
A Bit About Kanaloa and A Bit More About Pele – or, why I love Hawaiʻi
Reminiscences of my interactions over the years with two Hawaiian akua, Kanaloa and Pele and my love affair with Hawai’i.

Reminiscences of my interactions over the years with two Hawaiian akua, Kanaloa and Pele and my love affair with Hawai’i.

This post was previously published in Reef Encounter, the news magazine of the International Coral Reef Society, volume 39, no. 2. That appeared in March this year. I’ve decided to put it up here as well, along with a photo… Read More »The tipping point is behind us. What do we do now?

Have the world’s coral reefs already passed a tipping point? That is the headline of an article in Grist this week concerning the latest circumtropical coral bleaching event now taking place. It’s a sad question in several respects. First, it’s… Read More »Reefs Passed the Tipping Point Long Ago.

I am saddened to write this short comment on this particular day. But it emphasizes how unwilling, or incapable, humanity seems to be when it comes to living within the capacity of the planet to support us. The world is… Read More »Getting Real for Earth Day – Addendum