Howzit! Join me this Friday for a walk to enjoy the moonrise and moonlight, take a break from our routines, enjoy some of Hawaii's beauty, stretch out your legs, meet some other nice folks, and break bread together. Aloha, Bob Mon
Meet at 8:30pm at the corner of Nawiliwili Street and Kalanianaole Highway - see map at
http://g.co/maps/qgaf5 (green balloon "A" @ elev. 130 ft).
We'll walk up the hill to Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve at 8:40pm and regroup at the bus stop by the entrance (green balloon "B" @ elev. 250 ft). We'll begin walking up the steep paved road along Hanauma Bay’s Ewa rim (1.5 miles to the top, elev. 620 ft), meet at the top, and enjoy the moonrise at 9:38pm.
Please bring something to eat/drink and share at the top while we hang out and wait for the beautiful moonrise.
Friends, family, dogs on leash are welcome! Park safely on Nawiliwili and please LEAVE NOTHING VALUABLE OR VISIBLE in your car! Wear GOOD walking shoes, and bring water, snacks, windbreaker or rain jacket, FLASHLIGHT, camera/tripod, and good cheer!
We'll head over to Bubbie’s after, around 10pm, for some ice cream, in Koko Marina Shopping Center, 7192 Kalanianaole Hwy. (green balloon "C")!
No need to RSVP - just come if you can! If you'd like more information, email Bob Mon at
wazupmon@yahoo.com.
Attached is a photo of an aurora above Grotfjord, Norway, taken by Bjorn Jorgensen last month. Five days before, a large coronal mass ejection occurred, throwing a cloud of fast moving electrons, protons and ions toward the Earth. Some of it impacted our magnetosphere, resulting in spectacular auroras like this one, visible at higher northern latitudes.
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* Future Full Moon Walks
Friday, March 9, 6:30pm - Puu o Kaimuki
Friday, April 6, 6pm - Magic Island
Saturday, May 5, 5:30pm - Kailua Beach
Saturday, June 2, 5:30pm - Kahala Beach
Tuesday, July 3, 6:30pm - Kakaako Waterfront Park (Fourth of July Fireworks)
Friday, August 3, 7pm - Dowsett Heights
Friday, August 31, 6pm - Blue Moon Sail (Kewalo Basin)
Saturday, September 29, 5:15pm - Makapuu Lighthouse
Saturday, October 27, 5:30pm – Kawainui Marsh
Friday, November 30, 7:15pm - Hawaii Memorial Park (Kaneohe)
Friday, December 14, 7pm - Christmas Lights
January 2013– Kamehame Ridge?
February 2013 – Hanauma Bay?
