Original Painting “Green Peace” by Patrick Ching

By W. Knox Richardson

“Honu – the second sweetest word in the Hawaiian language is honu. Aloha is the best word in the world because it means hello, goodbye and love. That how I feel about the honu.”

Speaking was Ursula Keuper-Bennett, a sport diver from Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto, Canada. Like many vacation divers who frequent the islands, diving in and around honu has special meaning for her.

“Because we’re Canadian tourists who live with our honu July and August, we get to say hello, goodbye and love you with aloha.”

Honu, of course, is Hawaiian for “turtle” and is most often applied to the green sea turtle, also known as Chelonia mydas, one of the long-lived species that comprise the charismatic marine megafauna of Hawaii, especially along the Northwest Hawaiian Archipelago. The turtle is the only indigenous reptile in Hawaii; all others are imports, just like most of the people.

Hawaii and solar seem like the perfect combination, and solar has already made significant inroads in the Hawaiian market. In fact, solar hot water systems cover almost half the homes on Maui and one-third of the homes on Oahu. Clearly folks in Hawaii know the value of solar energy. Solar PV has not reached the same level of penetration, but that should change soon.

A Green Sea Turtle Adventure

By Rico Leffanta

A recent edition of the “Oahu Island News” featured “The Art & Science of the Green Sea Turtle.” So I grabbed a copy to see what more I could learn about this elusive creature.

“The Honolulu Advertiser,” and the “Honolulu Star-Bulletin” then featured articles about green sea turtles basking in the sun on Laniakea Beach. I decided it was time to go there, and see the turtles for myself

Hawaiian Reef Squid Now on Display;
Part of The Jet Set Exhibit at the Waikiki Aquarium

After a more than four-year absence, Hawaiian Reef Squid have returned to the Waikiki Aquarium. Now on display as part of The
Jet Set gallery – which also currently features octopus and nautilus – the three squid were hatched and raised by the Aquarium, and have already laid eggs in their new home.

PHOTO: USGS

Earthquake News/Volcano Update Links

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

Find Volcano & 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/)

Government/Other

Kilauea Volcano Update

USGS Hawaii Volcano Observatory
(http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/update)

U.S. Geological Survey
(http://www.usgs.gov/)

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
(http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/)

Steve and Sophia’s House from Makakilo, Hawaii in West Oahu.
(RECOMMENDED)
(http://www.hawaiiss.com/weather/earthquake.htm)

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