Getting crabby on Christmas Island (this time with pictures)
You think you’re feeling crabby? If you want to spend Christmas on Christmas Island, as the song goes, you’d better be prepared for the annual migration of bright red crustaceans. I wrote about the...
View ArticleRare jewels in the Waikiki Aquarium crown
Soon Sasha and Malia Obama will be back in school, but perhaps the next scheduled family vacation on O‘ahu should include a First Family drop-in at the Waikiki Aquarium. Although small — think an...
View ArticleDramatic dolphin aid during manta ray dive
Aloha from the Hawaiian Islands, abuzz with native son Barack Obama’s pending second presidential inauguration, Larry Ellison‘s acquisition of Island Air (which flies to his earlier acquisition, the...
View ArticleSay “awe”: Whale video captures magic of Hawaiian season
Another day, another breathtaking video of a marine mammal encounter in the Hawaiian Islands. The new one posted below is of two humpback whales who decided to check out the Captain Zodiac Rafting...
View ArticleRiding a great white shark for a cause
A promotional video for an underwater camera that shows a free diver from Hawai‘i “riding” a great white shark is bringing more attention to the feared predator, which California recently made the...
View ArticleKaua’i lighthouse to celebrate centennial with new name: Inouye
The most iconic manmade landmark on Kaua‘i — and one of the Hawaiian Islands’ most distinctive beacons (see gallery above) — will be officially rededicated as the Daniel K. Inouye Kīlauea Point...
View Article8 sharks spotted at Kona beach park day after swimmer bitten
6:30 p.m. Thurs. update: The Department of Land and Natural Resources reopened the Kekaha Kai State Park beaches today after an 11:30 a.m. flyover had no shark sightings. Mahalo to reader Ellen , who...
View ArticleNew Tahitian eco-resort helps realize Marlon Brando’s ‘scientific vision’
Honolulu is among the locations IMDB.com lists for the filming of 1962′s “Mutiny on the Bounty,” but it’s French Polynesia — and the atoll of Tetiaroa in particular — that dazzled leading man Marlon...
View ArticleWith Bay Area’s help, Hawaiian Monk Seal Hospital opens on Big Island
The Marine Mammal Center celebrated the grand opening this week of its newest facility — one more than 2,300 miles away from its Sausalito headquarters — in large part due to Bay Area funding. The...
View ArticleAnti-poaching Rhino Ride to visit major trafficking city: San Francisco
You wouldn’t think that San Francisco and the environmentally enlightened Bay Area would be a hotbed of the illegal rhino horn trade, but a South African safari guide is riding into town this weekend...
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