What does Hawaii Mean to you? - General Tiki

K Kailuageoff Member Honolulu Lounge,Lewes, DE Joined: Mar 27, 2002 Posts: 1506	K Kailuageoff Posted posted on Mon, May 31, 2004 7:31 PM Please forgive what I am about to unburden myself with, but one week from now I and Wahine Marian (AKA the Bamboo Blonde) are going to be on Oahu. For her, it will be the first time ever. For me, it will be the first time in many, many years. And, I am really overcome with emmotion about going back again. Perhaps others feel or have felt the same way and would like to add to this post. I know for much of the Ohana of Tiki Central, Hawaii is like this cosmic epicenter of all things tiki that provides a glue for the cool stuff we love and collect and listen to and bid for on ebay, but if you'll pardon my sentimentality, there is part of my soul there. If Hawaii was not a place, some poet or painter would have to create it. Where else in this world can the total of an entire culture and geography be sumed up in the existence of a single flower? To me the gorgeous red petals of a hibiscus will always speak of deep green mountains, soft morning rain showers, fragrant lei blossums and a sweet, gentle multi-cultural people; especially the girls. :) My personal Hawaii is a place where music and dance and the good times of a beach party are the fabric of everyday life. A life I miss quite often. Hawaii is a sound that caresses the ear with a language that mixes all the best phrasing, expression and simple good nature that people can convey in words unique to their beautiful surroundings. In fact, when I return to Hawaii the essence I will be seeking is the sound of the people. Do you know what is like to encounter someone saying "aloha" to you and really meaning it? What about someone picking a casual flower from a neighborhood garden and offering it you as a present? No reason for it other than you and the flower are both there and it is a natural thing to do. Not at all unusual. I don't know if this makes any sense to others on this board, but stuff like this is what I miss the most on the mainland, and what sets the islands completey apart as an especially wonderful place. And, why am really glad to be going back home and taking my wife with me for the first time. That's it. KG [ Edited by: Kailuageoff on 2004-05-31 19:33 ]

Please forgive what I am about to unburden myself with, but one week from now I and Wahine Marian (AKA the Bamboo Blonde) are going to be on Oahu.

For her, it will be the first time ever. For me, it will be the first time in many, many years. And, I am really overcome with emmotion about going back again.

Perhaps others feel or have felt the same way and would like to add to this post.

I know for much of the Ohana of Tiki Central, Hawaii is like this cosmic epicenter of all things tiki that provides a glue for the cool stuff we love and collect and listen to and bid for on ebay, but if you'll pardon my sentimentality, there is part of my soul there.

If Hawaii was not a place, some poet or painter would have to create it. Where else in this world can the total of an entire culture and geography be sumed up in the existence of a single flower?

To me the gorgeous red petals of a hibiscus will always speak of deep green mountains, soft morning rain showers, fragrant lei blossums and a sweet, gentle multi-cultural people; especially the girls. :)

My personal Hawaii is a place where music and dance and the good times of a beach party are the fabric of everyday life. A life I miss quite often.

Hawaii is a sound that caresses the ear with a language that mixes all the best phrasing, expression and simple good nature that people can convey in words unique to their beautiful surroundings.

In fact, when I return to Hawaii the essence I will be seeking is the sound of the people. Do you know what is like to encounter someone saying "aloha" to you and really meaning it?

What about someone picking a casual flower from a neighborhood garden and offering it you as a present? No reason for it other than you and the flower are both there and it is a natural thing to do. Not at all unusual.

I don't know if this makes any sense to others on this board, but stuff like this is what I miss the most on the mainland, and what sets the islands completey apart as an especially wonderful place. And, why am really glad to be going back home and taking my wife with me for the first time.

That's it.
KG

[ Edited by: Kailuageoff on 2004-05-31 19:33 ]

Post #93761 by Kailuageoff on Mon, May 31, 2004 7:31 PM