Editorials

Trainings and Workshops

Posted: Aug 8, 2009

Caption It was a fun week of learning.  Thursday, Christina, Matt, and I attended the Mauna Ulu training at HVNP.  Interpreter Jay Robinson and Cultural Liason Keola Wang shared there manao of this dynamic area.  Despite all of us being intimate with the eruption site, we all learned many new...read more

Satellites galore

Posted: Jan 1, 2009

et another fun-filled trip to the summit of Mauna Kea last night. We had the best weather I’ve seen in a couple of weeks. Beautiful views on the way up from saddle road looking back at sun rays falling through the clouds over Pu’u Wa’awa’a, Mauna Loa was spectacular with it’s dusting of snow at...read more

Hence the Vog

Posted: Aug 8, 2008

Thirteen hours, State Forest Permits, National Wildlife Refuge Permits, and keys to private property all add up to an epic day of island adventuring.  The pre-dawn to dusk day came about from a client request for a full day of private birding.  He wanted to see as many of the native birds as...read more

Kīlauea, Hawai’i's Explosive Volcano

Posted: Aug 8, 2008

There’s nothing I like more than being in the field with an expert.  So the day I recently spent with Don Swanson on Kīlauea was very enjoyable.  I was part of a small group of local residents who signed up for a seminar sponsored by the Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park (...read more

A Blistering Affiair

Posted: Aug 8, 2008

I spent the weekend hosting Matthew Miller, Features Editor for Islands Magazine (http://www.islands.com/). Saturday we spent the day with two birdwatching guests at Hakalau National Wildlife Refuge and were treated to glorious weather and cooperative birds. I found my first mixed-species feeding...read more

Perspectives on Living Da Life in Hawaii

Posted: Oct 10, 2007

I recently got caught up in a conversation with some visitors about traffic in Kona.  It was an interesting discussion and, like a good drive, travelled through several topics by the time we said good-bye.  I think I sold them on doing one of our Nature Adventures at least.  But the one thing...read more

Birding By Car

Posted: Oct 10, 2007

Aloha ahiahi, I’ve driven Hilo to Kona over a thousand times but today was probably the best bird run ever. This is driving straight over for a meeting, no stopping, but going as fast as the traffic allows. I started off seeing 3 peafowl below the Makalei golf entrance. At Puu WaaWaa I saw 4...read more

A Weekend in Wonderland

Posted: Oct 10, 2007

Aloha kakou, What a crazy weekend.  Friday started off with a hike with the Society of Hawaiian Archeologists to Kaawaloa. Best known as the place of Captain Cook’s Monument, Kaawaloa is also an incredibly rich resource of archeological sites, history, and marine life.  We hiked out for about...read more

A Window to the World

Posted: Oct 10, 2007

Good Morning, Hawaii really is an amazing place.  I was reminded of that again while reading a short article by Rose Kahele in Hawaiian Air’s inflight magazine.  It’s about a story I often include on tours but one very few people know—Charles Keeling’s air collection study from Mauna...read more

Bird Visits and Visiting Birders

Posted: Oct 10, 2007

Aloha kakou, After my Land Board Meeting in Honolulu on Friday, I travelled to the Ewa/Waianae coast to do some birding.  I hoped to spot a visting Bar-tailed Godwit at Honouliulu and a Whimbrel at Mailiili.  Missed the Godwit but got the Whimbrel.  Nice to add a species to my Hawaii list!...read more

Gorgeous Day, Except Kona

Posted: Oct 10, 2007

Good Afternoon Today was a gorgeous day on the Big Island, well, except for Kona. Today Kona had one of those hazy, lazy skies filled with water vapor that makes everything look thick. But my goodness, drive north just a bit, and the view was brilliant. Kohala, Waimea, and Hilo (from staff...read more

Lucifer and the Almighty

Posted: Oct 10, 2007

Aloha kakou, I love books and reading.  Most of the books I buy and read are nature/natural history related in some way.  Plus there’s lots of Hawaiiana in my library.  But I also like books on business.  I’m a fast reader and a strategic one.  I’ve gotten quiet good at being able to work...read more

Chicago Birds and Amakihi

Posted: Oct 10, 2007

Aloha kakou, Cindy and I recently returned from a visit to Chicago.  We flew in a few days before the The Motivation Show, a large trade show for Incentive Travel and Meeting Planners. We had a great time personally and accomplished some productive business.  I spent Saturday morning birding...read more