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It was shake, rattle and roll here at Hualalai late Saturday night. A magnitude 4.7 earthquake shook some of us awake. Quoting from news reports follow: The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered less than 2 miles east-northeast of Kailua-Kona at a depth of about 7 miles at […] Scientists forecast that Hawaii could lose 40% of its beaches to sea level rise by 2050. West Maui, where Kahana Bay is located, is ground zero. About 14% of shoreline in West Maui has been completely lost to erosion, according to Hawaii Sea Grant. That’s the highest percentage of beach loss anywhere in Hawaii. Ty […] photo by Bill McDowell The Civil Beat published a story on January 26, 2022 about the high cost of living in Hawaii. It makes me wonder what the future holds. “In the next decade or so Hawaii will have an unusually high number of people living past 85. As the number […] We are so surrounded by beauty here at Hualalai that we sometimes don’t realize homelessness is a factor on our coast. The following is from an article in West Hawaii Today, which you can read in its entirety on their site. What you can’t see: Homeless advocate takes to skies to map camps for outreach, […] IMG_0550 Just wanted everyone who is here on island to know: RSV is going around in West Hawaii.
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Dear Friends, Please join The Nature Conservancy, Dr. Sylvia Earle and Mission Blue for a Blue Hope Conservation Roundtable on Friday, October 15th, at 7:00 am HST. This event will bring you under the waves of one of the most pristine and iconic marine ecosystems on […]
(All was well at our house. We did have a chandelier sway for ten minutes.) If you want to check on the air quality around your home, breezometer.com is helpful. Before the volcano erupted on Wednesday, Hualalai was in the green.
Google: PM 2.5: The term fine particles, or particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5), refers to tiny particles or droplets in the air that […] The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said Wednesday that Kilauea volcano is erupting. At approximately 3:20 p.m. Wednesday, the observatory said it detected a glow in Kilauea summit webcam images indicating that an eruption has commenced within Halemaʻumaʻu crater in Kilauea’s summit caldera within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. […] (To donate you will have to go to the Hawaii Island Humane Society web page.) News from the Hawaii Island Humane Society
photos by Bill McDowell
Although the news of Hawaii was grim on the mainland, Hualalaians were spared most of the rain and wind. I received many emails and texts checking on our welfare. I explained that the mountain of Hualalai protects us from many storms. photo […] Below is an article about the proposed Hawaii tax increases that are in final consideration in the legislature. The top income tax rate would jump from 11% to 16% and the capital gains rate would jump from 7.25% to 11%. https://www.law360.com/tax-authority/articles/1362709/hawaii-senate-approves-income-capital-gains-tax-hike-bill Also below is a link where you can send an email expressing your views […] Aside from the pesky vog, the new eruption is captivating. photos from Bill McDowell Exciting Updates from Hawaii Island Humane Society
Media Release – August 4, 2020
HAWAII ISLAND HUMANE SOCIETY CONTINUES PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AT SHELTERS IN KEAAU, WAIMEA AND KONA
Hawaii Island Humane Society (HIHS) has relinquished control of the County owned Kona Shelter and has relocated its Kona operations to its state-of-the-art […] Comet watchers have enjoying the newly-discovered NEOWISE comet since it was first spotted in March 2020. … WISE was an infrared survey mission, but in 2013 it was re-christened as NEOWISE, which stands for Near Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. NEOWISE was given a new job: detecting asteroids and comets.
Really out-of-this world […] Hualalai lies in a protected area and we barely felt the effects of Douglas as he roared by away from us. Here are a few shots from the 24 hours. The first is from the night before. The next three are from the morning of July 26.
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The foster-to-adopt program has shown to be very successful so far,” said Lauren Nickerson, community programs director for the HIHS.Nickerson said that about 90% of animals in the foster-to-adopt program get adopted at the end of the trial run.Since the program began in March, 527 pets have been adopted, with 83 currently residing […] |