Since we arrived I have been talking to Hawaiian friends online, frequenting small businesses here in Kailua while talking to the owners and other customers, walking or biking around instead of driving, wearing my mask and respecting other requirements for health/safety, visiting the ocean, swimming in the pool at the house weāre staying at and reading about Hawaiian culture and language through
such books as āÅlelo Noāeau by Mary Abigail KawenaĀŹ»ulaĀoĀkaĀlaniĀaĀhiŹ»iakaĀiĀkaĀpoliĀoĀpeleĀkaĀwahineĀŹ»aiĀhonuaĀiĀnÄĀleiĀlehuaĀaĀpele Wiggin Pukui, (April 20, 1895 ā May 21, 1986) known affectionately as
Tūtū Pukui [
source].
One of the things the people of Hawaii really want us visitors to know, is that there is a better way to visit these islands than the way in which most of us historically have; and
this is a great article that goes more into detail on that issue as does
this article on what
not to do.
This morning when I woke up there were cotton candy-tinted clouds filling the blue sky outside our window. I rushed out the door half running, half struggling to strap on my sandals, as I did so, without even brushing my teeth or grabbing a coffee - still in my pajamas - to the beach! All
to catch a lovely sunrise. Because
like I wrote about a few weeks ago, I think really appreciating things like a stunning sunrise is just one of the many, many ways to use our dash well and I didnāt want to miss this one.