The Hawaii Traveler

August 23rd, 2008

Job Hunting in Hawai’i

If you’re like most people who live on-island, you’re going to need to work.  Finding work anywhere can be an adventure, but now you’re someplace that seems…so far away from everything you’ve ever known.  Don’t despair, Marshall, Will, Holly.  All is not lost.
First off, make a cursory investigation of online job boards. There’s Yahoo HotJobs, […]

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August 14th, 2008

How Hawaii Stays Natural

Since its founding in 1951 The Nature Conservancy has become, “the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people.” It’s an international organization with more than 117 million acres worldwide and 11 private preserves in Hawaii totaling 32,000 acres.Active for 20 years in the state […]

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July 11th, 2008

What Could Possibly Happen?

From the Put on Clean Underwear Before You Go Out files: Identify the urgent care centers near your island destination before you leave home, and keep the information with your other important travel docs and itinerary information. (I can’t tell you how many times I have needed this information, especially when we began […]

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June 30th, 2008

Welcome, Mama

If you know the social networking site Twitter, you know how easy it is to make new friends. (Come on over and make friends with me at Twitter or FriendFeed to join in the fun.) One of those new friends, who goes by the moniker LaMama Naturale over at her blog Recycle Your Day, is […]

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June 3rd, 2008

Tuesday Test, Kaua’i Edition

Today’s test, in the spirit of Kaua’i Week, is all about–what else?–the island of Kaua’i, that little round island at the top of the chain of islands known for their beauty and tranquility. Here we go; answers are revealed tomorrow.

True or False: Kaua’i is home to the wettest place on Earth.
Name […]

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May 9th, 2008

No Wana, No Cry

If you find yourself in shallow water, or in close quarters with them, calmly and surely swim away. I’m nor talking about the berracuda, I’m talking about the Pacific’s prickliest pears, the “wana,” as they’re called. Commonly found on the ocean floor, rocks, and reefs, these sea urchins with needle-thin, sharp spines release […]

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