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“Love Rests on No Foundation ~ It is an endless ocean, with no beginning or end. Imagine, a suspended ocean, riding on a cushion of ancient secrets. All souls have drowned in it, and now dwell there. One drop of that ocean is hope, and the rest is fear.” ~ Quatrains of Rumi Plumeria Blossom on Lava Rocks / Hamoa Beach Maui Hawai`i Copyright © Sharon Mau / All Rights Reserved Featured in Natural Colour and Light group 25 December 2008 Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi This lovely Plumeria blossom floated from the tree which arches overhead as I was walking down the stone steps to the luxurious black sand beach of Hamoa, one of my favourite beaches on Maui. I was captivated with the beauty of it resting softly on the lichen blanketed lava rock and the contrasts of soft sensual beauty with the rough textures of the hardened magma. Of course I instantly stopped and photographed it. It is one of my favourites and I am happy you enjoy it
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`Oli nô au i nâ pono Hawaiian Translation: / I rejoice in the blessings of Heaven Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Universewide Featured Digital Art Compilations 11 December 2008 This is a photo of a miniature horse on Ke’anae Peninsula blended with a sunset shot from Polo Beach, Maui Hawai’i. This project was four hours to completion with several attempts with the stitching until I finally liked what I saw and then additional histogram and curves adjustments. I use a Canon EOS Digital Rebel Xti Hawai’i Aloha E Hawai‘i e ku‘u one hānau e / Ku‘u home kulāiwi nei / ‘Oli nō au i nā pono lani ou / E Hawai‘i, aloha ē O Hawai‘i, o sands of my birth / My native home / I rejoice in the blessings of heaven / O Hawai‘i, aloha Hui: / E hau‘oli nā ‘ōpio o Hawai‘i nei / ‘Oli ē! ‘Oli ē! / Mai nā aheahe makani e pā mai nei / Mau ke aloha, no Hawai‘i Chorus: / Happy youth of Hawai‘i / Rejoice! Rejoice! / Gentle breezes blow / Love always for Hawai‘i E ha‘i mai kou mau kini lani e / Kou mau kupa aloha, e Hawai‘i / Nā mea ‘ōlino kamaha‘o no luna mai / E Hawai‘i aloha ē May your divine throngs speak / Your loving people, o Hawai‘i / The holy light from above / O Hawai‘i aloha Nā ke Akua e mālama mai iā ‘oe / Kou mau kualono aloha nei / Kou mau kahawai ‘ōlinolino mau / Kou mau māla pua nani God protects you / Your beloved ridges / Your ever glistening streams / Your beautiful gardens / Words by Rev. Lorenzo Lyons, Music by James McGranahan
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From my collection: Darkly, deeply, beautifully blue! / Maunaleo ~ Journey With Spirit Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Featured Art 17 February 2009 In Another World / Featured Art May 2009_ Inspired Art This is one of my signature pieces, a composite of seven of my images blended into one using photographs I have taken on the lava seacliffs of Wai’anapanapa Maui Hawai’i blended with Alaska skies and an enormous full moon. / Wai’anapanapa is a beautiful state park and a protected sacred area here on Maui. It is also where Jacob and I married. / / Maunaleo ~ Journey With Spirit is dedicated with deepest respect and appreciation for Keali’i Reichel. This beautiful mele is one of my favourites and I love the gentle power of his angelic voice. It is the beautiful Maunaleo mele Keali’i composed for his beloved Mother, Lei. “Carleton Lewis Keali’inaniaimokuokalani Reichel (born 1962) popularly known as Keali’i Reichel, is a popular and bestselling singer, songwriter, choreographer, dancer, chanter, scholar, teacher, and personality from the State of Hawai’i. He has spent his life educating the world about Hawaiian culture through music and dance. Maunaleo is one of his most beautiful songs and one of my favourites! / Lyrics Source: Keali`i Reichel album “Melelana” Copyright 1999 Punahele, Inc. – “Composed for Keali`i’s mother Lei, she is compared to the majestic sentinel mountain, Maunaleo, who guards, comforts, nourishes and loves her people. Mälie is the gentle wind of the area. ~ Maunaleo – Words by Keali`i Reichel & Puakea Nogelemeier, Music by Keali`i Reichel ~ “He aloha nö `o Maunaleo / I lohia e ke kilihuna / Kohu `ahu`ao no ka uka / He kamalani kamaehu kau i ka hanoë / He kamalei, kamahiwa pä i ka lani ë / ka lani ë He aloha nö `o Maunaleo / I lohia e ke kilihuna / Kohu `ahu`ao no ka uka / He kamalani kamaehu kau i ka hanoë / He kamalei, kamahiwa pä i ka lani ë / ka lani ë Po`ohina i ka `ohu kolo / Kahiko no ka poli `olu / Apo `ia e nä kualono / He hi`ina, hi`ialo, alohaë / Hi`ipoli, hi`ilei, hi`ilanië / ilanië Po`ohina i ka `ohu kolo / Kahiko no ka poli `olu / Apo `ia e nä kualono / He hi`ina, hi`ialo, alohaë / Hi`ipoli, hi`ilei, hi`ilanië / ilanië Eia ku`u lei aloha / No Maunaleo i ka nani / `Ohu`ohu i ka Mälie / He kamalani kamaehu kau i ka hanoë / He kamalei, hamahiwa pä i ka lani e / ka lani e Eia ku`u lei aloha / No Maunaleo i ka nani / `Ohu`ohu i ka Mälie / He kamalani kamaehu kau i ka hanoë / He kamalei, hamahiwa pä i ka lani e / ka lani e No Maunaleo ke aloha kü i ka la`i e Aloha ë, alohaë ~ Beloved indeed in Maunaleo ~ / Sparkling in the light, wind-blown rain. A finely woven cloak for the highlands. / A cherished one, respected for power and strength. / Esteemed, treasured, touched by heaven. / Capped by