They Followed the Starry Nights
By Virginia Beck A starry night illuminates Kalalau Stream in this long-exposure picture taken by @molokaitodd in June. The ancient Polynesian navigators used a highly trained awareness of the natural...
View ArticleAloha — the Gift of Native Hawaiians.
Aloha at Hanalei Bay By Virginia Beck Kaua‘i is home to many unique communities; one of which is the native Hawaiian people. Many of us are unaware of how special and rare this culture and community...
View ArticlePueo, Messenger of Gods or Endangered Native Owl?
By Virginia Beck A Pueo, or short-eared owl, in Kahana, Maui. Photo by Kim Starr Is the pueo a messenger of gods or an endangered native Hawaiian owl? Maybe it is both. In the island kingdoms of...
View ArticleCelebrating the Reasons for the Seasons
ByVirginia Beck Miloli‘i sunset. Photo by Léo Azambuja As the planet rolls toward the winter solstice, the time and place where the sun appears to stand still and reverse its swing through the sky, we...
View ArticleWinter Treasures of Kaua‘i
By Virginia Beck Kaua‘i shows its beauty every day to each of us, such as this golden sunset at Kalapaki Beach. Photo by Léo Azambuja Ah, winters on Kaua‘i are spectacular. The dawn-lit mountains are...
View ArticlePlanning to Win
By Virginia Beck Starting a new year means new projects — after we finish up the old ones! Of course if we have a new project we want to succeed. Kaua‘i has a lot to teach us about success. This...
View ArticleKaua‘i, the Surprise Gifts
By Virginia Beck Kaua‘i's Coconut Coast Kaua‘i is always a gift. Every day, it shares its magic in a different way. Some new surprise, amazing, remarkable, beautiful or pleasing. It is a funny place,...
View ArticleSmall Is Beautiful — the Kaua‘i Way
By Virginia Beck When the world is turmoil and the news is toxic overload, guaranteed to destroy your mood, there is always the small, beautiful world of Kaua‘i. A sanctuary from the hurly burly of...
View ArticleKaua‘i, Deeply Healthy
By Virginia Beck Kaua‘i's Schiedea lychnoides. Photo by Ken Wood/NTBG Something magical happens on arrival at Lihu‘e Airport. The sweet gentle air of Kaua‘i enfolds you in a fragrant hug that lets you...
View ArticleAloha Rules the ‘Ohana
By Virginia Beck Hanai sisters Tiallah Mortell and Halli Holmgren are best friends who are often mistaken as blood sisters. They don’t mind; they know they are each others' ‘ohana. A jewel of the...
View ArticleThey Followed the Starry Nights
By Virginia Beck A starry night illuminates Kalalau Stream in this long-exposure picture taken by @molokaitodd in June. The ancient Polynesian navigators used a highly trained awareness of the natural...
View ArticleAloha — the Gift of Native Hawaiians.
Aloha at Hanalei Bay By Virginia Beck Kaua‘i is home to many unique communities; one of which is the native Hawaiian people. Many of us are unaware of how special and rare this culture and community...
View ArticlePueo, Messenger of Gods or Endangered Native Owl?
By Virginia Beck A Pueo, or short-eared owl, in Kahana, Maui. Photo by Kim Starr Is the pueo a messenger of gods or an endangered native Hawaiian owl? Maybe it is both. In the island kingdoms of...
View ArticleCelebrating the Reasons for the Seasons
ByVirginia Beck Miloli‘i sunset. Photo by Léo Azambuja As the planet rolls toward the winter solstice, the time and place where the sun appears to stand still and reverse its swing through the sky, we...
View ArticleWinter Treasures of Kaua‘i
By Virginia Beck Kaua‘i shows its beauty every day to each of us, such as this golden sunset at Kalapaki Beach. Photo by Léo Azambuja Ah, winters on Kaua‘i are spectacular. The dawn-lit mountains are...
View ArticleRhythms of Life
By Virginia Beck Wailua River mouth, Kaua‘i's Eastside. Watching the sunrise, I can see how fast the world changes. The sweet flow of cloudbanks sinks and rises on the winds. The temperature warms as...
View ArticleCelebrate Life
By Virginia Beck Chandley G. Jackson is seen here enjoying a sunset at Miloli‘i, Napali Coast last summer. Photo by Léo Azambuja Spring on Kaua‘i. We are warming up for proms, graduations and weddings....
View ArticleHui Lokahi
By Virginia Beck The lotus blossom at Lawa‘i International Center’s Hall of Compassion will soon make room for a calligraphy sign with the following words: ALOHA — Akahai, kindness, as expressed with...
View ArticleNo Fear, Just Kokua
By Virginia Beck Kalalau Lookout Recent events have altered the landscape of our beautiful island and our sister island, the Big Island of Hawai’i. It is tempting to feel overwhelmed by the scope of...
View ArticleThey Followed the Starry Nights
By Virginia Beck A starry night illuminates Kalalau Stream in this long-exposure picture taken by @molokaitodd in June. The ancient Polynesian navigators used a highly trained awareness of the natural...
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