Dogeaters Manga | Mankind failed to transcend the Petroleum Age

pocket rocket aniani ku’i ‘ai

Posted on 12.18.16 under aniani ku'i 'ai, glass poi pounders, glassblowing

It’s getting colder…

Posted on 12.16.16 under Fuji, glass, glassblowing, goblets

And almost winter…

2016 was a monster of a year. Muhammad Ali, David Bowie, Fidel Castro, John Glenn, Harper Lee, Arnold Palmer, Prince, Gene Wilder, Nancy Reagan, Natalie Cole, Alan Rickman, Paul Kantner & Signe Anderson, George Martin, Keith Emerson, Garry Shandling, Glenn Frey… So many. So many more…

Drink a toast to these departed.

And as for new beginnings? Well, we have 2017 and the Trump Era to look forward to.

Recent glass

Posted on 12.11.16 under glass, goblets

All Japan Hula Championships

Posted on 12.10.16 under Halau Napualikolokelani, hokulani holt, hula, Junko Wong

Junko’s halau, Hālau Nāpualikolokelani, danced two dances before the competition started. It was a “practice” for their upcoming competition in Ho’onanea Hula Competition and KuMaiKa Hula in 2017.

The judges from left: Kehaulani Kekua from Kauaʻi, Chinky Mahoe from O’ahu, Hōkūlani Holt from Maui. Hōkūlani Holt also served as Executive Director for this competition.

Backstage.

The competition was held at the Komazawa Olympic Gymnasium in Setagaya, Tokyo.

Anekona

Posted on 12.06.16 under Anekona, haiku

Anekona, looking makai — where organically grown ag takes place.

Made a labor-for-huli trade with Jonah and his mom. I worked for half a day at their farm in Haiku and got about 50 huli in return. I planted these the next day at Anekona and should be getting taro in a year.

Kalaupapa was the leper colony on Molokai established in the 1870s. The Kalaupapa Post Office had this shirt a couple of years ago. Cathy, Jonah’s mom, wears this one. She is a tireless farmer!

Planted out most of the lower and upper mala with taro.

America Artistinal Fruit each get their own trophy and life history written in a little storybook. And this Wireless Pineapple comes with bluetooth so you can listen to music, blog, post to Instagram, twitter, and FB. Voice recognition make a keyboard obsolete. But wait there’s more! A 4K video camera that takes 24 mb stills as you film makes this the perfect vacation accessory. Until the fruit is eaten or rots, of course.