Well, the Silver Whisper has docked at Pier 1 in the Port of Hilo. Waved HI! to Captain Julian Albici from my veranda. Tours are in the $500 range, and I've seen a dozen eruptions in my life. On the other hand, can you believe this timing? From Google AI: Kīlauea volcano is currently experiencing precursory activity and overflowing lava at the Halemaʻumaʻu summit crater as scientists monitor the buildup to episode 55 , according to the U.S. Geological Survey - USGS . [ 1 , 2 , 3 ] Current Activity and Status Alert Level: The U.S. Geological Survey has set the volcano alert level to WATCH and the aviation color code to ORANGE . [ 1 , 2 ] Summit Overflows: Low-level eruptive activity and repeated overflows from the north vent in the Halemaʻumaʻu crater began on September 7, with activity continuing into September 10. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ] Lava Flows: Two primary lava flows formed from recent overflows, with one traveling about one kilometer southwest and another...
Again, Hawaii sidestepped Hurricane Lowell, or the other way around. In any case, there were some damages. Here is a video , titled, Chaos in Hawaii...Powerful Hurricane Lowell Wreaks Havoc, Devastating Kauai. And another. As the Silver Whisper approaches Hawaii, a story on how we became the 50th state in the Union. The following came through my e-mail, and I have no idea who wrote it. I'll use italics when I refer to the write-up and add a few graphics. Thank you, whoever you are. For six decades, Washington's answer was NO. Hawaii was not American enough. Senators said the reasons out loud. Hiram Fong remembered them all his life: "It was said that we were Communist-infiltrated, that there were too many orientals here, that we would not be good Americans." Mississippi's James Eastland put it even plainer. Statehood would mean "two votes against all racial segregation." For the men who ran the Senate, that was reason enough to keep ...