It took me a few years to tackle this project, my great Auntie Elouise was in Hawaii in the 1939-43 range. This box holds about 300 pix meticulously pasted to cards and labeled. An amazing story is unfolding as I scan them and look for context. I know so many of the places from the modern era.
Bill Sproat in 1942 in Kohala taken by great Auntie. The family is featured in this song by Waipuna; Maika`i Ka makani o Kohala
The SS Hualalai from my Great Aunt Elouise’s collection and the song about her
There are a couple of MAGA people in the circle of my daily travels. I pretty much keep my politics to myself (excepting protests). Most people around me know that I’m left leaning and equality and constitution believing. I often find MAGA people want to yell from the rooftops. insecurity?
Ahe Lau Makani - Written by Queen Lili`uokalani.
We, fair one, together, shall enjoy such moments. While murmuring wind sweeps over my fatherland.
My wife made me strawberry shortcake for Father’s Day. We use to make this for my Dad all the time. He passed in 2017.
Finally getting around to scanning to hundreds of photo that my Great Auntie took in Hawaii In 1939-45. Mostly on Hawaii island. This one is from the old Honolulu Stadium 12-16-30. U of H 6. College of the Pacific 19. These photos run the gamut. It will take weeks
Just wondering. Seeing very few African Americans at the protests. Are they just sitting this one out? Can’t believe they’re not affected by what’s going on.
Excluding ⬆️ prices, we haven’t been directly affected, but we’re looking at the direction this is going. Trying to head it off at the pass
Removed the Dodgers as a favorite team from sports apps. Been a fan since I was 5 yo. Their social behavior is abhorrent. When Frank McCourt was owner we knew it was all about greed. These guys are about placating a wanna be king.
The place I work. (Light duty), Outrigger or Voyager 47 club room hasn’t had a sound system since the renovation, so I rigged this BT system with an old iPod. 70 years of Hawaiian music from my collection. It works.
Looking forward to seeing to final counts for today’s protests. Heard an estimate of 11m. We need to start planning the next one, we can only count on ourselves. Congress and courts won’t come to our aid.
Always top of mind. Hawaii’s Queen
The last time I saw 1500 Kona people in one place was at the UB40 concert at Swing Zone quite a few years back.