Bishop in Malaysia

Bishop performing with a band while a studying in Malaysia.
Pic taken 1989

Mbokonavera

Oshen, Morgan, and Bishop during Oshen's first Visit to Honiara. The pic was taken at Bishop's hous, Mbokonavera, February 2004.

Tenaru Falls

It took us an hour and a half to reach Tenaru falls. Me, two other PNG guys, Nemefa and Amoni, George Going and wife fromNZ, Misitana and another young boy.
Pic taken 1997

PNG Students

Walking back to the dorms from a friends house. It was my last dinner with my friends and the following day I was ready to depart Hawaii. L-R: Irene, me, Kitemong, and Kimberly.
Pic taken Dec 2004

After a long walk

For nurses studying in Ato'ifi school of nursing, the hardest part of the course is the walking beyond the hills to treat sick people. Norah stopped to cool off.
Pic taken 2005. Malaita

PCC: Maori Entrance

Everytime guests gathered around me for a pic all they wanted to see was the "tongue"... mind you I didn't have much practice but I've watched a lot of Kiss videos.
Taken at PCC 2002

Maori Pose

Another weapon demonstration. Ugly but worth doing it.

Pic taken 2002

Whatu

PCC: Performing the Haka for tourists is not a beautiful thing to see. As one guest remarked after our performance "you are the most ugliest dancer I've ever seen"... I couldn't believe it when he later say that it was a compliment!
Pic taken 2002

Remembering the past

Remebering the ancestors journey to Avaiki. Gongole is performed here by dancers of Nukumoana club. Front to back-Cumming, Teho, Hendry, me, unknown, Kennedy, Billy, and the rest uknown.

Pic taken 1997: Town ground-Independence day

Good old Days

Looking back in time: Those were happy moments never to be experienced again in our time. Late Freda, Anthony, Baipolo, Tangimau, Daisy, the rest uknown. Unknown location and time.

Tapuna

One of the surviving photos of Bishop's collection of pics taken during his trip to Bellona in 1989. This pic was taken after returning from a diving trip. Bishop wearing glasses and me pointing to the camera.
1989

Steel Bars

Say good bye to steel bars. Hakatangi
Pic taken 1992

Aotaha

Catching the moment: Koro on the left and Hellen on the right sitting on the top of the Aotaha track, Bellona Island. The picture is not really clear but Rennell can be seen on the horizon from that spot.
Pic taken uknown.

Aotaha

Take a walk down the cliff and see the wonderful Cave resort of Aotaha. This is the eastern end of Bellona Islands. Aue toku henua!
Pic taken unknown.

Jaytee

This is not one my favorite moments. After a 6 mile road march, we finally stopped for hydration and MRE. Four people had sunstroke and were evacuated by MEDIVAC helicopter, and I didn't even wanna get and get me a drink. CHIIIIIIIIIIIIILLLL boy!
Pic taken 2002

Artist

This is one of my favorite things to do on a leisure day, painting pictures. This pic was taken inside my room as I was painting a picture of bamboo trees outside a house using my imagination.
Picture taken 2002

Kalibobo

Kalibobo light house is one of most beautiful spots in Madang, PNG. The LH is directly facing the entrance to the harbor guiding ships at night to the beautiful bay and one of the beautiful places you would see when your flight descending to Beauitul Madang. Oli Ailan lain i go yet long sait na olketa samting i butiful moyet. My friend Oatute and I stopped to catch moment.

Pic taken 1999

Friends

Ixora Tehakamahi and her best friend at the Pacific Adventist University, PNG. Ixora was a student Sonoma Adventist College, PNG during the time of the pic.
2002

Rix and Dzanie

Rix and I ... between Hale 4 and Hale 6. This is what I called "midnight lunch". College life is not always a bed of roses, sometimes starvation kicks in and this is exactly what we were trying to avoid here.
Pic taken 2002

Touch Rugby Class 2004

This is my Touch Rugby class, 2004. Our teacher is Tongan Maori and most of the students in our class caucasian who learned Rubgy touch for the first time. The real black dude in the pic is Sope, part Fijian, Samoan, and Buka.
Pic taken 2004

Lei-Waikiki

Lany and I outside a shop at Waikiki directly across the Waikiki Plaza and the Planet Holly Wood. The statue looked quite real.
Pic taken 2003.

