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Monday, November 8, 2021. "at a significantly diminished rate"
I know...so soon? Well...Stuff happens, things change. Best to ReadLook for yourself:The amount of sulphur dioxide this morning was measured at 250 tonnes per day. The SO2 is released as pele...
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Tuesday, November 9, 2021. Then, after a breather...
All of us need a break from quotidian tasks... Then, renewed, we resume, bedecked with lei māhu.And the TILT rollercoastering, it of course remains to be seen what happens.From an HVO towercam, a...
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Sunday, November 14, 2021. Tidying up loose ends...
Thereʻs always something to clarify, adjust, take care of...and so we shall. Weathers have been...interesting. Today, again, is still and humid. Thunderstorms thundered on distant coasts of Hilo...
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Saturday, December 4, 2021. It remains to be seen...
The rains have displayed their impressive varieties...lots of paka ua-ing, and accompanying snows on our mauna, torrential ua loku, vague mistiness of ua noe; itʻs been a busy time. And Pelehonuamea...
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Sunday, December 5, 2021. At / In The Moment
Stormy blusteriness tumult outside. In snug hale, jook bubbles gently on stovetop. Contrasts abound. Pelehonuamea continues her hoʻomaha, resting wreathed in steams and vapors.Kinda challenging to...
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Sunday, December 12, 2021. 121221... A Pauselet, pēlā paha?
I know...Inconsistencies are sometimes a bother. Where is he? Ha come he not writing? Well...We had some weathers a week ago. Kinda took many of us by surprise, because it didnʻt appear we were On...
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Wednesday, December 22, 2021. 122221. A Palindromic Date.
OK then...Yesterday was Ka māuikiʻikiʻi o ka hoʻoilo, the Winter Solstice, at 559a HST in Hilo. It was cloudy and rainy all day, so couldnʻt mark the wall, the ground, the nothing... But nevertheless...
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Thursday, December 30, 2021. Episodic Pausings...
Itʻs raining. Not drizzle, not big paka ua, just a regular rain. Yesterday was nice, but I chose to tend to kuleana rather than holosolo in the Park. Finished proofreading a soon-to-be-published...
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Friday, December 31, 2021. After the Pause...
And so it goes... She returned yesterday afternoon, slowly making Her entrance, then, as is Her wont, became more and more active. I went out to nānā last night:Hoʻokahakaha aʻela ka Wahine...
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The First of January, 2022. Ear-ringingly Quiet
And here we be. What winds waft are easterly southerly, though the airs are mostly still. And humidish. And warm. After the midnight tumult, and chill rains the past several days, it was an...
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Sunday, January 2, 2022. Gloriously sunny, pausing
Loving the clear sunny days! Chilly in the shade, but toasty in sunshine; those of us with preferences for heat are reveling. Nishime was a hit, shared with several kuʻu hoa. Aside from the...
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Wednesday, January 5, 2022. Mahina hapalua mua [The waxing moon]
Boggled sometimes am I... Friends share pics, and insights, and sometimes I can only marvel. Look: There! Mercury!!! [Really??? Where? How you know???] So many lights in the night sky, and...
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17 January 2022. Forty-six, One hundred twenty-nine, Remembering...
This morning, via HVO webcam, we were treated to a glorious sunrise on Maunakea, while we watched the sky turn color, and the mauna reddened.Then, thereʻs this:I seem to always wonder: Do others have...
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Saturday, February 26, 2022. And here we are...
Drought in the uplands of Keaʻau...not all that unusual, but surprising to some. Tankers deliver to those unaccustomed to prudent and careful use of water in this place of (usually) abundant rains....
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Saturday, April 30, 2022. Not quite 2 p.m.
Today marks four years since the trigger was released at 2pm April 30, 2018, that began the Hulihia of 2018. The Three Months (May-July) that followed are, for some of us, indelibly etched in our...
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Sunday, May 1, 2022. Lei Day 2022
As the year zooms by...this Lei Day is a rainy one in Keaʻau ma uka. The year started out dry, with little rain from January to late March. I started to cut back on water usage in early March,...
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April 30, 2023 After Five Years, Here We Are
Yup. Itʻs been awhile...Nevertheless, here I am.Itʻs always been important to me that events are commemorated in some way. A sentimentalist I am. Five years ago this afternoon at 2p, the East Rift...
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09 June 23 Post #251...Itʻs all amazing
The sun moves and sets to the right a little more each day. Days that have (mostly) been clear and hot hotter. And, I remain well. My lā hānau was Wednesday, and HK shared a reminder that the 7th...
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21 June 2023. Again, at the time of the turning...
Māuikiʻikiʻi o ke kauwela. Summer...Māui snatches and slows the sun, there on Haleakalā. Done, as many understand in one version, so his motherʻs kapa could dry.Today sun reaches its northernmost...
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25 June 2023. Then, in Tahiti...
We reminisce, recall, with wonder and deep appreciations, cherished memories. Mayhaps because many of us are "of an age", when body parts begin to fail, and, beset by ailments, we remember...I was...
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August 17, 2023 A Million Points of View
Nui nā ola i pōʻino, ā ʻo ka nui a nā pohō o nā waiwai i pōʻinoMany lives lost, and much loss of property through devastationThe mind is awhir, not knowing where to land or where to rest. We seem to...
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18 August 2023 Remembering Then in Lahaina
When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to meSpeaking words of wisdom, let it beAnd in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of meSpeaking words of wisdom, let it beLet...
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19 August 2023 Musings about Water and Old Maps
Iʻm a daily reader and a donor to Civil Beat, a e-news communication based on Oʻahu. GoLook. They report and dig as deep as they can about issues many of us view as critical. And I watch local...
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20 August 2023 Excellent Map: Lahaina in 1884
Probably best to Download to a Desktop so viewing is easier.Aloha,BobbyC
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2 September 2023 Wandering into the Future
“We need the help of those who can enlarge our vision and broaden our perspective. Seek out the advice of those who know you and have a wealth of experience. Build a network of advisors. Then be...
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