Hawaii
Live In Hawaii? Learn Hawaiian – Free Hawaiian Language Course
Want To Speak Like A Real Hawaiian Local? Here is How You Can Learn The Hawaiian Language For Free. The developers of a free Hawaiian language course want to hear Hawaiian used more frequently by visitors and residents alike, so they are offering a free course. Free Hawaiian Language Course Sign up for the free Hawaiian […]
The Guru, The Blindfolded Students And The Kona Experience
The “I Hate Kona” Post: I received this email from a visitor: “Moving to Kona? Don’t waste money or valuable years here! Couldn’t get out of that place fast enough! Hawaii is the best place…. just not Big Island… bored to tears in the 2 years I lived here… Maui or Kauai–those are the islands […]
Big Island Road Closure Information: County of Hawai’i Official Map
The County of Hawaii has a real-time road closure map. Most often any road closing is due to a flooding event. Remember – Turn Around Don’t Drown Please share this page with a driver (teen?) you love. You can see all of the County of Hawaii Alerts here. Below is an image during Hurricane Lane. […]
Kona And The Pillars Of Pele? Record Rain in Hilo – No Rain in Kona. The Kona Rain Shadow Effect.
The Kona Rain Shadow: As we discuss why Kona gets so little rain, we will also talk about the hurricanes and tropical storms of 2018. Three Pele-grown mountains protect Kona when weather originates from the east (and sometimes to the south): Mauna Kea at 13,803 feet, Mauna Loa at 13,679 feet and Hualalai at 8,271 feet. […]
Hurricane Hector Sunsets 8-8-18 – Part Two
Well, hurricanes almost always miss Hawaii; Hurricane Hector was no exception as the tightly compacted storm went 160 miles south of the Big Island. This is the second set of sunsets – you can see Part One Hurricane Hector sunsets here. The hurricane did light up the Kailua Kona sky with clouds and a sunset. […]
What is Hawaiian Time (Island Time)?
When mainlanders think of Hawaiian Time, they Google the Hawaiian time zone and discover the Hawaiian Standard Time. See the bottom of this page to learn why Hawaii doesn’t observe Daylight Saving Time. What is Hawaiian Time? When locals think of Hawaiian Time, they see time as something that competes with what they really rather be […]
How Do Locals Tell Weather In Kona?
What Is The Annual Temperature & Rainfall Amounts For Kona, Hawaii? Other than a tropical storm passing through the Hawaiian Islands, it is pretty easy to predict what the weather will be in Kona for tomorrow. How The Locals Tell The Weather In Kona: This ‘locals’ method has been used, and proven, for hundreds and […]
Just What Is Aloha?
Mainlander Version: “Aloha… isn’t that how Hawaiians say hello?” Hawaiian Version: Aloha is a shared feeling with an attitude to enrich our lives and to be freely given and shared with others. The Aloha concept includes kindness, patience, compassion, peace, mercy, respect, togetherness, understanding, affection, oneness, empathy, and love. It is the spirit of life around […]
About
About Your Hosts Aloha: So, this is how the first time we see each other will look… I grew up near Olympia, Washington then attended the University of Washington as an undergraduate and then earned a Master of Health Administration degree from The Ohio State University. I worked in healthcare in the midwest then I lived and […]
