Aloha

Hawaii has always seemed like a dreamy place. Did you know that the Hawaiian alphabet was written by 19th century missionaries? It has 5 vowels but only 7 consonants. Hawaii consists of 8 main islands and it is the most isolated population center on the face of the earth.

I'm thinking that maybe I'll relocate there instead of Costa Rica. Island flowers and colors are used to represent each of the islands. I would have lots of inspirations to choose from for my watercolor greeting cards. The flower for the big island of Hawaii is Lehua Ohia and the island's color is red. It is the only state that grows coffee. Hmmm. I wonder if there is a Starbucks there? Hawaii has its own time zone and, yep you guessed it- it is called - Hawaiin Standard Time and there is no daylight savings time there. I never really understood daylight savings time, so that's another good reason to move to Hawaii.

The highest recorded temperature is 96'F and the lowest is 56'F. The average daytime temperature in January is 72'F. Are you packing your bags yet? There are no racial or ethnic majorities in Hawaii. Everyone is a minority. Legend says that the island of Nihau is the original home to the goddess Pele. I think she shall make a good neighbor for me. The island Nihau has a population of 230. Well, of course when I arrive it will be 231. But if you are counting Princess Pele, make that 232. We will all have to squeeze into a spacious 69 square miles of island.

For something to do when you are not picking sea shells and stringing a necklace out of them, you can visit the Wai Golf Course- it is Hawaii's first municipal course. The Island of Kalaaupapa was once a leper colony administered by Father Damien. Hawaii is home to Kilauea Volcano - the world's most active. OK, so maybe there's that one small drawback about living in the middle of the ocean on a huge rock of lava. But Mauna Kea Island is the worldwide leader in harvesting macadamia nuts and orchids. What more could you need? Aloha! Oh yeah, of course you can come visit me.

"A man who works with his hands is a laborer, a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman, but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist." - Louis Nizer, American lawyer (1902-1994).