Ancient Hawaiian Footbridge

by Mary Deal

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Ancient Hawaiian Footbridge

Artist

Mary Deal

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Photograph - Photography

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This footbridge and stairs were used by ancient Hawaiians on the Spalding House estate. The gardens are being maintained for posterity.

From 1928 to 1941, the Rev. K. H. Inagaki landscaped the gardens, incorporating the design related Zen principle of shizen, which is naturalness and absence of artificiality. Inagaki carefully selected the rocks and their placement to emphasize the property's steep natural terrain, transforming a barren ravine into a classical Japanese garden stroll. Local landscape architect Leland Miyano updated the garden in the late 1990s, making it less formal and planting it with native and non invasive alien flora. In 2000, his work earning the gardens the prestigious American Society of Landscape Architects Millennium Medallion for garden preservation.

Spalding House itself is maintained and operated by the Honolulu Museum of Art. They offer ever changing exhibits, a restaurant with the most amazing coffee, deserts and simple meals, in addition to art around the grounds and the views! What views! You can look out over the top of Honolulu to Diamond Head and to the Ocean.

FEATURED:
The Meandering Photographer - 11-18-23
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Hawaiiana - 7/17/20

The artist, Mary Deal, is also an Amazon best selling award-winning author of mystery/thrillers, romance, a short story collection, a writers' reference, and self-help nonfiction. Read about it here:

http://tinyurl.com/3z8pm3f

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July 16th, 2016

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