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Hawaiian Monk Seal: Week 2

Kim Steutermann Rogers on Mon 12/14/2009

Destination: Kauai

At two weeks of age, the Hawaiian Monk Seal pup known as "KP4" takes pleasure in using his newly-discovered foreflippers. He flaps them. He slaps his face with them. He even swims with them. In his second week of life, he and mom go for short swims in the shallows.
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Get Off the Beaten Track on Oahu

Kim Steutermann Rogers on Thu 12/10/2009

Destination: Oahu

This past weekend, Kualoa Ranch hosted the XTERRA Trail Run World Championship, an off-road, half-marathon--Outrigger Hotels & Resorts was the official hotel sponsor. For those not up for 12 miles, a 10K (6.2 miles) and 5K (3.1 miles) option was offered. More than 1,000 people participated. Check out the video.

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Now in Video: Kilauea Point

Kim Steutermann Rogers on Mon 11/16/2009

Destination: Kauai

And now, a video that visually says what I tried to put into words in my last post: There is alway something happening at Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge.
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Floating Flowers on Kauai

Kim Steutermann Rogers on Thu 10/15/2009

Destination: Kauai

I took a picture of a friend's flower floating in her fish pond. Any guesses as to what kind of flower it is?

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Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge

Kim Steutermann Rogers on Fri 10/2/2009

Destination: Kauai

Visit Kaua‘i’s National Wildlife Refuges during National Wildlife Refuge Week, October 11 - 17, and celebrate America’s wildlife heritage! Our National Wildlife Refuge System is made up of more than 550 refuges throughout the United States. From Alaska to Puerto Rico, from Maine to Guam, Refuges protect more than 95 million acres set aside to conserve habitat for birds and other wildlife.
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Girlfriend Getaway in Hawaii #2

Kim Steutermann Rogers on Tue 8/25/2009

Destination: Kauai

Sleeping Giant. Like any name or word in Hawai’i, this mountain which rests behind the town of Kapa’a has many stories, the most common about a giant named Nunui who helped a community build a temple, hauling rocks from the west side of the island. In return for his efforts, the villagers served up a feast fit for a giant, including this giant’s favorite food—bananas.
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Hawaii's Migratory Birds

Kim Steutermann Rogers on Mon 8/17/2009

Destination: Kauai

Wedge-tailed shearwaters are migratory. Just like the Pacific Golden Plover that arrived in my yard today from the Arctic—it will stay until April or May. Just like the Laysan albatross. Just like Lee Sass. You know Lee Sass. He served as my mentor at Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, answering my myriad of questions about the seabirds--and, let me tell you, I can ask an annoying amount of questions. I recounted an incident on this blog last December about a mysterious bird perched on a rock on Moku’ae’ae Island, just north of Kilauea Point. Without looking, Lee predicted the seabird in question was a Great Frigatebird. Even with binoculars, the bird was difficult to identify. A crowd gathered. We debated. Lee stuck with his original guess; the rest of us decided the perched bird was a brown booby. Lee wasn’t convinced.
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The Wide Open Nature of Kauai

Kim Steutermann Rogers on Tue 6/30/2009

Destination: Kauai

Last Friday marked the grand opening of phase II of Ke Ala Hele Makala’e—the path that hugs the coastline. Now, people can walk, run, or ride their bikes some four miles between Lihi Boat Ramp in central Kapa’a and Ahihi Point in Kealia. Another two-and-a-half miles already meanders through Lydgate Park. Phase III will connect these two and, eventually, that path will run north to Anahola and all the way south to Nawiliwili.
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Volunteering on Vacation: A New Way to Travel

Kim Steutermann Rogers on Fri 2/6/2009

Destination: Maui

My husband and I went to Maui to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. We planned the usual romantic activities for such an event—a meandering drive on the road to Hana and dinner for two at a romantic restaurant, Pacific’O, practically right on the beach in Lahaina. But we’ve also decided to try something different on this vacation.
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East Maui: Windy, Green and Curvy

Kim Steutermann Rogers on Mon 10/27/2008

Destination: Maui

Hana is famous. Actually, it’s the road to Hana that is famous. For the traveller, driving to Hana gives you bragging rights. When someone asks, “What did you do today?” and you say, “We drove to Hana,” the response is always one of big eyes and surprise. “You did?” they ask. “All the way?” they continue. “How was it?” they want to know.

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