tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7710381019162583843.post448436062366558083..comments2023-10-30T05:54:44.374-04:00Comments on Be Still and Know... : Oahu: A bad hotel, a big dose of patriotism and a pineapple farm…Robin Lambrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12408265939620170615noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7710381019162583843.post-60943529388079930112011-05-24T14:02:05.761-04:002011-05-24T14:02:05.761-04:00The rock stacking is believed to have been started...The rock stacking is believed to have been started by local fishermen, a way to mark the path to where they're fishing down the sea cliffs...<br />however, per the BIG ISLAND BUREAU...<br />note "Visitors who build small rock stacks as a show of respect for Hawaiian deities or the power of Kilauea are doing nothing more than tampering with potential scientific evidence of long-ago eruptions and should stop, park rangers and volcano scientists said."<br />(http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/Nov/04/ln/FP511040351.html)<br /><br />especially LOVE the water lily shot<br /><br />:)Skoots1moMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15062108140123899280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7710381019162583843.post-69476891392864674882011-05-24T12:41:51.010-04:002011-05-24T12:41:51.010-04:00Your narrations are almost as good as being there!...Your narrations are almost as good as being there! I get to read about it and you do the walking!!<br /><br />It truly sounds like a wonderful trip. You took in so much!a portland grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13675027205217905283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7710381019162583843.post-40887569012202852062011-05-24T11:46:36.354-04:002011-05-24T11:46:36.354-04:00The kids jumping off the rock are a LOT braver tha...The kids jumping off the rock are a LOT braver than I ever thought about being! Especially with the sign telling them not to do it!<br />I had no idea about the veterans being laid to rest with their shipmates. That is incredible!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11533317405680450964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7710381019162583843.post-51862534003156540422011-05-24T09:36:17.752-04:002011-05-24T09:36:17.752-04:00What beautiful pictures... (except for that "...What beautiful pictures... (except for that "ocean view") haha!!!<br /><br />WOW - I got chills to think that the veterans would have their remains with their "brothers"... I can only imagine the things that stuck in the minds of the ones who survived.<br /><br />That blows my mind to see how pineapples are grown... & RED? Who knew?Rebecca Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965781380511208862noreply@blogger.com