Aloha my friends!  It's been a year since I last posted on this blog!  I have moved from Hawaii to Denver and now am living in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Getting to Hawaii proved more difficult than I thought.  Only having a week in December, I only managed one walk comprising of 4.86 miles this whole year!  In addition, a Christmas gift of a new phone managed to lose every single photo I took for this walk.

My only real evidence is the walking app I use while actually walking.  That gives me an accurate tally of mileage and route. Doing the actual walk on December 12th, I was able to fill a few pukas(holes) in Kahala completing a section so that I can move on to other areas. Festive Christmas decorations and lovely weather filled my surroundings.  I do miss the verdant greens and sweet aromas from the blossoming flowers of Hawaii.

For the next year, I plan to stay for the summer months with a goal of walking at least 3 times per week.  Pray for me that things will turn to my favor to accomplish this task!  So, for the total miles I have done, it comes to 751.95 miles to date!

May the new year favor all your good wishes and be filled with joy and happiness!
Aloha no!

This my friends, is a very rare sight.  Usually blocked by telephone lines or homes, the only way to get this type of photo is if you are airborne!  Walking a street that I have NEVER been on before, what a wonderful surprise to take a complete photo of Diamond Head unobstructed!

No better feeling than completing a couple of areas which each took about 5 walks to do!  The 2 areas added 4.70 miles to my total.  Actually accomplished on December 13, the up and down traverse in Kaimuki left me breathless!  Near my childhood neighborhood, its funny that you know so little while driving instead of walking!

This was the start of my walk and I was blessed with a beautiful rainbow to guide me!

Although very young at this point, the bougainvillea bush will become a wall festooned with brightly colored blossoms!  I would like to come back to this place in a few years to see it's progress!

Seeing a hand-painted mailbox always gives me ideas how to decorate mine!  I loved the black background which showcased the richly colored flowers!

Talking about flowers, the sheer number of the hibiscus blossoms shouted for attention!

Due to lack of space in Hawaii, if you live on a rise, you usually dig out an underground garage with the living space above it.  What got my attention with this one was the 2 black circles!  Thinking about it, I surmised that the front of the car will hit the circle in the front and opening the front door of the car will hit the circle on the side.  Probably a rubber piece to protect from scratches and dents!  What do you think?

Including the Dolphins in their fence was a nice touch.  The blue air bubbles was an added feature that took some time for me to figure out! Yeah, sometimes I'm slow!

Tree-house? Playroom?  I was stumped with this one!  What did you come up with?

A very intricate decoration on a gate.  Could it be mermaids, sirens or muses?  Let me know what you think!

Sometimes, looking down can be of interest.  Instead of the usual footprint, hand-print, or a name, this person wrote what he is, a native of Hawaii!  That's what I am too!  After a long, hard walk, what better way to reward myself than with Hawaiian food!  Can you name everything here?

Well, my blogger friends, this will end another year of the "Walking Hawaiian!"  Culminating 17.04 miles for the year and ending with 756.09 miles overall, I want to thank you for following my blog and hope that your journey in life will bring you happiness!  Aloha!( Good-bye!)

Not only do we show ALOHA (Love) to everyone, we do it to our plants too!  Found in the same yard, BOTH coconut trees have been braced to support the trees in more ways than one!  Have you seen such care anywhere else?

 Feeling like completing a puka (hole), my route through Kahala did just that.  The area is residential, and I love to see the various ways people make their homes unique! Slightly overcast, but, not raining, I had a very comfortable walk, as well as colors aren't washed out from the harsh sunlight! Finishing the area totaled 4.31 miles, nothing to sneeze at! 

Even though I'm posting on the 26th of December, the actual walk took place on December 11th!  I don't know if you know that the "Honolulu Marathon" takes place on that day!  Here is a picture of the Kenyans, who just passed the 5 mile mark in 20 minutes!  Well, I could go pretty far as the Walking Hawaiian if I went that fast, but, it would defeat the purpose of learning the aina (land) by going the slow pace of walking!

If you refer to the previous map, look for Kahala Ave.  The tail end of the race courses through that road.  At this point, the participants need lots of encouragement and medical care, so lively music and Satohap spray is used to alleviate pain temporarily in sore muscles, to bolster their determination!

A garage door resembling a basket weave is original and probably fosters good ventilation!

