Wow! Big picture (from the website)

My favorite place is called 'Akaka Fall'. (I took an image from Google.)
I love here very much.


How is your life?

My life is okay with jobs.
I enjoy my relaxing time; however, I feel something is missing!
I know that I have not gone to beach for awhile.
I need to make an action!

I started to think what I want to do.
Where I want to be and how I want to be.
Thinking and feeling my inside........ummmmm.


"Do not carry stress but be light!
And enjoy a moment (today)!!"

Yes, that is right. But, I know it needs to be balanced, always.


P.S. It is hard for me not to have my camera now.
I used to take pictures for the blog.
I become lazy that 'no picture no blog'.

Please be patient with me, and mahalo (thank you).

Dog Story

I regret myself....

Where are our three puppies that were on the post in July??

I took them to a Humane Society where dogs and cats are dropped to be adapted by new families.



At the time, I thought that my family could not take care of them. We could not find them good homes.... but hoped that the Humane Society can do for us.


I believe that I gave them hash lives.....

Everything is here to be loved and to love.



I hope and pray that they found their new loving families.....
Their happiness will be my smile.

I know that I cannot meet them easily and back my time with them.


"Ichiho Ichie"

It means that a single opportunity single encounter.
Having good and happy moment can be the only the time and probably never the same. Treasure the single particular moment....



I still love them.

In some days, I want to hug and kiss them.
Until then, I will send them my love!!!!


I wish there are no homeless domestic animals in the world.....

Aloha from long time!!!!

Aloha e all!!!!!
How are you and your lives?

I know I had a long vacation.
Now, I'm back here to start to write.

I lost my partner, camera....
I will post you my old pictures for awhile until I get new partner.



Now, I am so happy that I have three part-time jobs: teaching Japanese to children at a temple, helping at a family-owned bento store, and kitchen and clean stuff at a organic natural food store, of course, in Hilo.

I have a year work visa that allows me to work legally in the U.S. until the end of June, 2011.

For my a year period, I wanted to save money for my further education but realize that it is hard.

It will be my financial learning period to learn how to manage and survive myself on my own.



My good friend gave me a car!!!!!
It is old car (year 1991); but, it is my family now.


I'm going to leave my father's house to be really independent.
I'll post you about my new place later on.

Supporting myself, my car, accommodation, and so on will be my new challenge.
Thanks to my father that I have been supported long time from him.
Now, it is time for me to bloom my 25 year-old flower in a new land.

So far, I am doing well.
I really enjoy getting older and older.
You do not believe me? However, it is true.

I really want to find out myself to finish my kuleana (responsibility).

Konnichiwa from puppies

Aloha.

Mahina (one of our dogs) blessed 6 newborn puppies with Ka la (another dog).
Now, we have three colored 10- week puppies at home.
(One found her homes or other passed away for diseases...)
They are mixed with dachshund and chihuahua.

They are really active. It is fun for me to see their characteristics.
They have built their own personalities like all beings.

I call them by their colors: Kuro-chan (black), Oo-chan (light brown), and Cha-chan (brown).
I know they won't be with us forever, so I don't not attach them with naming...

Oo-chan is active. He likes discovery and adventure.
Kuro-chan is baby child. He cried a lot. He runs like hopping and jumping.
Cha-chan loves people. He follows us all that time when other two play around.

I love all of them.

I really hope to find good homes for them. I wish their happy lives!



He is a little scatterbrain, Kuro-chan.

He is a little naughty Oo-chan.

He is a very people-minded Cha-chan.

Nice meeting you.

Hawaii Volcano National Park (Ocean side)

The Ancient Hawaiian people settled their lives on the bare lava rock.

They are artisans! Look at their drewings on the rock.

There is endless bare lava land with strong wind and rough ocean beside.
How they lived?
I am sure that they have special knowledge of nature and their land.

We can drive down to the Ocean side from the entrance of the park.
The Hawaii National Volcano Park is huge. It takes us many sites to learn about lava and understand about the Hawaiian culture.


I always feel that nature is dynamic.

Nature is our teachers, parents, friends, and families. We do not want to treat our teachers, parents, friends, and families to make them sad or unhappy.
We want to make nature to be happy....