Walking Waiki

Visiting Waikiki every weekend became Andy's addiction and yes one day he convinced me to go with him to Waikiki. We cruized almost every shopts till our toes blistered in our shoes. Andy is from PNG.
Pic taken 2004

Laie

Evening walk in Laie is one my favorite activities because theres always things to do at the Laie center: watching movies, beach walk, restaurants, and the wahines.
Pic taken July 2002

TAO-Waikiki

I was shocked to see a couple of Bellonese spears displayed outside the Waikiki gift shop. Tao is a very special thing to Avaiki people then and now. Whoever brought this Taoi to Waikiki made my walk that day worthwhile.
Pic taken 2003.

3 miles Road March

Marching out of the camp at Bellows, Kailua, on our way to the beach awaiting school buses to transport us back to University of Hawaii. Company Commanders standing in the middle counting every passing soldiers.
Pic taken 2002.

Ewa Beach

My Bravo team buddies. Left guy is Russian and the guy to my right is Hawaiian of multiple ethnicities. Ready to board CH helicopter.
Ewa, Oahu.
Pic taken 2002

ROTC Squad

Our Bravo squad posing for a pic after returning from camps. Three Hawaiians in the back-row, me second from the right, and Russian dude, a Californian girl, and our Samoan commander in front.
Pic taken 2002.

Samoan Mate

This is my Samoan Platoon and Squad leader: He returned to school (University of Hawaii) after completing his years in the army, stationed in Germany for 4 years. Back ground building are UH dorms.
Pic taken 2002

ROTC mates

This is my ROTC platoon. Bunch of crazy guys and wannabe tought gurls, but I really enjoyed their presence, jokes, and support during out training days. This pic was taken at Ewa Beach Air Assault (AF) airfield. Ready to board a CH helicopter.
Pic taken Feb 2003

North Malaita trip

Patrick and two other policemen. North Malaita.
Pic taken 2004

Hells Point

Guarding the entrance to Hells Point. We stopped our car to take a photo with this lonely Australian army officer. He was sitting with his automatic rifle underneath the cocoa trees when I approached him: R-L: Ian in red, Oshen, Rasta in front, me (wearing spects), Australian army, a two other friends we picked up on our way.
Taken 2005

Pali Look Out

Pali Lookout area is a very sacred place to Hawaiians. This is the site of the last battle that united the islands of Hawaii under King Kamehameha. It was these hills that the king and warriors of Oahu fought with great determination against an on coming army led by King Kamehameha from Hawaii Island. Kamehameha wonOver looking Pali are Kaneohe to the left and Kailua to the right.
Pic taken July 2004

Kualoa Ranch

Kualoa beach park is a big park where one would find the time to meditate and deep in the blue sea. Out in the reef is the "Chinaman's Hut" an island that looks like a chinese hut. The beauty of the park is a combination of high rocky mountains you see in the pic, the coconut trees, and the green grass and trees around the area. A place you can't miss if you are in Hawaii.
Taken April 2004

Hanauma Bay

A nice place to visit if you are in Hawaii. The bay is under the care of the State of Hawaii and it is protected. You could hire snorkel equipments and check out the reef, but don't go too far. The beach is a busy place so if you plan to visit that place better be there early.
Pic taken 2004

Bishop Museum Dancers

Kids performing contemporary Hula at the Bishop Museum, Honolulu. The museum housed the records of christianity in Hawaii during the first contact and also preserve various Hawaii crafts and other traditional things.
Pic April 2004.

