realarch Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Let's try this again...Kehena Beach and Hilo Bay / Mauna Kea Tim Hilo, Hawaii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realarch Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Some pics of the Hilo Farmers Market Tim Hilo, Hawaii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edrow Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Angela Great pictures, when we go back thats where we want to go. Once again great pictures!!!! Edrow Edrow Zone 9A Sweeny, TX. Texas Gulf Coast 26 miles from the Gulf of Mexico Elevation 16' Gets hotter than a snake's butt in a wagon rut. High Humidity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgl Posted January 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Tim, Nice colorful pictures from Hilo Farmer's Market! And that shot of Mauna Kea is spectacular. Just love those cloud formations we have here so often! But the photo of Kehena Beach makes me think of that other thread ("Life After People")! What happened to everybody? And for those who're not familiar with Kehena Beach - the scene there is normally an ongoing party with live music, and since the beach unofficially is "clothing optional", half the people there have bathing suits on, and the other half don't. And nobody could care less! Here's a photo with some people - but I think we're still safely within the guidelines here! Bo-Göran Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry@TreeZoo Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 I have a question for you Big Islanders. If you own property with a stream running through it, what are your water rights? Can you dam the stream or install a hydro-electric plant? Can you divert it in any way? Do you need mucho permits to do any of this? Geraldo So many species, so little time. Coconut Creek, Florida Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years) Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmmermaid Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Bo, Wonderful pictures! I can't think of a single reason for not moving next door to you! Except I would need to be where I can keep my horses. But at least in the same area. And land is cheap. Do you actually own the land forever? Or is it like a 99 year lease? Palmmermaid Kitty Philips West Palm Beach, FL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgl Posted January 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Jerry, We don't have a stream here, so I don't know the answer to your question. However, it would really surprise me if you can divert, or in any other way make major changes to a stream that would affect other land-owners further downstream. Just a hunch! Kitty, Thanks! Almost all properties here on the east (Hilo) side of the Big Island are Fee Simple (FS in real estate speech), which means you own the land outright, and there are very few, if any, restrictions on what you can do. OHA (=Office of Hawaiian Affairs) control land in a few select areas (there are a couple of these areas about 6-7 miles away from us), and in order to get that land you have to be at least 50% Hawaiian, and be able to prove it. Then you get (I believe) a 99 year lease at $1/year. Then, when that person dies, children must have at least 25% Hawaiian blood in order to continue to lease the land (which they presumably have built a home on), If, and when, the bloodline drops below 25% the lease is terminated. That doesn't mean they just lose their home. They can sell it, but the new owner would have to meet the same requirements. But then again, these are only a few small select areas, and obviously doesn't affect U.S. mainlanders who move here. All the subdivisions have land that's Fee Simple. Bo-Göran Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realarch Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Geraldo, I really don't know the answer to you question, but there are a lot of water courses in my neighborhood and it looks like lot lines abut them. The one picture, which is unfortunately not my house, might seem to contradict that statement, I don't know for sure. Anyway, here are a few pics of my neighborhood. Tim Hilo, Hawaii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.dadluvsu.com Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Absolutely surreal... Great photos everyone! www.dadluvsu.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgl Posted January 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Tim - that's certainly a spectacular garden! I was in Hilo this morning. Didn't have time to take a lot of pictures, but I did snap two down at Bayfront (Kamehameha Avenue in downtown Hilo). Here's Hilo Bay. Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgl Posted January 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 And this is looking a little bit to my left. Hilo Bay is on my right, and the snowcovered summit of Mauna Kea (13,792 ft/4200 m. a.s.l.) is visible in the center of the photo. Not too many places where you can take photos of thriving coconut palms and naturally occurring snow at the same time! Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realarch Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Bo, You're making me homesick and I don't even live there full time yet! What a beautiful day in Hilo. Hmmmmmmmm.......The photos have such great color saturation. Cold and rainy here in SD and I'm over it already. Those shots were taken up by Pe'e Pe'e Falls which is a 20 min. walk from my house. So nice early in the morning, quiet and lonely that time of day. Oh, I can hardly wait until my next trip so I can go to Floribunda and go nuts. Tim Tim Hilo, Hawaii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
