Tag Archives: New Year

Hauoli Makahiki Hou 01/01/11

Posted on January 1, 2011 by

Hauoli Makahiki Hou. Happy New Year. This delightfully colorful vignette greeted me on a knock-you-to your-knees glorious New Year’s Day this crisp sunny Hilo morning. Welcome 01/01/11. Peace, Light, Goodness and Friends to share it all with. Now that is Prosperity…and my wish for … Continue reading →

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Resolutions 2009

Posted on January 27, 2009 by

For the month of January I am recycling or tossing 3 items every day. This year I decided to try a January only New Year’s Resolution.  On January 1st however I had to discard/recycle 7 items. The total at the … Continue reading →

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1/11

Posted on January 20, 2009 by

Happy New Year. Hauoli Makahiki Hou! It’s not really January 11. It’s January 19. Martin Luther King Day. I just like writing 1/11. The great news…only 1 more day until our native born son Obama becomes president. The anticipation of … Continue reading →

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Blessing of the boats

Posted on January 13, 2008 by

In the first days of the New Year a small group of fishermen gather in Haleiwa Harbor for the annual boat blessing. The priest from the Haleiwa Shingon Mission gives a traditional Shinto blessing for happiness, prosperity and safety. Offerings of … Continue reading →

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Hauoli Makahiki Hou

Posted on January 8, 2008 by

Happy New Year! We lit the mandatory handfull of firecrackers at the entrances to our driveway gate, front and back house doors and workshop to ward away the bad spirits. We then needed to escape the obnoxious odors and unbelievably jarring blasts of … Continue reading →

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