Sea Life Park

Sea Life Park is one of the best tourist attraction centers in Oahu. This isolated park is made popular by Adam Sandler and Drew in their movie 50 First Dates. Right behind me is where Penguins bath and to the right is the Dolphins pool.
Pic taken April 2004

Banzi Beach

Banzi beach where the World Surfing Competition held every year. This is the beautiful Northshore beach about 10 minutes drive from Polynesian Cultural Center. The movie Blue Crush was shot here and another spot on the other side called the Sunset beach.

Taken 2004

Polynesian Cultural Center

Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) is located in Laie, Hawaii. I used to work here as a student dancing for a the New Zealand Maori group. The center is 48 acres and it is adjacent to the Brigham young University Hawaii. 70% of the the employees come from this institution and majority of them are foreigners.

Pics taken: April 2004.

Malibu: Los Angeles

Stopped and turned into an Art Festival in a Malibu play ground. This Malibu area is infested with multi-million dollar celebrity homes mostly on hills overlooking the Pacific Ocean. This is a very expensive place. Artists and musicians displayed their products in this Festival. This duo played Spanish music which moved me into tears!
July 2004

Venice Beach, Santa Monica

The Venice Beach, a 15 mins walk or so from the Santa Monica Piers, is a market of all kinds of stuff. This market reminds me of a real Melanesian market. In fact, this market and the Santa Monica Piers were made popular by Holly Wood in the movie cellular.
Photo taken 2004

Arnold Schwarzenegger's Motor Bike

Universal Studio is a beautiful Holly Wood attraction center. I couldn't resist a picture on the Arnold's motor bike used in the moview "Terminator". The Background color is beautiful and paper robots standing in front of me were bloody fiercesome, and were ugly enough to scare the crap out of me.
Taken July 2004

Actors' Prints

In front of the Chinese Square HW actors left their foot and finger palm prints on their ground. This is where Cris Tucker (Carter) brought Jacky Chan (Lee) to see John Waynes' foot prints in the moview "Rush Hour".

Holly Wood

Holly Wood is a small town in Los Angeles, but its reputation as a celebrity town makes it one of the places many people yearned to visit. Along Holly Wood streets from both side of the main road are stars dedicated to the men and women who made this city famous. I took a photo with John Travolta's star, one of my best actors.
Pic taken July 2004

York Town

York Town, Virginia, was the last site of the American Revolution. British made its final stand against determined Americans who fought for self determination. After the fall of York Town, US declared independent from mother land England.
Pic taken January 2004

James Town

Standing outside James Town colonial village with 17th century costume. James Town, Virginia, was the first British settlement and where America was born. Holly Wood superstar Collin Farrell portrays this village history in his new movie "New World" now showing in Theaters.
Picture taken December 2003.

BOB's House

Some of my best buddies: Front-R-L. Deklin in Red, me (Johnny-red singlet), Bob with long dreaklocks, Oshen (Black and dread), King Raga-white cap, a caucasian girl, two visitors in the back holding beer bottles.
Pic taken December 2004

Soul Wara: PNG

I spent most of my time on my trip to Papua New Guine with cousin Dean Willie (middle) and Keith (Black)-a PNG pukpuk rugby union half back, inside Keith's club Soul Wara-Koki.
Pic taken November 2005.

White River Stores: SI

Oshen and Ghupo showing off their tattoos. Ghupo's Bellonese traditional tatau is just a portion of the full Bellonese body tattoo. Oshen's tatoos are Polynesian and Melanesian designs or patterns. Photo taken outside the Kiribas store, White River, Solomon Islands.
April, 2005.

Aligator Creek Bridge

My buddies: L-R. Me (Johnny, Oshen, Rasta, Ian, and cuz David. The photo was taken at the Aligator Creek bridge. The Malaita Eagle Force (MEF) occupied the Western end and the Guadalcanal Revolution Army (GRA) occupied the Eastern side of the bridge.
Pic taken April, 2005.

BW: Outside LMT

Chill-out outside Lincoln's Memorial Temple. Looking straight across Washington Memorial, DC.
January 2006.