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The flower we Hawaii folks call Pakalana is originally from China and India and was called "Chinese violet." It's not a violet, by the way. And regardless of their origins we have embraced these delicate flowers, growing them in our yards and stringing them into beautiful, fragrant lei.

I spent two decades in front of the camera as a TV reporter and anchor. It wasn't until I retired from news that I picked up a camera myself, and fell in love. Now, instead of reporting on the frightening, the frustrating and the tragic sides of life, I get to focus in on the beauty that surrounds me in Hawaii. Much of my photography centers on flowers in our tropical island paradise, which are plentiful, vibrant and popping with color. Lucky me.