Following up yesterday’s post about Kamehameha Day, here are a couple of photos from the parade.
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King Kamehameha’s statue
Yesterday was Kamehameha Day, celebrating Kamehameha 1, the king who first united the Hawaiian Islands under one leader. In North Kohala this involved a parade featuring representatives of all the islands and ceremonies during which the king’s statue in Kapaau is draped with leis.
The statue in Kapaau was commissioned in 1878 for display in Honolulu. But the ship transporting it from Europe caught fire and sank off of the Falkland Islands. A replacement statue was ordered, but before it was delivered, the original turned up. It had been salvaged and sold to a junk dealer in Port Stanley. There, it was recognized by a British ship’s captain who bought it and took it to Honolulu. The statue was in poor condition after its time in the sea and some rough treatment during its salvage and subsequent transport.
In the end, the Hawaiian government decided to erect the replacement statue in Honolulu since it was in better shape. The original was restored and sent to Kohala, which is where Kamehameha 1 was born. Unlike the statue in Honolulu, which features gold gilt, the Kohala statue is painted, a local preference which persists to this day.
Sun on the water
Afternoon sun illuminates the ocean off the North Kohala coast.
Sunset silhouette
Sunset silhouettes a tree on the Kohala coast.
Abstract: Wet rocks
I like seeing how light reflects off wet rocks at the water’s edge.
Guard dog rock
I was taking one of my regular walks along the coast when, for some reason, I noticed this rock that I must have walked past a hundred times or more. This time, something about the light and shadows suggested the profile of a sitting dog and I immediately dubbed it guard dog rock. Now when I pass it, that’s all I can think of, as if it has always held that significance for me.
Better Days: Fixer upper
This fixer-upper shack sits on the coast not far from Mo’okini Heiau in North Kohala. It comes with a pair of vehicles that could also use a little work.
Must like ladders and have head for heights
A technician works on one of the wind turbines at Hawi Wind Farm. I believe this was just routine maintenance since on the following days I saw a similar sight at the other turbines.
I haven’t yet seen the operation from start to finish, but I suspect that inside the door at the bottom of the tower there’s a way of lowering a line to hook on the tool bags. Then I assume the technician has to climb a ladder to the top.
It’s pretty high up and there are strong winds, which is why the farm is where it is. So I hope the tech in the photo to the left doesn’t lean out too far. Probably not a job I’d be suited for.
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