Kalauao
A Snapshot of Nostalgia
Interests
A lot of people think I'm weird because my interests don't fall into a single area--instead, they seem to be scattered out all over the place. I have a many of my major interests listed here. In the future, these interests hopefully will all be linked to form whole sections of random content.
Volcanoes & Other Geological Processes
Airplanes
Ocean Liners, Cruise Ships, & Shipping
The Navy & Naval History
History
Local (‘Aiea) History
Hydrology, Esp. Hawaiian Hydrology
Politics & Elections
Iran & Iranian Politics
Royalty
Volleyball, Esp. Collegiate
Japanese Dramas
Photo Descriptions & Credits (Top to Bottom)
- Volcano: Pu‘u ‘O‘o vent, Kilauea Volcano, June 30, 1984. Photo by J.D. Briggs, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey.
- Airplane: Northwest Airlines DC-10-30 Aircraft at London (Gatwick) Airport in April 2004. Photo by Adrian Pingstone.
- Ocean Liners, Cruise Ships & Shipping: RMS Queen Elizabeth II in Honolulu Harbor, 2008. © Jordon Higa.
- Navy: U.S. Navy Battleship U.S.S. Missouri (BB-63) fires its Mark 7 16 inch guns while underway off the coast of Hawai‘i during RIMPAC exercises, 1988. Photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Terry Cosgrove, U.S. Navy.
- History: Neuschwanstein Castle in Schwangau, Bavaria on May 14, 2005. This castle was the model used to create Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland. © Jeff Wilcox, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license.
- Local (‘Aiea) History: Aiea Sugar Mill, circa 1930s. Public domain photo.
- Hydrology: Rainbow Falls in Hilo, Hawaii in March 2007. © Jordon Higa.
- Politics & Elections: Senator John McCain officially announcing his intention to run for president in 2008. Photo by: River Bissonnette. © River Bissonnette.
- Iran & Iranian Politics: Mir Hossein Mousavi (man with glasses with arm held up), candidate for Iranian President in 2009, with his wife at left. Photo by Hamed Saber of Tehran.
- Royalty: Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom with her consort, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, waving from the balcony of Buckingham Palace shortly after her coronation ceremony in 1953. © Press Association Group.
- Volleyball: Left to right: outside hitter Jessica Keefe, middle blocker Juliana Sanders, and setter Cayley Thurlby. Photos © University of Hawaii Athletics Department.
- Japanese Dramas: Starring actors and actresses from Japanese drama series Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari, known in Hawaii as "Making it Through." Photo © Tokyo Broadcasting System.
