Scientific Name: Herpestes 'auropunctatus History: Introduced in 1883 from Jamaica (originally from India), to control rat populations in the sugar cane fields. However, because the mongoose is diurnal and the rat primarily nocturnal, they were not an effective bio-control. Distribution…
Hawaiian Name:Nananana Makaki'i Scientific Name: Theridion grallator This spider is normally shy and retiring. It lives on the undersides of leaves in rainforests, mainly on the Big Island. It hunts primarily at night and feeds on small insects that it…
I recently got caught up in a conversation with some visitors about traffic in Kona. It was an interesting discussion and, like a good drive, travelled through several topics by the time we said good-bye. I think I sold them…
Aloha ahiahi, I’ve driven Hilo to Kona over a thousand times but today was probably the best bird run ever. This is driving straight over for a meeting, no stopping, but going as fast as the traffic allows. I started…
Aloha kakou, What a crazy weekend. Friday started off with a hike with the Society of Hawaiian Archeologists to Kaawaloa. Best known as the place of Captain Cook’s Monument, Kaawaloa is also an incredibly rich resource of archeological sites, history,…
Good Morning, Hawaii really is an amazing place. I was reminded of that again while reading a short article by Rose Kahele in Hawaiian Air’s inflight magazine. It’s about a story I often include on tours but one very few…
Aloha kakou, After my Land Board Meeting in Honolulu on Friday, I travelled to the Ewa/Waianae coast to do some birding. I hoped to spot a visting Bar-tailed Godwit at Honouliulu and a Whimbrel at Mailiili. Missed the Godwit but…
Good Afternoon Today was a gorgeous day on the Big Island, well, except for Kona. Today Kona had one of those hazy, lazy skies filled with water vapor that makes everything look thick. But my goodness, drive north just a…
Aloha kakou, I love books and reading. Most of the books I buy and read are nature/natural history related in some way. Plus there’s lots of Hawaiiana in my library. But I also like books on business. I’m a fast…
Aloha kakou, Cindy and I recently returned from a visit to Chicago. We flew in a few days before the The Motivation Show, a large trade show for Incentive Travel and Meeting Planners. We had a great time personally and…
