October
11/03/2009
Last year I wanted to post weekly; now I’d be glad to make a monthly contribution.
Last year i launched several weblogs; now i can barely keep track of them.
This year i changed from dreamer to writer & back to dreamer again.
Next year I’ll turn back to writer & make restitution…
In the full moon again I see the possibilities
(reflected sunlight into everything)
Do I dare share this Madness?
Why not, my friend, why not?
Well, there went October.
Things got a little spooky on Halloween.
(Post it late or change the title?)
October
10/07/2009
Maybe a monthly entry will be more practical than trying to post every week.
Seems like a blink of the eye & another month is over.
Rainy season is here with daily flash flood warnings. Good for growing things in the garden but we need some sunshine too.
More soon…
Aloha to all of you!
September
09/23/2009
- Jamal Bluewater
Fall falls into place suddenly here now
Nostalgia is calling but a new world beckons even brighter
Let us share the past & the future together
Bird of Paradise (or is it Roadrunner?)
in our yard…
& yes, this is the Orchid Isle…
And a Bromeliad, the flower named after our family. (ha ha) …
(Moorings at Reed’s Bay…a few canoes…)
And let me clear something up:
The Mauna Kea photos are not current — that’s last winter.
Maybe I’ll find a few more you haven’t seen yet!
The rainbows are slipping in again. I cannot stop them now. They’re everywhere…
Grandchildren Growing
07/19/2009
Since this, my first weblog on WordPress
is dedicated to the grandchildren
(2 girls on my side, 7 boys & 4 girls on Wilma’s side)
it’s about time to add some as-yet-unseen photos..
It’s summer already but most of these are from earlier in the spring. Starting with the oldest & the youngest of the Schneider children: Brian, Jr. & Brianna 
And his middle two, Broxcen & Brandon 
Now Bradley’s twins, Kele & Alika — 
Here are some pairs of cousins: Jamal & Lawakua
Tihani & Brianna
This was supposed to be an organized page of family groupings & legible labels, but you know me, whatever works.
Been working on a new project of unknown-surfer-videos for friends on facebook
but an upload malfuntion has stalled me. So i remember my 1st weblog & its unfinished family portraits & lack of any substantial news.
Yes, i post plenty pics to keep from having to write so much yet in a way i’m evading my primary purpose…
And of course i rarely know whether anyone out there sees or reads any of it anyway
(These little problems can be remedied & i’m confident that the future holds a more creative communication current
for all of us!)
Meanwhile i’ll share more images of grand children 
This is Kiakahi of course & we discovered a shortage of her beautiful face in these files so will remedy that misfortune starting now… 
Jamal still lives with us so there are plenty photos of him… 
Lawa is a perpetual clown… 
And a few more while we’re at it… 
Kuamoo Sisters
07/08/2009
At the Brown Ohana Reunion
July 4th weekend
Wilma leaves me speechless
so give me a few days to add some words
{&more faces}
to this entry
The date is now 07-08-09!
Here are a few photos from our Monday picnic @ Pohoiki–
A few more family photos from the reunion… 
Soon there’ll be another post with more flowers and a collection of lighthouses. Also look for waterfalls on Hilo Shore Lines. And my heronSong yola-site finally has pictures! And facebook has a couple of my unknown surfer videos, as well as more reunion & family photos…
Looks like it’s time to add something to “Strong Currents & Tributaries”… Thanks again to all the old-timers who still inspire us. “Here’s to the Pioneers!” 
Kaia & Airi
06/10/2009
June 2009
Airi turns 2
We had a small party for Airi last week
because she will be in Japan
on her actual birthday.
- Cousin Kiakahi on the left
- Kaia & Airi
Kaia graduated from Hongwanji pre-school. She displayed her energetic talents with singing & dancing during the program. 
Little sister congratulates her.
Papa is proud. 
Fun with a friend. 
A few more shots from earlier in the spring
to round out this post for the beginning of summer…
And here’s to the parents of these wonderful girls! 
Mikiko & Gabriel–
Middle of May
05/19/2009
Don’t know what happened to global warming, but we still have snow on Mauna Kea & it’s the middle of May!
Finally got moved into the new house in Hawaiian beaches (lower rent, better house, longer drive). Transplanted lots of orchids, anthuriums etc. from the old garden. Hoping to buy a house in our new area before year ends… Grandson Jamal & his mom (Brenda) moved with us; the others stayed in town.