the silver of the rolling mists. / An adornment for that gentle heart. / Embraced by the surrounding ridges. / One to hold close, to hold near, to love. / One dear to the heart, precious, exalted. / This is my garland of affection for Maunaleo in its beauty. / Glorified by the Mälie breeze. / A cherished one, respected for power and strength. / Esteemed, treasured, touched by heaven. / For Maunaleo is the serenity of deep love. / Beloved are you, beloved indeed.” .... If you would like to hear his beautiful song, click on the hyperlink below / Maunaleo by Keali’i Reichel Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi This image is also offered as a Tshirt, postcard, stamp and other products. If you would like to see it on any other products, please let me know. Mahalo! / My Zazzle Site> / Currently with 2022 Views
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Sunrise Ku’au Beach Maui North Shore O ke Aloha ke kuleana o kihi malihini / Hawaiian translation: / Compassion makes its home in any land Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
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Keali'i Reichel Ho'onanea Hawaiian Series a fundraising event for Halau Ke'alaokamaile at the MACC 2009 Maui Hawai'i
by Sharon MauCopyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / No post processing My husband Jacob was set up for a showing with his photography booth along with several other talented artists while I attended this performance at the MACC, the Maui Arts and Cultural Center in the Castle Theater on Maui. I invited my friend Suzane to attend with me and we sat in the second row. Here Keali’i is gazing directly into my viewfinder but the image isn’t very good as the light was low. Presently a man came to me and told me to stop taking photographs or he would confiscate my camera. At least I was able to get a few shots before I had to tuck my camera away. To hear Keali’i sing was wonderful and to hear him sing Maunaleo was significantly meaningful for me. The Hula dancers were so beautiful. This wonderful fund raising event for Halau Ke’alaokamaile performance also featured the Maui Pops Orchestra 17 January 2009. Afterward, as I was leaving and walking around to the back employee parking area in the darkness where I had parked my car, I noticed a small crowd of people waiting and greeting the musicians and dancers as they were exiting the side doors. I continued on and walked around to the back, saw light coming from an open door and I saw Keali’i standing in the hallway corridor with his back to me perhaps 20 feet away. So, I entered the door quietly and respectfully approached him as I waited for a moment as everyone was talking story. At the optimum moment when there was a break in the conversation, I said ‘Keali’i’ He turned and gazed at me as I said Aloha. He answered Aloha as I shook his hand, then handed my business card to him, which features my Maunaleo ~ Journey With Spirit / image, explaining to him how I created this image for him two years ago in deepest respect for his work in perpetuating the Hawaiian language and culture, the beautiful Hula and his wonderful work with the keiki, the children of Hawai’i. I told him the image is called Maunaleo ~ Journey With Spirit. He thanked me. I asked him if I could take his photograph and he answered “Only if you are in it”. / Oh je. / Well, I can tell you my heart sank, for I am reluctant to permit anyone to use my camera and every single time I have handed my camera over to someone, the images are always out of focus for most people do not seem to understand how to use it and set the focal points. But I smiled politely and said thank you and handed it over to a woman standing on my right. My heart was racing and I was thinking…. I really want to take his photo myself. You know? And of course, as you may imagine, the images are out of focus. Not the greatest, I am somewhat disappointed, and I certainly don’t think I would upload them here. Yet, the most important thing for me is that I actually had the opportunity to meet Keali’i, make contact and place my card in his hands. I asked him if he will contact me and he said yes. I would like the opportunity to do a CD cover or a portrait of him. I can only hope he will follow through. ‘Ae, it was wonderful to meet him. I would also like for my husband Jacob and Keali’i to get together and talk story, that would be tremendous! “Keali’i Reichel is an acclaimed singer, songwriter, chanter, hula teacher, and cultural resource. He has earned 29 Hoku Awards from the Hawaiian Academy of Recording Arts for his eight music releases over 15 years. He was a Grammy Award nominee in 2004, and his debut album Kawaipunahele received gold certification by the RIAA in 2005. Keali’i continues his work to perpetuate the language, dance and poetry of Hawai’i through hula, music, and chant.” Information source: MACC
