OFFICIAL Somewhere over the Rainbow - Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole

OFFICIAL Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole - "What A Wonderful World" Video

No Worries

As far as income is concerned I have no worries. Upon arrival to Hawaii I'll be introducing myself to the Yoga community. I am a YogaKids Associate and plan to find my niche teaching Yoga to the children of Hawaii. Either for existing studios, hotels, resorts, retreats, schools, day-cares or at the library, community center, kids club or some combination of or all of the above, but not limited to. I also plan on taking my relationship with YogaKids to the next level and becoming certified so I can teach and certify teachers. Hawaii will be a great place for Yoga Kids workshops, certifications, Foundations trainings and intensives. I look forward to right livelihood.

Other jobs I am willing to do in addition to or in the mean-time are Insurance office work, casino-night dealing, photography, internet based, National parks, receptionist and the list goes on... Including Target and Jack-in-the-Box... In other words; I'll do what I've got to do!

As well as teaching Yoga, and doing whatever is necessary to live comfortably, I will also volunteer where ever and when ever I can. I promise to be an asset to the islands.

Not My First Rodeo...

... Or, perhaps I should say "this is not my first luau!"

When I was twenty-five years old I decided to move away from home. Wanted to be independent. Wanted to make my parents proud. I moved out of state. I knew no one. I did well. I did it again a few years after that. This time I moved even farther away. Did it again. And again... Successfully each time. Made a lot of friends. Some for a lifetime. Came home often. I love my parents. Came home from Palm Springs, California when my Dad suffered a traumatic brain injury. Acted as his medical advocate. Loved it. Nursed him back to health. Went back to Cali. Got pregnant... Oh my! Mom had an aortic aneurysm. Came back home. Dad got cancer. Stayed home. Said I wasn't leaving as long as my parents were on this side. Dad crossed over a couple of years ago. Mom crossed over a couple of months ago. During that time I also lost my best sister-in-law, sixteen year old cat, best friends husband as well as my daughters father. He's not really dead... He just said he is... Might as well be... Except, if he was then my daughter would get financial support. Instead, he is a dead-beat. So now, I'm ready to go again. But, there's much to be done in preparation. And, this time with child. I will succeed, again. I've got a plan. I'm working on it, thinking about it, every day.

Namasté

It is good to talk about my plan with those who believe in me... It is not good to talk about it with those who don't.

Today I enjoyed a good long conversation with my good friend Jan.

Grow Your Own!

Hawaii's tropical climate and unique soil are great for agriculture and allows for gardening year round. The thought of growing our own fruits, nuts and vegetables excites me! And, if we grow more than we need we could sell our extra's at a farmer's market!

See the Signs

Thinking back as far as childhood and throughout this lifetime I've been seeing signs pointing to Hawaii. With me being who I am and a law abiding citizen I see no choice but to follow directions and obey the laws. Not just the traffic laws... The universal laws founded on the understanding that everything in the universe is energy. These laws include: divine oneness, vibration, action, correspondence, cause and effect, compensation, attraction, perpetual transmutation of energy, relativity, polarity, rhythm and gender. There is no option. Hawaii bound!

Where in the World...

... do you want to live?

I just sat down and held a globe in my lap... Located the Hawaiian Islands... Stared in awe... Gained a new perspective. Yes, even though Hawaii looks so small and so far out in the middle of the ocean I still want to live there out of all of the places on this planet.

Aloha Linei

Linei's first studio portrait and modeling job. While we were shopping a lady came up to us and asked if my baby girl could come to the portrait studio to have her picture taken by a new photographer that needed to do some practice shots, and, we could keep the pictures. Heck yes!

Not in Hawaii

We will simply live healthy, happy lives in harmony with the Islands.

Only One Regret

All my life when asked if I have any regrets I've always answered with "yes, one, taking my boyfriend to Hawaii instead of my best friend." Seriously, I've always regretted that.

Well, guess what? Yes, she's going with! We are both stoked!


Me and Elikepeka Linekekei, summer 1987 (shortly before my first trip to Hawaii).

Pele's Curse

Looking forward to returning this black sand that I took from the big island of Hawaii 23 years ago when I was 20 years old. I've got to stop this streak of bad luck... Suffering the consequences of my bad action. I was warned... I knew it was wrong... I did it anyway... Thought I was being smart... I had no idea what was at stake. Now I realize why... I see the signs. I am taking it back to that black sand beach at Kalapana. I'm begging for forgiveness from the Gods of Hawaii. I must make it right with Pele.

Pele's Curse at Snopes.com

Twenty three years ago I scooped this black sand up in my shoes as I walked the black sand beach at Kalapana. When I got back on the tour bus I dumped it into a bag I had been carrying. And then, when I got back to my room I put it into this small ziploc bag. I brought it home to the mainland knowing of Pele's Curse. I knew I was wrong but had no idea of the consequences to come. I will return it. I'm glad I have these pitures so I can take it back to it's proper location on the big island of Hawaii.



Here I am, that fateful day, on the Black Sand Beach at Kalapana.
October 1987

Black Sand

The Black Sands Beach at Kalapana, called Kaimu in Hawaiian, is a natural phenomenon. The ocean waves create black sand from lava. A volcanic earthquake at this site in November 1975 caused the beach to drop two feet so the mature coconut trees now grow within the surfline.
Photo: Greg Vaughn

Beginning

At a new beginning. The decision has been made to relocate. Moving to Hawaii. Going to teach Children Yoga and live more simply. We'll be there by this time next year. Reading, studying, searching, researching, planning, learning, visualizing, manifesting and creating a new life.