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Wednesday, July 20
:: Maui NKO
Saving Your Own SkinA skin tan is a sign that your skin has absorbed ultraviolet radiation (UV rays) and been damaged. Your skin releases melanin, which darkens your skin, and the three factors in suntanning are your skin, the sun, and protection. ... suntanning
Hawaii Beaches Quick Facts & Tour
The Big Island of Hawaii has 266 miles of coastline; Maui 120; Oahu 112; Kauai 90; Molokai 88; Lanai 47; Niihau's 45; and Kahoolawe 29. ... hawaii beaches
Keola Beamer
I was just sitting here thinking that the Beamers make some delicious music. Keola is a master of the slack key guitar as well as a well known song writer. He wrote "Honolulu City Lights" and recorded it with his brother Kapono back in the '70s. The whole Beamer family is well known for their hula and cultural contributions to Hawaii.
Aunty Nona, Keola's mom, was the daughter of Pono and Louise and raised in Napoopoo (Big Island). Louise was a kumu hula (master hula teacher) and so was Nona. The Beamers grew up in a household where Hawaiian tradition and culture was very much alive. You can read more about this treasure at Keola's site.
(I was just listening to Keola's CD "Mauna Loa" and started floating away for a while. You'd like it too.)
Kings and Queens of Hawaii
Captain James Cook, the British sea captain who first reported the discovery of Hawaii in Europe, was surprised to find a highly organized Hawaiian culture ruled by a system of Hawaiian princes and kings that reminded him of England's royal family. ... Kamehameha
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