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View from Ulupalakua / Kahalewai / West Maui Hawai’i Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved I took this shot from a moving vehicle as Jacob and I were driving upcountry this evening at sunset. 30 January 2009 The Western name is West Maui mountains. / The Hawaiian name is Mauna Kahalewai [Ka-Hale-Wai means House of Water]. Another name is Hale Mahina, which means House of the Moon. / It is believed that these mountains are named for the Goddess Hina of the Moon. The East Maui mountains ancient name is Aheleakala [A-hele-a-ka-la]. The Western name is Haleakala means House of the Sun, named for the Sun God, La, and quite possibly named after the demi-god Maui-akalana, who slowed down the sun. More can be read about Maui in the ancient Hawaiian genealogical chant, Kumulipo Iao Valley is the most famous valley of this mountain range. The West Maui mountains are the second wettest spot in the world at 400 inches of rain per year. It is said that somewhere in Kahalewai there is a deep cavern filled with water and a passage way connected with the water cave. The West Maui Mountains or West Maui Volcano, known to the Hawaiians as Mauna Kahalewai, form a much eroded shield volcano that constitutes the western one-quarter of the Hawaiian Island of Maui. Kanaka Maoli are the Polynesian peoples of the Hawaiian Islands who trace their ancestry back to Marquesan and possibly Tahitian settlers (starting circa AD 400), precontact 1778. A shield volcano is a large volcano with shallowly-sloping sides. / The high point of the West Maui Volcano is Pu’u Kukui at 5,788 feet. The island of Maui is one of a chain of volcanoes and ancient underwater seamounts stretching nearly to the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. The Hawaiian Islands and Emperor Seamounts were all formed by a hot spot in the earth’s mantle erupting onto the ocean floor and building massive shield volcanoes that would sometimes break the surface. Maui is the second youngest island in the Hawaiian Islands and consists of two volcanoes in the chain It is thought that West Maui Volcano was born 2 million years ago. It is now extinct and has begun the slow process of subsiding and eroding back into the sea. Haleakala is about a million years younger than its neighbor and is still considered active having erupted at least 10 times in the last 1000 years. However, it has entered the last phase of its life as a growing mountain, a last gasp rejuvenated phase that all Hawaiian volcanoes enter before they go extinct forever. Approximately 400,000 years ago Maui was much larger than it is today. Usually referred to as Maui Nui (“Big Maui”) it was made up of present day Maui, Moloka’i, Lana’i, and Kaho’olawe and was larger than the present day big island of Hawai’i. The subsiding of the island led to the separation of Moloka’i and Lana’i from Maui and Kaho’olawe about 300,000 years ago. About 150,000 years ago Lana’i and Moloka’i separated as did Kaho’olawe and Maui. It is thought that only 15,000 years remain before West Maui and East Maui (Haleakala) are split into two islands. This photograph cannot be modified for commercial or advertising use, nor can it be copied or reproduced in any form without the photographer’s permission. I own full and exclusive copyrights on all my photographs and they are protected under International Copyright laws. My images do not belong to the public domain and may not be posted in another webpage on the internet or intranet, published in any book, magazine, newsletter or newspaper, duplicated, used in a dirivative work of art, used as illustration for musical, dramatic, and/or literary works, or used for commercial use of any kind whatsoever without my express written authorization, including but not limited to resale of my images without a license for use. © 2009 Fine Art Photography, Research and Photojournalism by Sharon Anne Mau / Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
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This is straight from the camera early morning light on a bright and beautiful Autumn day in the Interior / Chena River Lakes North Pole Alaska From my collection: / Reflections of Beauty ~ Alaska North Star Fine Art Photography by Sharon Anne Mau / My images do not belong to the public domain. Duplication is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved universewide The light on this day was absolutely gorgeous. Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi / Shooting Date 05 September 2007 / Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/500 / Av( Aperture Value ) 16.0 / ISO Speed 320 / Focal Length 28.0 mm / Lens EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
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Watercolor, acrylic and pastel on cold-press watercolor paper. One day out in the water surfing, a friend who has been surfing 40+years told me a story that inspired this painting. He was waiting for a wave on a day when the water was glassy and a sea turtle rose out of the water and rested its head on his board. This painting is about the respect and harmony for the ocean that is part of a surfers life. / /
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“Live ye slow, live ye easy… So sayeth the sky, So echo the trees So too echoes the wind.” ~ from Hiro Nagata’s “Brevity and Riches of Life” From my collection: / Whispers of the Enchanted Forests “Lilinoe ~ a cool caressing mist, at times opaque and others rainbow-hued. Hu’ihu’i, frosty icicles exuding the spectrum of colour from leaves of red and green. Ka wailele ~ the trickle and rush of a stream cascading over waterfalls” ~ Eric Andersen Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / My images do not belong to the public domain.
