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