The day after Pearl Harbor was bombed, President Roosevelt appeared before a joint session of Congress and declared, “Yesterday, December 7, 1941–a date which will live in infamy–the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” After a brief and forceful speech, he asked [...]
While the Big Island doesn’t offer the vast wide open beaches that some of the other Hawaiian islands do, we do have a few beaches and small lagoons here in the Hilo area. Hilo Bay Beach is where the canoe club is and although it doesn’t get very busy unless there is something special going [...]
Hawaii is a leader among the fifty states (Ranked 4th Forbes 2007) when it comes to renewable energy. In a single year, renewable energy sources such as biomass, wind, hydropower, geothermal and solar have saved the State as much as 3.5 million barrels of oil and reduced carbon dioxide emissions by an estimated 1.9 million [...]
Volcanoes National Park was recently featured on Good Morning America’s Weekend Window. You can view the short video below: Volcanoes National Park. Kilauea, located on the Big Island of Hawaii is the most active volcano on Earth, started its current eruptive phase in 1983, the longest eruption in history. This weekend Kilauea was spouting lava [...]
The Big Island of Hawaii offers many museums for the visitor and for locals alike. Here are some popular ones. Hulihe’e Palace 75-5718 Ali’i Drive Kailua-Kona (808) 329-1877 A Victorian style building built in 1838 for Hawaii’s first governor and was the vacation residence of Hawaiian royalty. The Palace contains period furnishings and artifacts. This [...]
The Hawaii state legislature passed a bill on May 1 that would make Hawaii the first State in the nation to require solar water heaters as a standard feature on all new homes. The Solar Roofs Bill received unanimous support in the House and only two opposing votes in the Senate. Earlier this year Hawaii [...]
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