tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27163802805545073852024-03-13T00:31:03.879-10:00A Picture a Day of Lovely Hilo Town!Hilo Hawaii in pictures! A photo blog of daily life and events in the second largest city in Americas 50th state. Have a request? Let me know and I will do my best...AlohaTrevellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16618500093607826134noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716380280554507385.post-50583852512087890532012-11-27T20:24:00.001-10:002012-11-27T20:24:05.133-10:00Coffee Beans in my Back Yard!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yes, thats right... These coffee beans grew in my back yard. Now I know there aren't many (Just enought for a pot of Joe), but in defense I must admit to there being only one small elderly coffee tree. I found it under the Avocado tree when we moved into the new house and this is the 1st year it has produced enough to make it worth our while to process. Nummy!</div>
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Now this is nothing compared to what the great gals at the Hilo Coffee Mill do, <a href="http://hilocoffeemill.com/">http://hilocoffeemill.com/</a> check out the video on the front page for a more in depth discussion of how we process coffee in Hawaii. </div>
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Oh and the cool Aloha Rock, that was hand painted by a talented friend many years ago <3 nbsp="nbsp" p="p"><br /></3></div>
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</div><div align="left">They seem to prefer more open land and land that has good drainage, I have seen them happily growing in basically lava rock. There is quite a variety as well, some are almost completely white, a few have the entire neck in purple and occasionally you find a color variation, like more blue to the purple or more red. And they are available for purchase through <a href="http://gardenexotica.com/products.htm">http://gardenexotica.com/products.htm</a></div>AlohaTrevellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16618500093607826134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716380280554507385.post-28558849723682427992012-03-31T15:51:00.000-10:002012-03-31T15:51:31.676-10:00Geckos and Orchids...Office life in Hawaii...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Geckos and Orchids...Office life in Hawaii...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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We have a few of these Madagaskar day Geckos that co-habitate in our office... I looked up and this cutey was bridging over from the wall to the Orchid and licking the nectar up, must have needed a sweet treat after lunch :)<br />
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Credit to Galyn Williams for catching the shot!AlohaTrevellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16618500093607826134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716380280554507385.post-66112218207738034912012-02-16T09:59:00.000-10:002012-02-16T09:59:07.787-10:00Hawaiian Yoga Kitty...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BnFfSpBmP2c/Tz1dPvVLgWI/AAAAAAAAAj4/mlUXznmGE8o/s1600/yoga+kitty.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BnFfSpBmP2c/Tz1dPvVLgWI/AAAAAAAAAj4/mlUXznmGE8o/s320/yoga+kitty.JPG" width="320" yda="true" /></a></div><br />
Not Hawaiian Style Yoga, just a Hawaiian Kitty doing Yoga :)) <br />
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I wish I was half as flexible as my kitty! I understand she has the advantage of an <a href="http://www.cat-health-detective.com/catspine.html" target="_blank">amazing spine</a> but still...<br />
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Check out the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_quilting" target="_blank">crazy quilt</a> she is on, that is a rescue from a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hongan-ji" target="_blank">Hongwanji</a> in Wainaku, the Hongwanji was abandoned and seriously termite ridden and water damaged. They were getting ready to muck out the inside and tear it down when I discovered this quilt. I snapped it up on the off chance I could resurrect it and viola! It came out awesome! <br />
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We are in the middle of a quilt craze in my office, expect the next few post to focus on Hawaiian Style quilts :)AlohaTrevellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16618500093607826134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716380280554507385.post-4524686128311400292012-01-12T18:55:00.000-10:002012-01-12T18:55:38.902-10:00Wow! Has it been that long?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4cF34drLQTw/Tw-21HRrb3I/AAAAAAAAAjg/41GOCtKuIk4/s1600/orchid-girls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" kba="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4cF34drLQTw/Tw-21HRrb3I/AAAAAAAAAjg/41GOCtKuIk4/s320/orchid-girls.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><br />
Wow! Has it been that long? I just realized how long it's been since I posted a photo here...why have I been away so long? Guess I got super busy :) Resolution for 2012, get back to what I love and post here more often...<br />