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Small Kid Time Hana Butta Days ~ 17th Annual East Maui Taro Festival Hana Maui Hawai'i
by Sharon MauSmall Kid Time / Hana Buttah Days / From my collection: / Keiki o ka ‘Aina History East Maui Taro Festival / 17th Annual East Maui Taro Festival Hana Maui Hawai’i Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / 25 April 2009 To our ohana and friends, if you would like a print, send me a note and let me know. They are adorable! I do hope you enjoy this as much as I do.
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Hale ‘o Pi’ilani Heiau / Hana Maui Hawai’i / 03 May 2009 / Fine Art Photography by Sharon Anne Mau / / This is an unedited image straight from the camera “The grounds of the amazing Kahanu Gardens are also the site of Pi’ilanihale Heiau, the largest temple in Hawai’i, with a volcanic stone platform reaching 450ft in length. The history of this astounding heiau is shrouded in mystery, but there’s no doubt that it was an important religious site for Hawaiians. Archaeologists believe construction began as early as AD 1200 and the heiau was built in sequences. The final grand scale was the work of Pi’ilani (the heiau’s name means House of Pi’ilani), the 14th-century Maui chief who is also credited with the construction of many of the coastal fishponds in the Hana area.” Information Source Lonely Planet Part of the 472 acre Kahanu Garden, the massive Pi’ilanihale Heiau, a structure constructed of lava rocks with immense tiered walls and terraces, is believed to be the largest ancient place of worship in Polynesia. Originally built in the 13th century, the heiau was extended by the High Chief Pi’ilani who came from West Maui in 1570 and conquered the chiefs of the fertile Hana area.
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Hale ‘o Pi’ilani Heiau / Hana Maui Hawai’i / 03 May 2009 / Fine Art Photography by Sharon Anne Mau / / This is a composite of two images, one stitched on top of the other. “The grounds of the amazing Kahanu Gardens are also the site of Pi’ilanihale Heiau, the largest temple in Hawai’i, with a volcanic stone platform reaching 450ft in length. The history of this astounding heiau is shrouded in mystery, but there’s no doubt that it was an important religious site for Hawaiians. Archaeologists believe construction began as early as AD 1200 and the heiau was built in sequences. The final grand scale was the work of Pi’ilani (the heiau’s name means House of Pi’ilani), the 14th-century Maui chief who is also credited with the construction of many of the coastal fishponds in the Hana area.” Information Source Lonely Planet Part of the 472 acre Kahanu Garden, the massive Pi’ilanihale Heiau, a structure constructed of lava rocks with immense tiered walls and terraces, is believed to be the largest ancient place of worship in Polynesia. Originally built in the 13th century, the heiau was extended by the High Chief Pi’ilani who came from West Maui in 1570 and conquered the chiefs of the fertile Hana area. This photograph cannot be modified for commercial or advertising use, nor can it be copied or reproduced in any form without the photographer’s permission. I own full and exclusive copyrights on all my photographs and they are protected under International Copyright laws. My images do not belong to the public domain and may not be posted in another webpage on the internet or intranet, published in any book, magazine, newsletter or newspaper, duplicated, used in a dirivative work of art, used as illustration for musical, dramatic, and/or literary works, or used for commercial use of any kind whatsoever without my express written authorization, including but not limited to resale of my images without a license for use. © 2009 Fine Art Photography, Research and Photojournalism by Sharon Anne Mau
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Hale ‘o Pi’ilani Heiau / Hana Maui Hawai’i © 2009 Fine Art Photography by Sharon Mau 03 May 2009 / Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi This is a stitched panorama of four images. “The grounds of the amazing Kahanu Gardens are also the site of Pi’ilanihale Heiau, the largest temple in Hawai’i, with a volcanic stone platform reaching 450ft in length. The history of this astounding heiau is shrouded in mystery, but there’s no doubt that it was an important religious site for Hawaiians. Archaeologists believe construction began as early as AD 1200 and the heiau was built in sequences. The final grand scale was the work of Pi’ilani (the heiau’s name means House of Pi’ilani), the 14th-century Maui chief who is also credited with the construction of many of the coastal fishponds in the Hana area.” Information Source Lonely Planet Part of the 472 acre Kahanu Garden, the massive Pi’ilanihale Heiau, a structure constructed of lava rocks with immense tiered walls and terraces, is believed to be the largest ancient place of worship in Polynesia. Originally built in the 13th century, the heiau was extended by the High Chief Pi’ilani who came from West Maui in 1570 and conquered the chiefs of the fertile Hana area. This photograph cannot be modified for commercial or advertising use, nor can it be copied or reproduced in any form without the photographer’s permission. I own full and exclusive copyrights on all my photographs and they are protected under International Copyright laws. My images do not belong to the public domain and may not be posted in another webpage on the internet or intranet, published in any book, magazine, newsletter or newspaper, duplicated, used in a dirivative work of art, used as illustration for musical, dramatic, and/or literary works, or used for commercial use of any kind whatsoever without my express written authorization, including but not limited to resale of my images without a license for use. © 2009 Fine Art Photography, Research and Photojournalism by Sharon Anne Mau
