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Want A Breath Mint?

Posted on July 20, 2016 by kahunapulekimo

Let’s say that you are going to travel by double-hulled canoe over 2741 miles of open ocean, and that you are not absolutely certain that you will actually hit land!  So, in the canoe you carry people, water, food to … Continue reading →

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Being Rich

Posted on October 28, 2015 by kahunapulekimo

The television commercial brays, “GET UP TO $10,000 LOAN WITH 30-DAYS INTEREST FREE!!!”  I am amazed that people who have no money to pay bills actually avail themselves of these loans!  In 30 days they are unable to repay the … Continue reading →

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Relationship is Communion

Posted on July 30, 2012 by GOvideoHAWAII

The modern world in which we live brings an ever-bewildering abundance of changes, inventions and ways of relating to others.  Interestingly though humans seem to need a certain degree of rooted-ness, an “anchor” frequently formed by habitual patterns for necessary … Continue reading →

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There But For The Grace of God Go I

Posted on June 29, 2012 by GOvideoHAWAII

On my first visit to Hawaiʻi I remember being astonished by the sight of homeless people in Kapiʻolani Park.  The presence around them of shopping carts filled with sundry items, suitcases by “their” tree and makeshift tents made it clear that they … Continue reading →

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Being Invaded

Posted on May 29, 2012 by GOvideoHAWAII

In 2004 on my first flight to Hawaiʻi as we approached the islands US Department of Agriculture Declaration Cards were given out for all passengers to fill in.  When I saw the list of plants and animals forbidden to be brought … Continue reading →

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Growing Up

Posted on April 27, 2012 by GOvideoHAWAII

I have been thinking once again about the homeless in Hawaiʻi I’ve seen on my trips as well as on various episodes of Dog the Bounty Hunter.  Why are there homeless in Hawaiʻi who do not want to embrace being an … Continue reading →

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Going Too Far

Posted on April 24, 2012 by GOvideoHAWAII

During the two weeks that I spent on  Kauaʻi in 2007 I drove to Poipu late one afternoon in order to watch the sun set over the water.  All sorts of other people had the same idea and although all … Continue reading →

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Royal Communications

Posted on April 12, 2012 by GOvideoHAWAII

Around 15 years ago I sent Queen Elizabeth II two books as a gift.  In a note from one of her Ladies-in-Waiting: “I am commanded by The Queen to write and thank you for your letter and the two manuals, … Continue reading →

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-Aholic Refuge

Posted on April 7, 2012 by GOvideoHAWAII

In speaking about themselves and Hawaiʻi  I have heard Hawaiians say that “the Earth is a canoe“, “Hawaiʻi  is a canoe”, and “our neighborhood is a canoe”.  The implication of this is that we are each called to live responsibly … Continue reading →

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Little Things

Posted on March 27, 2012 by GOvideoHAWAII

Once while passing through Kapiʻolani Park I stopped to observe the ways in which the homeless were making the park their home.  Some were sleeping on tables, some against trees, some just stretched out in the open on the grass.  … Continue reading →

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