Spiritual Tours Hawaii

16/11/2024

Satoru Abe is a well known and artist whose work is on display at the Honolulu of Art! The 98 years old legendary artist has a long legacy to dedicate to our local community. His incredible visions are transforming matter and presenting his ideas to the public largely influenced by his spiritual Buddhist believes!

15/11/2024

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Kaapu Kolo: Hawaiian Centenarian (1801-1920)

Born on Niihau in 1801, Kaapu Kolo was a young girl when she, her parents and others would sometimes stand on the beaches of Niihau to watch with wonder as strange foreign vessels with great sails glided past their island home.

It was not until she’d reached her teens that she first went to Kauai aboard an outrigger canoe to become a member of King Kaumualii’s retinue, and she was at Waimea in 1819, when Liholiho (Kamehameha II) broke a sacred kapu by allowing men and women to eat together at a feast in his court on the Big Island.

When others saw that Liholiho and the members of his court went unpunished, they found that they, too, could break kapu without retribution, and the breaking of kapu without fear of punishment quickly led to a complete breakdown of the kapu system that had governed Hawaiian conduct for centuries.

On Kauai, Kaapu witnessed wooden idols being toppled and burned and heiau being demolished and, for the first time in her life, she was free to eat with men and to enjoy bananas, roast pig and other foods previously forbidden to women.

The following year, on May 3, 1820, she was on the beach at Waimea, watching the ship Thaddeus, with missionaries Samuel Whitney and Samuel Ruggles aboard, being anchored offshore.

They were the first Protestant missionaries to visit Kauai, and Kaapu greeted them at the water’s edge, while about her were assembled thousands of curious Hawaiians

— an event she later considered to be the greatest of her life.

Kaumualii’s son, Humehume, also arrived with the missionaries after having been some years abroad in the United States.

Kaapu was baptized a Christian, married, and made her home in Kekaha, where for many years she practiced the art of makaloa mat-making.

Shortly before she passed away in 1920 at Waimea at the venerable age of 119, she credited her longevity to the wearing of only one garment at a time, either a mu‘umu‘u or a holoku, and to the Hawaiian foods, especially poi, that had been her staff of life.

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Hank Soboleski has been a resident of Kauai since the 1960s. Hank’s love of the island and its history has inspired him, in conjunction with The Garden Island Newspaper, to share the island’s history weekly.

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11/11/2024

Today we celebrate ! With much respect we honor the men and women in uniforms and acknowledge their sacrifices keeping this country safe and our freedom protected!

Aloha nui loa 🙏🏼💛
And may God bless America 🇺🇸

21/10/2024

- ATLAS is within 44 million miles of Earth, Visible from Hawaii currently.
The comet orbits the sun once in every 80,000 years—and right now, it’s visible in the western sky after sunset, making it pretty easy to see, weather permitting.
The Hawaiian archipelago, situated in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and far away from any large continental land mass is certainly the perfect place on Earth to observe many astronomical phenomena. The lack of light pollution gives the naked human eye a chance to observe the night sky with greater details.

If you are visiting the islands try that during a clear night and you may even be able to see the itself! ✨ ☄️ 💫

16/10/2024

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Outrigger canoes first arrived in Hawaii around 200 AD, some large enough to hold up to 80 people, and were filled with essential items like edible plants, water and animals to ensure a somewhat safer voyage for the brave explorers who took off in search of land. By following the migration patterns of birds seen flying overhead, explorers soon discovered the Hawaiian Islands.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The harsh terrain of the land, including jagged volcanic lava rock, steep cliffs, howling wind and waves, made it very difficult to transport anything, so outrigger canoes became a necessity for tasks like fishing and transporting goods and people. When native Hawaiians found giant Koa trees on the Big Island, they soon discovered they could build an entire canoe hull from a single piece of wood. While the outrigger canoe has gone through many phases over the last 2,000 years, Hawaiian outrigger canoes specifically remain built for battling conditions in the open ocean and are recognized for their unique shape, design and lack of extra ornamentation or decoration.

Since setting out on the ocean was still a very dangerous and risky task, building a new canoe involved the work and dedication of many people as well as frequent cultural and traditional practices. First, a kahuna, or Hawaiian priest, had to search for the perfect site and tree by following the ‘elepaio, or Hawaiian forest bird, into the forest. Since the ‘elepaio was attracted to rotting Koa wood, if the bird began pecking at the tree, that meant the wood was not solid and the tree would be useless for the strong structure it took to build a canoe. Once finding the perfect tree, the kahuna would then gather the canoe builders and workers, staying throughout the building process to offer prayers and blessings.