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These young ladies where participants in Hilo's Queen Liliokulani festival down at the Queens park. Every year the festival occurs on the Queens birthday. Vendors supply tasty treats and goodies amid the many hula performers, but the piece de resisitance is a helicopter dropping a HUGE load of orchid blooms over the park! Can you imagine standing in this beautiful park surrounded by lovely hula performances, listening to wonderful Hawaiian musice while the sky rains orchid blooms? Wonderful memories :)AlohaTrevellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16618500093607826134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716380280554507385.post-35853296580831864092011-03-27T10:46:00.001-10:002011-03-27T11:05:54.705-10:00Double Rainbow over Hilo Hawaii...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Double Rainbow over Hilo Hawaii...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I opened the door of my home early yesterday morning on my way to go paddle canoes in Hilo Bay and stopped dead in my tracks! There was this gorgeous, super bright, double rainbow filling up the sky! My husband quickly got a shot of it with his Palm Treo but it doesn't come close to showing how truly INTENSE the rainbow was. I was in Western Colorado during the Mount Saint Helens explosion and we had some incredible rainbows then (Like a Green one?) but this was extra special :)</div>AlohaTrevellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16618500093607826134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716380280554507385.post-2988719099665861512011-02-15T20:40:00.000-10:002011-02-15T20:40:21.549-10:00Red Hibiscus...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VEx8XdgQCvI/TVtwcBJNVxI/AAAAAAAAAiI/71QoQ4OH7OU/s1600/FERN_ACRES_HIBISCUS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" j6="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VEx8XdgQCvI/TVtwcBJNVxI/AAAAAAAAAiI/71QoQ4OH7OU/s320/FERN_ACRES_HIBISCUS.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Some times you see something so intense it just grabs and holds your attention...the red of this Hibiscus was so striking against the deep green of the Hawaiian jungle that I just had to take a shot :) This Hibiscus lives in Fern Acres, a subdivision in the Puna District of the Big Island of Hawaii.AlohaTrevellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16618500093607826134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716380280554507385.post-88282261746990437022011-02-12T17:24:00.000-10:002011-02-12T17:24:59.868-10:00Aloha Braddah! Hung Kei Fat Choy! Celebrating the Chinese New Year in Hawaii<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ffXyDshAZFM/TVdKJfABfpI/AAAAAAAAAiE/i3hyfCcIDfk/s1600/face-painting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ffXyDshAZFM/TVdKJfABfpI/AAAAAAAAAiE/i3hyfCcIDfk/s320/face-painting.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Aloha Braddah! Hung Kei Fat Choy! I heard this today while at the Chinese New Year festival in downtown Hilo, classic Hawaiian pidgin greeting with a traditional Chinese prosperous new year wish :) <br />
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While watching the Keiki contest I noted again and again the incredible mix of races in Hawaii, especially in the keiki. As each child came on stage the announcer would read out the racial background (can you imagine that happening anywhere else?), for example... "this is little Kylia, she is 4 years old and she is Hawaiian, Chinese, Puerto Rican, Scottish, German and Chocataw Indian." Next child, "This is Brendan, he is 5 and is Portuguese, Korean, Irish and Tahitian", now the names have been changed but most often it was 4 or more nationalities and each child was cuter than the last. So sweet and well behaved. As with all children there where plenty of antics but no real misbehaving and the audience seemed to really enjoy the character of each child. <br />
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The group that struck my heart the most was the children of old neighbor of mine, she and her husband had adopted two little girls from China about 5-6 years ago, and are raising them to continue speaking their native tongue, as well as Hawaiian, English, Spanish and American sign language. And I had a hard time teaching my kids to be understandable in one language! A few years ago they had added a little boy from China to their family group and it was amazing to see how he had grown and how much more confident he is in only one year.<br />