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A Developing Rainbow over Maui North Shore with a view of Haleakala from Maluhia Maui Hawai’i Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / 24 June 2009
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Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / My images do not belong to the public domain. Reproduction is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved “Geological or earthquake maps of the Pacific shows that the ocean is bordered by ranges of volcanic mountains on the American side, and by a long chain of volcanic islands, such as the Aleutian, Japanese, and Formosa islands along the coast of Asia. It is also clear that between America and Asia connected islands built up by volcanic action follow what appear to be cracks in the floor of the Pacific. It is interesting to note the fact that all along the western coast of North and South America there is only a comparatively narrow strip of land between the mountain ranges and the sea, and that from the edge of this narrow seacoast there is a rapid descent in the ocean bed until it becomes one of the most profound oceanic depressions on the globe. The depth of the floor of the ocean is greater than the enormous elevation of the mountain ranges along its edge. “The Challenger” surveyors give the average depth of the Pacific Ocean as about 2,400 fathoms, while between the Caroline and Ladrone groups of islands lies a valley whose ooze-carpeted floor can be reached only by a sounding line about 25,000 feet long, and near Japan about 30,000 feet of line is needed to reach the bottom of one of the deepest pits on the globe. The German survey ship “Planet” has made the deepest sounding thus far taken. About forty sea miles off the north coast of Mindanao, the largest and most southerly of the important islands of the Philippines, the “Planet” found a depth of 32,078 feet. In other words, the Pacific Ocean where the sounding was taken has a depth of 6.07 miles, exceeding by 482 feet the greatest depth hitherto known. Out of these awful ocean depths have come the chains and groups of islands which form Polynesia. It seems absolutely necessary to recognize the cracks in the floor of the ocean through which the vast floods of lava were forced for the upbuilding of these islands. Even the coral polyps had to have the edge of a crater to work on while building the innumerable coral reefs of the Pacific. No one knows what mighty conflicts were fought between the two eternal enemies, fire and water; nor does anyone know how long they fought while these islands were being built into mountains, but there must have been ages when the skies were filled with rolling masses of clouds of steam sent up through boiling, turbulent waters with awful explosions of escaping gases before the dry land appeared on the face of the deep. It has been the modern story of creation. There were boiling seas and skies always covered with vast masses of steam clouds, then ages of mountain building at the hands of chaotic fire-rock, and the subsequent ages of the disintegration of lava, forming soil for the coming of plant and animal life. The building of these islands has been a most stupendous task, and the chains of islands resulting from the tremendous volcanic energy still exhibit immense activity. The volcanic outbreaks and earthquakes of the Japanese islands from Nippon to Formosa are so frequent as to afford an excellent field for study. The New Zealand islands have a volcanic region around Roturua which is visited by numbers of tourists every year. Islands appear and disappear in the Western Pacific. None of the islands have so good a tradition of these turbulent times as the Hawaiian group, and they have only a statement made by William Ellis in his book, “A Tour through Hawai’i,” published in 1826. He says that while on this tour around the island of Hawai’i, he stopped with John Young, who is now stated to have been an American sailor and a close friend of the great King Kamehameha I. “Mr. Young said that among many traditionary accounts of the origin of the islands, one was that in former times, when there was nothing but sea, an immense bird settled on the water and laid an egg which soon bursting produced the island Hawai’i.” It must be remembered that the Hawaiians also have the pulling up of the islands with a fishhook by the demi-god Maui, who fished up many islands in Polynesia. It has been nearly a hundred years since Ellis made the brief reference to the production of an island by the explosion of the egg, and now it is impossible to secure any enlargement of the legend. The story stands as an ancient memory of volcanic activity so mighty and so extensive as to produce islands in the time of human experience.” Author Unknown Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
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Donations are welcome / Hui Aloha Church Mokulau Kaupo Maui Hawai’i Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Shooting Date/Time 29 November 2008 14:04:23 / Shutter Speed 1/25 Av Aperture 5.6 Evaluative Metering / ISO 400 Lens EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM / Focal Length 38.0 mm
