Oahu (Honolulu) Hawaii, USA

The rising volcanic crater of Diamond Head overlooking Waikiki Beach in Honolulu embodies the fusion of natural beauty on this the island of Oahu, HI’s 3rd largest. There are 125 beaches with multiple crystalline lagoons, cascading waterfalls, and dense rain forests that dot the stunning natural paradise known as “The Gathering Place”… Maui is the “Valley Isle”, Kauai is the Garden Isle, Molokai is Friendly Isle, and Niihau is the Forbidden Isle, Kahoolawe, is the Target Isle… from the war days. The Hawaiian story is another sad commentary on American colonialism… The self righteous ideology, brutality, power and greed create the content of the history books pages.… and leave out the brutality and injustices, over and over. It is not a surprise that the locals are bitter… Kamehameha I founded the Kingdom of Hawaii on these shores. The Japanese attacked the American Base of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, and the US entered World War II … Today, we visited Pearl Harbor and sent pictures of the proximity of the Allen Ship(GrandpaTom’s) to the Arizona to Deb. Grandpa Tom said he could see the faces of the pilots, and the cooks on his ship were throwing potatoes at the planes. Visiting this site visually demonstrates the images of that experience. We got a call from Priya this evening, and talked with the Maui babies before dinner. We gave them a short live tour of our walk down to the dining room on the 2nd floor.Read more