KauaiEclectic

It was a nippy, drippy kind of morning, making it easy to sleep in, so I did, and went out for a walk around 7 under a patchwork quilt sky o...

As promised, here’s a synopsis of proposed revisions to the Hawaii Water Resource Protection Plan. Hearings are set for tonight on Kauai (6...

It was almost eerie to be out early this morning, between rain showers, with the sky very dark and lightening flashing frequently in the sou...

It was more morning than night when Koko and I walked today, although Venus and the waning crescent moon still reigned over the sky. Since i...

Koko, usually calm in a storm, was agitated by last night’s blasting winds, and I kept wondering if she knew something I didn’t. I tried to...

The wind was from the southwest, and gusting wildly, when I awoke just as day was breaking. I weighed my odds of getting wet and figured the...

The rain, the chill and a small sore throat kept me in bed later than usual, and I’m still facing a major story deadline this morning, so I’...

The weather report is calling for big rain today, but the clear skies and rosy dawn that greeted Koko and me this morning gave no hint of an...

Went swimming yesterday afternoon, jonesing for a salty fix after two days without, and the ocean was clear and green and cool. A vibrant ha...

It’s been a few days since the moon and stars were visible during my morning walk, but they were today, at least for a while, although cloud...

Maui folks are pissed, with good reason, after getting smacked with a federal security zone (thanks, Larry Geller for the link) as stringe...

After a night of heavy, steady rain — with such vivid dreams of being in a Tibetan monastery that I began to wonder about astral travel — it...

The sky was so spectacular this morning that it literally took my breath away when I went outside and looked up. The moon, rising later each...

The moon was opposite Venus — one in front of me, the other behind — and all the mountains were clear when Koko and I set out on our walk th...

I’ve been slowly clearing off my desk for the past couple of days, so it seemed appropriate today to pass along a few bits and pieces forwar...

Followed that big full moon down the street this morning, toward the mountains, which were nearly clear and bathed in an exquisite silver li...

Well, the holiday season is officially upon us, with its over-emphasis on buy-buy, spend-spend. Yawn…… Every year, I pull further out of tha...

Walked down the dark street this morning, beneath a canopy of stars, past the orange glow of a neighbor’s inflatable pilgrim-turkey, and alo...

A sky full of brilliant stars greeted Koko and me this morning, although Makalii was hazy in clouds over the mountains. The eastern sky turn...

Venus shone intermittently and stars were scarce when Koko and I set out this morning under a cloudy sky that was slow to brighten. Dodging ...