A couple of days ago, I posted photos of a downpour while I was at Costco in Kailua Kona. After the rain stopped and the sun came out, there were still large puddles around the store. I started taking photos of people negotiating them and reflecting in them at the same time. This was the last of those photos.
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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.
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I saw this trailer parked in one of the small cemeteries in Hawi and immediately wondered what they were putting in there. It’s not refrigerated so I hope it’s not what I first thought of!
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Curly is one skittish goat. I see him once in a while and he takes off immediately. Yesterday, I saw him curled up by the abandoned house next door. He didn’t stir, so I went to get my camera. When I returned his head was up, and when he saw me, he leapt to his feet. But he didn’t run off immediately and I was able to snap the top photo. Then he turned and raced around the other side of the house and out of sight.
It wasn’t until I was processing the photos that I noticed the band around his head. I think it’s the same goat I’d seen tied up by some other neighbors. Obviously he’d broken free, but the band was still there. It didn’t seem to be bothering him, even though it’s quite close to one eye. I think removing it would involve a tranquilizer dart!
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I was hiking the Pu’u O’o Trail, off Saddle Road, when I saw this Blackburn’s Blue Butterfly (Udara blackburni). This butterfly is endemic and is also known as the Koa Butterfly since the Koa tree is its main host plant.
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Late afternoon sun illuminates a bit of fallen palm frond. Posted for Bushboy’s Last on the Card. See more responses here.
The Kaumana Trail, off Saddle Road, is only a mile or so long but passes through a fine array of ferns and other vegetation.
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