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Plants can also be made homeless, too

Posted on 10.23.15 under Uncategorized

From a domesticated pot to a shadow behind a dumpster — it’s a sad transition…

But a chance to make it on their own, even it’s just a feral existence!

Maui weather has had a few days of “normal”

Posted on 10.22.15 under Uncategorized

It’s been a very different last couple of years, weatherwise, in the Islands. The number of tropical storms and hurricanes that have effected Hawaii are three times what they have been in the past. It could be due to the Super El Niño, but perhaps this is the new normal.

Clear Glass Poi Pounders

Posted on 10.17.15 under blown glass, poi pounders

With special thanks to Jerry Konanui for the marvelous papa ku’i’ai — the poi pounding board.

Preparation for Hula o na Keiki

Posted on 10.16.15 under Halau Napualikolokelani, hula

We were in search of the red clay, alaea, to dye cloth. It took us to Awalau Farms in Haiku. They have an annual Halloweenish event, so we were greeted with these signs.

It’s the Haunted Haiku Hike. With an exclamation mark.

This is the yurt where the dried alaea is weighed and bagged.

Alaea is pretty expensive because it is used as a clay mask beauty treatment in spas in the Wailea resorts. We were told we could dig for free, but we also bought some out of courtesy.