New wind farm on Oahu
The famous winds of Hawaii have yet again been harnessed to provide electricity to the residents of Oahu. A 30-megawatt facility, the island’s first large-scale wind farm, was inaugurated and put into action recently at Kahuku. The wind farm has been developed by a Boston-based company, First Wind, and has 12 wind turbines of 2.5-megawatt each, expected to generate electricity to power up about 7,700 homes. Spread over 575 acres, the steel... [Read more]
Hula Cove Kapoho Vacation Rental Review
Hula Cove is a beautiful getaway located in Kapoho on the Big Island of Hawaii. We spent a week here and we really enjoyed the cottage and the surroundings. The cottage itself was very comfortable and perfect for two people. There was all the necessary equipment to cook, do laundry and go snorkeling. The house is one of the better ones in the area. If you take a walk through the neighborhood you will see that some houses are not so nice... [Read more]
Kapoho-Kalapana Road 137 (Red Road)
Kapoho-Kalapana Road 137 is a narrow and winding, but very scenic road that will take you on an unforgettable journey through tropical rainforests and lava fields. The road is also known as the “Red Road” because of its unique red cinder pavement. However, this pavement only remains in one area of the road (at its northern end). The rest of the road has been resurfaced with black asphalt in 2000. There are a few attractions... [Read more]
Oldest known U.S. wild bird hatches chick on Midway Atoll
The oldest known wild bird in the United States, a Laysan albatross named Wisdom, recently became a new mother. A biologist from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service spotted the bird in a remote wildlife refuge on Midway Atoll, which is part of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, located about 1,300 miles northwest of Honolulu. The albatross is at least 60 years old. Scientists are able to tell the age of the seabird because they first banded... [Read more]
New humpback breeding ground discovered in Hawaii
The humpback whales, once on the brink of extinction due to unrestricted commercial whaling practices, have slowly grown back in numbers thanks to the untiring efforts of conservationists and international protection. The main breeding ground of the whales in the North Pacific region has been the main Hawaiian Islands. But research conducted by scientists at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric... [Read more]
Pu’o O’o crater floor collapses, opening up new vent and starting spectacular eruption
A new vent opened Saturday at Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island, in a remote location at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The Pu’o O’o crater floor collapsed by at least 377 feet, generating a huge ash cloud and a lava fountain that shot lava up to 100 feet into the air. The fissure is located about a mile southwest of Pu’o O’o crater and grew to 1.4 miles on Sunday. This latest eruption resembles one in 1997... [Read more]
World’s biggest telescope to be built in Hawaii
Hawaii moved a step closer to becoming the home of the world’s largest telescope when the state Board of Land and Natural Resources unanimously approved the plan this weekend. The thirty-meter telescope, which is scheduled to be completed in 2018, will have a single primary mirror that measures 30 meters across and is made up of 492 segments. This will give the telescope nine times more collecting surface than the biggest telescopes on... [Read more]
