It’s been a helluva year, and that’s not a good thing. For the United States, the watchwords for 2017 have been violence and hatred–against women, African-Americans, immigrants, LGBTQ individuals and basically everyone who isn’t a straight white male. You don’t have to be a master at reading the room to know that greed and ignorance […]
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How climate change is affecting Kahoʻolawe restoration efforts
The great thing about science is that it’s wonderful at quantifying the havoc that climate change is wreaking on the planet. For instance, here are some stats about how climate change has already altered Hawaii (taken from this 2014 UH Manoa SeaGrant report Climate Change Impacts in Hawaii): • The rate of warming air temperature […]
More than 210 athletes participate in sixth annual BLUESMITHS Paddle Imua
This year’s BLUESMITHS Paddle Imua event was a landmark day for the water sports scene. The sixth annual BLUESMITHS Paddle Imua–a benefit race for Camp Imua–brought together more than 210 athletes of all ages and showcased some of the most famous water athletes in the world; this year’s event also introduced the first Hydro-SUP competition […]