orange, these macaws are the perfect complement to the resort’s tropical setting. I hope you’re enjoying your Friday!
