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MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
January 16, 2023 The Honolulu Martin Luther King Day Parade stopped traffic and momentarily created a unity amongst onlooking strangers. What is it that will ultimately defeat baseless…
Destination Peace · Apr 17, 2025 · 1 min
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The Kilauea Volcano is Erupting Stories
The Kilauea Volcano is Erupting
There are still places on earth to stand virtually and not virtual, in astonishment and awe. During a visit to the Kilauea Volcano, you experience the essence of traditionalists…
Destination Peace · Apr 17, 2025 · 1 min
An Expedition to Baltimore USA Stories
An Expedition to Baltimore USA
Pushed to an extreme, endurance and patience, have motivated the determined and undeterred to reach beyond their capabilities. Fiona and Mike Thornewill are two such rare “climb to the…
Destination Peace · Apr 17, 2025 · 4 min
Witnessing and Speaking the Unspeakable Stories
Witnessing and Speaking the Unspeakable
At times, silence is uplifting and soothing; other times, silence is heavy and disconcerting. During the month of June 2022, the silence my wife and I heard at a Concentration Camp was…
Destination Peace · Apr 17, 2025 · 3 min
Musical Worlds Collide in Perfect Harmony Stories
Musical Worlds Collide in Perfect Harmony
Canartic meets Cantorial; Cantorial meets Canartic On February 23, 2017, ancient legendary musical worlds merged into one. It was such a rare occurrence that I figure it could probably…
Destination Peace · Apr 17, 2025 · 1 min
Don’t Touch, You’ll Get Burned Stories
Don’t Touch, You’ll Get Burned
A seasoned clergyman’s reflections about India, Hinduism, and religion in general: “Don’t touch, you’ll get burned.” One time or another, almost every child has been admonished with…
Destination Peace · Apr 17, 2025 · 6 min
A Candid Introduction to the Citizen of India, by SC Sekhar Stories
A Candid Introduction to the Citizen of India, by SC Sekhar
Adequately describing an experience of a lifetime requires the ability to illustrate captured moments. Photographer SC Sekhar patiently waits and then “freezes” those fleeting seconds…
Destination Peace · Apr 17, 2025 · 1 min
Behind the Scenes in India Stories
Behind the Scenes in India
NB: February 29th was the 41st wedding anniversary of Manny and Janice From the future temple workers and princesses: We have fallen for the people, sights and sounds of India and our…
Destination Peace · Apr 17, 2025 · 1 min
A “High Note“ of Our Trip Stories
A “High Note“ of Our Trip
Last night we had the distinct honor and blessing of being invited to the home of a distinguished professor of Hindustan music and legendary Indian violinist. He gave us a private…
Destination Peace · Apr 16, 2025 · 1 min

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