This article has a number of interesting facts about Hawaii and the types of Hawaiian tropical flowers, birds, and insects you can expect to find there. Endemic species are everywhere on Hawaii, the Island chain created by volcanoes far from everything in the pacific ocean. The “3 W’s” Wind, Waves and Wings used to be the only way to get to Hawaii before humans starting bringing organism with them. The waves transported coconuts, swimming animals and animals caught on floating objects to the island, the wind brought airborne seeds and...
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This year will be celebrating the 76th annual Lei Day in the Hawaiian Islands. The tradition started on May 1, 1928 by a writer, Grace Tower Warren. Encouraging everyone to wear tropical Hawaiian flower lei on this special day. It is now an official Hawaiian holiday, celebrated with cultural treats of Hawaiian music; food, Hula and lei design contests. “In Hawaii, May Day is also known as Lei Day, and is normally set aside as a day to celebrate island culture in general and native Hawaiian culture in particular. While...
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It is no surprise that Hawaii is one of the most popular places to view the night skies. Astronomers worldwide have been coming and observing the stars and planets for years. Have they taken it too far? In July of 2009 the federal government selected the Big Island of Hawaii to be the home of a thirty-meter telescope. This telescope would require the flattening of the last original plateau on top of Mauna Kea at an elevation of 13,796 feet. Local Hawaiians and environmental groups are against this decision. There...
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