The Big Island is a very special place. The land is alive and creates new land every moment. We are seeing the birth of land, which is waiting for new lives to nourish.

If you have a chance to come to Hawai'i, I would like to show this place.

A thing becomes smaller here, and here makes you feel strong about what you believe in!

New Step

I moved this single apartment life to my previous life.
I came back to my father's house, again. I have been away for about 6 months and had really good time to experience my life by myself.

Thanks to the men who gave me an opportunity to stay at the studio for about 2 months.

I cleaned my father's house for 2 weeks after I came his home.

I wanted to be organized and cleaned as much as possible because I believe that good fortune and life start from a house.

My father did not like what I did for his house. I tossed and gave away his stuff when he was out for school. I am sorry to do it without asking; but, I knew that he wants to keep everything he has.

I do not like to be surrounded by many materials and things.
If I do not use it for sure, I would like to give away to the right people.
If I possess something, I will give my good love and take care of them.
I believe that materials have mana (spirits) and their lives as well: they want to be with their right person.

It is hard for me to live with him, and I know he is not happy with me.
I like to have a mature conversation and relationship with him.....

I love 'Ohia and Koa trees that you can only find in Hawai'i.
O'hia trees (you see the above the photo) grow on the lava.
It is amazing that they put green and beautiful red colors on the black bare hard land.

Koa trees are unique, too. They grow tall and have beautiful appearance.


I want to be like 'Ohia tree....... (Koa tree as well).

Kealakekua Bay

My friend and I visited Kealakekua Bay for snorkeling!
Oh, it is a snorkeling heaven.

Cook, Captain James was killed by Kamehameha IV at this place.

There is a white memorial grave.

Oh, the bay is amazingly beautiful! The color is marine blue.

We could see the bottom of the sea floor from kayak.

We rented a kayak for $20.

Of course, the bay is coral heaven.

I see many hug historical corals that must be ancient old.

Oh, we have to save this secret place....

Also, this bay is well-know for meeting dolphins.

The pad of dolphins rest here: breaths, play, and jump.

I wanted to see them and tried to look for them.

Paddling to the deep, I could not meet them.

Other my friends happened to see them very close.

They were just enjoying the beauty of the bay.

Then, the pad of dolphins appear around their kayak.

I learn something: Do not look for dolphins (also for everything, including a partner).

If you enjoy the moment you are given, things come in front of you.

The next time, I hope I can see dolphins!

The summit of Mauna Kea

What a beautiful mountain Mauna Kea is.

'Mauna' means mountain; 'Kea' means white.

During winter, it becomes white with snow on the top.

It is about 4,207m (some say 4,205m) tall from the ocean surface.

It is taller than Mt.Fuji in Japan.

This place is an ideal for observing starts and universe with telescopes.

The summit is dry, cool and less clounded.

The air is very clear and the best for telescopes to explore the universe.

It has low air concentration in the atmosphere as well, so it has less oxigen here.

People need to take it easy here: no rush, no running but need deep breath.

It is a secret for the Hawaiian people.
This place is to connect between the land (Papa Hanau Moku--mother earth) and the sky (wakea--sky father).




I volunteered at the summit today.

I could see the Haleakala mountain in the Maui island.

It was beautiful day.

People can apply to be a volunteer at Mauna Kea as a day-tour or stargazing assistant.

Or, Mauna Kea provides a day tour to visit the summit to see the telescopes.

Also, people can join at the Onizuka Center for star watching at night.

Mauna Kea provides star talks, small telescopes, the information booth, and a gift shop to entertain.

Many people have left many hands and souls to this secret place
as a volunteer, a practioner, a visitor, a constructor, an astronomist, a renger, a Hawaiian, a worker, and etc....

Mauna Kea is named by the Western people but not by the Hawaiians.

My hula kumu (hula teacher) told me that it is originally named as Maunawakea.

I believe that "wakea" means a name of "mother land goddess".

A Plant and Animal Heaven

I was invited to one of my friends house for lunch.

We also enjoyed doing origami.

She is from Hungary now lives such a beautiful place where many plants and animals grow and run around.




