I grew up in Waipahu quite a few years ago... before I went away to college, before I married and before I left for Illinois some 34 years ago. We returned to go to the Farmers Market. In Hawaii, they call it the Open Market.
We passed by this mynah bird who was in an awful hurry.
Tif wanted to buy some Filipino mochi (rice cake) that she really loves. KC was quite patient and was rewarded with some delicious buns.
It's fun to see all the local island veggies and fruits.
On the way back to the car, we noticed all the flowers on trees and bushes. This is a crown flower plant. Monarch butterflies begin their lives on it. The flowers are used to string leis.
The pikake (Jasmine) is so fragrant, it actually smells delicious. Jasmine tea? The Filipinos tell me it's their national flower. My friend complains that the scent is so strong that pikake leis give her a headache. Not me!
I have no idea what this is but I thought it was beautiful.
My mom always called this the bozubana flower. I don't know what the English word is. Bozu means priest or monk (who are bald) in Japanese, bana means flower.
And here's another mystery flower. My mom tells me many Filipinos have this flower in their yard and that they eat the beans from it. (Later: My brother says this tree is called Malungguy.
We passed by this mynah bird who was in an awful hurry.
Tif wanted to buy some Filipino mochi (rice cake) that she really loves. KC was quite patient and was rewarded with some delicious buns.
The Open Market begins at 8:15. This is taken quite seriously. Money does NOT exchange hands until the 8:15 horn is blown.
It's fun to see all the local island veggies and fruits.
On the way back to the car, we noticed all the flowers on trees and bushes. This is a crown flower plant. Monarch butterflies begin their lives on it. The flowers are used to string leis.
The pikake (Jasmine) is so fragrant, it actually smells delicious. Jasmine tea? The Filipinos tell me it's their national flower. My friend complains that the scent is so strong that pikake leis give her a headache. Not me!
I have no idea what this is but I thought it was beautiful.
My mom always called this the bozubana flower. I don't know what the English word is. Bozu means priest or monk (who are bald) in Japanese, bana means flower.
And here's another mystery flower. My mom tells me many Filipinos have this flower in their yard and that they eat the beans from it. (Later: My brother says this tree is called Malungguy.
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ReplyDeleteKay... I think you should create a calendar using all of your beautiful flower and wildlife photos. The colors of the flowers are so vivid! (KC looks adorable in her floppy hat... what a cutie!)
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ReplyDeleteyep, the spammers have found you, that's why i use the recognition letters and it works. enjoyed your visit to the market and the beautiful flowers and the smells i can almost remember from our trip last january. how fun!
ReplyDeleteThe pictures are great, as usual. Of all the beautiful flowers you show here, my favorite for today is the bozu. That vibrant fuschia with the dots of contrasting color make a real statement (to me).
ReplyDeleteYour market looks like it is worth getting up early for, and your grandbaby is such a doll. The flowers are wonderful, I love the crown flower plant, and I love the smell of jasmine, I wonder if it is the same as what we have here in Florida. thank you for visiting my blog, and for your kind remarks about my brothers. They are very special, I am getting a warm fuzzy feeling just thinking about them.
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ReplyDeleteYou must be thrilled to have your daughter and granddaughter there..what fun....Kay
I love seeing the Hawaiian flora. I looks so exotic compared to what we're used to here. I hope you find out the name of the white tree flower. I love the crown flower.
ReplyDeleteShuk-market! Fun in any country. Yours looks very civilized yet exotic too.
ReplyDeleteHome-coming, eh? I remember when I returned to the Thorndale deli after decades away. The same man was there, still making corned beef on rye. Yum.
The market looks like fun. Its a great place to go and take photograph. There so much life and its very vibrant =)
ReplyDeleteKay, did you get my email? Have you the same one as before?
ReplyDeleteHi Dina, yes I do still have the same e-mail but I'm switching over to hawaiiantel which I check more. I'll look now.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your e-mail, Dina. I just read it and deleted those first two spam comments. I forgot that somebody might click on them, too.
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ReplyDeleteI love open air markets and this one looks so very interesting beacause of all the differenet kinds of produce we don't have here. I learn so much from your interesting blogs. Hawaii looks like such a wonderful place to be.
ReplyDeleteEverytime I go to read your latest entry and see the pictures, I resolve that I must..must..must learn how to do the whole digital camera thing. I own one but don't know how to use it effectively. Your photos add so much for us.
ReplyDeleteWow - such lovely flowers there in Hawaii!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Looks like a great day! I enjoyed my visit to the market in 2002, and love all of the flowers.
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