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Passato

This is a civil defense message. This is a Tropical Storm Flossie Information Update for Wednesday morning, August 15th, at 5 o’clock. Effective at 5 this morning, the Central Pacific Hurricane Center has cancelled all watches for the Island of Hawai’i. This includes the High Surf Warnings, the Flash Flood Watches, and the Wind Advisories [...]

La forza della natura

Siamo su Big Island, l’isola che da’ il nome a tutto lo stato (questa è Hawaii, le altre sono Maui, Oahu, eccetera). Qui il clima è tropicale, nella prima ora di permanenza abbiamo avuto il sole a picco, umidità a mille, diluvio universale. Abbiamo passato spiagge e insenature, scogli, prati verdissimi, visto case in pieno [...]

You don’t have to worry about that

C’è un Monte Bianco in mezzo al Pacifico

Credevo di andare alle Hawaii… Mauna Kea is a very remote location. It has no public accommodations, food, or gasoline service. The observatory buildings are usually closed to the public. There are no permanent restrooms above the Visitor Information Station. The only public telephone above Hale Pohaku is an emergency phone in the entrance to [...]