What makes Hawaii "Hawaiian."
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Ladie's calf-roping competition at the CJM County Stables rodeo grounds, near Poipu, southern Kaua'i.
Rodeo Day at the CJM County Stables rodeo grounds, near Poipu, southern Kaua'i.
Rodeo Day at the CJM County Stables rodeo grounds, near Poipu, southern Kaua'i.
A simple inscription and an evergreen make a statement of respect and dignity on the part of this person's loved ones. The monument is also a work of understated visual art.
A simple statue of the Bhudda watches over the departed's resting place. Lana'i community cemetery, outside Lana'i City, Lana'i.
I've seen several gravestones on Maui that display life portraits of the deceased. This practice seems to have fallen out of favor with the current generation of Hawaiians, and is more common on gravestones placed during and somewhat earlier than the 1960s. I have seen a similar practice in Catholic cemeteries on the mainland, but most predate the early 1950s. Lana'i City community cemetery, just outside the city limits, Lana'i.
The remains of pre-Colonial stone structure thought to be heiaus (temple-like stone platforms) or some other kind of votive shrine. Ahihi-Kinau Natural Area Reserve, Ahihi Bay, south Maui.
The remains of pre-Colonial stone structure thought to be heiaus (temple-like stone platforms) or some other kind of votive shrine. Ahihi-Kinau Natural Area Reserve, south Maui.
A simple inscription and an evergreen make a statement of respect and dignity on the part of this person's loved ones. The monument is also a work of understated visual art.
A simple inscription and an evergreen make a statement of respect and dignity on the part of this person's loved ones. The monument is also a work of understated visual art.
A simple inscription and an evergreen make a statement of respect and dignity on the part of this person's loved ones. The monument is also a work of understated visual art.
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