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This face painter had set up a booth at the festival and she was the best advertisement for her art there could be, had a line 5-6 deep and was turning out the neatest face paint on the kids. Not your traditional unicorns and rainbows at this face paint booth!AlohaTrevellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16618500093607826134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716380280554507385.post-47683931912065045342011-02-10T07:24:00.001-10:002011-02-10T07:24:51.201-10:00IMG00077-20110210-0723.jpg<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/TVQfY9HN74I/AAAAAAAAAh8/OZ7WoepR_tw/s1600/IMG00077-20110210-0723-791202.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/TVQfY9HN74I/AAAAAAAAAh8/OZ7WoepR_tw/s320/IMG00077-20110210-0723-791202.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572113152546303874" /></a></p>Good morning Hibiscus :)AlohaTrevellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16618500093607826134noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716380280554507385.post-66610429056839125192011-02-04T17:19:00.000-10:002011-02-04T17:19:35.784-10:00Mauna Loa Ginger...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/TUzArHP3WFI/AAAAAAAAAh4/Cowm4sc8wjA/s1600/MAUNA_LOA_GINGER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/TUzArHP3WFI/AAAAAAAAAh4/Cowm4sc8wjA/s320/MAUNA_LOA_GINGER.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000; font-size: large;">This unique and exotic looking ginger variety loves to grow in a area of the Big Island near the town of Volcano called Mauna Loa Estates... Hawaii has so many varities of Ginger! And each is more interesting than the last <3</span></strong>AlohaTrevellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16618500093607826134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716380280554507385.post-21711441441370976792011-02-02T10:10:00.000-10:002011-02-02T10:10:16.955-10:00Wild Bamboo Orchids in Leilani Estates Hawaii...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/TUm42pwJSYI/AAAAAAAAAhw/bNcfTDSeKHE/s1600/BAMBOO_ORCHID.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" s5="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/TUm42pwJSYI/AAAAAAAAAhw/bNcfTDSeKHE/s320/BAMBOO_ORCHID.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763;"><strong>This gorgeous Bamboo Orchid is growing wild (And thriving!) alongside the roadway in Leilani Estates (Hawaii/Big Island/Puna District). It always amazes me what we consider "wildflowers" in Hawaii :)</strong></span>AlohaTrevellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16618500093607826134noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716380280554507385.post-2814102672043691722011-01-28T10:37:00.000-10:002011-01-28T10:37:00.446-10:00Lovely Fern in Nanawale Estates Hawaii...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/TUMnDc95ueI/AAAAAAAAAhs/O5BxKDK30kg/s1600/FERN_3_Branded.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/TUMnDc95ueI/AAAAAAAAAhs/O5BxKDK30kg/s320/FERN_3_Branded.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><strong>This Fern was growing on a vacant land lot in <a href="http://nanawaleestates.com/">Nanawale Estates</a> (Near Pahoa Village on the Big Island), the sun came through the Ohia trees just right and poof! Magic time! </strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><strong>Lucky I live Hawaii :)</strong></span>AlohaTrevellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16618500093607826134noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716380280554507385.post-8600639317642890242011-01-01T17:01:00.001-10:002011-01-01T17:01:32.837-10:00IMG00091-20101230-1253.jpg<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/TR_qjZK_6kI/AAAAAAAAAhk/l4vu_L-BAMU/s1600/IMG00091-20101230-1253-792838.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/TR_qjZK_6kI/AAAAAAAAAhk/l4vu_L-BAMU/s320/IMG00091-20101230-1253-792838.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557418358971820610" /></a></p>Kadamotsu vases waiting for the new year :)AlohaTrevellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16618500093607826134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716380280554507385.post-77259765726739475162010-12-16T16:34:00.001-10:002010-12-16T16:34:29.004-10:00Fw: IMG00049-20101215-1126.jpg<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/TQrMNcd1USI/AAAAAAAAAhY/zK24QtLrPr0/s1600/IMG00049-20101215-1126-769005.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/TQrMNcd1USI/AAAAAAAAAhY/zK24QtLrPr0/s320/IMG00049-20101215-1126-769005.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551474022039245090" /></a></p>This little green "Kona" gecko was hiding out on a bed in a listing I was previewing. The cute thing is that he was hiding under the sign that said to please stay off the bed! Guess it doesn't apply to Geckos :)AlohaTrevellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16618500093607826134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716380280554507385.post-49247400536017091772010-06-21T09:45:00.003-10:002010-06-21T11:23:16.858-10:00Out Rigger Canoe Regatta in Kona Hawaii...<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/TB_Bc0mYT1I/AAAAAAAAAhI/UNAPmWG1K58/s1600/NOV_A_CREW_06122010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485315572060671826" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/TB_Bc0mYT1I/AAAAAAAAAhI/UNAPmWG1K58/s400/NOV_A_CREW_06122010.jpg" /></a> <strong><span style="color:#000099;">This was my Crew for the Novice A outrigger canoe race at the June 12th regatta in Kona Hawaii, great group of gals that Paddle with HEART! This is directly off the Kona pier, look at that water :)<br /></span></strong><div></div>AlohaTrevellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16618500093607826134noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716380280554507385.post-64085514961211209762010-04-07T14:30:00.002-10:002010-04-07T14:45:50.075-10:00Hawaiian Chickens! And I don't mean Huli Huli, though they are Wiki Wiki :)Hawaiian Chickens! And I don't mean Huli Huli (Rotisserie), though they are Wiki Wiki (really fast)!