09/10/2024

No filters ever needed ….. Hawaiian sunset over the Pacific Ocean!

19/09/2024

Outrigger canoe paddling is the official state team sport of Hawaii.

While the outrigger canoe has gone through many phases over the last 2,000 years, outrigger specifically remain built for battling conditions in the open ocean and are recognized for their unique shape, design and lack of extra ornamentation or decoration.

It has been said that “canoe racing has been around as long as there have been 2 canoes.” While outrigger canoes were not invented in Hawaii, the sport of canoe racing certainly was, called hei hei wa’a, and was practiced widely among Hawaiian chiefs for sport and recreation, often placing bets on the outcome.

Featured in this post are competitive paddlers getting ready for their biggest event, The Molokai Race, and annual race which starts on the island of Molokai and ends at the Hilton village in Waikiki, Oahu.
Hundreds of canoes will depart on an early morning hours before sunrise to sometimes spend the entire day voyaging through the open ocean between the two islands!

15/09/2024

Royal Hawaiian is one of the land marks of Honolulu!
Known to the world as the “Pink Palace of the Pacific” it first opened doors in February, 1927.

“Long before Waikiki was developed as a tourist destination, it was a favorite residence and recreational center for Hawaiian kings and chiefs. King Kamehameha I had his home where The Royal Hawaiian stands today, and Queen Kaahumanu’s Summer Palace was previously located on what is now the resort’s Coconut Grove.“

Ask your tour guide for direction to the historical building where a small coffee shop and dining options are available for all visitors of the island!

11/09/2024

Pineapples are an iconic Hawaiian fruit. In actuality this is not even a fruit but a cluster of fused berries……..😮

The industry started in the late 1800s -early 1900s by a man named Jim . He brought the first pineapples from and he chose a specific kind out of more than 100 varieties in existence to fit perfectly the volcanic acidic soil of the islands. Today what we mostly see on the market is the pineapple, the most popular yellow-brown to green colored pineapples that are carrying the specific taste of sweet and sour endless summer! ✨ 🏝️

It takes 18 months for the first pineapples to fully grow from a new plant and after that there are only two other harvesting periods ( at 24-26 months and at 35 + months ) when one single plant produces fruits. In total if you decide to plant one at home be prepared for a 3 year long period to grow not more than 5-6 pineapples in total!
Ask any of our tour guides for pointers on how to grow it yourself and if you are on an island tour, you can also visit the Dole plantation close by North Shore Oahu and see where it all began!
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Currently the Dole plantation on Oahu only produces for a local ( State of Hawaii ) consumption! So definitely try our home grown fused berries while you can! 🍍😋✨🏝️

08/09/2024

The temple of Lono- the ancient hawaiian deity of prosperity and abundance!

This shot features a small ti’i tree wrapped offering we made at the altar of at Valley during one of our tours.
The two symbolize the temple guards, and the towers in the back are the places where were once made. Hawaii carries the Polynesian culture and sacrifices were not unseen here. What we can say for sure is there was never practiced any form of cannibalism among the !

08/09/2024

Ho’omaluhia Botanical garden on Oahu with one of our most experienced tour guides, Eva!

This botanical garden is usually off limits for any commercial tours but if you ask your guide we can make it possible. It involves a little bit of walking uphill and it’s well worth the effort.

’omaluhia

06/09/2024

or the creation of life according to the ancient Hawaiians on display at the Bishop museum!
When you take a tour with us, ask your tour guide to point it out in the main Hawaiian hall at the museum!
The ultimately best way to dive into the is learning about the Hawaiian . Don’t miss the opportunity to do so on a private guided tour with us this fall!

29/08/2024

Sunsets over the Pacific Ocean have a special glare when seen from our islands! They say every once in a while you can spot the green light bursting for a second at the moment the star goes below the horizon.
If you are on a sunset tour with us or just observing it yourself from Hawaii know that the last few minutes before it goes down, our sun has healing properties. If you look directly in the disk ( and you can only do so at sunset and sunrise hours ) your eyes absorb the most of vitamin D. Your retina has a capacity to absorb this much more than the skin exposed to the sun during the day.