Friday, September 16, 2011
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Goofy tropical birds chasing the "tractor god"
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Location:Kai Ala Dr,Lahaina,United States
Friday, September 9, 2011
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Getting to know the people
Today I walked around Waikiki Beach. Once again I witnessed the tenderness that Hawaiians have towards the family unit. I was especially taken by the intergenerational respect between children and their elders- grandparents. At one point I saw a deeply Hawaiian-tanned grandmother sitting in an aluminum lawn chair showing her grandson how to thread a fishing hook with a line. The kid, shirtless and equally as tanned but a lot less wrinkled, was standing next to her in listening mode. He watched her delicate and strong hands. It was a brief moment in my consciousness, but one that beautifully sums up the role that elders play in Hawaiian culture by paying knowledge forward- and the reliance on oral tradition to the young. This concept goes well beyond the family unit into the realm of civics, as well.
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Friday, September 2, 2011
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