A Fern by any other Name
This week's Nature Note is really a PS (Post Script) to last week’s post about living with cockroaches and centipedes. You may be...
Almost Paradise?
Ok. Time to address the boar on the lanai. Hawai’i Island, at 19.5 degrees North latitude, lies firmly in the tropics (or at least the...
The Black Witch
Years ago our family lived for a time in Costa Rica. Our electricity-less, palm-frond-roofed living quarters had an outside shower, which...
I Scream, Corals Scream, We ALL Scream (for the proper) SUNSCREEN!
Hawai’i! Tropical sun, swaying palms, active volcanoes, sandy beaches, snorkeling with the fishes - living the aloha life! First, better...
A Passion for Lilikoi'i
One of the many treats that Hawaiians look forward to is when the Liliko’i “go off,” heralding the time when the Liliko’i fruits ripen...
Mystery!
Aloha all! As many of you know, I have an interest in animal mysteries. At Hale Holoholo we have a brand new mystery, again featuring...
My Office Mate
My “office mate” here on the Big Island is a Green Anole (Anole carolinensis) mistakenly, but often called a “chameleon” in the mainland...
Scary Snakes in Hawai'i? Noooo...well, not so scary.
There is an urban legend that there are no snakes in Hawaii. This is true. If you don’t count the two that are here. Now if you are...
