Ms. Aloha Nui
Ms. Aloha Nui is an Island wahine (woman) with “plus-size” (over 200lbs) personality, who exemplifies the “Aloha Spirit” with graciousness, beauty and talent. I love Hawaii!
My wonderful husband and I were on our way to the gym in Waimea this morning. It took a bit of effort to rally ourselves to exercise. Halfway there traffic came to a dead stop. There’s only one major road where we live. After patiently waiting for 15 minutes, we learned that the 34th annual Paniolo Parade is today. An Australian tourist walking by reported: “there’s a bunch of people just standing around on horses.” She seemed pretty aggravated.
We knew in Hawaiian time this meant the parade had yet to start. Here in Hawaii, it’s better to jettison the plan and embrace the moment. Also, there is no other road to the gym (or anywhere else for that matter). So we parked and walked over to the parade. I’m so glad we did because it was truly a unique experience, in fact, pretty much awesome. A nice lady thoughtfully introduced each parade participant to the public. On the steps to the Parker School, there were folks dressed as traditional Hawaiian royalty. The parade participants stopped in front of them and presented offerings. I especially enjoyed all the flowers on the floats and the beautiful outfits worn by the paniolos (Hawaiian cowboys).
After the parade, we joined the rest of Waimea at the festival, complete with crafts, music and local grindz – including deep fried oreo.
And just as we were leaving, these boys were making their way from the parade to the festival. Now that’s Hawaiian!
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