It’s Halloween, and visitors to the island, here for blue skies and sunshine, must wonder what kind of scary place they’ve ended up in. We’ve had a system of tropical moisture funneling across the state for the past few days and it has been mostly gray skies and rain.
I was at Costco, having my car’s tires rotated, when the dreary weather unleashed one of its heavier downpours. Luckily, it eased up before my car was ready for me to go.
A lot of new construction these days starts with a concrete slab, but this building has a post and pier beginning. One thing you don’t have to worry about in Hawaii is cold weather freezing your house’s pipes! Our water line runs above ground from the meter to the house. There are disadvantages to this though. Last week, the line ruptured because it runs through a clump of palms, and those growing plants finally bent the water line beyond its ability to flex.
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.
Numbered seating at the Edith Kanaka’ole Stadium in Hilo. I reckon quite a few two-ticket people attend events there!
I think this house was occupied when I first moved to Hawaii, but it’s been empty for years now. Last week, I noticed the plants on the lanai. They’re not growing in pots on the lanai, they’re growing up through the lanai. My guess is that eventually this structure will be demolished and something new built in its place.
A lot of people on the Big Island live off the grid, sometimes by choice, often because those services aren’t available. Larger urban areas like Hilo and Kailua Kona have decent options, but the more rural the area, the less that’s available. Where I live, there’s public power and water, but no sewer system.
Because of this, catchment water tanks are a common sight, especially on the east side of the island, where there’s more rainfall. This one was in Volcano Village at a vacation rental. Generally, catchment water is used for everything except human consumption. Some homes install systems to purify catchment water to make it drinkable. Otherwise, drinking water is delivered by tanker or can be obtained by filling bottles at public water spigots located around the island.
The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. This week’s number is 247. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. This week’s number is 239. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
