Dispatches from Volcano
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Dispatches from Volcano tells us about Bobby C's insights and observations from the forest and mountains.
Dispatches from Volcano
7M ago
“We need the help of those who can enlarge our vision and broaden our perspective. Seek out the advice of those who know you and have a wealth of experience. Build a network of advisors. Then be open to new ideas and be willing to weigh their suggestions carefully. Your plans will be stronger and more likely to succeed.”
Above, shared by kuʻuhoa HK is from Study Notes of the New International Version Study Bible.
Sounds simple, but when trying to survive, to make sense of new realities after catastrophic loss and changes, itʻs tough. Thinking back on my lif ..read more
Dispatches from Volcano
7M ago
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Aloha,
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Dispatches from Volcano
7M ago
Iʻm a daily reader and a donor to Civil Beat, a e-news communication based on Oʻahu. GoLook. They report and dig as deep as they can about issues many of us view as critical. And I watch local network news, and CNN, MSNBC, etc. A mix: local reporters, malihini haole reporters and everything (almost) in between.
A big topic over which media has been obsessing over is that Kaleo Manuel, then Deputy Director for the Commission on Water Resource Management, didnʻt release water in a timely fashion to aid fire fighting efforts. Shortly after that news was ..read more
Dispatches from Volcano
7M ago
When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be. No can help. Goinʻ be OK. Bumbai... Words of wisdom from The Beatles, long long time ago, Mary being Paul McCartneyʻs mother. Iʻll leave it to you to goGoogle and learn more.
Those of us of certain ages have witnessed more changes in and to Hawaiʻi Nei than we care ..read more
Dispatches from Volcano
7M ago
Nui nā ola i pōʻino, ā ʻo ka nui a nā pohō o nā waiwai i pōʻino
Many lives lost, and much loss of property through devastation
The mind is awhir, not knowing where to land or where to rest. We seem to be in the Anger stage of grief.
"The five stages of grief are denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. There’s no order to them and they serve as a reference instead of a guide on how to grieve." [psychcentral.com]
The ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi sentence above revealed itself as I wandered through the Pukui and Elbert (P/E) Hawaiian Dictionary. Talk about a perfectly per ..read more
Dispatches from Volcano
9M ago
We reminisce, recall, with wonder and deep appreciations, cherished memories. Mayhaps because many of us are "of an age", when body parts begin to fail, and, beset by ailments, we remember...
I was working as a Seasonal Interpretive Ranger at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park the Summer of 1985. In July, Jo-Anne [jks] called and said OK, we going Tahiti. Her husband, and other family, friends, and acquaintances were going down to prep Hōkūleʻa for the second leg of the "Voyage of Rediscovery", which would go as far as Aotearoa. I told her OK then, I gotta tak ..read more
Dispatches from Volcano
10M ago
Māuikiʻikiʻi o ke kauwela. Summer...Māui snatches and slows the sun, there on Haleakalā. Done, as many understand in one version, so his motherʻs kapa could dry.
Today sun reaches its northernmost limit, 23.5 degrees north of the Equator, at Ke Alanui Polohiwa a Kāne, the black glistening path of Kāne, then turns south as days shorten.
Asa Ellison
The erosional depression at the summit region of Haleakalā is a wonder at any time of day. There, Iʻve especially appreciated the view of Maunakea on Mokuokeawe. Itʻs that bluish hump about 80 miles away, across ..read more
Dispatches from Volcano
10M ago
The sun moves and sets to the right a little more each day. Days that have (mostly) been clear and hot hotter. And, I remain well. My lā hānau was Wednesday, and HK shared a reminder that the 7th is also the birthday of Paul Gauguin, a favorite artist. Many decades ago (early 70s?) I went to New York to visit a friend from Ag school at Mānoa, Jan Johnsen. Sheʻs from NY and her dad lived on Manhattan. Jan had a family place in The Clove, near New Paltz, and was teaching at a JC in Kingston. I offered to do a slide show (remember those?) about the ..read more
Dispatches from Volcano
11M ago
Yup. Itʻs been awhile...Nevertheless, here I am.
Itʻs always been important to me that events are commemorated in some way. A sentimentalist I am.
Five years ago this afternoon at 2p, the East Rift Zone of Kīlauea ruptured at Puʻuʻōʻō, unleashing what would become the Hulihia of 2018. The floor of Kaluapele astonishingly and uncomprehendingly incrementally collapsed, while three days later, on May 3, 2018, the Lower East Rift Zone in Keahialaka began unzipping, allowing the eventual formation of 24 fissures. By early August 2018, collapses at the summit cea ..read more
Dispatches from Volcano
2y ago
As the year zooms by...this Lei Day is a rainy one in Keaʻau ma uka. The year started out dry, with little rain from January to late March. I started to cut back on water usage in early March, waiting for the rains to return. And, of course they did. Good thing too, because all blooming things welcome the abundance.
"May Day is Lei Day in Hawaiʻi"... imprinted, ingrained, from small kid time. Though the holiday was "invented", I still honor it, and the tradition of sharing lei.
about Lei Day in Hawaiʻi
Iʻve written about Lei Day previously, and there are lot ..read more