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.

Tips for Saving Money with Hawaii Wedding Packages

By George Michel

If you are considering traveling to Hawaii to experience a wedding in paradise, you should probably think about selecting an affordable Hawaii wedding package. In Hawaii can it be a surprisingly affordable alternative to planning your wedding using an ala carte menu of services.

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.

Ten Common Mistakes Men Make When Buying Jewelry

By Brenda Reichel

Dear Men and Boys:

When it comes to buying your best girls some jewelry, it is not like buying them a dozen roses. With flowers, you cannot go wrong. That cannot be said about buying a woman jewelry.

Here are 10 good rules men should heed before walking into any store where gold is the prominent color and the showcases are full of shiny bobbles and other glistening stuff.

JUST SAY YES

The placement of Jupiter in the birth chart, not the Sun Sign, shows where the world says “Yes” to us in the form of ease and opportunities, and where we say “Yes” to the world in terms of having willingness and volition to act. However, choices coming easily to us or instinctively from us may not always be in the highest good. Therefore it is imperative to always remember what Confucius taught in his commentary to “I Ching” Hexagram 34, “The Power of the Great: Without rightness there can be no greatness.”

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