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Articles for December, 2008

Achatinella abbreviata in the Koolau Mountains

Posted: December 28, 2008

Based on the field notes of a former Bishop Museum researcher, I have been hiking up and down a series of adjacent ridges and valleys in the Koolau Mountains to look for critically endangered species of kahuli or Oahu Tree Snails.

Native Hawaiian Leis for Christmas

Posted: December 24, 2008

For almost 2 years now I have been collaborating with Brian Choy to recreate authentic native leis made exclusively with flowers, leaves, and ferns available to the Hawaiians prior to western contact.  To celebrate the holiday season, I’d like to share some of the leis and wreaths that invoke the spirit and feel of Christmas.

Hummingbirds of Moanalua Valley

Posted: December 19, 2008

After my climb to the 2,820 foot summit of Keahiakahoe by way of Tripler Ridge, I returned via the Powerline Trail so I could look for hummingbirds I thought I saw along the old road in the very back of Moanalua Valley earlier in the morning.

Lobelias at Keahiakahoe

Posted: October 9, 2009

When Kris Corliss and Lynn Masuyama told me that lobelias were in bloom at the summit of Keahiakahoe, I had to climb to the top to see and photograph the flowers.

Land Snails at Honouliuli Preserve

Posted: January 12, 2009

One of my favorite places to see native land snails is on Palehua-Palikea Ridge in Honouliuli Preserve on the Waianae Mountains of Oahu.

Lobelias at Puu Kaaumakua

Posted: December 7, 2008

When I read Patrick Rorie’s report that lobelias were flowering at the summit of Pu’u Ka’aumakua, I had to see these flowers with my own eyes to learn which species of lobelia was in bloom.

Kulepeamoa Trail

Posted: December 4, 2008

I joined the trail maintenance crew of the Hawaiian Trail and Mountain Club (HTMC) to clear the Kulepeamoa Trail which starts at the end of Anolani Road in Niu Valley on Oahu.