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Warming up to Fuji Rock

Posted on 07.22.13 under Dustin Wong, Takako Minekawa

Dustin played a Foundland showcase at Vacant in Ura-Harajuku.

Next we we’re going to Fuji Rock on July 28. He’s playing the NEW POWER GEAR Stage / Gypsy Avalon at 6:30. Should be interesting…

July 21 was an evening of drumless, vocal-less music. Drums are inciters of exuberance and penchant for violence. It expresses emotions beyond that which can be stated in speech.

This was music of the three higher chakras…

Dustin played an ambient set. Ryan Francesconi & Mirabai Peart played guitar and violin respectively and James Blackshaw played an open-tuned 12-string guitar.

Enter at your own risk!

Posted on 07.20.13 under Uncategorized

This is “Stand Your Ground” taken to the next level. Patrolled by armed drones with HD infrared cameras.

Domed tank.

Lined trough.

Yes, it seems to hold water.

From Ocean to Table

Posted on 07.19.13 under Uncategorized

Somewhere on the coast of Kahakuloa…

The smaller smoke on the right is the sugar mill and that little hill in the background is Haleakala with rises to over 10,000 ft. and forms more than 75% of the Hawaiian Island of Maui, which gives you an indication of scale.

For the schedule of the next burning, click here.

Hana is lovely…

Posted on 07.17.13 under Uncategorized

Dark highway to the St. Anthony’s

Cross overlooking Hana Bay.

Going mauka at the Mile 33 marker to

Ala Kukui — formerly the Hana Retreat. Lots of books of Eastern religion, New Age spirituality and philosophy, beautiful place but without a strong identity. I suggest a landscaping do-over emphasizing endemic and indigenous plants.

Chanting on the pa, a place for ritual and power.

Waianapanapa, a place of hala and legend…

The caves where the pre-historic case of domestic violence occurred.

Pi’ilani Hale Heiau, Honoma’ele, Hana. Believed to the the largest heiau in Hawaii. Pi’ilani, was the 16th Century chief who united (conquered) Maui which resulted in a peaceful and productive reign. I guess having too many factions creates an unstable political situation. And war…

This baby monk seal looks to be at peace, though.

Coast of Pi’ilani Heiau.

The wide fields were used by Pi’ilani’s army to practice. There is the seeming contradiction: large armies create peace…

Deep water taro lois.

We worked it, pulling weeds and burying them in the mud. This creates underwater mulch.

Muddy work, but someone has to do it. For a non-GMO life!

Uncle John feels the mana of the glass poi pounder…

We washed off at Koki Beach, Keanae. That’s Alau Island off the coast.

Even with the washing machine-like intensity of the waves, some of the mud refused to come off!

Lovely scenic drive, but a daily commute would be a killer. Once you’re there, if you never had to leave, it might be heavenly…