Hawaii Nature Love

The journey of a butterfly represents to me a fresh start and a new chapter in life after going and growing through some painful and dark moments. I hope this poem encourages you to push through those hard times and to continue moving forward one step at a time in living the best life you can today. 

The ‘Ōhi‘a lehua legend as explained from this excerpt:  "In Hawaiian mythology, ‘Ōhi‘a and Lehua were young lovers. The volcano goddess Pele fell in love with the handsome ‘Ōhi‘a, but he turned down her advances. In a fit of jealousy, Pele transformed ‘Ōhi‘a into a tree. Lehua was devastated. Out of pity, other gods turned her into a flower on the ‘ōhi‘a tree. Or, some say Pele felt remorseful but was unable to reverse the change, so she turned Lehua into a flower herself. When a lehua flower is picked, the rain will come representing the separated lovers’ tears. " 

Source:https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/hisc/files/2018/10/Rapid-Ohia-Death-Poster.pdf 

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://hawaiinaturelove.com/2019/10/25/the-lovers/

This poem talks about relationships and how some people are meant to walk by your side in this journey of life and how others are just temporarily in your life to teach a life lesson in helping you to grow to become a better human. It's about perspectives and choices.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://hawaiinaturelove.com/2020/10/11/it-rains-in-july/

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://hawaiinaturelove.com/2019/12/01/breathe/

One of my favorite poems. This was written on a hike I was on in the mountains on Oahu, Hawaii and I came across this tree growing at the very peak overlooking the valley below. It surely looked like it survived some rough seasons from the elements and then I wondered how old this tree was and what kind of history it's been through during it's lifetime. Enjoy!

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://hawaiinaturelove.com/2020/03/15/sage/

🗣 The story behind this poem begins with an early morning run on the beach and there was no one else in sight except a flock of seabirds. I stopped and sat on the sand to watch them play, eat, splash around in the water, then fly away, and I thought to myself what a fabulous life they live!