It's raining down cats, dogs and mongooses as I write this post in the Makiki area of Honolulu. It's the first real torrential downpour in a while, definitely the first since my wife and I moved into the neighborhood recently. The river flowing down our street is washing everything away in its tracks - I hope our resident hen has her chicks in a safe spot! As I was driving back from one of our … [Read more...]
Would You Buy Hawaii Beachfront Property?
As a former coastal geography student (yes, you read that right), I've long been intrigued by the unique interface of social presence, livelihood and physical coastal processes. We're now two months into 2011 and global climate change is at the forefront of many scientific circles with coastal hazards and threats to coastal populations being one of the most discussed topics. Of course, that hits … [Read more...]