A blog filled with pictures, facts, myths and stories on what Hawaii is like for the many different cultures that live here.Tumblr (3.0; @livinginhawaii)http://livinginhawaii.tumblr.com/<a href="http://summerfirewood.tumblr.com/post/25908973780/rigotta-saturdays">Let life fall on you: Rigotta Saturdays</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://summerfirewood.tumblr.com/post/25908973780/rigotta-saturdays">summerfirewood</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Aloha!</p> <p>My sister is apart of the Kawaihae Canoe Club and during the summer, every saturday the Canoe Clubs have races in Kona, Hilo and sometimes in Kawaihae. Today was my sister’s first one and she was so excited. We took some pictures for all of you to see.</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m67jxwsX1E1r3a60d.jpg"/></p> <p>This is my lovely younger sister…</p> </blockquote>http://livinginhawaii.tumblr.com/post/25909036027http://livinginhawaii.tumblr.com/post/25909036027Mon, 25 Jun 2012 19:06:01 -1000<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dEtET0z7sAA?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>I adore this song by Oshen. a multilingual song, it’s just amazing.</p>http://livinginhawaii.tumblr.com/post/25627568661http://livinginhawaii.tumblr.com/post/25627568661Thu, 21 Jun 2012 18:48:47 -1000OshenSalt Water Anthemyoutube videoHawaii<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yoRpWEE-E0Q?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/>http://livinginhawaii.tumblr.com/post/25627356652http://livinginhawaii.tumblr.com/post/25627356652Thu, 21 Jun 2012 18:45:00 -1000<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoRpWEE-E0Q">Braddah IZ White Sandy Beach</a>: <p>Braddah Iz singing White Sandy Beach on a beach. One of my favorite songs from him.</p>http://livinginhawaii.tumblr.com/post/25627278580http://livinginhawaii.tumblr.com/post/25627278580Thu, 21 Jun 2012 18:43:36 -1000Braddah IzsingingWhiteSandyBeachWhite Sandy BeachHawaiiIsrael IZ Kamakawiwoʻole“The Hula is the heartbeat of the Hawaiian People.”<br/><br/> - <em>David Kalakaua</em>http://livinginhawaii.tumblr.com/post/25626951216http://livinginhawaii.tumblr.com/post/25626951216Thu, 21 Jun 2012 18:37:55 -1000quoteHawaiiDavid KalakauaKing KalakauaThe merrimonarch<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m604d4AAAB1rzphvmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Last Aloha by Gaellen Quinn.</p> <p>This book is so well written and gives a very real and good portrayal of what happened during the reign of King Kalakaua and then the reign of Queen Lili’uokalani, of course that’s just my opinion. Read it for yourself.</p>http://livinginhawaii.tumblr.com/post/25626320387http://livinginhawaii.tumblr.com/post/25626320387Thu, 21 Jun 2012 18:27:00 -1000The Last AlohabooknovelGaellen Quinn“Hawaii is not a state of mind, but a state of grace.<br/> Paul Theroux”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/hawaii.html#HE0SquhskoIlP2Ts.99">http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/hawaii.html#HE0SquhskoIlP2Ts.99</a></em>http://livinginhawaii.tumblr.com/post/25625928009http://livinginhawaii.tumblr.com/post/25625928009Thu, 21 Jun 2012 18:20:29 -1000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m603xg8lsG1rzphvmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The sun setting from the view of my Aunty Gayle’s house in Waikoloa on the Big Island of Hawaii. No sunset is the same.</p>http://livinginhawaii.tumblr.com/post/25625764399http://livinginhawaii.tumblr.com/post/25625764399Thu, 21 Jun 2012 18:17:39 -1000Sunsettingsun setinhawaiiseenfrommyauntyauntieshouseWaikoloaBig Islandnosunsetisthesame