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Kapila Kane
Ha`aha`a
USA
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 Posted - 02/23/2008 : 02:36:18 AM
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There are so many...
and I love so many places in Hawaii...but I have to claim limited but unbelievable experiences...
So many on the Big Island, and of course Napili on Maui...
but ya'll know others...
Here in the Southwest (or edge of), my favorites are...
Taos, New Mexico ( heck, just the name)!
and Sante Fe...
But really any old Mountain Peak, or grasslands of Nebraska, or vista into the valleys of Colorado...
and I even recall the beauty of Kudzu of Alabama!!
(but I was young and having way too much fun!)
Alas, that was long ago--but still, there's magic everywhere...
Riding in the car with my driver (George K.) last summmer...I said to George...
"Hey, that whole mountain is a Rainbow!...
He said, "well, you're in Hawaii".
So some places it's a little too easy!
And when we add music and respect for the land and culture, it's magnified magnificence.
And when you listen to Hawaiian musicians, or artists in all places, it is the natural Power Points in nature that inspire us to create--like a little mirror, (or perhaps a magnifying glass of the places and times where Wonder Speaks, and sneaks in.)
Whispering and screaming to our souls...to reflect and play, and speak with our modest and brave sharing of inner and ancient cries.
Sometimes, here in Colorado, I feel the ancient oceans, or imagine the volcanoes of long ago...and see how they still impact the formations of clouds, and rain...and rainbows of today. I love the how the mountains shape and form clouds into wind-swept echoes of the contours of the curves of the high peaks...
And to sit on the top of a 14er, and relax into the vista...
and thinking, "what time is the helicopter gonna pick us up?".
These great places are constantly calling, and guiding our music and reflection of creation.
And sometimes, the magic is just tuning us into better relays of creative, ancient messages, where alternate energy choices, and miracles reside, every moment...
So for me, besides the high country of Colorado, it's Northern New Mexico, and, if I occasionally tune in, just about anywhere I open my heart.
But of course, when I'm lucky enough to be there, any natural wonder in Hawaii, pretty much does the trick!
Any other Personal Geographical Power Points singing right now?
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wcerto
Ahonui
USA
5052 Posts |
Posted - 02/23/2008 : 03:44:37 AM
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Caves and caverns....7 Caves in Bainbridge, OH; Luray Caverns, Carter Cave, Mammoth Caves, Ruby Falls
Lakes - Lake Tahoe so cold and clear, Lake Erie so very near
Colonial Williamsburg in the early morning or late at night - you can almost hear those who came before
Marietta, Ohio -- the Lafayette Hotel, so gracious and genteel.
And anywhere with green, green grass and trees and flowers, with leaves on the trees rustling in the wind. |
Me ke aloha
Malama pono,
Wanda |
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ypochris
Lokahi
USA
398 Posts |
Posted - 02/23/2008 : 04:01:37 AM
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While I have been to a lot of power points around the world, the list is too lengthly so I will stick to the Big Island:
The foot of Hi'ilawe falls, Waiilikahi falls, Kaimu (Anuenue)falls, Punalulu falls, Waikaloa Falls- any major waterfall over 500 feet tall!
Pu'u O'o, and any windows and surface flows, and where the lava meets the sea.
The summits of Mauna Kea and Hualalai; and the caulderas at the summits of Mauna Loa, Kilauea and Kohala.
The heiau of "Pele's vagina", the hot caves (now inaccessable) of Opihikau, and other unnamed caves, above and below water.
Laupahoehoe Nui and the top of the pali above Laupahoehoe Nui.
Waimanu Gap, and the back of any of the valleys in the Kohalas.
Keawaiki and Keawanui on the Kona-Kohala coast.
Ka Lae and Kaawaluwalu.
"Green Lake" and the "Aquarium" at Kapoho.
Mokuapuka off Honopue.
Wow, the more I think about it the more places that come to mind where I have gotten that rush of earth energy. If I didn't have to go work right now I could do more pages. But if you visit just the ones I have listed (and perhaps misspelled!), you will never want to leave the Big Island!
Chris
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Retro
Ahonui
USA
2368 Posts |
Posted - 02/23/2008 : 10:48:21 AM
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| When I worked on the University of Washington campus years ago, I thought I had found one. Turned up later, when I saw a map of ley lines, as a crossing point. |
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wcerto
Ahonui
USA
5052 Posts |
Posted - 02/23/2008 : 12:06:00 PM
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Also Great Serpent Mound in Ohio. Antietam (Sharpsburg) and Gettysburg. |
Me ke aloha
Malama pono,
Wanda |
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KäneKïHö`alu
Akahai
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Posted - 02/24/2008 : 9:07:05 PM
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I have been to a lot of places in Hawaiʻi and a few in other parts of the world. Here are my favorite:
Waipiʻo Valley
Waimea Canyon
Grand Canyon
Haleakalā sunrise
Koʻolau mountains
Hanalei Valley
Mauna Kea
Hālawa Valley
Lanikai Beach
Bora Bora, Tahiti
Alps, Switzerland
Jerusalem, Israel
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E mālama pono a e hoʻomaha ma ka maluhia o ke Akua,
Matt |
Edited by - KäneKïHö`alu on 03/06/2008 11:15:14 AM |
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sandman
Lokahi
USA
181 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2008 : 07:15:35 AM
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Two that for some reason stand out right now: Ha Long Bay in Vietnam (at least the last time I was there; it evidenly has changed somewhat now) and Rock and Roll on Blackcomb Mountain in British Columbia (more fun and less terrifying than the Couloir  ) which I skied last week.
