This netting is designed, not so much to catch the wind, as to not get blown away by it. It was surrounding a project to build a new water tank for agricultural use, to replace the Kohala Ditch, which no longer holds water.
I saw these two Blue Goatfishes hunting with a Bluefin Trevally one morning, and particularly liked the look I got from the goatfish in the center!
When Japanese immigrants came to Hawaii to work in sugar and pineapple plantations, they brought with them their zori sandals and these caught on with the locals. Hawaiian companies began making their own versions and they soon became the quintessential island footwear, worn by everyone, everywhere. ‘Slippahs’ is the Hawaiian ‘pidgin’ word for these sandals and it’s the name most people use for them today.
In Hawaii, it’s considered polite to remove you outdoor footwear before entering a home, rude if you don’t. Inside, people either go barefoot or have indoor slippahs, which is what these are.
Posted for Bushboy’s Last on the Card. See more responses here.
Floodwater conduits under the road just below the visitor information center on Mauna Kea. I wouldn’t be standing there if it was raining hard.
Part of a display at the Hilo Orchid Show. Posted for Terri’s Flower Hour. See more responses here.
Hurricane Nolo passed south of the Big Island this weekend without doing too much in the way of damage. It was windy, and there was a good deal of rain, and these dramatic skies as the hurricane approached.
This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Your Home Town.’ See more responses here. Downtown Hawi is only about a block long, but it can be a busy little place, and popular with tourists on their way to and from Pololu Valley.
It’s always nice to see a turtle while snorkeling, but when the sunlight illuminates its shell, it’s a special treat.