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Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / My images do not belong to the public domain. Reproduction is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved “We are the guardians of His Beauty We are the protectors / Of the Sun. There is only one reason / We have followed God into this world: To encourage laughter, freedom, dance / And love. Let a noble cry inside of you speak to me / Saying, “Hafiz, / Don’t just sit there on the moon tonight / Doing nothing - Help unfurl my heart into the Friend’s Mind, / Help, Old Man, to heal my wounded wings!” We are the companions of His Beauty / We are the guardians / Of Truth. Every man, plant and creature in Existence, / Every woman, child, vein and note / Is a servant of our Beloved - A harbinger of joy, / The harbinger of / Light.” ~ by Hafiz from “The Subject Tonight is Love“Translation by Daniel Ladinsky Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Shutter Speed 1250 ISO 200 / Aperture 5.6 Lens EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
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Pihanakalani ~ The Place Where Heaven Meets the Earth ~ Cinder Cones within the Crater of Haleakala Volcano ~ House of the Sun ~ Mystical Maui
by Sharon MauCopyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / My images do not belong to the public domain. / Reproduction is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved. No portion of this site or my photography may be reproduced by printing, uploading, copying, publishing, photocopying or any other means of mechanical or electronic reproduction without my express written permission. For reproduction permission and inquiries on licensing for use and/or publishing of my images, please contact me. Mahalo! Beautiful Art and Greeting Cards For Sale ~ Shop securely and view my collection here Haleakala Crater is a large erosional valley at the summit of Haleakala volcano, East Maui. It formed after the rimrock lava flows were erupted around the top of the volcano about 145,000 years ago, give or take about 10,000 years. Cinder Cones are small volcanoes within the crater composed of cinder and ash ejected during the volcanic eruption. Several volcanic eruptions blew the top off the cinder cones. Pu’u ‘o Maui is the crater’s largest Cinder Cone. You may also see Ka Moa ‘o Pele, Halali’i, Pu’u ‘o Pele, Pu’u Mamane Cinder Cones. Gazing into the mouth of the volcano. Imagine many of the cinder cones and spouts you are seeing are over 600 feet high. Haleakala is sleeping, dormant in perceived inactivity since 1792 when the last recorded volcanic eruption flowed over Makena and Ahihi Kinau. This photograph is taken as I am standing at the summit at 10,023 feet above sea level gazing into the crater. You may notice the tiny roads used by scientists to study the protected region within the volcano. Haleakala is a shield volcano. Built up from the ocean floor by countless eruptions, it was once a mountain that rose several thousand feet higher than today’s elevation. Haleakala dominates the east side of the Valley Isle and is sacred to the Hawaiian people. The mountain’s face is a mighty wall looming over the valley. Haleakala’s width spans 20 miles, ocean-to-ocean “Jelal-ud-Din Rumi has said centuries ago, that before man fire, water, earth, air, are objects; before God they are living beings that work at His command. The meaning of what Rumi has said is that all objects, all places are as gramaphone records: what is put into them they speak; either your soul hears it or your mind, according to your development.” by the Sufi Master, Hazrat Inayat Khan Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Aperature 13 Shutter Speed 1/400 ISO 400
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Waikamoi Rainforest Maui Hawai’i Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / My images do not belong to the public domain. Reproduction is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved Beautiful Art and Greeting Cards For Sale ~ Shop securely and view my collection here I Seem to have Loved You “I seem to have loved you in numberless forms, / numberless times… / In life after life, in age after age, forever. My spellbound heart has made and remade / the necklace of songs, / That you take as a gift, / wear round your neck in your many forms, / In life after life, in age after age, forever. Whenever I hear old chronicles of love, / its age old pain, / Its ancient tale of being apart or together. As I stare on and on into the past, / in the end you emerge, / Clad in the light of a pole-star, / piercing the darkness of time. You become an image of what is remembered forever. You and I have floated here on the stream that brings from the fount. At the heart of time, love of one for another. / We have played along side millions of lovers, / Shared in the same shy sweetness of meeting, / the distressful tears of farewell, / Old love / but in shapes that renew and renew forever.” ~ Poetry by Rabindranath Tagore Levels and Curves adjustments / Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Shooting Date/Time 13 April 2007 13:51:52 / Shutter Speed 1/100 Aperture 5.6 ISO 400 / Lens EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