<br /><br /> The other day my oldest yelled to me that we had chicks! My first thought was "I knew that we weren't finding all the eggs!" One of the hens had gotten quite good at hiding them from us :) Sure enough, there she was, proudly displaying her 4 chicks. So cute & fluffy! Look at them trying to eat the pellets, it was all I had when they arrived and we have since put them on chicky crumbles.<br /> The next day we had 5! I chose to let my free range hen raise them herself, and due to the natural attrition rate (our cats haven't touched them and appeared to be rather frightened of the hen that doubles in size and SCREAMS at them whenever they come close), we are now down to 2. But we do have Mongoose and Hawks and I think survival of the fitest has come into play as the chicks that didn't stick close to mom are the ones missing. :(<br /> They seem to be doing really well and are fully feathered out now, heading to a new home this week. I will miss seeing them but I think one of the other hens is already looking for a new place to hide her eggs :))<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/S70j-RaBCdI/AAAAAAAAAhA/pVMR74abIiE/s1600/Chicks.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457557876174293458" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/S70j-RaBCdI/AAAAAAAAAhA/pVMR74abIiE/s400/Chicks.jpg" /></a>AlohaTrevellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16618500093607826134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716380280554507385.post-42402622594294970132010-02-23T18:04:00.003-10:002010-02-23T18:23:19.702-10:00Puna Canoe Club! Hawaii's AAA 2009 Champions...<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/S4SoM3tXM8I/AAAAAAAAAg4/20PdwO7h92g/s1600-h/WINNING_CREW.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/S4SoM3tXM8I/AAAAAAAAAg4/20PdwO7h92g/s400/WINNING_CREW.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441659188836512706" /></a><br /><br />Puna Canoe Club has announced its practice/work schedule for the upcoming 2010 season.<br /><br />It includes:<br /><br />* Feb. 27-28: Canoe repair and maintenance.<br /><br />* March 1: Conditioning program for youth groups, with boys practice from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday; and girls from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.<br /><br />* March 3: General membership meeting, 4:30 p.m. at Hilo Bayfront halau.<br /><br />* March 15: Race practice starts for youth groups.<br /><br />* March 20: Novice B men and Novice B women practice, 5 p.m.<br /><br />* April 5: Men/women practice, 5 p.m.<br /><br />For additional information, call head coach Afa Tuaolo at 965-7614 or youth coach Joe Kalima at 895-0430.<br /><br /><strong>I bet that paddle fits your hand! Come meet with some of the paddlers and GET IN THE WATER!</strong><br /><br /><br />P.S. The picture is of the winning Novice B Womens crew from 2009, the short strawberry blond is me :)AlohaTrevellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16618500093607826134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716380280554507385.post-58717254542549732972010-01-22T09:48:00.004-10:002010-01-22T10:05:20.946-10:00Hawaii's Puna Canoe Club General Membership Meeting tonight!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/S1oBPSdwr5I/AAAAAAAAAgg/BkBwbDzHJZE/s1600-h/HELPING-HANDS.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429653662914883474" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/S1oBPSdwr5I/AAAAAAAAAgg/BkBwbDzHJZE/s400/HELPING-HANDS.jpg" /></a>
<br /><div><span style="color:#003300;"><strong>Would you enjoy being a member of a organization that is challenging and rewarding? Where you will be engaged in intensively physical activity in one of the most beautiful environments on earth while meeting the most incredible people? Develop friendships that will last your entire life? Then you want to be a Paddler! Puna Canoe Clubs General Membership Meeting is tonight, January 22nd at 4:30, if you are in the area come on down and see what all the buzz is about :)</strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#003300;"><strong></strong></span> </div><div><span style="color:#003300;"><strong>This picture is of Punas open women at the end of the awesome 2009 Queen Liliokalani race on the west side of the Big Island of Hawaii... Strong minds/Strong bodies/Strong hearts <3</strong></span></div>
<br />AlohaTrevellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16618500093607826134noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716380280554507385.post-46597537767298090972009-12-23T10:07:00.005-10:002009-12-23T10:15:42.182-10:00Hawaiian Whales say Merry Christmas!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/SzJ4tEt7kwI/AAAAAAAAAgY/T3OKwNkSuTI/s1600-h/MERRY_CHRISTMAS_WHALES.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418526017435964162" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/SzJ4tEt7kwI/AAAAAAAAAgY/T3OKwNkSuTI/s400/MERRY_CHRISTMAS_WHALES.