forest floor
Ko'olau Mountains
O'ahu, Hawai'i
photos: (c) Bruce Behnke 2011
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healing heiau
Keaiwa Heiau is a medicinal or healing heiau (temple) in the mountains above Aiea, Hawaii, believed to be built in the sixteenth century. At this site, the kahuna (priest, expert) specializing in healing would diagnose and treat various illnesses and injuries. The kahuna would also train haumana (students) in the practice of la'au lapa'au, medicinal healing using plants, fasting, and prayers. Many of the plants and herbs were collected from the neighboring forest while others were planted around the heiau.
The name Keaiwa has been translated as mysterious or incomprehensible. Perhaps, this name refers to the fact that one could not explain the powers of the kahuna and the herbs used in healing.
grove of Norfolk pines adjacent to Keaiwa Heiau
photo: (c) Bruce Behnke 2011
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tide pool
tide pools are frontier micro-communities of our planet's oceans.
but they require intense and patient observation to see all that is happening.
in this specific pool, how many urchins do you see? how many mollusks? how many fish?
photo: tide pool near Makena, Maui, Hawaii
at low tide
(c) Bruce Behnke 2011
Monday, August 1, 2011
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