The Hawaiian word of the day is
hale ipu kukui
Hale is house.
Ipu is gourd (container).
Kukui is the candle nut tree which produces oil for light.
Together, they make lighthouse.
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| Kilauea Lighthouse on Kauai |
A lighthouse guides those in need of a safe haven. Nicholas Sparks' SAFE HAVEN is coming to the big screen on February 14. From the book cover,
When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet self-effacing, Katie seems determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships: one with Alex, a widowed store owner with a kind heart and two young children; and another with her plainspoken single neighbor, Jo. Despite her reservations, Katie slowly begins to let down her guard, putting down roots in the close-knit community and becoming increasingly attached to Alex and his family.
But even as Katie begins to fall in love, she struggles with the dark secret that still haunts and terrifies her . . . a past that set her on a fearful, shattering journey across the country, to the sheltered oasis of Southport. With Jo's empathic and stubborn support, Katie eventually realizes that she must choose between a life of transient safety and one of riskier rewards . . . and that in the darkest hour, love is the only true safe haven.
NCM® Fathom Events and Relativity Media are presenting “A Night with Nicholas Sparks’ Safe Haven: Filmmakers, Author and Stars Bring the Book to Life.” This one-night event (at select theaters) will feature a live discussion and Q&A with Nicholas Sparks, appearances by director Lasse Hallström and stars Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough, and exclusive clips and behind-the-scenes footage of the much anticipated film. For more information, please see the press release here. You can also purchase tickets at this link.
To celebrate this event, Grand Central Publishing is giving away a print copy of the movie tie in edition of SAFE HAVEN to one randomly selected commenter. To enter the giveaway,
1. Leave a comment about lighthouses - do you have any in your area? Oahu hosts the Diamond Head Lighthouse and Kauai has the Kilauea Lighthouse.
2. Grand Central's giveaway is open to US residents only. For international readers, I'll giveaway a "Hawaiian lighthouse souvenir" to one randomly selected commenter.
3. Comments are open through Saturday, January 12, 10 pm in Hawaii. I'll post the winner on Sunday, January 13.
Mahalo,
Kim in Hawaii
To learn more about Nicholas, his books, and the upcoming movie, check out his website at nicholassparks.com.
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| Diamond Head Lighthouse |
No lighthouses in the area that I live but I would love to explore one.
ReplyDeleteWhen I lived in Cali we use to see them here and there off the coast. Now that I'm more inland not so much.
ReplyDeleteNope... no lighthouses in my area... but plenty near the Nova Scotia coast that I have seen and loved...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the fun post! I live in the middle of the US so no lighthouses here :) But I would love to visit one!
ReplyDeleteI love lighthouses. We always visit them when we are on coastal trips. In our area we have the Old Point Loma Lighthouse and the coast guard lighthouse.
ReplyDeleteNo lighthouses where I live but I'd love to visit one. I know someone that collects miniature ones lol.
ReplyDeleteWe have some lighthouses in Connecticut. They are all retired though.
ReplyDeleteWe have a lighthouse not far from the in-laws Cottage.
ReplyDeleteI saw this book on the shelves today, Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough are going to be great in this Movie, Cant wait to see it.
Have a good one Ann/alba.
I haven't found any lighthouses in my little corner of North Central Texas. Maybe someday I'll get to tour one. Safe Haven sounds like a good read, too.
ReplyDeleteWe don't have any light houses in my area.
ReplyDeleteLove Nicholas Sparks.There are several lighthouses at the southern tip of New Jersey. The Cape May Lighthouse was built in 1859 I believe. I have only seen this one. Not the others but maybe sometime during the summer. It's about a 3 hour drive from where I live.Thanks Kim for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteCarol L
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No lighthouses here
ReplyDeletethere aren't any very close, but when I've been along a coast that has one I've always liked to get a picture.
ReplyDeleteMy mother was a collector of model light houses. Her first was the light house in Cape May, New Jersey. My grandfather had a summer house there. She picked up the light house when we were visiting him there. Later when we moved to Florida, she collected models of the many Florida Light houses that she visited.
ReplyDeleteI live in the middle of the country, so I don't get to see lighthouses, except in movies. One day I would love to visit one.
ReplyDeleteMel
bournmelissa at hotmail dot com
Where have I been living...in a snow bank? Oh...wait yeah I do. I have totally missed that Nicholas Sparks had a new book out AND that it is another movie.
ReplyDeleteI do love lighthouses. Hawaii has some, makes sense but I wouldn't have guessed it. Up the North Shore in MN we have beautiful lighthouses. Lake Superior can get pretty nasty and there are some sheer cliffs and huge boulders, many a ship has been lost...and some good songs written about it too!
I've only seen lighthouses from afar but no local ones that come to mind. There is one that is open to the public and is no longer in use at the local beach.
ReplyDeleteNo lighthouses in our immediate area but you find some about an hour away at the Jersey shore.
ReplyDeleteThere are no lighthouses anywhere near where I live.
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