Posted on 07.23.12 under Uncategorized

Recent color variations.

View from the bottom.

And since we’re all striving to become a member of the One Percent, the coveted view from the top!
Posted on 07.17.12 under Uncategorized

After a week of strong southerly winds spinning off from the typhoon that killed 27 people in Kyushu, the skies turn red at sunset over Tokyo and Mount Fuji.


Posted on 07.06.12 under Uncategorized

Madsaki’s holding a solo show at Clear Edition & Gallery in Roppongi.

His Royal Madness is probably not that interested in the traditional mimetic, image-making aesthetic required to sell art to match the decor of your normal interior design.
Posted on 07.01.12 under Uncategorized


Pai Loko, Waihee. This pond is covered with red algae. Was used as a water source by the ancient Hawaiians.


Two pet prawns, one is red, the other brown — neither are cooked.

A tenor uke in the right hands can sound very, very good!

Kumu takes a walk.

Finishing up by dunking Mayor Alan Arakawa of Maui for a good cause: the fight against cancer at the Relay for Life in Wailuku. He’s a good sport.
Posted on 06.28.12 under Uncategorized

Deepwater troughs at Aquaponics No Ka Oi, run by Larry and Patty Yonashiro in Kahului, Maui.


Beneath the mango tree, the Yonashiros keep egg-laying chickens.

Larry prepares to provide us with some tilapia.

And there it is! The protein portion of our dinner.