Two very distinctive guitar sounds, the steel guitar and the slack key guitar, were born in Hawaii. They are both an integral part of Hawaiian music and a delight to hear. Rather than attempting to describe the styles, sounds, and history, I’ll just provide you with some useful links and videos that feature these two [...]
Thursday, August 13, 2009
The saying that the best things in life are free can certainly apply to Hawaii as Hawaii’s beaches are free to visit and open to the public. With a few exceptions, you can pretty easily find beach access pathways to Hawaii’s best beaches. In case you’re wondering which Hawaii beaches are best, I came across [...]
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
The name of Hawaii’s state fish sure is a mouthful to pronounce as it is 21 letters long. This fish is the humuhumunukunukuapuaa. Here are some interesting tidbits about the humuhumunukunukuapuaa: The name is pronounced “who moo who moo new coo new coo ah poo ah ah” The name means “trigger fish with a snout [...]
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Earlier in our series of 50 Facts about the 50th State, we looked at how Hawaii’s total land mass compared to other states. We discovered that Hawaii is the fourth smallest state. In that discussion, Dave wondered how Hawaii stacked up to the other states in terms of combined coastline miles. Again, Hawaii fell into [...]
Monday, August 10, 2009
Rich volcanic soil and year-round warm temperatures make Hawaii a very fertile ground for growing delicious and beautiful crops. Here’s a list of some of the goodness that grows in Hawaii and the value of the crops. Crop Value in US Dollars (per 2007 Report) Seed crops 146,270,000 Flowers and nursery products 105,918,000 Fresh Pineapple [...]
Sunday, August 9, 2009
It’s easy to leave your cares aside when you vacation in Hawaii. Not only are your cares far away when you’re in Hawaii, but you are also literally far away from home. Hawaii is the most isolated population center of the earth. How isolated? Here’s how far Hawaii is from their nearest major population centers: [...]
Saturday, August 8, 2009
When we think about Hawaii we generally envision golden sand beaches reaching into the Pacific Ocean. Usually sea cliffs don’t immediately come to mind, but Hawaii is blessed with some stunning sea cliffs on each of the major islands, but Molokai’s sea cliffs are the tallest and most dramatic of them all . These velvet [...]
Friday, August 7, 2009
Kilauea Point on Kauai’s North Shore is significant for several reasons. First, it’s home to a beautiful and historic Kilauea Lighthouse. This lighthouse was once a key navigational point for ships sailing the Orient Run. With navigational technologies today, the lighthouse is no longer need for that purpose and it was decommissioned in 1976. Kilauea [...]
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Hawaii’s state bird is the Nene. Here are some quick facts about the nene: Nene is pronounced nay-nay. Nenes are endemic to Hawaii, which means it’s not naturally found anywhere else on earth other than Hawaii. As you can probably tell from the photo, the nene is a goose. The nene is can be found [...]
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Since Hawaii is located closer to the equator as compared to the rest of North America, the amount of daylight time as well as the sunrise and sunset times don’t vary as much. Generally speaking the further north (or south) you go from the equator, you experience wider variation of sunrise and sunset times through [...]
Friday, August 14, 2009
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