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".