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In the News (Sat 14 Nov 09)

  
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So Paliuli became to them a land beloved." Gods and men are, in fact, to the Polynesian mind, one family under different forms, the gods having superior control over certain phenomena, a control which they may impart to their offspring on earth.
Paliuli, the home of Laieikawai, and Pihanakalani, home of the flute-playing high chief of Kauai, are evidently earthly paradises.[1] Ask a native where either of these places is to be found and he will say, smiling, "In the heavens." The long lists of local place names express the Polynesian interest in local journeyings.
Paliuli wanders away to Oahu, then to Kauai, learning dances on the way which she teaches to the trees in the forest on her return.
www.gutenberg.org /files/13603/13603.txt   (16202 words)

  
 Nu'uanu, O'ahu - Arrival: Legendary Setting
After they bring Paliuli in, and she’s put into the care of Waka, they are allowed to go back and live on top of the Ko‘olaus.
"When Paliuli comes through in her distress, it is Lanihuli and Waipuhia who foster her, and try to bring back her sanity, and in the end, they end up as geographical features.
Of course, Lanihuli being the peak on the western side of the Ko’olau-pali gap, and Waipuhia being the upside-down waterfall.
www.pacificworlds.com /nuuanu/arrival/setting.cfm   (1780 words)

  
 San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Artist Alliance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Paliuli, an artist with AIDS, a watercolorist and student of Hawai’ian language, song, hula and ‘ukulele who works between my studio in San Francisco and my psychic workshop in the forest on the eastern slope of Mauna Loa on the Island of Hawai’i, Wao Kele O Puna.
My name originates from this area in the pantheon of Hawai’ian legend, as an enchanted region where the akua (gods) allowed the ali’i (chiefs) to send their children to experience the magical connection between the natural and supernatural worlds.
The current Paliuli work is what I call Ki’i Mana or Ki’i ‘Uhane, Power or Spirit Paintings, which depict dancers in motion, interrelating with each other and being guided into the kaona (secrets) of the chants by the choreography of the ancient spirits and gods.
www.sfglaa.com /schaller/schaller.html   (315 words)

  
 Kilauea Eruption Status
By Wednesday evening, these flows had advanced to Paliuli and began to cascade over the pali near the middle of the flow field.
By Thursday evening, the lava cascade over the pali had largely crusted over, and lava was ponding at the base of Paliuli and advancing slowly along the east side of a kipuka located between the Laeapuki and Kamoamoa parts of the flow field.
Additional lava was ponding along the top of Paliuli to the east of the location where the new flow cascaded over Paliuli.
hvo.wr.usgs.gov /volcanowatch/1994/94_04_22.html   (612 words)

  
 Spirit of Aloha - Aloha Airlines' in-flight magazine with information on Hawaii vacations, Hawaiian island maps and the ...
Less is known about Uluhaimalama, only that there was a profusion of fragrant flowers that grew in the gardens of this ao akua and that these were carefully tended by two overseers named Uhawao and Uhalaoa.
To Paliuli, akua keiki, or supernatural offspring, were brought to be raised in privilege and comfort.
Paliuli was later believed to be a verdant land situated in the vicinity of '?la'a between Hilo and Puna on the island of Hawai'i.
www.spiritofaloha.com /place/0700/place.html   (619 words)

  
 08 - Paliuli   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Passed down orally for generations, this rich and colorful story tells of the significance of Hawaiian love of the land and family, in the midst of life's joys and sorrows.
In the story, Paliuli is literally a place in Puna, a district on the island of Hawai'i, where there is lush greenery, an abundance of food, pools of water everywhere, and beautiful red and yellow lehua flowers, as well as colorful birds.
Though Paliuli Home Inspection can't promise you a rainbow, I can offer you comfort and security, knowing that your piece of paradise has been inspected for safety issues and evaluated for its condition.
www.paliuli.biz /08_-_Paliuli.html   (160 words)

  
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Originally designed and landscaped as a parents' labor-of- love for their daughter's wedding, Paliuli has flourished into the tropical paradise you see today.
The entire area is wired for lighting and sound, including the alter and accompanist's pad.
Nestled in California's most fertile valley with cool ocean breezes, lies the magic of Paliuli.
www.hartleybotanica.com /weddings/paliuli.htm   (107 words)

  
 Long Lava Flow
In middle distance, tops of four or five Paliuli cascades are visible.
The shiny gray color of the new flows makes it easy to distinguish them from the vegetated flows on left (probably 600-900 years old) and the dark 1992-97 flows.
Two streams of lava in Mother's Day flow pour down Pulama pali inland of Paliuli, lighting the predawn (0448) sky in most spectacular display of flow in some time.
glaciercaves.com /html/thelon_1.HTM   (546 words)

