Breaks my heart what went on in the islands. I lived there for 12 years (Maui and Kona). Will we ever get back? Have many friends in both islands. A hui hou
Breaks my heart what went on in the islands. I lived there for 12 years (Maui and Kona). Will we ever get back? Have many friends in both islands. A hui hou
A hui hou and aloha no to you, my friend. I was born in Kaneohe in the Territory, Papa went to Roosevelt, flew for Hawaiian Airlines starting in 1952, we could island hop for free, so I know and love every island - especially as they were then. He built a house in Kamuela when there wasn't a single traffic light, taught flying out of Kona after he retired. Maui, same thing, Makawao was a sleepy Portuguese paniolo town, Hana, Kaupo, Paia, Haiku...such wonderful little towns, Maui folks are truly the kindest. We got the last of the wine, David. I can hardly bear to visit, now. I go to Waimanalo Beach where I lived for five years, backcountry at the Park on the Big Island, or Na'alehu in Ka'u. I try to hold fast to the way it was. I was blessed.
You were truly blessed. I had four or five favourite places. The mountain road to Hilo from Kamuela. The view from Mauna Kea summit. The little 9 hole golf course at Kahuku. The view of Niihau from Kaui. Hapuna beach.
The spirit of aloha still lives on the big island. I felt closer to God there than anywhere else I have ever been. The cabal has robbed us of so much.
until the hysteria, we used to spend a long week each year backpacking the whole north shore trail on kauai and ending with a soak at hanakap'ai falls.
unvaxxed and untested. i'll miss all the friends we met, from the mayor of kona to the eskimos vacationing from above the arctic circle and whom we visit in ak.
The Big Island remains my favorite, the presence of the park keeps it from being completely overrun. I spent a lot of time there visiting my Dad. I was happy to see on my last visit that the Hamakua Coast remains much as it was, not too built up. But the cane is all gone - were you there for the sugar cane? Did several climbs up Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, solo on Mauna Loa was my one-on-one with God. Kahuku, wow! When my parents were finally settled in after Dad got back from the Pacific theater (he was a radioman and gunner on B-17s), they lived in a quonset hut at the Kahuku airstrip. Dad had a little plane they would fly over the Koolaus into Honolulu for groceries and to see his folks once a week. That was in 1946. My grandpa built most of the highways, tunnels and bridges on Oahu and the Big Island, the restoration of Volcano House. He was head of the Department of Public Works. Spent time as a patient at Kalaupapa (yes, he was diagnosed as having leprosy). He called it the best vacation he'd had in years, started a baseball team. They still remember him there...The view of Niihau from Kauai, that would be Polihale Beach. The jumping off place. I'm writing a book about that...
Let us know when you finish the book, please. I've never been to Hawai'i - almost lived there 3 years ago, but happenstance took us to the PNW instead.
I love your nostalgic reminiscences. My father was a WWII vet also (but European theater.)
One of my sons recently spent some time there and came back shocked at the economic disparities and general hatred of tourists from the poor native population.
When I read news stories of people like Obama and the Zuckerbergs making nefarious moves in the Islands, cheating residents and bypassing laws in order to grab especially desirable properties, I can understand why our famed aloha spirit is wearing pretty thin.
Breaks my heart what went on in the islands. I lived there for 12 years (Maui and Kona). Will we ever get back? Have many friends in both islands. A hui hou
A hui hou and aloha no to you, my friend. I was born in Kaneohe in the Territory, Papa went to Roosevelt, flew for Hawaiian Airlines starting in 1952, we could island hop for free, so I know and love every island - especially as they were then. He built a house in Kamuela when there wasn't a single traffic light, taught flying out of Kona after he retired. Maui, same thing, Makawao was a sleepy Portuguese paniolo town, Hana, Kaupo, Paia, Haiku...such wonderful little towns, Maui folks are truly the kindest. We got the last of the wine, David. I can hardly bear to visit, now. I go to Waimanalo Beach where I lived for five years, backcountry at the Park on the Big Island, or Na'alehu in Ka'u. I try to hold fast to the way it was. I was blessed.
You were truly blessed. I had four or five favourite places. The mountain road to Hilo from Kamuela. The view from Mauna Kea summit. The little 9 hole golf course at Kahuku. The view of Niihau from Kaui. Hapuna beach.
The spirit of aloha still lives on the big island. I felt closer to God there than anywhere else I have ever been. The cabal has robbed us of so much.
until the hysteria, we used to spend a long week each year backpacking the whole north shore trail on kauai and ending with a soak at hanakap'ai falls.
unvaxxed and untested. i'll miss all the friends we met, from the mayor of kona to the eskimos vacationing from above the arctic circle and whom we visit in ak.
what a dreamscape.
I have faith that the nightmare will end, and in our lifetime. May your memories serve to nurture and comfort you, until that day.
The Big Island remains my favorite, the presence of the park keeps it from being completely overrun. I spent a lot of time there visiting my Dad. I was happy to see on my last visit that the Hamakua Coast remains much as it was, not too built up. But the cane is all gone - were you there for the sugar cane? Did several climbs up Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, solo on Mauna Loa was my one-on-one with God. Kahuku, wow! When my parents were finally settled in after Dad got back from the Pacific theater (he was a radioman and gunner on B-17s), they lived in a quonset hut at the Kahuku airstrip. Dad had a little plane they would fly over the Koolaus into Honolulu for groceries and to see his folks once a week. That was in 1946. My grandpa built most of the highways, tunnels and bridges on Oahu and the Big Island, the restoration of Volcano House. He was head of the Department of Public Works. Spent time as a patient at Kalaupapa (yes, he was diagnosed as having leprosy). He called it the best vacation he'd had in years, started a baseball team. They still remember him there...The view of Niihau from Kauai, that would be Polihale Beach. The jumping off place. I'm writing a book about that...
Let us know when you finish the book, please. I've never been to Hawai'i - almost lived there 3 years ago, but happenstance took us to the PNW instead.
I love your nostalgic reminiscences. My father was a WWII vet also (but European theater.)
One of my sons recently spent some time there and came back shocked at the economic disparities and general hatred of tourists from the poor native population.
When I read news stories of people like Obama and the Zuckerbergs making nefarious moves in the Islands, cheating residents and bypassing laws in order to grab especially desirable properties, I can understand why our famed aloha spirit is wearing pretty thin.