Dear T&P readers,
As I promised, I've brought you some photos from my trip to Hawaii.
Here are some images featuring my favorite color, blue. All these pictures were taken in and around Honolulu:
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Entrance arch, The War Memorial Natatorium
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Koi pond, Sheraton Waikiki
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A winning hand?
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Zoo sign
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Two sisters
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Two conduits
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Awesome jams
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Dumpster steps
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Not quite sure what this was....
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Window frame
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Say cheese!
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Honolulu's answer to Hollywood's Walk of Fame?
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Five pounds of rice
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Dawn over Diamond Head
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The view straight down from our hotel room's lanai
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Traditional quilt
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Folded pieces of paper, I have no idea why, in front of a "buy an oyster, guaranteed pearl inside" booth
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Two bikes
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Pay phone booth
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Hand-painted kukui nut necklace on taxi driver (who insisted I take the photo to include his face, and not just focus on his necklace)
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Blue urn on balcony of Royal Hawaiian Hotel
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On the beach, early in the morning
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"Leis"made of plastic flowers and miniature booze bottles
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Hula feet
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Squeaky toys
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Moon Jellies at the Honolulu Aquarium
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Some adorable blue-eyed fish, Honolulu Aquarium
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Jelllyfish, Honolulu Aquarium
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Ceramic sculpture outside the aquarium
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Designer bag for sale
This series, below, may be my favorite memory of my whole trip.
It was morning, before the crowds were out, when I came across this man. He was deeply tanned, clearly a senior citizen but still with the jet-black hair of a Hawaiian native, and he was softly gesturing as he faced out to sea.
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Intrigued, I came a little closer and realized he was singing. Eyes closed, at water's edge, he was crooning in Hawaiian and lifting his arms to the ocean. I couldn't make out the melody, or even detect a clear beat, but it seemed like he was singing to the ocean.
Praying, even.
I didn't want to get too close, so I stood at a distance and captured theese shots. Behind him, an overbuilt, overly commercial city was bustling to life and bracing itself for a very busy week (the Pro Bowl
and the Chinese New Year).
Around him, nothing and nobody. In front of him, the endless blue ocean.
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And he was singing an ancient song to it. It was utterly timeless. Utterly enchanting.
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Mahalo. Thank you.
I was privileged to be a silent witness to the moment.