Archive for the ‘US National Parks’ Category

Jan
23
Filed Under (Honolulu, HI, Oahu HI, US National Parks, US News) by Search for "oahu, Hawaii" on 25-04-2007

HILO>> After weeks of inching across a narrow corner of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, a new flow of lava finally reached the ocean Wednesday night, the park said.



Jan
20
Filed Under (Oahu HI, US National Parks) by Search for "oahu, Hawaii" on 25-04-2007

WASHINGTON - Four friends from O’ahu each paid at least a couple thousand dollars to witness Barack Obama’s inauguration in person but ended up watching the ceremony this morning from the bar of their hotel …



Jan
08
Filed Under (Oahu HI, US National Parks) by Search for "oahu, Hawaii" on 25-04-2007

When one hears about someone going to Hawaii, they often think of Oahu or Maui which are the two main islands visited by most tourists.



Dec
30
Filed Under (Airlines, Hawaii, Hawaiian Airlines, Oahu HI, US National Parks) by Search for "oahu, Hawaii" on 25-04-2007

When it came to fishing, traditional Hawaiian ingenuity knew no bounds, particularly when it came to bringing the fish to the fishermen, rather than the other way around.



Dec
11
Filed Under (Kalaupapa, HI, Oahu HI, US National Parks) by Search for "oahu, Hawaii" on 25-04-2007

Richard Marks, who was sent to Kalaupapa, Moloka’i, after being diagnosed with Hansen’s disease as a young man and who was instrumental in gaining national historic recognition for the colony, has died.



Dec
10
Filed Under (Kalaupapa, HI, Oahu HI, US National Parks) by Search for "oahu, Hawaii" on 25-04-2007

Richard Marks, a successful businessman, respected town historian and the last sheriff of Kalawao County, died last night on the small peninsula of Kalaupapa on Moloka’i, which had been his home since 1956.



Dec
07
Filed Under (Oahu HI, US National Parks) by Search for "oahu, Hawaii" on 25-04-2007

I write this as I look out my 29th floor hotel room in the direction of Pearl Harbor.



Dec
06
Filed Under (Oahu HI, US Marine Corps, US National Parks, US News) by Search for "oahu, Hawaii" on 25-04-2007

With an eye on the immediate aftermath of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, thousands of World War II veterans and other observers are expected tomorrow to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the devastating …



Dec
05
Filed Under (Oahu HI, US National Parks) by Search for "oahu, Hawaii" on 25-04-2007

A World War II monument for those who fought in the Pacific was established today by President Bush.



Dec
05
Filed Under (Oahu HI, US Marine Corps, US National Parks, US Navy, US News) by Search for "oahu, Hawaii" on 25-04-2007

The revelry of military parties around O’ahu on Dec. 6, 1941, and the devastation that broke the calm of Island life the next morning will be remembered in a series of events this weekend at Pearl Harbor on the …