"127 heart-shaped stones washed across my path on Kauna'oa Beach. One by one I gathered them."
— Pamela Fellows
Reflections of Love & Gratitude
Hearts of
Mauna Kea
A photography & inspirational book by Pamela Fellows
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A Collection of Heart Wisdom
When you come to Mauna Kea Hotel, you feel and recognize that you are in an extraordinary place — one that offers tremendous gifts, treasures, and connections that last a lifetime.
This book is a collection of quotations, poems, and reflections of the heart wisdom that found Pamela while she was at Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, at a crossroads in her life.
The hearts arrived as literal heart gifts that washed onto Kauna'oa Beach as she walked along the shore — white pumice, coral-like heart stones, delivered by the sea.
The Place
A Place of Connection
When Laurence Rockefeller flew over the Big Island of Hawaii in search of a site to develop, he was drawn to this special natural inlet because he saw light and illumination coming from the shore.
They built in a style that came to be referred to as "supportive development" — an extension of the care and connection that Mauna Kea Resort represents, and part of its legacy of relationship, care, and Aloha.
"Only from the heart can you truly touch the sky."
— Rumi
The Journey
My Meeting of Mauna Kea
Pamela was introduced to Mauna Kea Resort in 2017, on her first trip ever to Hawaii, while on an acting retreat led by a dear teacher and friend, Jim Jarrett. He described it as a place of healing and of heart.
A time when the life she had planned for herself had fallen apart — or was just falling into place in a way she had not expected. Her nine-year marriage had ended, and the Big Island was where she came to transition through the divorce process and into a new life.
Though her heart was heavy, she had a hunch the Mauna Kea would play a role in her healing.
The Discovery
The Perfect Heart
One heart in particular inspired this book — one her daughter Talulah found on one of the many visits to Mauna Kea Resort while living on island. They came to call this one "the perfect heart."
In the weeks following, 127 more white coral heart rocks washed across her path on Mauna Kea beach. One by one she gathered them. With each one, she sat and took in the depth of love and connection she felt.
Knowing no rock or shell should be taken off island, each heart served as an invitation of reflection and each was later released back to the ocean.
"I sent out a signal, a star wish S.O.S., to have something put on my path to show me the way. I surrendered to what was beyond what I knew and could see."
— Pamela Fellows — Star Wish, November 19, 2021
The Encounter
Life Can Change in a Moment
As she walked down to the beach on a stone-laid path, coffee in hand, she felt a quickening of energy coming from behind her. A force so potent it was physical.
She turned to offer space, with curiosity to see what or who it was she had so powerfully sensed approaching. That's when she saw him — someone she had never met but felt like she had always known and recognized immediately.
It took her breath away. This was a collision of universes.
The Spirit
Manta Ray — Eagle of the Sea
Open. Vulnerable. Hovering. Dancing. Flow Master. Fluid Grace.
Just as the Eagle soars to the highest heights and brings us closer to the Divine realms, the Manta brings us into the depths of the ocean — into the depths of our hearts and being.
"All relationships are love stories. Our relationship to others, our relationship to ourselves, our relationship to places, our relationship with life itself."
— Matthew McConaughey
Hawaiian Legend
The Legend of Naupaka
Among the green leaves of the Naupaka Kahakai, small white flowers bloom with what appear to only be half their petals. A similar plant grows on the high mountains with the same half-bloomed flowers. These plants represent the Legend of Naupaka.
Princess Naupaka and the fisherman Kuai fell in love at first sight. Given their different positions in life, they feared their love could never be. Still, as it happens with great love, they tried to find a way.
Their connection was felt across a great distance, like the flowers blooming from the seashore to the mountains — only half blooming in each place, to depict the missing piece that resides in the heart of the other.
The Teaching
Love Expands
Having your heart wide open allows unconditional love, which is of the highest dimension, to flow through it. This can feel terrifying. Still, Love Expands. Allow it.
Let it be like water. Let it settle in, and wear down any blockages. Being loving is not just about what we give, but also how receptive we allow ourselves to be.
Love ripples out in proportion to how much we can be open in our hearts and let love flow in.
"What you seek is seeking you."
— Rumi
The Return
Hearts Returned to Kauna'oa
The following pages show the hearts the morning they were returned to their home on Kauna'oa Beach at Mauna Kea.
The word "LOVE" spelled out entirely in white heart-shaped stones arranged on the sand — the returned hearts forming a final love letter to the beach.
"Give your love away in every moment and let those moments sprinkle across the canvas of your life, like hearts on a beach."
"When you find the greatest love, when you touch true Aloha, do the highest action and share it freely without condition."
— Pamela Fellows
What Readers Are Saying
Voices from the Heart
This is the only book I have ever seen that has made the real true connection between reality and the magic of the Mauna Kea. It's such a special place that deserves to be appreciated in this way.
Grier Eliasek
Resident & Long-Time Visitor of the Mauna Kea
This is my 38th year coming to the Mauna Kea and after reading this book it seems to be an ideal gift to every single guest upon check in because it captures the uniqueness and essence of this beautiful property.
Jim Jarrett
Filmmaker, Actor & Teacher
I think those who have returned to the Mauna Kea would appreciate giving and receiving this gift.
Marcia Ray
In-Resident Artist, Mauna Kea Resort
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Vicky Kometani
PR Consultant, Mauna Kea Resort
Hearts of Mauna Kea is a wonderful manuscript with some very enlightening messages for us all.
Bradley D. Doell
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Pamela Fellows
I created this book from the deep love in my heart and for who I met and what I experienced at Mauna Kea Beach Hotel — moments that touched my soul and reminded me that life is serendipitously perfect and divine.
I credit the beach and the people of the Mauna Kea Resort, that held me through this time and reminded me of the depth of my own heart and spirit and how to be resilient in the face of the unknown.
I hope in sharing my experience and reflections here, they will touch and contribute to your heart's journey.
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