Today’s topic is a reflection on a number of the books that I’ve been reading over the past few months (and some even further back) that I have yet to review and how they all tie together. I figured you can go to Amazon for a book review, but where else can you get a …
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Aloha, Roz Savage!
On May 24, 2009, under a beautiful Hawaiian sunset, Roz Savage rowed out of Waikiki on the second leg of her journey to be the first woman to row across the Pacific Ocean. She is raising awareness about the top environmental issues and is truly an inspirational person.
Track Roz’s progress at http://rozsavage.com/tracker.
Tracking Roz Savage
If you haven’t yet heard about Roz Savage, then today’s your lucky day. You’re about to “meet” an incredible woman who has rowed solo across the Atlantic Ocean and is currently working towards being the first woman to row solo across the Pacific Ocean. And she’s not just doing it for fame and fortune, she’s …
Malama Na Honu
I spent several hours at Laniakea Beach on the North Shore yesterday learning about “Malama Na Honu” and what they’re doing to help protect the Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles that rest on the beach there. The volunteers for the non-profit organization spends most of their day teaching tourists about the turtles and making sure people …
“Eye of the Albatross”
I recently finished reading “Eye of the Albatross” by Carl Safina, who is one of my favorite authors. In Safina’s usual, unparalleled eloquence, this book tracks the path of a Laysan Albatross (named “Amelia”) as she flies around the Pacific Ocean in search of food for her new chick, which sits patiently in its nest …
Project Niu
Archinoetics has a grant from NOAA for “Project Niu” that teaches K-12 students about the oceans and marine debris. We built some custom ocean drifter devices and deployed them yesterday from a beach park near Hawaii Kai on the east side of Oahu. I’ve been working on an application to track these drifters on an …
“The Coconut With a Mission”
I wrote this story for Project Niu, an educational outreach project at my company sponsored by NOAA…
On May 8, 2008, Project Niu launched an ocean-going sensor from Waimea Bay to teach students about the impact that each one of them can have on the environment. Perhaps the best way to understand Project Niu is through …