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Big Island Volcanoes Active and Dangerous
Because Kilauea has been erupting for over 20 years now and some people have gotten close enough to feel the heat from the lava, people sometimes think it’s a ‘tame’ volcano. Well, there’s no such thing. We on the Big Island are lucky that Kilauea is a relatively gentle volcano, normally lacking in the explosive qualities that create a need for evacuation of entire areas.
Date: September 18th, 2006 |
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Where have all the dolphins gone?
I live near the ocean and exercise on an ocean path or go to the beach at least once each day. 10 years ago I would have seen dolphins swimming and jumping near shore about once a month. It’s hard to judge pod size from shore, but I have seen pods that I would judge to be as small as 10 dolphins up to as big as 75 dolphins. Unfortunately, I don’t think I’ve seen a pod of dolphins from shore in 3 or 4 years. I haven’t heard of any major decline of dolphins in Hawaiian waters, so I think they must be avoiding areas heavily-trafficked by humans.
Date: September 14th, 2006 |
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School Holidays in Hawaii
Virtually all the public schools in Hawaii are on the same year-round schedule. They have a first semester of about July 31st to December 20th and a second semester of about January 12th, to June 7th. The holidays are:
3rd Friday in August - Statehood Day or Admissions Day
1st Monday in September - Labor Day
1st Tuesday in November following 1st Monday of even-numbered years - General Election Day
11th of November - Veterans Day
4th Thursday in November - Thanksgiving Day
4th Friday in November - Holiday Day
25th of December - Christmas
1st of January - New Year’s Day
3rd Monday in …
Date: September 12th, 2006 |
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September 11th Remembered in Hawaii - 5 year anniversary
Hawaii, although physically as far removed as any state in the nation from the September 11th tragedy, felt the pain, anguish, and loss just as clearly and achingly as anyone else in the nation. In fact, in the initial days that followed many of us felt particularly impotent because we couldn’t even participate in the call for blood donations as the planes weren’t flying and any blood given would just stay here in Hawaii.
Date: September 11th, 2006 |
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Daily Dose 9.8
Today’s News about Hawaii
More about the Aloha Festivals, with great pictures (Star Bulletin)
Hawaii sending EMS workers to New York for 9/11 ceremonies (Star Bulletin)
Does the cast of Lost drive faster than the rest of the people in Hawaii? (topix.net)
Hawaiian Monk Seal finds traffic noise like a lullaby, takes a nap next to the highway (Maui News)
One man’s story of bidding on a Hawaii Vacation and getting a deal (we8there)
Got 3 million dollars? You could buy the last real tiki bar in Hawaii (Honolulu Advertiser)
Date: September 8th, 2006 |
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Daily Dose 9.14
The Hawaii County Fair starts tonight for 4 days. I’ll be watching to see if the ‘EK Fernandez curse’ holds up. Every time the fair comes to Hilo, we have torrential rains that make the fairgrounds and the parking area a muddy mess. I remember last spring we were literally walking in ankle-deep water in the rain to each ride. Of course we still go. We do a lot of activities in the sweet, warm Hilo rain. Don’t worry, I’ll be sending my husband and son to report back to me while I slave …
Date: September 14th, 2006 |
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Your Daily Dose of Hawaii News 9.12
As many of 5000 homeless may live on Hawaii’s beaches (Baltimore Sun)
Photos of the Northwest Hawaiian Islands (Hawaii Travel Newsletter)
Haleakala National Park wants your opinion on dropping length of park passes from 7 days to 3 days (Maui World)
New Mauna Kea telescopes may never be built (A Western Heart)
Picture of Kate Hudson and son on a kayak in Hawaii (Celeb Source)
People in Hawaii live longer, but just moving here won’t necessarily do the trick (Honolulu Advertiser)
Date: September 12th, 2006 |
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Your Daily Dose of News from Hawaii 9.11
76 y.o. man dies on popular Maui downhill bike ride (I’ve never heard of this happening before) (Honolulu Advertiser)
Hawaii Remembers 9-11 (Hawaii Logue)
Paniolo (Hawaiian cowboy) culture thriving on the Big Island (Star Bulletin)
Stingrays not a big danger in Hawaii (Honolulu Advertiser)
Father Damien Honored (KHNL)
Forget Hawaii Images Screensavers, Hawaii Sounds MP3s are coming (KHNL)
Date: September 11th, 2006 |
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Spencer Beach Park
My son and I spent a long, enjoyable afternoon at Spencer Beach Park on the Kohala coast of the Big Island of Hawaii. Let me share it with you.
Spencer beach is a medium-to-small sized, crescent-shaped, white-sand beach. Large trees mostly on the beach provide plenty of shade on both ends of the beach and along the back. There are picnic tables, showers, bathrooms, some barbecue grills, a basketball court, and a pavilion.
Date: September 8th, 2006 |
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Television Stations in Hawaii
Major Networks (free TV):
Channel 2 KHON FOX
Channel 4 KITV ABC
Channel 11 KHET PBS Channel 9 KGMB CBS
Channel 13 KHNL NBC
For a complete list of all the available lcoal and independent stations, see Hawaii Radio and TV Guide.
Most hotels and rentals and condos in Hawaii will offer some sort of cable like oceanic cable or satellite programming like Dish Network. All the regular American programs will normally be available on the network stations. Rarely, though, they will be preempted for island-specific programming like coverage of a Hawaii festival (example: …
Date: September 7th, 2006 |
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