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Hiro Sekine, Ph.D (Human Care Sciences) |
Born and raised in Japan, moving to the Big Island since 2004.
When Hiro is in the Big island, he is taking Dolphin photographs meanwhile supporting ‘the Hawaiian Islands School of Massage’ http://www.hawaiianmassageschool.com/
as a instructor (Physical Therapist) and web-administrator.
On the other hand, he is telling ‘Hula’ to Japanese when he is in Japan
and has own Hālau http://www.hanamalihini.com/
‘Hale Hawaii’ is the registered Non-profit organization in Japan. This
organization is forced on preservation of nature, history and culture of
Oceania area. And contributing ‘Hula Preservation Society’ http://www.hulapreservation.org/
and participating donation program (Hālau Giving Program).
As a Photo Artist Hiro;
The wildlife conservation of Hawai'i is getting worse for latest decade. An ecosystem has been changed. It is getting hard to keep balancing between residential development and wildlife conservation. For example, sea water temperature is raising, crown-of-thorns starfishes are reproducing abnormally and coral reef are getting ceasing to exist, etc…
Hiro is seriously wondering there are some doubtfulness whether Dolphin can live in Hawaii after another 100-year. Dolphins may not exist near future.
Hiro is promoting a conservation movement that called ‘100-year project’ on his own and donating small percentage from his sales to WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) every year.
Hiro is taking unaffected Dolphin pictures for telling to posterity,
Hiro’s style is very unique. Hiro has captured Dolphin on film to swim without aqualung and boat.
So Hiro takes 3 ft. long fins on and mask and tries to feel Dolphins’
intention.
“I don't like man-made beauty. Free diving has a lot of chance to play together. Consequently I can take powerful pictures and can express inherent beauty.”
Hiro hopes to capture primitive beauty that Dolphin has, expressing ALOHA and Hawaiian spirits and to be conserved Beautiful Hawaiian Nature.
Hiro's arts are in ‘Cafe LAVA JAVA’ , Eastwest fine arts gallery, etc., downtown Kona.
Hale Hawaii - Dolphin Arts homepage is http://www.halehawaii.net
As a Hula teacher Hiro;
This Hālau is in Niigata. He had been to Niigata for expression of sympathy
of earthquake in Niigata several times and been treated casualties’ care.
And he was introducing A･L･O･H･A spirits. Nowadays there are haumāna from
Keiki to kūpuna. They are mainly learning Hula and culture through Hawaiian
language.
Hiro H. Sekine
 
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