Any engineers in the house?  I understand the wire being used to stabilize and strengthen the cement of a driveway.  But what does the glass pieces do?  I've never seen something like this before!

I guess that you can't be any more clear than that!  Even the faces on the door to the home seems to be saying, "NO!"  Their yard must be irresistible to dogs to do their business!

This "Mock Orange" bush brings back a flood of memories, as my neighbor separated our yards with tall bushes instead of a fence or a wall.  The blossoms were very fragrant and blooms only occasionally.  I hope that pleasant memories will follow you throughout the day! Aloha No!( Lots of love!)

Beauty can be left unseen when speeding by in a car, motorcycle or bike.  This picture would never have been seen if I wasn't walking.  Guess how large these birds were, and at the end of the blog, you will find the answer!

Continuing on in the Kaimuki area, I passed by places that my relatives lived for a time.  Although most of the original homes are now gone, I tried to remember where it used to be. Taking it easy this time, I walked a reasonable amount of 3.10 miles.  This route was actually traveled on May 8th.

Odd and frightening sights can be seen, and you didn't have to warn me twice to BEWARE!  Located in the front yard, I don't know the reason for this display!  Your guess would be as good as mine!

I have only seen this flower, the "winter starburst," once before.  This particular plant was a little stressed, and not in it's full splendor, but, I absolutely love it!  Click this link to see the winter starburst on another walk!

Plumerias are in full bloom, just in time for the many graduation celebrations that occur in the month of May.  These strains of plumeria are sturdy and last a lot longer than most!

I don't always show you any of the streets that I walk, so, I guess it's about time!  This is GEORGE St., and as you can see it is mostly residential with a rise to it.  I did walk from this point to the very end where it "T's!"

Normal windows here have a glass pane in the middle with a screen window on either end. I thought that the stained glass design was beautiful, even though that would block some of the light, but it could also add some privacy!

Three homes in a row were accessed by this pathway.   Maybe it was the cooling foliage, neatly manicured, but I thought that I would love to use this to get home.

An original mailbox, Diamondhead is easily seen in this neighborhood, so it made a lot of sense to have it painted on it!

 So, did you think that the birds were this tiny?  Luckily, I would have missed it too if it wasn't placed at eye level on a brick wall.  The owner did a wonderful job of mixing all the natural elements together to create this miniature scene.  Bigger, is not always better!  A Hui Hou! ( Until we meet again!)

Noticing a yard full of artistically trimmed bushes, this figure stumped me! I decided that I'll study my picture later and make a guess.  Well, I figured it out!  Did you?  The answer will be at the end of my blog!

Happily back in Hawaii for a short time, some more "Walking Hawaiian" was in order.  Trying to complete a puka (hole), back to Kahala I went!  Finding dead-ends and missing streets, my tally for the day was 4.93 miles! Actually, the walk took place on May 4th, so a little bit of a time delay due to technical difficulties!

How can I not include the beautiful flora that Hawaii has in such abundance! The joyous refreshment of the white hibiscus and the soft pink edging of the the second hibiscus were my favorites!

Coming across several items that I could not identify, can you help me?  The first is a fruit tree and it's not limes!  Do you know what it is?  The unusual shape of the lava stone picture seems to be representative of something, but what?  What's your interpretation?  Do you see the pineapple?

Upon occasion, I come across classic cars!  This is a 1960 Ford Ranchero!  Almost as old as me!  HaHa!  With Hawaii's humid climate, cars struggle with oxidation! (rust)  I'm impressed with it's resilience and it's good condition!

Note the intricate design of this gate! Not only did I love the "nautilus" shape, but I loved the stand-out aqua color!  That's how I noticed it in the first place!

Cutting a design through the steel, the light piercing the cut shows the pattern.  Unique and beautiful, do you recognize the design.  If not, I'll tell you at the end of the blog.

Towering coconut trees that must be 100 years old, the romantic in me likes how they are curving towards each other.  Gravity?

Now for the answers to the previous questions.  The manicured bush is in the shape of the "shaka" sign otherwise known as the " hang loose" hand sign.  Look at this picture and compare the shape!  As for the metal gate design, it is the Ko'olau mountain range.  Were you right in your guess?  Hoping that all the right things happen for you today!  Aloha no! (Lots of love!)