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#000066;"><strong> </strong></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"><strong>Is this cute or what!? I have always loved this mural (painted on the lower wall of a home on Paradise Alakai in HPP), but this year the home owners really made a cute statement! Humpback whales and dolphins are commonly seen off the coast near this home, sometimes you can even hear them sing when it's real quite at night. And this year they are helping to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"><strong><em>Mele Kalikimaka me ka Hau'oli Makahiki Hou!</em><br /></strong></span><div></div>AlohaTrevellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16618500093607826134noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716380280554507385.post-64128221718743119232009-12-15T10:27:00.004-10:002009-12-15T10:39:29.947-10:00Gecko Brothers...<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/SyfxWVZKoQI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/nRGh3ko3p7A/s1600-h/Gecko-brothers.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415562442938425602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 339px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/SyfxWVZKoQI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/nRGh3ko3p7A/s400/Gecko-brothers.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#003300;">This little guy was hanging out in my conference room the other day, wonder if he thinks the "Big Gecko" will protect him? He really wanted to stay with him... we have lots & lots of geckos in Hawaii. On the Big Island there are two primary types, we call them Kona geckos (west side and I think they are actually Madagascar day geckos?) and Hilo geckos or Blond geckos. The Kona geckos are bright green with blue, red, etc... very colorful. The Hilo geckos are like this guy, very washed out or "Blond". But... the Hilo geckos change their coloration to suit the environment, kind of like a Chameleon but not as dramatic, they also have a geometric pattern along the spine which they can darken to stand out or lighten to be unnoticeable. They usually just get lighter or darker and can range from grey to brown in hue. They are very timid by nature and love to lay eggs behind switch plate covers. The Kona geckos are much more aggressive and have been known to EAT there Hilo brethren, blech! I found two eggs on top of my bag of chicken feed the other morning and I have them in a tea cup in my window sill so they can hatch, I will try to post pictures if I catch them in the act. :))</span><br /><div></div>AlohaTrevellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16618500093607826134noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716380280554507385.post-43982221175050023352009-11-08T12:02:00.003-10:002009-11-08T12:11:23.735-10:00Hilo Landmark Comes Down!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/SvdAHzxcJBI/AAAAAAAAAgI/1punlfff-_0/s1600-h/Hilo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401856780955034642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 275px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/SvdAHzxcJBI/AAAAAAAAAgI/1punlfff-_0/s400/Hilo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>It was a fire hazard, a rat trap and termite ridden! But we will still miss it! This is the corner of Keawe Street and Mamo Street, it was the site of Ohana grill for many years as well as numerous little shops and lunch counters over the decades...it really was a mess and needed to come down before some one got hurt, but it looks kinda naked around here without it :) Not sure what the owners are going to do now, really ought to leave it as parking which downtown desperately needs.</div>AlohaTrevellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16618500093607826134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716380280554507385.post-12356914726089322652009-11-07T13:58:00.003-10:002009-11-07T14:05:09.229-10:00Partridges in Hawaii?Partridges in Hawaii? Well, yes...at least I think they are Partridges? These cute little guys hang out in the Kohala Mountain region, a area most people would not recognize as Hawaii at all :)<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401515413497330050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/SvYJpm5OOYI/AAAAAAAAAf4/upc0VpYRpGQ/s400/partridge.jpg" border="0" /><br /> <br /><br />This shot is taken from a road in the Kohala Ranch subdivision, this is where the Partridges like to live, lovely view but windy and dryer than most of the Big Island (Except the Ocean View area of Kau)...thats whats great about the Big Island, 11 of the 13 recognized climate zones! Something for everyone!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/SvYJuU_N6dI/AAAAAAAAAgA/7GlMZDb2Io4/s1600-h/kohala-coast.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401515494589983186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/SvYJuU_N6dI/AAAAAAAAAgA/7GlMZDb2Io4/s400/kohala-coast.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div></div></div>AlohaTrevellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16618500093607826134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716380280554507385.post-55596252673336882472009-10-16T15:31:00.004-10:002009-10-16T15:38:53.919-10:00Lovely Hawaiian Ginger...<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/StkepOXbTSI/AAAAAAAAAfw/eG6ltA3VZ8Q/s1600-h/ginger.