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Full Moon Hoku / Wailea Beach / Maui Hawai’i Ko’i / Sacred Sunrise Ceremony honouring Ko’i, (the Hawaiian stone Adze) which is an ancient Hawaiian Pohaku (stone) tool still used today, which is crafted from the hardest basalt pohaku found on stone quarries throughout the Hawaiian Islands. “Highly prized by Hawaiians, for it helped to shape the world of Hawaiians to survive in the most remote and isolated place in the midst of the Pacific Ocean”. The Ko’i helped to fell trees to build canoes, build hales (homes), carve bowls, weapons and many other important implements which help and protect the people of Hawai’i Nei” This ceremony was hosted by the Maui Chamber of Commerce. My husband Jacob Mau is na Kupuna o Maui, he is a Hawaiian Elder of Maui, and he is in one of a fleet of 12 canoes on the horizon as Kanaka (Hawaiians) dance Haka and chant Olelo greeting the full moon at sunrise as they are calling in the Kanaka Kupuna (Hawaiian Elders) in traditional Hawaiian language, chanting and song. It was so beautiful. This is a presentation representative of the 12 Moku (districts) of Maui with a Kanaka Kupuna (Hawaiian Elder) representing each Moku bearing a ho’okupu (gift) of a pohaku (stone) from their moku (district) in honour of Ko’i. The Ko’i and Pohaku, the Ho’okupu are transported on the canoes with Na Kupuna O Maui, and upon their arrival at sunrise on the beach near the Grand Wailea, a sacred ceremony took place including a presentation of Maui’s 12 Moku (districts), represented by 12 Pohaku (volcanic stones) placed by their respective Kupuna on the Ahu (altar). This is in recognition of all districts of Maui and for all the people of this island beginning with Honuaula, the location where we are here at Wailea Beach, to Kahikinui, Kaupo, Kipahulu, Hana, Ko’olau, Hamakualoa, Hamakuapoko, Wailuku, Ka’anapali, Lahaina, and Kula. I have many more images to publish with more information on this beautiful sunrise ceremony so please, check back soon for updates. Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / My images do not belong to the public domain. Reproduction is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved Ho’ola hou i ke kanaka / Hawaiian Translation: Life of Mankind is Again Revived E ola mau ke lewa / The heavens live on E ola mau ka honua / The earth lives on E ho’opulu mau ka ua i ka ‘aina / The land continues to be moistened by the rain E ulu mau ka waokele / The upland forests continue to grow Alaila, mohala a’e ka pua / Therefore, the “flowers” continue to blossom Ho’ola hou i ke kanaka / Life of mankind is again revived ~ Quote by © Bruddah Keahi Ho`okupu are recognized as a spiritual offering or a gift. / It is a physical contribution of an individual or as a group request for acknowledgement from a specific deity or source. Ho`okupu is used to ensure growth, increase mana (spiritual power, life force) or cause to sprout. Your ho`okupu could be your voice [oli], a kinolau [physical manifestation of deity i.e. awa, kalo, i`a] or something that is made by or precious to the individual or group making the request. A ho`okupu is an offering of symbolic significance for the occasion. / It may be a certain type of food or plant, a song or chant, perhaps even a rock or water from your homeland. My husband’s Pohaku is from one of his many Moku, Kaupo. Jacob is Kanaka Kapuna (a Hawaiian Elder) representing Mau Ohana and his Moku o Kaupo, Makena, Ahihi Kinau, Ulupalakua, Kalepa, Kana’io, Kahikinui. Hawaiian Values Humility and patience Obligation to family and community Hard work and sacrifice Our future is in our past Protecting our children Honouring our ancestors Acting for the sake of children Aloha ~ Malama A’ina – Caring for the Land Taking only what we need Leaving places better than we find them Respect for the beliefs and rights of others Generosity and reciprocity Building Unity Eo ka wai’ola, ola wai iwi ~ Rejoice in the water of life, Life Water of the Ancestors IMINI I KA NA’AUAO E PAHU IA MAKOU IMUA ~ Seeking the Knowledge to Push Us Forward Hawaiian Kingdom Independence Blog Updates on Water Rights – East Maui Karo Farming – Hawaii Links Documents Blogroll Podcasting Hawaiian Culture and More Nana i ke kumu Kuleana is one’s personal sense of responsibility. A person high in this value will be quick to say, “I accept my responsibilities, and I will be held accountable.” L I V E A L O H A Pono is the personal and organizational value of rightness and balance. When a person is “Pono” they have the feeling of contentment when all is good and all is right in their life. Pono teaches the attitude of positivity and optimism. / Hawaiian Values Ho’ohana Passion for worthwhile work. Intention ‘Imi ola Mission and Vision Ho’omau Perseverance and Persistence Kūlia i ka nu‘u Achievement and Excellence Ho’okipa Hospitality and Service Ohana Family and Community Lōkahi Harmony, Unity and Collaboration Kākou Inclusiveness and Synergy Kuleana Responsibility and Accountability ‘ike loa Knowledge, Wisdom, and Learning Ha’aha’a Humility and Open-mindedness Ho’ohanohano Dignity and Respect Alaka’i Leadership and Initiative Mālama Caring, Empathy, Stewardship Mahalo Living in Thankfulness Nānā i ke kumu Authenticity and Truth Pono Righteous, Balance and Rightness Ka lā hiki ola Hope and Promise Aloha Love, Virtue and Inner Spirit Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Shooting Date 04 September 2009 / Aperture-Priority AE / Tv Shutter Speed 1/200 / Av Aperture Value 4.5 / Center-Weighted Average Metering / ISO 200 / Lens EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
