Pu’uanahulu is a small community midway between Kailua Kona and Waimea, on the upper road between those two communities. I don’t drive that highway much, except when I go to hike up Pu’u Wa’awa’a. Last time I did this, driving through Pu’uanahulu, I noticed that the jacaranda trees were in bloom alongside the road. What I hadn’t realized is just how many jacaranda trees there are in this area.
These photos are taken from the northern slopes of Pu’u Wa’awa’a. The bottom photo shows the general area with the purple jacaranda flowers of Pu’uanahulu clearly visible. The top photo shows a closer view of part of the community and the abundance of flowering jacaranda trees.
My town has an annual Jacaranda Festival, the oldest floral festival in Australia. Lots of street trees 🙂
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I hope you’re going to post some photos from that.
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Maybe, depends if I can square some old ones
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Interesting to see these trees in Hawaii. There are several towns in South Africa (including ours) where decades ago jacarandas were planted as street trees creating avenues Although beautiful, each flowering season a number of people walking in the streets are injured slipping on the fallen blooms that are very slippery when wet. An added hazard is that the trees are of an age now when they are starting to fall over, especially during storms. Because jacarandas are now classed as invasive aliens, planting of these trees is not permitted, so those clouds of mauve in summer (associated with when students are writing year-end exams) are becoming fewer as the years go by …
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Yes they’re lovely with the flowers on the tree. Not so much afterwards. And yet another invasive when it’s taken from its real home. Life, eh.
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Perhaps over time with climate change leading to even more unforeseen consequences, we may end up being glad to have whatever survives …
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That’s true.
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Pretty. Unusual name
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Pu’uanahulu or jacaranda? I guess they’re both unusual!
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I was thinking jacaranda but only because I’d given up on pronouncing Pu’uanahulu 🙂
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Well I’m certainly not the person you want to guide you on the pronunciation of Hawaiian names, though I think this one’s fairly straightforward: Poo oo ana who loo.
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Thanks Graham. It sounds very musical 🙂
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I didn’t know there were jacarandas over there – they are so lovely
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I think they’re fairly common. They like a bit of altitude (2,000 to 4,000 feet) so aren’t going to be seen at the coast. Upcountry Maui is quite famous for them. Here on the Big Island, this area and north through Waimea have a lot of them.
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Hawaii really has it all, even jacarandas! 😉 I guess I’ll always associate them with Buenos Aires where I first saw them in bloom
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That’s a pretty nice association to have.
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Fantastic, Graham! What an amazing array of color :)) Hope you’re doing well :)) Dawn
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Thanks. The color is great, particularly because silk oaks and ohias also bloom at this time so it’s a purple, orange and red bonanza. Everything is going pretty well here. I hope for you also.
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Yes, thank you Graham. But LA is having awful riots right now 😦
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If it’s not one thing, it’s another. This is a crazy world right now. Take care.
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I had a deep phone conversation today with one of my Hawaii friends who moved to South Carolina two years ago. What a contrast our uplifting visit, to the mayhem and looting going on tonight. I far prefer the uplift! Stay well Graham, and I always look forward to your posts :))
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Thanks Dawn. Hopefully things will improve soon.
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