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| 19th June 2008 Tina | Queen lilioukalani is my real family. I am cathrine uha gilman granddaughter. Cook is my family and daniel hanakahi is my grandpa king kamehameha is my bloodline. Oh you forgot i am a jew because of matildo. I am english b - From: Hawaiian Street Names and Words. So hawaiian kingdom and myself and oha asks nicely can you keep your folks promise i am the queen and i love god and you all ua mau kea oka aina ika pono to all to not war f o r all to be together as one under gods kingdom. queen lilioukalani wanted this. I am your holy grail. Signed of peace. |
| 19th June 2008 Tina | Hanakahi street is in ewa beach. - From: Hawaiian Street Names and Words. Owned by my family. |
| 4th June 2008 anonymous | Royal victoria - From: Hawaiian Street Names and Words. Queen kea nui nui my aunty is kawanakoa and my mom is the real queen victoria. My highness is god jesus 1 word of life. Pastor supulveda.my heart is jesus n m royalty. The king is with me and my childrens.my seed is revlation 12. Read it 5673 the angel of the lord is here. Victoria elizabeth.hanakahi kewalo hannah cathrine uha gilman. I am the granddauhter of daniel hanakahi. And the great grandaughter. Of the gait keeper. I am tina w. Botelho i am also a jew my father german puertorican.raymond matildo |
| 4th June 2008 anonymous | Royal victoria - From: Hawaiian Street Names and Words. Queen kea nui nui my aunty is kawanakoa and my mom is the real queen victoria. My highness is god jesus 1 word of life. Pastor supulveda.my heart is jesus n m royalty. The king is with me and my childrens.my seed is revlation 12. Read it 5673 the angel of the lord is here. Victoria elizbeth. |
| 22nd May 2008 Franco | Hawaiian St. Names and Words. - From: Hawaiian Street Names and Words. Hi Tina and Roselani. Out of curiosity, how did you locate this blog, (Hawaiian St. Names and Words)? Reason for my asking is this blog, receives the most readership it seems, by my statistics. I'm so glad people are reading it, even if, I'm needed to be corrected. However, I'm just curious on what I'm doing right, in having this blog discovered. Mahalo. |
| 22nd May 2008 Franco | - From: Hawaiian Street Names and Words. Mahalo! |
| 16th May 2008 Botelhotina | Victorians - From: Hawaiian Street Names and Words. Queen violet hanakahi daughter is still living she is the real holy grail |
| 15th May 2008 Roselani | Hawaiian saying - From: Hawaiian Street Names and Words. Ahui ho is not the correct spelling. It should be "a hui hou". "'A'ole pilikia" means no problem in modern language. |
| 19th April 2008 hanakahi | hanakahi violet - From: Hawaiian Street Names and Words. should be queen victoria and lilioukalani and my family choose me queen wahinee kea nui nui okalani i am the daughter. |
| 1st February 2008 Franco | - From: Oahu: People and Places. Woohoo! You're gonna love it! |
| 31st January 2008 di | can't wait to get there - From: Oahu: People and Places. Thanks much for the pics-) We leave in a week and I can't wait! |
| 2nd November 2007 Hawaiian Kango | Aloha, Aloha, ALOHA! - From: ALOHA Means Hello, Good-Bye, Love, Affection, Compassion and More. I haven't been in Hawaii for Aloha Week, but I know what you mean about its ubiquitous usage: Much as the French use "s'il vous plait," I found myself using "aloha" as an interjection! If I inadvertently bumped into someone? "Aloha!" If someone sneezed? "Aloha!" Once, I overheard someone mutter "Aloha" after they let loose with a little burp! They weren't native Hawaiian, of course, but you get my drift . . . Seriously, it does sound like Aloha Week epitomizes the friendliness Hawaii, which is one of the things that keeps me going back. |
| 6th June 2007 Franco | - From: El Sobero Del Hombre Chino (Sights Along the Verdant East Coast of Oahu) Restoration. Hi Monkey and Bear. Glad you were able to keep up with my blog and enjoyed it. Yes, I enjoyed yours also, especially since you were able to see many places I never knew existed in China. You also seemed to be able to make friends with the people you encountered on a deeper level sharing knowledge and interest in their culture. That's a big plus in travel. Frank |
| 6th June 2007 Franco | - From: Around the World in 80 Minutes. Restoration opy. Hi Monkey and Bear. Glad you were able to keep up with my blog and enjoyed it. Yes, I enjoyed yours also, especially since you were able to see many places I never knew existed in China. You also seemed to be able to make friends with the people you encountered on a deeper level sharing knowledge and interest in their culture. That's a big plus in travel. Frank |
