06-27-2008, 02:44 PM
I have arachnophobia and I have only seen one spider in Puna. That was with John Dirgo about 18 months ago when I was looking at a house in Nanawale. Giant cane spider (I think) in a web. Almost walked into it, but John kindly alerted me to it. I certainly have never had anything jump on me (that had eight legs) while I was in Puna. When I came home from my most recent trip I was in chambers when a black spider started crawling up my neck. A judge --yes, a judge-- asked me to stay perfectly still (without telling me why) and then she flicked it off and explained why. It was an odd experience, but she did the right thing. Had she told me in advance, I would have shrieked like a 12 year old girl -- a reaction that might have affected my professional standing. As it was, I just allowed the hair to stand up on the back of my neck, which is actually not as easy as it sounds because at my age, I use a LOT of conditioner. Spiders love me because they seek my approval. I don't approve but they continue to jump at me, or get in my hair or other improbable places. Never happened in Puna though, knock on HardiPlank (which is paintable, by the way).
Fear centipedes. Still haven't seen one of those either, but I am told that one fell in my pool. I meant to ask the pool guy "What happens to large poisonous objects when the go into the filter?" but I never got around to it. Worse than spiders, you betcha. They kill mice.
Frog name: ko-kee. It's not a hawaiian name. It's not a a hawaiian frog. It's a malihini.
For Hawaiian, you carefully pronounce each syllable, except for certain dipthongs. Many words look long, but watch for repeating sounds, as in Kamehameha (meha is repeated twice). That's the name of a former king. "ka" means "the" and "mehameha" means lonely or loneliness, so, "the lonely one". That man should never have been lonely.
I would imagine it takes a couple of years and a trip to Japan to learn Japanese. It took me that long to learn French. And I had to go to France for a couple of years. When I got really good, the French thought I was from Spain, or some southern province. Because I am dark-complected, they refused to believe I was American. Don't learn Japanese just for your profession but do consider taking the Japanese Basket Weaving course at the University of Hilo's adult extension program to keep your sanity and provide a meditative practice so you can get in touch with your chakras.
I don't know what chakras are, but they are very popular in Puna, especially in and around Kalani and I think basket weaving would enhance them.
Fear centipedes. Still haven't seen one of those either, but I am told that one fell in my pool. I meant to ask the pool guy "What happens to large poisonous objects when the go into the filter?" but I never got around to it. Worse than spiders, you betcha. They kill mice.
Frog name: ko-kee. It's not a hawaiian name. It's not a a hawaiian frog. It's a malihini.
For Hawaiian, you carefully pronounce each syllable, except for certain dipthongs. Many words look long, but watch for repeating sounds, as in Kamehameha (meha is repeated twice). That's the name of a former king. "ka" means "the" and "mehameha" means lonely or loneliness, so, "the lonely one". That man should never have been lonely.
I would imagine it takes a couple of years and a trip to Japan to learn Japanese. It took me that long to learn French. And I had to go to France for a couple of years. When I got really good, the French thought I was from Spain, or some southern province. Because I am dark-complected, they refused to believe I was American. Don't learn Japanese just for your profession but do consider taking the Japanese Basket Weaving course at the University of Hilo's adult extension program to keep your sanity and provide a meditative practice so you can get in touch with your chakras.
I don't know what chakras are, but they are very popular in Puna, especially in and around Kalani and I think basket weaving would enhance them.