I certainly see some other favorites in other posts (Bora Bora, for instance) but it has been a long time since I have seen them and I don't know if they still would be as great a power point as they have been in the past.
Sandy |
Leap into the boundless and make it your home.
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wdf
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Karl Monetti
`Olu`olu
USA
756 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2008 : 08:25:19 AM
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Arctic National Wildlife Reserve in late fall has the most exquisite colors of vegetation draped over incredible landscapes of mountains, hills, valleys and braided streams
My old back yard in Great Meadows New Jersey; 220 acres of farm, field, mountain and stream that formed my life as a child
Denali (Mt. McKinley) any time I can see it. Even from 180 miles away, I look for it from the three overpasses we have around Fairbanks. It reminds me of wilderness away from the traffic I am in (which ain;t too much)
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808bk
Akahai
82 Posts |
Posted - 03/06/2008 : 11:56:25 AM
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Born and raised in Hilo, but now living on Oahu so:
-The view of Hilo town and Mauna Kea from Coconut Island
-Hilo bay as you driving into Hilo from the Hamakua coast
-The drive from Honokaa to Waimea
-The drive from Waimea to Kawaihae
-The drive across the H-3 freeway.
I guess I like to sightsee while driving... |
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markwitz
`Olu`olu
USA
841 Posts |
Posted - 03/06/2008 : 2:10:48 PM
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Niagara Falls, seen from the Maid Of The Mist...talk about power!
The "Box", an area up Bright Angel Creek, at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
As high up as you can get on the Eiffel Tower.
The top of Haleakala, and the drive down as the sun is setting, as you see all of southwest Maui spread out below you.
Kealakekua Bay on the way to the Cook Monument by sea kayak. With a baby spinner dolphin doin' his thing.
Devil's Slide, just south of Pacifica. On a clear day, so that you can see the Farallon Islands, 27 miles off the coast.
The view of the Golden Gate Bridge with all of San Francisco behind it, as seen from the Marin Headlands.
Palapala Ho`omau Church where Charles Lindbergh's resting place is.
The taro fields in Hanalei Valley. Hanalei Bay and Tunnels.
The Okefenokee Swamp. Spanish Moss, Bald Cypress, alligators and dragonflies. Don't laugh. It's not the kinda' swamp you think it is. |
"The music of the Hawaiians, the most fascinating in the world, is still in my ears and
haunts me sleeping and waking."
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slipry1
Ha`aha`a
USA
1511 Posts |
Posted - 03/06/2008 : 4:45:47 PM
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Keet Seel, up Tsegi Canyon on the Rez
the top of Mt. Goddard in the Sierras
I'll think of more as soon as I post, I'm sure! |
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noeau
Ha`aha`a
USA
1105 Posts |
Posted - 03/06/2008 : 6:20:06 PM
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| I donʻt exactly know where this was ecxept that it was on the inland passage in Alaska. A piece of iceberg washed up on this sand bar. As I sat on it I gazed around me and there was no sign of any human presence as far as my I could see. I felt the presence of what most people might call god. I usually feel the power of the universe at Kilauea but this one place brought tears to my eyes. It made me realize that it is our kuleana to protect this fragile planet. We should not be waging war or occupying foreign lands. Nor should we be allowing corporations to destroy our environment in pursuit of money and all that. |
No'eau, eia au he mea pa'ani wale nō. |
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808bk
Akahai
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Kapila Kane
Ha`aha`a
USA
1051 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2008 : 08:25:59 AM
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Originally posted by noeau
I donʻt exactly know where this was ecxept that it was on the inland passage in Alaska. A piece of iceberg washed up on this sand bar. As I sat on it I gazed around me and there was no sign of any human presence as far as my I could see. I felt the presence of what most people might call god. I usually feel the power of the universe at Kilauea but this one place brought tears to my eyes. It made me realize that it is our kuleana to protect this fragile planet. We should not be waging war or occupying foreign lands. Nor should we be allowing corporations to destroy our environment in pursuit of money and all that.
I wonder if our kids will be asking someday,"Daddy, was there really ever space between things?"
The developers see $$$ in every open land. |
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NANI
Lokahi
USA
292 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2008 : 10:02:29 AM
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Anytime I am on or in the ocean. The most powerful was Saturday we went diving in Kealakekua Bay and the whole time we heard whales so loud you could feel the vibration of the song not just hear the song but feel it. It was durring this dive that I was able to do my deepest dive ever of 110 feet. It will take a while to find a more poerful moment that that for me.
I have always felt the need to be near water now I know I will never be able to live far from the coastline. |
"A hui hou kakou, malama pono".
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