Kīlauea Livestream – Kaʻahele Hawaiʻi
Episode 17 ended yesterday when low fountaining at the south vent stopped. Pele’s dance sustained heights of 50-200 feet (15-60 meters) and lasted 35.5 hours. She showed a little north vent a…| Kaʻahele Hawaiʻi
Episode 17 ended yesterday when low fountaining at the south vent stopped. Pele’s dance sustained heights of 50-200 feet (15-60 meters) and lasted 35.5 hours. She showed a little north vent a…| Kaʻahele Hawaiʻi
I’d like to take this moment to introduce a sister website, KalakauaPark.org. It’s been in stasis for some time, but we are trying to get it back in the flow. Take a look at our first p…| Kaʻahele Hawaiʻi
Whenever I tell stories of our Hawaiian stars and constellations, people always ask me what books they should buy. Here is my most recent list, which contains some new materials as well as classics. And. . . if you are in Hilo stop by Basically Books, at 334 Kilauea Ave, Hilo, HI 96720. Phone them … Continue reading Hawaiian Astronomy Resources| Kaʻahele Hawaiʻi
Above, Kili Redondo (left) and Leinani Lozi (right), oli (chant) at the opening of the 2023 Hilo Lei Day Festival at Kalākaua Park. Photo by Rita French Lei, the lovely garlands of Hawaiʻi, are made of many different materials, from shells to ivory, to flowers, to feathers – so many things can be crafted into … Continue reading Floral Adornments of Hawaiʻi| Kaʻahele Hawaiʻi
For Kānaka ʻOiwi, our Aliʻi are so important. They symbolize us as a people, and the generations who forged the path on which we walk. As Native Hawaiians, our kingdom was stolen, our lands reallocated under colonialist laws, blood quantum requirements were enacted by the American Congress to try and assure that we do not survive … Continue reading Who is she? Mary Ellen Pleasant or Queen Emma?| Kaʻahele Hawaiʻi
by Kumu Hula Leilehua Yuenfeature photo by Kenji Kuroshima People often ask hula dancers how they care for their exceptionally long hair. I can’t speak for all hula dancers, but I am glad to share my routine. I have had long hair almost my entire life. When I was five years old, I had not … Continue reading Lovely Hula Hair| Kaʻahele Hawaiʻi
ʻ Emalani in Pictures – A work in progress Here I am sorting my digital collection of ʻEmalani images, trying to arrange them chronologically, to find provenance of them all, and to start including a little history. 1865 1866 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Queen_Emma_of_Hawaii,c._1859%28colored%29.jpg 186? 1871 1880 https://jenikirbyhistory.getarchive.net/amp/media/queen-emma-of-hawaii-photograph-by-h-l-chase-pp-96-4-008-174482 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Henry_L....| Kaʻahele Hawaiʻi
USGS image No, Liliʻuokalani did not start the custom of tossing gin into Kīlauea. That was Mr. George Lycurgus, some years later. Following is a description of her visit to Kīlauea in 1800, when she was still Princess, extracted from her autobiography, Hawaiʻi’s Story by Hawaiʻi’s Queen. Chapter XIMauna Loa IN the year 1880 Miss … Continue reading Liliʻuokalani at Kīlauea| Kaʻahele Hawaiʻi
These three puʻu, in legend and in fact, were/are an important part of the hydrology of Hilo. The puʻu are sponges which absorb water all rainy season and slowly release it into the underground streams during the dry season. They are/were on the border between the ahupuaʻa of Punahoa and Piʻihonua. Our kūpuna knew their … Continue reading Three Hills of Hilo| Kaʻahele Hawaiʻi
Can introduced populations be considered "insurance populations" that can be used in a repopulation effort if anything happens to the original wild population? If so, should they be protected? As a child of immigrants, I can't help but think it fitting that species from a home I will never know may have also found a new home while escaping the same threats we did.| Kaʻahele Hawaiʻi
