OceanOrators

08/08/2025

Finally created my blog site.

Every tide tells a story… this month, we’re listening.”
https://www.oceanorators.com/2025/08/is-respecting-wildlife-optional.html?m=1
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Imagine trying to take a nap next to an airport runway — the roar of engines, the constant vibration, and the way the sound seems to burrow...

04/24/2024

This little guy here welcomed me, Kathleen Clark, and Brianne as we started to map out the locations of the puna wai (freshwater) along the shore of Kahalu'u.

04/24/2024

The wiliwili tree. Beautiful with its reddish, knarled bark and branches. It is endemic to Hawaii but was almost wiped out ten or so years ago. It is making a comeback. The early Hawaiians used the wood to make canoes because it was hardy yet lightweight. There are a couple of butterfly fish named after this tree. Not sure I see a resemblance.
The first fish is the Lau wililil nuku nuku `oi `oi, and the second is the Lau wiliwili.

12/31/2023