| 6th June 2007 Monkey and Bear Holland | Great pictures again - From: El Sobero Del Hombre Chino (Sights Along the Verdant East Coast of Oahu) Restoration. Hi Franklin, Very good pictures again. Nature and landscape is here very beautiful. We are back in Holland again. We hope you did enjoy our pictures too. Due to a oxigen problem in my blood we did not visit Tibet this time. Maybe in a few years we hope. We are looking forward to your next travelblog. See you on the internet. Adriaan and Jacqueline |
| 23rd April 2007 Franco | - From: Around the World in 80 Minutes. Restoration opy. To Tibet this time, right? How I envy you. Looking forward to your photos and account. Regarding fire, glad no one was hurt. Considered myself lucky as some neighbors had it much worse. Another Hi rise fire took place a week later, and there was injury, possibly because of bldgs. style of construction (enclosed hallways). |
| 23rd April 2007 Monkey and Bear Holland | Good pictures - From: Around the World in 80 Minutes. Restoration opy. Hai Franklin, Sorry to hear about your fire problems. We hope everything is fine again. Nice pictures in your blog about this event. Saterday we are leaving for China . We hope it will be a great trip again. Nice regards from Holland. Adriaan and Jacqueline |
| 21st March 2007 Franco | - From: In the Middle of an Island, in the Middle of a Blue Vast Ocean... You're very welcome. Glad you liked it. Mahalo! |
| 11th March 2007 joselyn | thanks - From: In the Middle of an Island, in the Middle of a Blue Vast Ocean... hey its nice to see pictures of wahiawa im glad you took the time to take some great photos you made it seem so diffirent but again thanks! |
| 24th February 2007 Franco | Not the Queen. - From: Have An Oink-derful Chinese New Year!! Oops! Thanks for the correction. I misheard the MC, and I did think she didn't look like her. Well, at least now I know someone is viewing my journal. :) If you know Sibyl, please offer her my apologies. |
| 23rd February 2007 a_good_friend | Not the Queen! - From: Have An Oink-derful Chinese New Year!! Hey man, you have one picture in here regarding the Narcissus Queen and it's a picture of one of the court members playing the Chinese zither... Well, that's not the queen. It's actually the Narcissus 1st Princess who also took home the talent title for her zither playing in the pageant! Her name is Sibyl Wong. Please get your facts right before posting something like this for everyone to see. You don't want to give credit to those that don't deserve it. Thanks! |
| 6th January 2007 Franco | - From: Water Drum Song. Glad my journal and photos were able to bring back happy memories. Things are changing fast with lots of new buildings and shopping complexes. Still lots of greenery and open beaches though. Mahalo and Aloha! |
| 6th January 2007 dody | Thanks for the memories - From: Water Drum Song. I lived in Hawaii for many years but now am on the mainland. However, three of my children stayed when we moved or, as they said, we're not going anywhere where we have to wear shoes. I used to go back every year but haven't for about 4-5 years due to circumstances beyond my control, but am going back in February. Love all your pictures and comments as it brings back so many memories. We first lived in Navy housing at Iroquois Point so the pics of Waipahu are very welcome. Then moved to Honolulu. I miss Hawaii and am so glad to have kids there and hope I'm back on schedule for my yearly Mango and Papaya fix! |
| 26th December 2006 Franco | WAIPAHU NOT Waikiki. - From: Water Drum Song. Sorry to those who opened my blog thinking it would be about Waikiki instead of Waipahu. I made a mistake in the fill out of the required blocks, and even now don't know how to correct it. Hope you enjoyed reading and seeing photos of Waipahu, anyway. No one can accuse me of being a (computer) Geek. :) |
| 25th December 2006 Franco | - From: O Little Town of Kaneohe. Mahalo. |
| 25th December 2006 Jim | The Hygenic Store - From: O Little Town of Kaneohe. The Hygenic Store at one time was the company store for the Hygenic Dairy, located in nearby in Kahaluu. When the Dairy went out of business, the store remained and is a fixture on the windward side. You can separate the real windwind folks from all the rest by mentioning "The Hygenic Store" as a landmark. |
| 22nd December 2006 Franco | Mele Kalikimaka - From: O Little Town of Kaneohe. Thank-you so much. Glad you enjoy the pictures and journal and am gaining a better idea of my Hawaii. Happy Holiday to you and your love ones in Beautiful Holland. Franco. |
| 22nd December 2006 Monkey and Bear | Nice pictures again - From: O Little Town of Kaneohe. Hi Franco, nice pictures and story again. In the meantime we learn more and more about Hawai. Merry X-mas en a very good new year Monkey and Bear (Adriaan B and Jacqueline - Holland) |
