Name~ Hokule'a Kealoha
Short Bio~Hokule'a Kealoha is the Nom De Plume of a writer that formerly lived in Hawaii and is now living a life of adventure on the highways and byways of the American South . I am a Born Again follower of Jesus, as well as a wife, mother of cats and dogs,jeweler, entreprenuer, photographer and pilgrim...
Age~ Old enough to know better
Status~ Newly Single after 13 years of marriage,fur mom to the loving and devoted mini ShihTzu doggie Annabelle, born 6-11-2007 RIP 2-25-09, and the beautiful Abigail born 2-14-09
Hair Color~ natural brown/grey
Mood~ I ALWAYS have a mood, try me...
Loving~ Jesus, Hawaii, my furry friend, Abigail, my Pen Pals, Jewelry ,Blogging ,Writing anything,my Ipod,and being outdoors surrounded by my wonderful natural surroundings
Hating~ Boom Box Cars, Earspray, Abuse of Power,
Reading~
Bible
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Underwired! Louisville's magazine for Women
In Store~The Magazine for the American Jeweler
Books in Progress...
CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
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Just Finished Reading
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Jesus, Divine Mercy ~
I Trust In You~
My Favorite Past Posts~Relive The Journey!~
2009~
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2008~
Be Thankful
Colateral Damage
Make Lemonade
Home Is Where The Heart Is
The Poor With Us
Because Its The Hardest Thing I Can Do
We Have All Become Victims
Lest I Forget
The Most Important Words
Family Values
Familiar Places
May Perpetual Light Shine On Them
A City In Motion
2007~
The Quiet Storm
Fellowship of the Cane
Like Dead Unremembered: A 9-11 Tribute
The Medicine Machine
One Giant Leap
In The Steps of St. Francis
Too Much Information
The Un Choice
2006~
The Holly and the Ivy
The First 9-11, Dec 7,1941
Small Moments of Silence
Peaches to Winnipeg
Dreaming of Hawaii
Memorial Day
Scattered Values
The White Line is the Lifeline for the Nation
Warnings of a New Civil War
I Will Be True To The Promise I Have Made
The Snowy Bloody Day
Cats in the Cradle
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The Journey
Rebirth of a City
For Posterity's Sake
The New Civil War
Every Mother's Son
And There You Stayed, Temporarily Lost at Sea
The Lone Rider
The Bible Is Not the Fourth Member of the Trinity
Rome Wasn't Built With Union Labor
Happy Birthday Mom ~revised~
A Beautiful Noise
Even Now
The Wearing of the Red
Night Ranger
The Joyful Traveler
Hoiliili "To Gather Up"
Ke Makakilo (My Observations)
He Giveth Sleep
Save The Children
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Lux Aeterna
December 2004
You're Joking, Right?
Ground Zero
I Am Not A Failure
O,To Grace, How Great A Debtor
Lost In Translation
One Small Step for Man
The Rainbow's End
Profanity
Taps
The Journey
Makoa's Song
No Aloha For The Weakest
The Paradoxical Comandments
The Time Is Now
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When No Fruit Is On The Vine
St. Edith Stein~Pray for Us
Religion Link List~
My Secret is Mine
Ignatius Insight-Online Magazine
Fr John Corapi SOLT
Dr. Scott Hahn St Paul Center
Fr. Mitch Pacwa~ Ignatius Productions
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Political Link List~
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Arkansas Link List~
Little Portion Hermitage
John Michael Talbot website
John Michael Talbot Myspace page
1st United Methodist Church Bella Vista
Northwest Arkansas Guide
Mimi's Cafe
Metro Woman Business Directory of NW Arkansas
River Grille
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Interactive Links~
Live WebCam Feed from the Mauna Lani Resort, Kohalla, Big Island of Hawaii
Click here for Aloha Joe!Live Hawaiian Music 24/7
St. Damien of Molokai'i, Patron of Hawaii and the Outcasts among us, pray for us....
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Volcano Updates (Pele's Mood Meter)Hawaii Volcano Observatory
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Volcano Watch Archives
Mauna Kea Observatory
Pacific Tsunami Museum
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Technorotica for Blogging~
Who Links Here...Click here to see who's linking to this site. Powered by WhoLinksToMe.com
Globe of Blogs~Blog search engine
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Wikipedia
Nuzio's Place on the Web
Commutefaster.com
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MWBS Wordpress Edition
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Technorotica for Jewelers, and the Jewelry Trade~
Gemological Institute of America
The Drouhard National Jewelers School
The Conner School
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February 26, 2006
Ecclesiastes 2 Nothing We Have Fully Satisfies Us
 Salt Grass Dunes Cape San Blas Fl Ecclesiastes CHAPTER 2
The Futility of Pleasure and Possessions
I said to myself, "Come now, I will test you with pleasure. So enjoy yourself." And behold, it too was futility.
I said of laughter, "It is madness," and of pleasure, "What does it accomplish?"
I explored with my mind how to stimulate my body with wine while my mind was guiding me wisely, and how to take hold of folly, until I could see what good there is for the sons of men to do under heaven the few yearsof their lives.
I enlarged my works: I built houses for myself, I planted vineyards for myself;
I made gardens and parks for myself and I planted in them all kinds of fruit trees;
I made ponds of water for myself from which to irrigate a forest of growing trees.
I bought male and female slaves and I had homeborn slaves. Also I possessed flocks and herds larger than all who preceded me in Jerusalem.
Also, I collected for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I provided for myself male and female singers and the pleasures of men—many concubines.
Then I became great and increased more than all who preceded me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also stood by me.
All that my eyes desired I did not refuse them. I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure, for my heart was pleased because of all my labor and this was my reward for all my labor.
Thus I considered all my activities which my hands had done and the labor which I had exerted, and behold all was vanity and striving after wind and there was no profit under the sun.
Wisdom Excels Folly
So I turned to consider wisdom, madness and folly; for what will the man do who will come after the king except what has already been done?
And I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness.
The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I know that one fate befalls them both.
Then I said to myself, "As is the fate of the fool, it will also befall me. Why then have I been extremely wise?" So I said to myself, "This too is vanity."
For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise man as with the fool, inasmuch as in the coming days all will be forgotten. And how the wise man and the fool alike die!
So I hated life, for the work which had been done under the sun was grievous to me; because everything is futility and striving after wind.
The Futility of Labor
Thus I hated all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun, for I must leave it to the man who will come after me.
And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have control over all the fruit of my labor for which I have labored by acting wisely under the sun. This too is vanity.
Therefore I completely despaired of all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun.
When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge and skill, then he gives his legacy to one who has not labored with them. This too is vanity and a great evil.
For what does a man get in all his labor and in his striving with which he labors under the sun?
Because all his days his task is painful and grievous; even at night his mind does not rest. This too is vanity.
There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink and tell himself that his labor is good. This also I have seen that it is from the hand of God.
For who can eat and who can have enjoyment without Him?
For to a person who is good in His sight He has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, while to the sinner He has given the task of gathering and collecting so that he may give to one who is good in God's sight. This too is vanity and striving after wind.
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