WAIKIKI FROM KAPIOLANI PARK

KAPIOLANI PARK

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WAIKIKI

Kapiolani Park is on the Diamond Head side of Waikiki.

This week the local gov't got all the TENT PEOPLE

out of Kapiolani Park and for the most part they all moved

down to Ala Moana Park. I noticed around noon that

they started to come back....even though their tents

are not allowed , they still want to have lunch at HOME.

One of the guys that lives in the park took a look at my

painting right before he sprawled out his beach mat

beside the public restroom wall and took a snooze.

The birds bothered him a little but he seemed content

as he snored in with a roar and out with a unique blowing

of the beard.

I realize this is NOT what you see in the painting.

Nor do you see the 4 groups of lovely Japanese School

girls who bowed when they politely asked to take my picture.

Nor do you see the Hawaiian man with the island accent, deep dark brown

skin and yellow sunglasses for eyes. Nor do you see the man in the

motorized wheel chair who told me this joke " why are the palm trees crooked?

answer--because the gov't planted them."

Nor do you see the life guard station with the lovely young female lifeguard,

or the crazy lady that kept yelling "Richard Sansalvador" randomly , or the pigeons that

were sneaking up on me to steal my breakfast burrito , or the cool Dad walking

with his family and playing the Ukulele and singing a lovely ballad.

yep, it looks so serene and relaxing...

but

paradise can be a little chaotic to manage, everyone wants to pitch their tent in it.