| 15th December 2006 Franco | Received in e-mail today. - From: Black Dog Roasting Over an Open Fire. Twelve Days of Christmas There is one Christmas Carol that has always baffled me. What in the world do leaping lords, French hens, swimming swans, and especially the partridge who won't come out of the pear tree have to do with Christmas? Today I found out, thanks to the Internet. From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics. It has two levels of meaning: the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church. Each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember. The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ. Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments. Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love. The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John. The five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books of the Old Testament. The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation. Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit: Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution, Leadership, and Mercy. The eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes. Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self Control. The ten lords a-leaping were the ten commandments. The eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples. The twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in the Apostles' Creed. |
| 4th December 2006 Franco | - From: O Come All Ye Braddahs. Hi, Monkey and Bear. Glad you like the Christmas Photos. We need extra help here to get into the spirit. It's only starting to get cool. It was hot and sweltering just a few days ago. Hope to see more photos and reports from you. Merry Christmas. |
| 4th December 2006 Monkey and Bear | Season Greetings from Holland - From: O Come All Ye Braddahs. Dear Franklin, Nice to see these christmaspictures in full summerweather. We wish you a very good christmas and a happy 2007 with lots of travel and adventures. Monkey and Bear |
| 20th November 2006 Franco | .Nymphenburg. - From: I Am A Rothenburger! I'm agreeing with you on this, after doing a Google search. The trip was made a few years back so my memory of the exact names are blurry. However, the one I tagged as If It ain't Baroque, is Linderhof, am I right? Thank-you for the correction. |
| 19th November 2006 anonymous | not linderhof - From: I Am A Rothenburger! the castle on your pictures is not linderhof,and not build by Ludwig. It is Nymphenburg. |
| 26th October 2006 Franco | - From: Pow Wow Luau Agree. Cultures of the World People should be preserved for the enjoyment and education for the future generations. |
| 26th October 2006 Franco | - From: Tales from the Double V. Yes, I've been to China too and being from a small island with only recent history, the size of things, the huge population and rich history was mind boggling for me. I'm surprise you've been to many places in Beijing I didn't know existed such as the Minority Museum and Old Summer Palace. Would've like to have seen those. I'd like to go to Yunnan Province and Xinjiang Province also. Tibet is nice, but the high altitude may be a bit rough. You should definetely visit Hawaii also. Culture here is so diverse. Also been you your country and loved it. |
| 26th October 2006 Monkey and Bear | Preserving native habits - From: Pow Wow Luau Hi Franco, Very nice travelblog about these native and original dances. It's great that by these festivals these dances and habits of very old times will be preserved for the future. See you next time Monkey and Bear - The Netherlands |
| 20th October 2006 Monkey and Bear | Thanks for your comment. - From: Tales from the Double V. Hi Franco, Nice to hear from you that you like our travelblog and the pictures we made. China is a great country with lovely people, history, culture, great food and nature. But you have been in China too, so you know this. We like your stories about your home state as well. We have been many times ton the mainland USA, but we visit never Hawai. It's nice to learn a little bit more about Hawai from an insider like you. Your other stories and pictures are good too, so we enyoj your travelblog. I hope you stay tuned for our comming up travelblogs. Next year we are planning a trip to Tibet - if this is payable. We will see. Hope we will hear again from you. Nice regards from Monkey and Bear (Jacqueline and Adrian), Roden, near Groningen, The Netherlands |
| 15th June 2006 Franco. | - From: Honolulu, My Hometown. Mahalo! |