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393375722332704034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/StkepOXbTSI/AAAAAAAAAfw/eG6ltA3VZ8Q/s400/ginger.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="color:#006600;"> This lovely Ginger is growing in Hawaiian Acres in the Puna district, not far from Hilo... Most people are familiar with ginger from their ginger bread or ginger snap cookies, but most varieties of ginger either can not be eaten or have little if any flavor. But they do have some spectacular blooms and striking foliage!</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#006600;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#006600;">The drive from Keaau to Volcano is lined with patches of White Ginger, Yellow Ginger and Kahili Ginger...the aroma is fantastic! Makes for a lovely drive...<br /></span></strong><div></div>AlohaTrevellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16618500093607826134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716380280554507385.post-13565644189745486112009-10-01T15:41:00.011-10:002009-10-01T15:59:13.989-10:00Best Jewelry Booth at the Hilo Farmers Market...Honest!<div><div><div></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#003300;"><strong>This is Kahili Hahn of the Jewelry making duo of Kahili Hahn and Mara Mayo at their <a href="http://www.hilofarmersmarket.com/">open market</a> booth this past Wednesday...Kahili and her mother Mara make some of the most exquisite jewelry I have ever seen!</strong></span></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/SsVaxh1v5tI/AAAAAAAAAfI/8RV_TJfo-Pk/s1600-h/Kahili-at-booth.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387812336162563794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/SsVaxh1v5tI/AAAAAAAAAfI/8RV_TJfo-Pk/s400/Kahili-at-booth.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="color:#003300;">Most of the items are made with precious or semi precious gems and gemstones...</span></strong></div><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387813764313588530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 244px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/SsVcEqHfIzI/AAAAAAAAAfo/rzerlfywsC4/s400/kahilis-table.jpg" border="0" /><strong><span style="color:#003300;">Mara does the beadwork...while Kahili focuses on more "fun" pieces...</span></strong></div><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387813314012333554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 353px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/SsVbqcnTRfI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/ZUTkYjyhaSs/s400/blue-necklace.jpg" border="0" /><strong><span style="color:#003300;">I adore the blue necklace above but I think the Green one below is my favorite...</span></strong><br /><div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387813429951106642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 389px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/SsVbxMhQjlI/AAAAAAAAAfY/HBNzwBv0dlo/s400/brown-necklace.jpg" border="0" /> <div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><strong><span style="color:#003300;">But the center piece of this necklace just takes my breath away!</span></strong><br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387813545917399346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 355px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/SsVb38hxwTI/AAAAAAAAAfg/Eplrq_fsWbE/s400/peacock-necklace.jpg" border="0" /> </div><div><strong><span style="color:#003300;">If you are interested in any of these pieces or would like to see more of their work, just drop by the Hilo Farmers market any Wednesday or Saturday, you are sure to be impressed and delighted!<br /></span></strong><br /><div></div></div></div></div>AlohaTrevellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16618500093607826134noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716380280554507385.post-9183542293486719922009-07-23T19:58:00.004-10:002009-07-23T20:14:21.016-10:00Outrigger Canoe Club Quilt...<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/SmlOUqYL_RI/AAAAAAAAAe4/U_gT6_9h6z4/s1600-h/paddling-quilt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361902948241374482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 296px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E3GUKcxlJow/SmlOUqYL_RI/AAAAAAAAAe4/U_gT6_9h6z4/s400/paddling-quilt.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#003300;"><strong>Aunty Maile helped make this quilt many years ago...it is very very cool! Every "Patch" is the design from one clubs Logo, and they where taken from each clubs cotton jerseys so the quilt is nice and soft. You can see my clubs patch, it is on the top row second from the left (the green one). It was hanging from the judges stand during our Moku O Hawaii regatta on July 18th, this regatta was the Aunty Maile Championship for which teams are the Big Island Champs. And I am very stoked because my crew won Gold in our race and helped the club bring in enough points to rank second in the regatta! Which meant we qualified for the State Championship race being held right here in Hilo Bay on August 1st! This is going to be sooo fun!<br /></strong></span><div></div>AlohaTrevellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16618500093607826134noreply@blogger.com3