let's start this segment by honoring King Kamehameha the Great (a.k.a. the 1st) who established the Kingdom of Hawaii and became the first monarch. This statue is the third of its kine, commissioned by Kaua'i but given to the City of Hilo:
Kamehameha never really succeeded at annexing the island of Kaua'i, in fact, they fought tooth and nail to maintain their independence until it was eventually decided that enough was enough and the isle of Kaua'i elected to join Kamehameha's new Kingdom of Hawaii.
Next, the Tsunami Memorial. Hilo was inundated TWICE in it's fairly recent history - first in 1946 and then again in 1960. Each time, it took out entire neighborhoods. Here, a memorial to the 61 victims of the 1960 tsunami in Hilo:
Of course a tsunami of this magnitude must originate somewhere, right? Well, for those of you who have joined us on trips to Rapa Nui, you know the story about the moai getting knocked off the ahu. SAME tsunami, my friends! This all began with a 22 MAY earthquake on the mainland of Chile - some 10.000 kilometers from Hilo Hawaii. Even Japan - clear across the Pacific Ocean - got a piece of this 1960 tsunami. Here's more:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/c1187/
And a little video clip we did:
Continuing in the realm of aqua, we proceed to the fish market in the hopes of finding fish for dinner:
What's in a name? Coconut Island = Moku Ola (a.k.a. Pu'u Honua=Place of Refuge) = Isle of Mercy (our nickname). As you'll see in this video, there was a bit of confusion regarding the Coconut = Ola part. Not sure where the Coconut part came from (hotel developers??) because after further scrutiny, Ola is all about 'being saved' which relates perfectly well to this place originally being a Place of Refuge (in ancient Hawaiian times you'd basically be hightailing it here while being hotly pursued by your persecutors if you had done something wrong and/or broken a kapu/law). We present: Moku Ola (Island of 'safety'):
Finally, back at the lovely little beach house -another kine of Refuge, if you will, here is a quick rundown of what was in the shopping bag - from Mahi to Munchies and then some...
Da time haz thuz come for some Ono Grindz!
Kipani & Kamila
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