Prototropic 0.1: Honolulu and Rio

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DON’T SPEAK
HAWAIIAN TO ME
LINDSEA WILBUR
“You read about the
Hawaiian Dream on
an in-flight magazine.
Immediately you were
overcome, clutching
at the glossy rag of a
publication while longing
to stand on the fertile
land with bare feet...”
...watch the sun undress behind the rolling hills
extending into the sea, and wait for the moon
to rise over the cliffs. You could sense the sand
that feels only slightly warmer than the moist
air, which, incidentally, smells like plumeria
blossoms 1 . You felt you were destined to play in
the Royal Coconut Grove 2 and drink the nectar of
the gods. You yearned to get high on immortality,
wake up alone at dawn to swim in a crystalline bay
all to yourself and go to bed sandy, smoky, as if in a
dream. A seduction took place a warm, fresh glow,
making you hunger to know the secret of how this
place exists. >
1. Common flower used in Lei making; wearing Hawaiian Plumeria under the ear
is popular accessory for women in Hawaii
2. A picturesque courtyard on the front lawn of the ‘Royal Hawaiian Hotel’