  
 Lava Flows Down Paliuli
Two new surface flows advanced down the central and western sides of the Kamoamoa flow field, and National Park visitors had a spectacular show as the western flow poured over Paliuli.
While observing the Paliuli lavafall, geologists encountered a distraught swarm of bees trying to maintain a honeycomb that was in the path of one of the lava streams.
This volume is divided between the two branches of the surface flow.
hvo.wr.usgs.gov /volcanowatch/1994/94_12_16.html   (509 words)

  
 Ekahi Tours - the Ekahi Ohana free newsletter ezine!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
"Paliuli is in a deep forest high on the mountainside in Hawaii.
Once they reached the Puna coast, they left their canoe and asked the way to Paliuli.
Their dream had come true for Paliuli had become their home, a place beloved.
www.mauitour.com /Apr01.html   (1765 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features - Stuffs
The opera, "La'ieikawai, Princess of Paliuli," was composed by Neil McKay on commission by the Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus for its 1996 summer opera program.
The 45-minute composition is based on the Hawaiian legend of La'ieikawai, sometimes referred to as the goddess of the rainbow.
In this version, she is the Princess of Paliuli, in the Big Island's Puna district.
starbulletin.com /2004/04/09/features/stuffs.html   (1600 words)

  
 Ulu Kau by Frank Kawaikapuokalani Hewett - 2005 Na Hoku Nominee - BooklinesHawaii.com - Hawaii Music
He was inspired to write Ilihia I Ka Nani, Pö Paliuli I Ke ÿAla O Ka Maile and Aia La I Paliuli in July of 2004 while teaching hula on the island of Kauaÿi.
Ilihia I Ka Nani was written as a mele inoa for his granddaughter Ilihiananio Häwaiÿiloa and Pö Paliuli I Ke ÿAla O Ka Maile and Sakurako's Song or Sakura were written as mele inoa for his granddaughter Emmalani Kahiwahiwaponiÿulaokalani.
He Pule No Nä Koa or Prayer for the Warrior, was written to commemorate in song the heartache of sending a child off to fight in a war.
www.booklineshawaii.com /music/mvh/15582.html   (301 words)

  
 Press Release - Chain of Craters Road Reopens from 6:00pm to Midnight   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The opening will allow visitors to view the lava flowing down Paliuli at sunset and after dark.
Rangers have marked a trail with yellow reflectors out to a lava viewpoint area at the base of Paliuli.
The trail, over a 1995 pahoehoe lava flow, is two miles roundtrip.
www.nps.gov /havo/news/pr_20020610.htm   (333 words)

  
 Kilauea Volcano Eruption Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Lava cascades and trickles down Paliuli at head of Highcastle lobe of Mother's Day flow.
Breakout from extensive inflating flow near start of West Highcastle lobe, about 600 m from base of Paliuli, prominent cliff with fume.
Above Paliuli is Pulama pali and intervening slope.
www.volcanogallery.com /volcano_eruptionphotos_082502.htm   (121 words)

  
 Kilauea Volcano Eruption Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Head-on view showing Pulama pali in background above Paliuli and broad fan being built by lava pouring down to coastal flat.
Looking along Paliuli, showing slope of fan and lava flowing down it.
Esoteric and mundane views of eastern part of new bench taken from about the same spot.
www.volcanogallery.com /volcano_eruptionphotos_090402.htm   (204 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
struck a utility pole at the intersection of Paliuli and Mooheau
A man, his wife and 6-year-old daughter were injured when their car struck a utility pole at 6:45 p.m.
yesterday at the corner of Mooheau Avenue and Paliuli Street in Kapahulu.
starbulletin.com /2000/11/15/news/story9.html   (182 words)

  
 Follow The Flow for August 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The end of road, The Wilipe'a and W. Highcastle Lava bench and Paliuli.
taking place on the coastal flat near Paliuli and, farther out, in the Highcastle lobe.
Paliuli - Wilipe'a - West Highcastle and Highcastle
www.volcanovillage.com /volcano_eruption_3.htm   (556 words)

  
 Magic Island: Chant Eight   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
O Mehani, nu'u manoanoa o Kuaihealani i Paliuli
Of Mehani the impenetrable land of Kuai healani in Paliuli
The beautiful, the dark [land], darkening the heavens
www.magicmoku.com /chant/chant15.html   (673 words)

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