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“It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing. It doesn’t interest me how old you are. / I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, / for your dreams, / for the adventure of being alive. It doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon. / I want to know if you have touched the centre of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life’s betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain! I want to know if you can sit with pain, / mine or your own, / without moving to hide it or fade it or fix it. I want to know if you can be with joy, / mine or your own, / if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful, be realistic, or to remember the limitations of being human. It doesn’t interest me if the story you’re telling me is true. / I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself, if you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul. I want to know if you can be faithful and therefore be trustworthy. I want to know if you can see beauty even when it is not pretty every day, and if you can source your life from God’s presence. I want to know if you can live with failure, / yours and mine, / and still stand on the edge of a lake and shout in the silver of the full moon, “Yes!” It doesn’t interest me to know where you live or how much money you have. I want to know if you can get up after the night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone, and do what needs to be done for the children. It doesn’t interest me who you are, how you came to be here. / I want to know if you will stand in the centre of the fire with me and not shrink back. It doesn’t interest me where or what or with whom you have studied. / I want to know what sustains you from the inside when all else falls away. I want to know if you can be alone with yourself, / and if you truly like the company you keep / in the empty moments.” THE INVITATION / by Oriah Mountain Dreamer This is a composite of three photographs. Two of a sunset sky over Ho’okipa and one of a lovely young woman I photographed at the annual Ha’iku Flower Festival. / The two sunset images are stitched one over the other. I erased the background of the image of the young woman. I then stitched/layered the images together and selectively desaturated the colours. I then applied a slight Gaussian Blur to the sky using the Lasso Tool to make my selection. Then, I flattened the layers and smoothed the digital noise. Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / Ourjrny / The Heart Within the Art My images do not belong to the public domain. / Reproduction is strictly prohibited. / All rights reserved Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi Being Alive by Joseph Campbell “People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. / I don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking. / think what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive, so that our life experiences on the purely physical plane will have resonances within our own innermost being and reality, / so that we actually feel the rapture of being alive.”
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Aloha ‘oe / Aloalo Aheahe / Exotic Tropical Hibiscus soft billowing breeze / Ha’iku Maui Hawai’i “On a road outreaching the white clouds, / By a spring outrunning the bluest river, / Petals come drifting on the wind / And the brook is sweet with them all the way. / My quiet gate is a mountain-trail, / And the willow-trees about my cottage / Sift on my sleeve, through the shadowy noon, / Distillations of the sun.” poetry by Liu Shen-hsu Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / My images do not belong to the public domain. Reproduction is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Shooting Date 25 November 2009
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Mele kalikimaka me ka Hau`oli makahiki hou ~ Merry Christmas to all our family and friends
by Sharon MauAloha kakou, to all our beloved family and friends. I have met so many wonderful people on this website this year. It has been a learning…
Aloha kakou, to all our beloved family and friends. I have met so many wonderful people on this website this year. It has been a learning experience as well for there are so many talented photographers and artists who are a continuous source of creative inspiration. I appreciate the kindness of all the hosts as well of the many wonderful groups who have featured my work. / / For those of you who so kindly responded in my private BubbleMail with holiday wishes and beautiful Christmas cards, I invite you to copy/paste your messages here in my journal, that would be so wonderful. Mahalo nui loa, thank you so much for all your wonderful gifts of Aloha. / / To everyone who has commented on my work this year, I may not always have the time to answer every message, yet I cherish every single one. Thank you so much. / / And to those of you who have purchased my images and my calendar collections, thank you so much from my na’au, from the depths of my heart for your kindness. I cannot tell you how meaningful it is for me that you love my work enough to want to own a print. Mahalo nui loa. / / We wish you a beautiful holiday season with much love and every happiness for you and your beloved family. / / E pili mau na pomaika`i ia `oe / (May blessings be with you always) / Mele kalikimaka me ka Hau`oli makahiki hou / (Merry Christmas and Happy New Year) / / Aloha e Malama pono / Jacob and Sharon Mau / / / /
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O ke Aloha ka ‘iu / Love is paradise Ho’okipa Beach Maui North Shore Hawai’i / Christmas Eve / Spirit of Aloha Copyright 2009 – 2010 © Sharon Mau / ourjrny / The Heart Within the Art / My images do not belong to the public domain. / Reproduction is strictly prohibited. / All rights reserved Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
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