Hawaiian Tree Bones, Infrared Time-lapse from the ti Watch Video
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Description: Ancestor akua (spirits) embodied by Māmane tree bones.These trees are onKohala mountain, the first volcano that rose from the seabed to create the Big Island of Hawaii.For more information about Māmane, including how their branches are used by Hawaiians to create dry-land sled runners (yes, sled runners), see:http://tinyurl.com/qb4njbcnnIn the early 1900s, along with the Palila bird, Māmane trees sued the Hawaii Dept of Land and Resources for protection from overgrazing:http://tinyu
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