She made a yummy Hungarian dish called "Lecso".
Mahalo for the delicious lunch!



Have you ever noticed how a pineapple grows?

It is amazing how a juicy yellow fruit comes out!


Here is a beautiful hibiscus flower.

A white one is a Hawai'i's offical flower.

She has a friendly cat. He sleeps comfortably at the sofa.

She is an animal lover and really cares of animals.
She self-educates on animal mistreatments happened all around and tries to be a voice for animals who cannot speak our languages.

She used to work at zoo in Hungary to try to make the captured animals comfortable.
She observed them and gave them her heart.



We need to respect animals!

Intorducing Hilo

I have much free time now, so some of you notice that I have been posting here busily......

I would like to introduce Hilo where my father and I live.

Hilo has many 'ua (rain) and is in a tropical zone.

Hilo is basically greens.

This photo show a free public swimming pool center.

It is well managed.

At the Hilo bay, paddlers catch waves when the wave becomes bigger enough for them.

I tried paddling at a river (no wave catching), and it was fun!!
People can rent the paddling board for $20 per hour.


It, of course, has nice days as well in Hilo.
The Hilo bay was shinning in the morning.



Hilo area is good to relax.......

Westside Story

On 5/25, 2010, my respectable friend drive to the western side of The Big Island with me!

It seems that the western side opens people's hearts!

She is very beautiful outside and inside.

Here is the Pololu Valley where it is a opposite side of the Wa'ipio Valley.

It takes about 1 and 1/2 hours to get here from Hilo by car.

Here is on the way of the Pololu Valley in the north Kohala.

The wind was so strong that made us laugh without any reasons.

The Kohala area has many ranch houses and families.

We saw many cattles.
I believe (hope) that they enjoy ocean views......


Here is again at the Pololu Valley on the mountain side.

People can walk down to the beach. If you are planning to visit here, please bring a good comfortable shoes!


Wow! I do not know about a god; but, I felt a god here!

There must be a creator who creates this nature?

Or, it may be creations make this nature?

We went to Havi areas where many art galleries and a Japanese artist museum breathe life into a historical place, which used to be a plantation area.

We also enjoy swimming at the beach in the Maunalani Hotel. It has nice sleeping chairs. We swam little but lay on the comfortable chairs for awhile.

Not only I enjoyed talking with her, I also enjoyed food in Waimea.

Waimea locates about 45 min. from Hilo by a car. This area is cool because its elevation of 1000 m.

We went to a nice cafe to have brunch.

We had a nice dinner at the Fujimama restaurant that was recommended by people's gossip.

It was expensive; but, I felt myself expensive as well.

I had a great day! Mahalo nui loa to her!

Tsunami 50th Memorial Day

On May 23rd, 1960, a hug tsunami destoried Hilo.
Today had a 5oth memorial day.

Nichiren group in Hilo celebrate this day at the park.

A beautiful park was enjoyed with many local people.

Many birds rest here, and a pond provides relaxing atmosphere.

More than 61 people died due to Tsunami.

We put more than 61 electric candles to pray and remind us about them.

I thought it would be rain; but the sky cleared of clouds.
We had a beautiful sunset and night.




Tsunami is just dynamic.

We live in a dynamic world.

In the same night, we were given delicious dishes at friend's house.

I took this photo because it was so neat.

Baking sweet potatos and Musubi with charcoal made special.

It reminded me beauty of Japanese tradition at home.

I really love to be at the friend's house.

She always cooks nicely. I am glad to know her!

FREE

I like FREEDOM.

Without possesion and conrolling, everything can fly higher.

Freedom is a way to respect others and organisms.



Freedom gives no limit.

If we are free, we live just what it is.

It starts to accepting all you see with beauty, harmony, and enegy. At the end, it starts to feel appreciation of life.




It is amazing that many different lives have been born from bare lands.

Life I see gives me smiles.

Sometimes, I felt my loved passed ones (the lady I used to take care, Shiro, my grandmother, and etc....) are within me.

Sometimes I do not see a borderline of present and passed lives.


I just wanted to share with you my deep thoughts today.