This photo, by JD Griggs, then working as a photographer at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, brings back a flood of memories. Iʻm the person in the yellow shirt, just to the left of pele. I had a VHS video camera on my shoulder, and was recording the scene for Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. It was early evening, March 31, 1987, thirty three years ago.
Mr Henry Kekahuna mapped the area in great detail. Many of his exquisite maps are housed at Bishop Museum:
Kekahuna map of Punaluʻu, June 21, 1951
The heiau at Punaluʻu is shown at the left. The pond is at the upper middle. Pele entered from the left (east) and departed to the right (west). Punaluʻu, in many circles, was called Queenʻs Bath, and the photo shows steam rising off the surface of the pool.
I was procrastinating (!!!) this afternoon, trying to bring order to random thoughts and ideas, and this rose to the surface. Iʻll likely write more about that evening in the future...
This evening here, near ma uka-most Keaʻau, a chill paka ua falls, that rain with fat plopping drops signifying that snow is falling further ma uka. Time for a pot of pork tofu with kai choy (mustard cabbage) and hot rice.
As always, with aloha,
BobbyC
maniniowali@gmail.com
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