Homage
by Paulette B Wright
Title
Homage
Artist
Paulette B Wright
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Photograph - Digital Fine Art Photograph
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Monthly Themed 1/8/2016
WHAT Interrobang 5/30/2018
Taken along the coast of Maui. In my misguided ignorance, I presumed that this was an homage or praise to Hawai'i's ancestral gods. Wow. Was I wrong! And, no, I didn't stack any stones. Found this piece regarding the stacking of lava rocks on any of the Hawai'ian islands:
HILO, Hawai'i � Visitors to Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park who build small rock stacks as a show of respect for Hawaiian deities or the power of Kilauea are doing nothing more than tampering with potential scientific evidence of long-ago eruptions and should stop, park rangers and volcano scientists said.
Kupuna Pele Hanoa, 82, said the misguided practice is akin to sacrilege, since the national park contains many sites considered sacred to Native Hawaiians.
"That's desecrating, because we don't want those rock pilings put up all over the place ... ," Hanoa said. "That's desecration of our culture."
Scientists warn that moving rocks around makes scientific research more difficult, and park rangers say the rock piles alter the natural setting, violating both federal law and the golden rule of national parks that visitors should "take only pictures and leave only footprints."
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December 10th, 2015
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