Aloha Allure

The  Raffia palms  ( Raphia ) are a  genus  of twenty species of  palms  native to tropical regions of  Africa , especially Madagascar , with one species ( R. taedigera ) also occurring in  Central  and  South America . They grow up to 16 m tall and are remarkable for their compound pinnate  leaves , the longest in the plant kingdom; leaves of  R. regalis  up to 25.11 m long [1]  and 3 m wide are known. The plants are either  monocarpic , flowering once and then dying after the seeds are mature, or  hapaxanthic , with individual stems dying after fruiting but the root system remaining alive and sending up new stems. Raffia fibres have many uses, especially in the area of  textiles  and in construction. In their local environments, they are used for ropes, sticks and supporting beams, and various roof coverings are made out of its fibrous branches and leaves. The membrane on the underside of e...

The Rascals  (initially known as  The Young Rascals ) were an American blue-eyed soul group   initially active during the years 1965–72. The band released numerous top ten singles in North America during the mid- and late-1960s, including the #1 hits " Good Lovin' " (1966), " Groovin' " (1967), and " People Got to Be Free " (1968), as well as " A Beautiful Morning " (#3 1968) and the lesser-known " A Girl Like You ".  The band was inducted into the  Rock and Roll Hall of Fame  in 1997,  and inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame in 2010. They reunited in 2012 for a series of shows in New York and New Jersey. 1968's  Once Upon A Dream  was the first Rascals album designed from conception as an album, rather than as a vehicle to package their singles. T he album's song "My Hawaii" became a top of the charts hit in Hawaii. The lyrics are beautiful: My Hawaii  (by Felix Cavaliere and Edward Brigati Jr.) ...