| 15th June 2006 Franco. | - From: Yes, We Have Beaches. Recently learned that the sculpture I labelled as "Water God?" is actually named "A Gift of Water". |
| 13th June 2006 Franco | Hawaiian Names. - From: Hawaiian Street Names and Words. Oh, caught another error. For "George", it should be "Keoki" instead of Koki. Hand and eye coordinating getting worse with age. Auwe. |
| 12th June 2006 Franco | Floating Lanterns. - From: Floating Lanterns and Other Festivities. Hey Gary. Konnichiwa. How's things in Sashimiland? I'm glad to can use it to acqaint your students with Hawaii. If you have questions on the locations of specific sites, let me know which ones, and I'll be glad to tell you where they are. Jaa Mata. Aloha. |
| 12th June 2006 gary hayashi | my honolulu sure has changed - From: Floating Lanterns and Other Festivities. franklin, i haven't been back home for two years now. your pictures have shown me how much i'm missing. dick yap told me about your site. i'll use it to tell my students about honolulu. i'm a bit embarressed because i don't know where some of the sites are. |
| 7th June 2006 Gail Chun | Beautiful Pix - From: Honolulu, My Hometown. Hey, Frankie, these are beautiful shots; glad you joined something like this. |
| 5th June 2006 Franco | Hawaiian Names. - From: Hawaiian Street Names and Words. Oops, I goof. Said "Ikaika" meant brave. Actually, it means Strong, Energetic or Determined. More on Names: Likelike Hwy. (pronounced Li-ke Li-ke)is a Hwy. running from Honoulu to Kaneohe via Wilson Tunnel, and named after a Princess. "Liholiho" St. and School name for Hawaiian Kings, who also took names of Kamehameha II and IV. "Kaahumanu" St. and School was one of Kamehameha I's wives and very influential. Accepted and encouraged Christianity. "Kawananakoa" St. and School named after a Prince. More on Male and Female Names: Male-Alika=Alex, Palenapa=Barnabas, Koki=George, Pekelo=Peter, Lopaka=Robert, Pilipo=Philip, Kamekona=Samson, Kamuela=Samuel and Wiliama=William. Female-Kiana=Diana, Iwa=Eva, Meleana=Maryann, Momi=Pearl, Loke=Rose, Waiola=Viola, Wilikinia=Virginia, Lehua=name of a native flower. |
| 15th May 2006 Franco | - From: More on Local Foods. The White Bldg. whose name or function I don't know is located on Merchant St. near the corner of Nuuanu Ave. next to the entrance of the Municipal Parking Lot and across the Kumu Kahua Theatre. The King Kalakaua Statue is located at the corner of Kalakaua Ave. and Kuhio Ave. across Keo's Thai Restraunt. King Kalakaua ran against Queen Emma who was more pro-Bristish while King Kalakaua leaned more towards the Americans. The legislature elected him King and his wife Kapiolani became Queen. There was almost a riot following so their was no big coronation. Nine years later inspired by his travels by pomp and grandeur of Monarchies around the world, held a elaborate coronation with hulas, fireworks, etc. for which in was in some circles critisizied for because of the heavy spending. He gained the name, The Merry Monarch. After his death in 1891, his sister, Lydia who changed her name to Queen Liliuokalani suceeded the throne, and who was overthrown in 1893 by a band of American Businessmen. |
| 12th May 2006 Franco | Mariposa Restraraunt. - From: Yes, We Have Beaches. The photo I titled as Matsonia should be corrected to Mariposa (Sp. for Butterfly). I was trying to think of the name, and know it was a name of a large ship that stopped in Hawaii in the old days. One was called Lurline, and others were Matsonia and Mariposa. |
| 2nd May 2006 Mike Hu | Pictures are interesting. - From: More on Local Foods. I'd like to see a better description so one knows where to go to see those places in person. For instance, where is the White Building located or the statue of King Kalakaua. What's the story on him being "elected" king? |
| 27th April 2006 Franco | Photos. - From: Honolulu, My Hometown-2 Yes, these photos are from a digital camera. I need first learn how to resize my photos using the resizer, because I've been having problems uploading photos. Hope to add more soon. |
| 25th April 2006 Mike Hu | Are you going to add any new pictures -- or is that it? - From: Honolulu, My Hometown-2 Now the left click button works. Probably my own computer's lack of responsiveness. Finally got it to restore and now things working well again. These pictures are obviously not done with a digital camera; don't you have a digital camera? |
| 18th April 2006 Franco. | Enlarging image. - From: Honolulu, My Hometown-2 To enlarge image "Right Click" on "Full Image" and click on "Open". |
| 17th April 2006 Mike Hu | Not the easiest site to navigate. - From: Honolulu, My Hometown-2 For some reason, enlarge image command does not work and comments entry is difficult to locate. |
