Slow Day

Today was a relatively slow day; not much to show in the way of photos since I was doing paperwork. This is how slow it was.

Keala; comfortable & feeling safe.

Luna; ever vigilant because no one can be trusted.

Sʻmores; feeling safe in her hiding place in the far corner under the bed.

Marjorie sent out another Medical Reserve Corps request today. It is for people to assist with distribution of bottled water to residents in the areas supplied by the tainted Navy well. I am not working on these since it involves hauling cases of water for a 4-hour shift; I don't want to subject my back to that.

I made another Caesar Salad Proothie for lunch today. This is the last of the Caesar Salad from Vegan City.

For dinner I finished off the last of the Portuguese bean soup. I am not sure why, but I kept forgetting to take a photo of the soup.

The cats were a little more active later in the day. They were all out & visible.

S'mores in the cat run in the early afternoon.

Keala waking up just before going out in the cat run.

Luna, annoyed that I am sticking the phone in her face.

About 15 minutes later something outside has their attention.

Did you know that the FDA has a Standard of Identity for French dressing? I did not. Did you know that they are looking at revising that standard? Obviously I did not since I did not even know they had a standard! But they are; apparently people who like French dressing think it should have things in it that are not identified as being in French dressing according to the standard. I also did not know there was an Association for Dressings and Sauces; who knew?

Todayʻs Volcano Awareness Month short feature is about the historic explosive eruptions at Kīlauea volcano from about 1500 to 1790. Retired geologist Don Swanson presents the information in this video; he is the one that led the virtual walk through a portion of the park during last year's Volcano Awareness Month virtual events. There did not seem to be much change at Halema'uma'u crater today. And Mauna Kea still has snow, though none of it appears to be new.

At 7:13 a.m.

At 4:53 p.m.

At 7:14 a.m.

At 4:53 p.m.

At 7:14 a.m.

At 4:53 p.m.

Mauna Kea.

The Aix weather app forecast partly cloudy skies through mid-afternoon for Honolulu, turning to light drizzles for the remainder of the day; it was fairly accurate. For Kapaʻau, Aix forecast rain all day, Big Island Now forecast partly sunny with scattered showers & a 50% chance of rain. The Honomū weather station had recorded 0.42 inches by 7:05 a.m., it stayed the same throughout the rest of the day. For Marysville, Aix forecast rain all day except for a couple hour break in the early evening; the traffic cam seemed to support that.

Kaimukī looking westerly at 7:06 a.m.

Honomū, screen shot was taken at 7:06 a.m. today, but web cam was stuck on 9:44 p.m. last night.

Marysville looking northerly at 7:10 a.m. HST.

Waikīkī looking easterly at 7:14 a.m.

Kaimukī looking easterly at 2:17 p.m.; Sʻmores was in the cat run for this.

Kaikukī looking easterly at 3:56 p.m.

Kaimukī looking westerly at 4:06 p.m.

Honomū looking northerly at 4:07 p.m.

Marysville looking northerly at 4:08 p.m. HST.

Waikīkī looking easterly at 4:11 p.m.

Kaimukī looking easterly at 4:24 p.m.

The surf along the north facing shorelines  is a little lower than yesterday but is still too large for beginners.

Oʻahu surf forecast.

Hawaiʻi Island surf forecast.

Laniakea (N) at 7:11 a.m.

Hilo Bay (E) at 6:12 a.m.

Waikīkī (S) at 7:12 a.m.

Banyans (W) at 7:22 p.m.; not sure why it would not load.

Laniakea (N) at 4:09 p.m.

Hilo Bay (E) at 4:10 p.m.

Waikīkī (S) at 4:11 p.m.

Banyans (W) at 4:12 p.m.

Very early this morning there was a magnitude 4.1 earthquake 60 miles northeast of Iliamna, AK; it was 74 miles deep & did not generate a tsunami.

Like many other places with small hospitals, the hospitals on Hawaiʻi Island are concerned about their capacity. Currently there are 3688 active cases on Hawaiʻi Island; right now there are 20 cases in the Hilo Medical Center & 19 at Kona Community Hospital. But both hospitals have plans in place to help alleviate a lack of beds should the need arise. 

There were 3512 new cases of COVID-19 reported today, bringing the total known cases up to 153,540. There were also 5 new deaths reported, increasing the death toll to 1110; currently there are 45,328 cases that are considered active. As of today there have been 2,617,118 doses of vaccine administered providing 75% of the State population with full vaccination & 80.7% with at least one dose; 28.8% have received a 3rd dose3. Currently there are 331 cases that are hospitalized, with 35 in the ICU & 13 on ventilators. The 7-day new case average for the State is 3707 with a test positivity rate of 20.7%. The 7-day new case average for Oʻahu is 2662 with a test positivity rate of 21.6%.

Hauʻoli lā Hānau e Dr. Grayson!