Let’s save the news for a newsletter & get on with the pictures & poetry (?) w/ which i try to fill these logs…
- Jamal
(Throw-net lessons w/ Uncle Bradley)
We’ll miss the beach parks (Onekahakaha, 4-Mile, Richardson, & especially Leleiwi)
where we spent many weekends & afternoons w/ children, grandchildren & friends…
But we have another rocky shoreline & a very rustic park
only half a mile from the new house!
Kaia graduated from preschool
(Pictures not loaded yet so here are some previously unposted
of her & sister Airi)
“And He wouldn’t take away the column of cloud by day,
& He wouldn’t take away the pillar of fire by night!”
Ever since I moved to Maui in 1982
there has been a continuous flow of lava from Kilauea.
It enters the ocean near the now-buried village of Kalapana,
an impressive reminder of the mighty power of nature:
“Mountain flows to the Sea…
Ocean feeds the Sky & becomes a Cloud
& Thunder returns to Water, & feeds the Rock!” 
SPRING!
04/29/2009
ALOHA
& greetings to everyone!
Forgive the long silences between my posts
& please forgive the haphazard nature of my creativity.
Discipline has never been one of my strong points, nor has organization.
“One of These Days” –we’ll surely be able to translate ideas & visions into reality…
So I finally started a 3rd weblog, according to plan, dedicated to Music. I think it’s called “Strong Currents & Tributaries”
& it can be reached at: heronsong.wordpress.com
(Song lists from old masters, occasional original lyrics, miscellaneous comments about inspiration, whatever occurs to me…)
Please visit; hope you enjoy!
To celebrate spring let’s start with some pictures from our Garden of Wonder
Some new orchids just bloomed last week
And of course we had an Easter egg hunt…
(that’s Jessica’s purple one) (& Brenda’s contribution)
& lots of grandchildren playing in the yard…
- LawakuaJamal I suppose that during this time of Merrie Monarch Festival I could be sending out photos of hula dancing & Hawaiian culture, but for me right now it’s all about family & new beginnings. It’s been a long, wet winter; we still had snow on Mauna Kea on Easter! Now the spring sun is a welcome sight & we are moving to a new place in it… WilmaMe
May is almost here.
13 Wild Winds
03/06/2009
My Dear Readers
Faithful & Few
Let us start anew
My intentions are to show you
More of myself & more of the family i married
& especially more of our 13 grandchildren
who are the light of our eyes & the future of the islands
One (the fisherman) is planting a ti leaf plant in the garden
& one is skateboarding back from his friend’s house…
Gabe’s two girls are beautiful & energetic as ever. Here they are on Christmas day:
(& on New Year’s:) 
My 2nd log, hiloshorelines.com, is dedicated to a more universal view of the local land/sea-scape…
please visit for current views of our area. The theme for today is “reflections, refractions & boats” ; a mixed batch for both logs.
(oops!
How about some kayak fun on a windy day? 
Here we are weeks later, many rainy days & lots of wind, many boats have come & gone, many stay & sail almost daily…
- One of the many cruise ships
- yes
So finally here come the reflections & maybe a few refractions…
(yes, oops again on purpose this time)
- Kaia & Airi
- Gabriel
Hootenanny etc.
01/26/2009
- The Guava Sisters
( Note: this is a resurrected version of a post that should have appeared in November. It’s incomplete, maybe incoherent, but includes some pictures I hope you find interesting or inspiring.)
Dear Friends,
After pausing awhile @ 12 posts & launching a 2nd weblog (called Hilo Shore Lines), I am pondering whether this should be another seasonal entry, an addition to the pumkin party page, or “just another wordpress post”… opting for the latter. First, the leftover Halloween pictures: 
Kaia(Love this one of Kaia!)Brandon?Glowing-eyed Broxcen Some of the Kupuna who particated in the Hilo Hattie-inspired Hootenanny fundraiser for the Food Basket. (Wilma has been on the committee for 4 years.) And some of the grandchildren who came for the comic hula competition. Brianna & the twins Kaia & the twins Airi likes to fly
Cyril Pahinui
(a little obsolete but here it is anyway)
- Wilma
Well, friends, it’s December already & I’m still working on a post from November…This one’s giving me some trouble so if it doesn’t work soon I’ll move on to another November post: Kaia’s 4th Birthday Party. Maybe I can squeeze in some news or otherwords between all the fun photos…
An attempt to insert Veteran’s Day parade video failed & this post slipped between the cracks due to technical difficulties, so it resurfaces as a special page.
Gabe is in one of the helicoptersVet's Day parade (local bikers) Here's to the New Year& the new erawe are enteringNo end of singing"All Love Surroung You"Together we can hearTHE WORLD AS ONE! Mauna Kea
