Oct 28
What's your carbon footprint?
The Nature Conservancy's calculator can tell you.
Oct 27
A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.
—Greek proverb
Oct 24
Seven Mile Miracle
Oct 21
First it was necessary to civilize man in relation to man. Now it is necessary to civilize man in relation to nature and the animals.
—Victor Hugo
Oct 17
One Track Mind screening
'One Track Mind' Screening at the Bonzer Front in Haleiwa, North Shore
Saturday, Oct. 25
Dinner at Cafe Haleiwa starts at 5pm with PRIMO BEER all night!
Film screening starts at 8pm
Music by Jon Swift after screening
One Track Mind, filmed by Dave Homcy, directed by Chris Malloy, is the latest surf movie from Woodshed Films, a.k.a. The Moonshine Conspiracy. Shot on location in Mexico, Indonesia, Micronesia, Australia and Southern California, One Track Mind explores the mindset behind what it takes to be one of the best surfers in the world. The cast includes today's best up-and-comers, including Jordy Smith, Kolohoe Andino and Julian Wilson, state-of-the-art talents like Mick Fanning, Dane Reynolds and Joel Parkinson, as well as veterans Kelly Slater, Sunny Garcia, Mark Occhilupo, Wayne Bartholomew and Tom Curren.
Oct 16
The sun, with all those plants revolving around it and dependent upon it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do.
—Galileo
Oct 15
New Bushman 10'2" gun for sale
blue pigment and pinlines - it's a beauty
$1,595. call 220-3135.
Oct 14
Dale Hope and Duke Boyd
Chinatown Boardroom will host Dale Hope & Duke Boyd for this month’s 3rd Thursday of the month Surf Discussion Series. Hope is the author of The Aloha Shirt: Spirit of the Islands. He will share is knowledge of aloha shirts through the ages. Boyd founded Hang Ten in 1959, a casual laidback clothing line inspired by surfers. He will explore surf culture and its impact on fashion.
What: Surf Discussion Series
Who: Dale Hope & Duke Boyd
When: 3rd Thursday October 16, 2008 6:30 – 7:30pm
Where: Chinatown Boardroom 1160 Nuuanu Ave Honolulu, HI 96817
Oct 13
Keeping our beaches clean
"Marine Debris"
A talk by Suzanne Frazer, co-founder of Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawai`i
6:30pm Thursday, Oct. 16, Hanauma Bay
Suzanne Frazer will discuss marine debris and the work of the Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawai`i (B.E.A.C.H.), an all volunteer organization that is concerned with reducing marine debris on Hawai`i’s beaches through beach clean-ups, litter prevention and environmental education.
Oct 11
Public forum on Pacific marine monuments OCT 16
President Bush is considering whether to designate the Central Pacific Islands (Baker, Howland, Jarvis, Johnston, Kingman, Palmyra, Rose and Wake Islands) and the Mariana Trench as national marine monuments. Together, the new reserves would make up the largest protected area on Earth—larger than Alaska and Texas combined.
According to The Environmental Defense Fund, the White House has included consideration of energy development, mining, and fishing that, if allowed, could harm the wildlife that lives in these areas.
This would establish a dangerous new precedent where national monument designation could actually encourage MORE extractive activity, not less. The EDF proposes that the entire area—all islands and atolls and their surrounding waters and seafloor to 200 nautical miles—must be fully protected from harmful activities to ensure these areas are maintained in their nearly pristine condition.
The administration has scheduled a series of forums to hear public comments. There is an event in Honolulu next week on Thursday, October 16, from 6:30-8:30pm.
What: Public forum on protecting two of the most pristine and spectacular marine areas on Earth, the Central Pacific Islands and the Marianas Trench.
When: Thursday, October 16, from 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Where: McCoy Pavilion – Ala Moana Park, 1201 Ala Moana Boulevard
Oct 10
Protecting ecosystems will save endangered species
Applying a newly developed, ecosystem-based approach to species conservation, the Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne recently announced a proposal to add 48 species found only on the island of Kaua‘i to the federal endangered species list and designate critical habitat. This new approach, undertaken by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, provides hope for Kaua‘i’s natural ecosystems and the species that call them home. The 48 species include 45 plants, two birds and one Hawaiian picture-wing fly.
"By addressing the common threats that occur across these ecosystems, we can more effectively focus our conservation efforts on restoring the functions of these shared habitats," said Secretary Kempthorne. "This holistic approach will benefit the recovery of the listed species and also all the species within the native ecological community."
Read more at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website or read an editorial from the Honolulu Advertiser.
Oct 08
If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day, he is in danger of being regarded as a loafer. But if he spends his days as a speculator, shearing off those woods and making the earth bald before her time, he is deemed an industrious and enterprising citizen.
—Henry David Thoreau
Oct 04
9 times the charm
Congratulations, Kelly! Did you know about the Kelly Slater Foundation?
Oct 02
From Maui to Molokai to Oahu by kite...
From Maui to Molokai to Oahu by kite..
Sep 29
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
—William Shakespeare