Nice scenery

[Greg Beetham]

Good one Henry....also tell us what shaka means?
Greg

[bakubo]

Good one Henry....also tell us what shaka means?

That is the ubiquitous Hawaiian shaka hand sign.

http://www.to-hawaii.com/shaka.php
http://archives.starbulletin.com/2002/0 ... aline.html

The above article relates the common story heard here in Hawaii. Here is the gist quoted from the article:

But as to its origins, the prevailing local lore is that it originated with Hamana Kalili of Laie, who lost the middle three fingers on his right hand during an accident at the old Kahuku Sugar Mill.

Kalili's grandnephew Vonn Logan, who works for Brigham Young University-Hawaii's Department of Continuing Education, explained that Kalili's job was to feed sugar cane into the rollers, which would squeeze out the juice. He lost his fingers when his hand got caught in the rollers, Logan said. Because he could no longer work in the mill, he became a security guard on the sugar train that used to travel between Sunset Beach and Kaaawa.

"One of his jobs was to keep all the kids off the train," Logan said. "All the kids would try to jump the train to ride from town to town. So they started signaling each other. Since (Kalili) lost his fingers, the perfect signal was what we have now as the 'shaka sign.' That's how you signaled the way was clear."

Logan can't remember when Kalili died, but said it was "a long time ago." He also said Kalili's accident occurred probably in the early 1940s, although "I'm not even real sure about that."

Here's a photo of some high school softball girls doing the shaka.

[jcoffin]

[KevinBarrett]

That's a baffling tattoo/piercing combo on her navel, there!

[Greg Beetham]

I think it's a gen. X, Y or Z thing, they like stuff that's incomprehensible too the older fogies....tats, studs, rings, rivets in various places...
Greg

[Greg Beetham]

Ha! you've A900 on the brain Don, I know for sure you don't have an A900, so it's only a typo.
Greg

[bakubo]

Everyone is posting some nice ones! Don, you get some great shots at the football games. I have never shot any sports or concerts. Difficult conditions.

Henry will need to dig deep into his archive of Hawaiian beauties.

Well, if you twist my arm I guess I can dig up something. The first two are in Hawaii and the last one is in Vienna, Austria.

[Greg Beetham]

That last is nice and cheeky Henry.
Greg

[bakubo]

That last is nice and cheeky Henry.

Yes, cheeky is my middle name.

[bakubo]

I'm short on time and heading out to the beach, but before I go here is a photo of a young lady watching a parade along Kalakaua Ave. in Waikiki:

[adakshi]

Boyz and ladies...this view will be tough to beat!

Henry will need to dig deep into his archive of Hawaiian beauties.

-Sonolta

Hey Sonolta, how abt this



Thanks
Ayan

[gio67]

arubian watchtower

[bakubo]

Here is a young woman at Yasukuni-jinja in Tokyo who is amused that the gaikokujin　(外国人) with a DSLR (me) is taking her photo while her boyfriend is about to do the same.