"For the first time in our now ten weeks' passage from the Hawaiian Islands we heard, day before yesterday, that life-kindling sound to a weary whaleman,'Thar she blows!'

The usual questions and orders from the deck quickly followed.

"'Where away?'

'Two points on the weather bow!'

'How far off?'

'A mile and a half!'

'Keep your eye on her!'

'Sing out when we head right!'"

Thar she blows!

That is a excerpt from "The Whale and His Captors," the 1853 recollections of a Boston missionary, the Rev. Henry T. Cheever, who three years earlier sailed the Pacific Ocean as a passenger aboard the whaling ship, "Commodore Preble."

USGS map above shows historic 6.0+ quakes

Earthquake News/Update Links

Aloha and welcome to our out-of-state readers.

Find Earthquake News at the following links:

Honolulu Advertiser (http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com)

Honolulu Star-Bulletin (http://www.starbulletin.com)

TV – NBC Ch. 8 KHNL (http://www.khnl.com)

Big Island Media

West Hawaii Today
Daily Newspaper—Kailua-Kona, Island of Hawaii
(http://www.westhawaiitoday.com)

Hawaii Herald
Daily Newspaper—Hilo
(http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/)

For ‘Children of All Ages’

In a delightful mix of old world and new age diversions, Cirque Hawaii is a state-of-the-art theatrical presentation and sensory delight for boys and girls from three to 90. Showcasing an international cadre of award-winning talent, Cirque Hawaii brings together more than 30 performers and 15 renowned acts to entertain Hawaiian audiences for the first time.

High-energy dance, acrobats, and amazing balancing acts compliment clowns, contortionists, aerialists and more. The show is a talented and exotic blend of strength, balance, humor, beauty and grace unlike anything every to play in Oahu.

With 70-foot-high aerial apparatus, artists perform feats of daring beauty never seen before. Staging, light and special effects feature surround sound, hazers, foggers and synchronized intelligent lighting.

Cirque Hawaii is located within the former IMAX Theatre in the heart of Waikiki.

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