My Five Months in the Hawaiian Islands
Monday I found this book by Isabella Bird in a second hand bookstore in Kailua. It’s a collection of letters she wrote in 1872 to a relative in Scotland. Just beginning it I’m looking forward to reading her perspective as an outsider who experienced the island and island life before the overthrow of the monarchy. So far her trip has taken me from its start in New Zealand to arriving at Honolulu on January 26, 1872 where, she seems to be saying, Hawaii and Hawaiians begin their seduction with a beauty and kindness that leaves her wanting more and so she decides to stay. Of course my photo is a bit of a tongue in cheek comparison. My “journal” is a purchased map and my experience mostly shown through the photos I’ve posted. https://biography.yourdictionary.com/isabella-bird
Earthquakes from Mauna Loa and Kilauea: When Sharon and I were staying in Pahoa on the Hilo side of the island I could from time to time, mostly in the morning before getting out of bed, feel a small quake from Kilauea. The alert level was raised to yellow yesterday because the scientists are noticing an uptick in movement underneath both volcanoes. Last evening Mauna Loa gave a kick and the house here in Ocean View felt it. Not to be alarmed as quakes are common, the advice is to be prepared for anything.
Hawaii, Hawaii has had: (M1.5 or greater)
- 16 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
- 74 earthquakes in the past 7 days
- 244 earthquakes in the past 30 days
- 21,773 earthquakes in the past 365 days
- https://earthquaketrack.com/r/hawaii-hawaii/recent
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/hv71032367/executive
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