OAK-HNL-MKK

I liked the Hawaiian vibe so much on my October visit, that I decided to move there. When I got back to Oakland, I looked on Craigslist for a rental I might be able to afford and found one on theRead more
Kaunakakai

The island is famous for its thousands of axis deer, but on my walk (and at home) the wildlife I became most familiar with immediately were the wildfowl, which roam through people's gardens and theRead more
This and that

Seems I didn't take many photos the next day...just one of a t-shirt in a downtown store, and the Christmas decorations outside a house that backs onto the property where my studio is located.
Rainy day

In a break in the rain, I wandered down to the local community center, where an exercise class was in full swing, and picked up the local weekly rag from a rack downtown. I'd just missed the ChristmasRead more
Maunaloa

I took the free/by donation bus up to the town of Maunoloa on the west end of the island. It used to be a thriving community when pineapple plantations were on the island, but they left in 1988, thenRead more
Leaving Moloka'i

I was due to fly to HNL on the 11th, for a one-night stopover on my way back to Oakland, but the Ohana plane wasn't able to land because of the low clouds--the airport is surrounded by hills. (TheRead more
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Dawn at Waikiki Beach.
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Hawaii's State Flower, the yellow hibiscus, in a bush near the hostel I stayed in at Waikiki.
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Map of the islands in the inter-island terminal at HNL.