putu enjula Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Wow Tim, great pictures! Very nice! Thanks for the kind words Bubba, about my photos and the Chargers As far as your question about living on the Big Island, I didn't feel qualified to answer because I've only been in Kona for a month! ********Angela********** Check out Palmpedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
putu enjula Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Oh! Bo! Nice photos too! Thanks for da big island welcome! Can't wait to take the tour... everyone goes on and on about how amazing your garden is. ********Angela********** Check out Palmpedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgl Posted January 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 Headed in to Hilo this afternoon and decided to bring the camera. First stop: corner of Makalani and Haihai Street, on the outskirts of Hilo. One of my favorite "Hilo palms" is located here: a large Metroxylon amicarum. Noticed it had what looked like ripe seeds, so I decided to knock on the door and introduce myself. Mr. Tanaka opened the door and was very friendly and we had a 5 minute conversation about the palm. He had no objections to me collecting seeds, but unfortunately none were on the ground and the ones on the tree were 50 ft up in the air.... Always a next time! Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgl Posted January 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 After leaving Haihai Street, headed down Iwalani Street, which turns into Kawili Street, and drove right past the (fairly) new main entrence to University of Hawai'i Hilo. Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgl Posted January 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 And Kawili Street turns into Manono Street, and after a mile or so, I'm waiting at the traffic light at the corner of Kekuanaoa Street. When you're "stuck in traffic" in Hilo you're almost guaranteed to have some palms to look at! Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgl Posted January 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 After another mile or so I'm crossing Kamehamehame Avenue, the main street in Hilo, and the street changes name again: from Manono Street to Lihiwai Street. Suisan fish market is on our left, but barely visible in this photo. Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgl Posted January 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 I'm heading to the parking lot at what most people call Coconut Island, and the old sign had that name, as well as the Hawaiian name, Moku Ola. But a new sign has been erected and only the Hawaiian name survived on the new sign! ??? Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgl Posted January 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 It's late afternoon, and the sun is getting ready to disappear behind the clouds and behind Mauna Kea (not visible). Hilo in the distance, across Hilo Bay. It doesn't get any better than this on a day in late January! Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgl Posted January 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 Looking out towards Coconut Island...oops...Moku Ola! Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgl Posted January 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 And looking in the opposite direction - Hilo's premier hotel: Hilo Hawaiian Hotel! OK, it's not exactly a Hilton, but the rooms on this side of the hotel have awesome oceanviews and, on clear days, of Mauna Kea. Hilo Hawaiian was the hotel we used for the IPS Biennial in May 2004. And this is actually my main destination this afternoon. Moku Ola was just a pleasant side diversion. I'm stopping by at Hilo Hawaiian Hotel to pick up my race packet and t-shirt for the main challenge this weekend: a Saturday morning 50 km (31.1 mile) race from Hilo (Moku Ola parking lot), at sea level, to Cooper Center in Volcano Village at the 4,000 ft elevation. Should take the better part of the morning... Being the lazy guy I am I DRIVE around to the other side of the hotel! Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realarch Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 Nice pics of 'dakine' Bo. The variety of palms visible in Hilo makes even routine trips around the city rather exciting. Here in San Diego there are a lot different palms, but you really have to look for them. Here's a shot I took on one of my morning neighborhood walks. The one looks like a Johannesteijsmannia, and not sure about the one with the beautiful pinnate leaves. Angela. Thanks for the nice words. Tim Hilo, Hawaii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgl Posted January 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 After picking up the race packet I enjoy a bit more sightseeing. Hilo Hawaiian Hotel, as well as the two other hotels (Uncle Billy's and Naniloa) are all located on Banyan Drive, which is lined with 50-60 very large banyan trees. Almost all of them were planted about 70 years ago, and almost all of them have a sign with the name of the person who planted the tree AND the date it was planted. FDR planted a banyan tree on July 25, 1934, and received this nice placque. The text may be difficult to read. It says: Erected by The County of Hawaii In Memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1882 - 1945 Who planted this tree July 25, 1934 (OK, the text is "centered" on the placque...) Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgl Posted January 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 And the tree just to the left was planted by King George V. Seems like they could have given him a placque as well! ??? And how come the King and FDR couldn't coordinate their trips so they could have planted the trees the same day!? Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgl Posted January 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 Here's Banyan Drive. The King's tree is on the left and FDR's on the right. Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realarch Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 Bo, didn't mean to interrupt your photo sequence....I'm probably doing it again. Tim Tim Hilo, Hawaii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgl Posted January 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 And my last stop for the day. Prince Kuhio Plaza, East Hawaii's main shopping mall is behind me, and my guess is that this may be the only parking lot of any mall in the entire country with Rhopaloblaste and Clinostigma palms! By the time I was pulling out of the parking lot a quick "Hilo rainshower" had arrived (I can't say "unexpected", because rain is never unexpected in Hilo! ) The long row in the distance are Rhopaloblaste and there are a few Clinostigmas on my right. Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgl Posted January 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 And I pull into a parking spot for a quick minute to get a shot of a couple of the C. samoense. These palms live a rough life, which is why the nodes are so close together (even though the palms appear relatively healthy). The roots probably don't have much room to expand. Clinostigmas like to send out lots of surface roots, up to 15 ft away from the palm. (Photo taken thru the windshield - didn't want to get the camera wet!) Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgl Posted January 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 No problem, Tim! Didn't even notice it until after I was done. The taller palm is an Attalea, but I don't the smaller one is a Joey. Not sure what it could be. If it had spines, maybe a Phoenicophorium? Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realarch Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 Next time I'm in town, Ill take some close ups of the smaller palm. I've commented on the mall parking lot before, but that row of R. augusta is really something. Tim Tim Hilo, Hawaii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazondk Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Bo, Your post number 109 could really be anywhere USA, minus the palms. I had a professor in college who called this the eyebrow look. It spilled all over America, and I see it made it to Hawaii as well. dk Don Kittelson LIFE ON THE RIO NEGRO 03° 06' 07'' South 60° 01' 30'' West Altitude 92 Meters / 308 feet above sea level 1,500 kms / 932 miles to the mouth of the Amazon River Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil - A Cidade da Floresta Where the world´s largest Tropical Rainforest embraces the Greatest Rivers in the World. . Click here to visit Amazonas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realarch Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 On our last trip to Hilo, of course we had to stop and see the Turtle/Tortoise lady in the HPP. In addition to being a Palm lover, turtles are pretty high up on the list. We currently have 7 of our own. Tim Hilo, Hawaii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realarch Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 The above tortoise is an Aldabra and he had no trouble downing that pineapple. Here's a couple of Sulcata's sparing over another one. Tim Hilo, Hawaii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realarch Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 Here's one of the Aldabra again, such incredible animals. He's still a youngster and is about 1/3 the size he will ultimately get which is around 900lbs. Tim Hilo, Hawaii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realarch Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 Oops, sorry. The tortoise in the first picture is also a Sulcata, not an Aldabra. Anyway, yours truly is giving the big guy a friendly pat on the head. I guess Vickki lets the local school kids ride on them during school field trips. Just another aspect of life on the Big island. Tim Tim Hilo, Hawaii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgl Posted February 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Tim, Cute little things! I wonder how old they are? Here's a distant relative - a Hawaiian Turtle ("honu" in Hawaiian) at Punalu'u Blacksand Beach a few days ago. Bo-Göran Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgl Posted February 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 And another one in his (her?) natural environment. Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgl Posted February 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 And one for Steve - Kalapana Village Cafe! Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Rainforest Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 (bgl @ Feb. 14 2008,01:09)QUOTEAnd one for Steve - Kalapana Village Cafe! Bo, I guess I need to check out the other forums more often. I was'nt even aware that you started another big island living thread. I'm betting it will be bigger and better than ever. Thanks for posting that pic of the Kalapana village cafe. They have da kine Ono burgers! Steve Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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