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!