Maunalani Walk

There was no Neighborhood Security Watch walk today; Ron had to wait for the solar PV technicians, Duane tested positive for COVID-19, & Ken decided he wasn't going since Ron & Duane weren't walking. However, I did not find out about Ken until I walked up to his house. No worries; I got to meet his wife, Evelyn. And also got their phone number so I can call next time. It also started drizzling as I was on my way up to Ken's house.

Instead, I went up to Maunalani! But I only walked the circle; it was only intermittently drizzling when I got there. I am so out of shape on those hills; and Maunalani Circle is flattest part of my route there! Auē! I had 6 months to prepare for the Great Aloha Run the 1st time I did it; I have 11 months to prepare to walk The Honolulu Marathon. I'm going to need all that time to do it, too!

Two hours & eight minutes after sunrise on Maunalani.

Wolf's jocote tree is still trying to carry on!

Close-up of the fruits on the jocote.

They have built a nice rock wall to replace the old wooden fence.

Flattened Red-vented Bulbul; not sorry.

I got home & found this on the floor. There were no bite marks on the container so I think they just knocked it off the counter. Just because. (Unlike many other cats, that is not their usual behavior.)

They don't usually just knock things over; usually they just try to eat it.

Keala was the most visible but any one of them could have been the culprit.

I had a quick check-up with Dr. Ching today; he wanted to see how the pockets by my lower back molars are doing. He said it is a difficult area since I have a small jaw. The pockets were a little less deep but still not what he would like to see. I go back to see him in July.

For lunch I made a Beet Salad Proothie; I used beet salad from the Vegan City dinner. It was a little more savory than I would have liked it to be; I think it was the onion, balsamic, & creme cheez I was tasting. We have a couple containers of Caesar salad left also.

What it normally looks like & the ingredients. (From website)

 After a couple days in the refrigerator.

 

For dinner I ate the last of the Loco Moco from Vegan City along with the remaining Beet Salad. Even in its less than crisp state, it worked a lot better as a side salad than it did as a proothie ingredient.

Jason Momoa made a Public Service Announcement for the Department of Land & Natural Resources when he was here recently filming the latest Aquaman. It was uploaded today. He talks about controlling invasive species.

Kīlauea volcano is still erupting. Around midday the west vent became more active; the increase in activity is best seen in the thermal images. The 1st set of true color images from the KWcam are the least helpful in seeing the latest activity.

At 8:45 a.m.

At 10:17 a.m.

At 4:05 p.m.

At 5:45 p.m.

At 8:45 a.m.

At 10:17 a.m., starting to show a little more activity.

At 1:58 p.m., now much more active.

At 4:05 p.m., not sure if surface level rise is masking active flow or if flow has diminished.

At 5:45 p.m.

At 8:45 a.m., not sure why photo is rotated but text is not.

At 10:17 a.m.

At 1:58 p.m.

At 4:05 p.m.

At 5:45 p.m.

There is still snow on Mauna Kea but none of it is new snow. Some parts have started to melt or sublimate near the parking area. I wonder how long it will take to melt the rest of it off?

The Aix weather app forecast drizzle turning to rain in the mid-afternoon in Honolulu; the drizzle in the morning was accurate but it got sunny in the afternoon. For Kapaʻau, Aix forecast partly cloudy skies all day; Big Island Now forecast mostly sunny with isolated showers in the morning becoming partly sunny with scattered showers & a 40% chance of rain. The Honomū weather station recorded no precipitation today. For Marysville, Aix forecast rain all day; the traffic cams showed the morning was dry but there was rain in the evening.

Waikīkī looking easterly at 8:43 a.m.

Kaimukī looking northerly at 9:06 a.m.

Kainukī looking westerly at 10:15 a.m.

Honomū looking northerly at 10:15 a.m.

Marysville looking southerly at 10:16 a.m. HST.

Kaimukī looking northerly at 11:17 a.m.

Nā Koʻolau at 11:21 a.m.

Kaimukī looking westerly at 4:00 p.m.

Honomū looking northerly at 4:00 p.m.

Marysville looking southerly at 4:00 p.m.

Waikīkī looking easterly at 4:03 p.m.

Because of the distance between the west & east ends of the State, the surf conditions can be very different. The Big Island Now surf report is obviously for Hawaiʻi Island at the southeast end of the state; the Hawaiʻi News Now surf report is primarily focused on Oʻahu at the more northwesterly end of the State unless otherwise noted. Whether the surf size is increasing or decreasing is affected by incoming storms. With big storms coming in, beach parks on affected shorelines are frequently closed; people who ignore the closures often have to be rescued. Don't be that person! The surf live cams I have been using are on different island since I was unable to find cams for all 4 shorelines on a single island. The north & south cams are on O'ahu; the east & west cams are on Hawaiʻi Island.

Oʻahu forecast at 8:43 a.m.; tides are for today.

Oʻahu forecast at 4:15 p.m.; tides are for tomorrow.

Laniakea (N) at 8:43 a.m.

Hilo Bay (E) at 8:42 a.m.

Waikīkī (S) at 8:43 a.m.

Banyans (W) at 8:45 a.m.

Laniakea (N) at 4:01 p.m.

Hilo Bay (E) at 4:03 p.m.

Waikīkī (S) at 4:05 p.m.

Banyans (W) at 4:04 p.m.

There was an earthquake this evening 309 miles deep & 55 miles north of Kodiak, Alaska. It did not generate a tsunami.

There were 3875 new cases of COVID-19 reported today, bringing the total known cases up to 147,099. There were no new deaths reported so the death toll remains at 1105; currently there are 41,725 cases considered active. As of today, there have been 2,600,110 doses of vaccine administered, providing 74.8% of the State population with full vaccination & 80.5% with at least one dose; 27.9% have received a 3rd dose. According to a tweet from the LG, 291 cases are currently hospitalized; 29 are in the ICU & 6 are keiki. He also said that 115 have been vaccinated, implying that 60% are unvaccinated. The 7-day new case average for the State is 3439 with a test positivity rate of 20.6%. The 7-day new case average for Oʻahu is 2509 with a test positivity rate of 21.8%.

Hauʻoli lā Hānau e Bruce, Wayne, Jeff, Janeen, Maria, Erica, & Jacque!