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    Hula in the park

    On thursday hawaiians celebrated Kamehameha day and during friday and saturday there were many celebrations and presentations to commemorate the day. We had an opportunity to see a few of the ceremonies. The first video is the lai drapping, in which lais are presented to King kamehameha.

    There is a lot of history relating to the monarchi of hawaii, it somehow reminds me of Tecun Uman and his story.

    To read more about King Kamehameha follow this link. Very briefly, King Kamehameha I united the hawaiian islands and established the kingdom.

    This second video was shot in a park near the aquarium.


    The Aquarium

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    Yesterday (saturday) I went to the aquarium. It’s a small aquarium but they have beautiful tropical fish. the most impressive gallery was the jelly fish gallery. those things are beautiful and I hear they are very poisonous. All the kids in the aquarium were talking about Finding Nemo. It’s amazing how that movie got to kids everywhere. In the gallery you’ll find some pictures from the aquarium displays, including clownfish and jellyfish.IMG_2379

    A Geography lesson

    Very nice presentation explaining the geography of the island of Oahu.


    View of the valley in the windward side

    I am posting this a little late, this is from our tour of the island yesterday. It's a beautifull view. We are at a historical landmark from which you can see the valley below.


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    In Transit

    Hello everyone,

    I am in transit. Today I am spending the night in Dallas and tomorrow I will continue my trip to Honolulu. In the end it worked out ok because I won't feel the trip is that long.

    Dallas is hot and dry, but most places are air conditioned. it is very flat! no mountains or hills or reveens. It's very different from what I am used to.

    I won't be able to get to know Dallas much because my time here is very short. Tomorrow I have to get up early to get ready and start again.

    Good night.

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