01-09-2008, 01:31 AM
The aformentioned method of burial would solve our remains disposal problem quite well.
However, as a non believer in ghosts and superstition period, I draw the line with Pele. It mght fly if enbalmed with gin, wraooed in ti, and blessd by a real hawaiian kahuna. Flow would have to be hot, and you'd be fully disinfected quick, Health dept would approve. As my experience with a visiting friend , a teacher who insisted on taking peles tears baack to his class on the mainland against my wife's strong rebuke. I too laughed and away he went. 3 months later back the rocks came in the mail with an unbeliveable story of students bringing them back to him with frightening stories of incidents involving same. His scepticism of "superstition" somewhat melted as did mine.
Between that and and my observation of a last gasp eruption of mauna ulu at night from a tent in ffve, a one night blast in the park of a "crack release" at 10pm. we got there at 1045pm (bought beer at Hongo's store in volcano, he opened 10 minutes after the sky lit up) got ringside parking. I could never describe that exprience, Auwe! Added to a short mauna loa flank eruption in the 70s.(Mr hirano called kileuea a friendly volcano, mauna loa was a terrifying volcano), her geological history explains why.
Did you know the hawaiian protests agaist geothermal development in the 70s (after the miserable job the state did on the original kapoho hole), and entering the forest at the end of captains drive(free paving assuged tje ffve residents,but not the hawaiians). Proceeding into the rain forest and cutting a large block of land flat. Man over nature, but not pele! After getting their infrastructure in place, puu'o began, and proceeded to fill it up to her specs filled it full and headed back to the beach.
End of geothermal development by state and uh commitee. Not a broadcasted fact by the state. NOW the rainforest was saved, the hawaiians finally got their own piece of aina, and the lowball loosers limped home! Pele lives, she gets her way. Enjoy her but respect her. Gotta go! aloha!
However, as a non believer in ghosts and superstition period, I draw the line with Pele. It mght fly if enbalmed with gin, wraooed in ti, and blessd by a real hawaiian kahuna. Flow would have to be hot, and you'd be fully disinfected quick, Health dept would approve. As my experience with a visiting friend , a teacher who insisted on taking peles tears baack to his class on the mainland against my wife's strong rebuke. I too laughed and away he went. 3 months later back the rocks came in the mail with an unbeliveable story of students bringing them back to him with frightening stories of incidents involving same. His scepticism of "superstition" somewhat melted as did mine.
Between that and and my observation of a last gasp eruption of mauna ulu at night from a tent in ffve, a one night blast in the park of a "crack release" at 10pm. we got there at 1045pm (bought beer at Hongo's store in volcano, he opened 10 minutes after the sky lit up) got ringside parking. I could never describe that exprience, Auwe! Added to a short mauna loa flank eruption in the 70s.(Mr hirano called kileuea a friendly volcano, mauna loa was a terrifying volcano), her geological history explains why.
Did you know the hawaiian protests agaist geothermal development in the 70s (after the miserable job the state did on the original kapoho hole), and entering the forest at the end of captains drive(free paving assuged tje ffve residents,but not the hawaiians). Proceeding into the rain forest and cutting a large block of land flat. Man over nature, but not pele! After getting their infrastructure in place, puu'o began, and proceeded to fill it up to her specs filled it full and headed back to the beach.
End of geothermal development by state and uh commitee. Not a broadcasted fact by the state. NOW the rainforest was saved, the hawaiians finally got their own piece of aina, and the lowball loosers limped home! Pele lives, she gets her way. Enjoy her but respect her. Gotta go! aloha!
Gordon J Tilley