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Flood for thought

It was constant rain in North Hawaii today with a downpour coming at about 10am which caused the Waikoloa Stream to overflow. The stream flooded businesses, homes, streets and Waimea Nature Park. The park, as seen in the above photo had the overflowing stream coursing through a grassy area and turned it into a river, […]

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Everyone’s Irish

The start of the one-mile St. Patrick’s Day Leprechaun Run at Lanihau Center. Here’s runners joke around about jockeying for position at the start of the race by pushing each other around. The day featured a one-mile race, 5K race and 10K race. Speaking of jockeying for position, here’s Jon O’Kunitake, left, on the violin […]

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Fauna in Kona

A slate pencil sea urchin clings onto the rocks at Keauhou Bay. I was at the bay covering the finish of a canoe race when this thing caught my eye. Every so often the wave trough would allow it to be exposed. I’m from Oahu and that place is pretty much devoid of marine life […]