HMS (oh its not what you think)

 



Aloha from our cozy nest in Ko Olina!  We are recovering from nasty head colds over the past 3 weeks.  One thing we have learned quickly is that because Hawaii has consistently topical weather and also welcomes tourists from all over the world Hawaii also has a year round flu, virus, rsv and cold season.  So another experience we have had.


Towards the end of April we attended our first (and hopefully many) event at the theater in Honolulu.  We attended a Saturday matinee of Tina Turner, The Musical and it was wonderful.  I had memories of the theater in NYC and Boston fighting traffic, jostling for a parking spot or finding a garage and long lines to gain admission.  Well this wasn’t that!  We valet parked since we were not familiar with the area (yet) and it was a stone’s throw from the entry, smooth and efficient.  Anyway I digress…I’m pretty sure we picked up something from attendance.  In addition to the Playbill this is where I believe our colds originated.


I was reminded recently that one of the things that a friend (JD) likes about the blog is that sometimes we offer interesting facts of things we experience or see.  Well drumroll please…


We were fortunate enough to see up close a local mammal.  The Hawaiian Monk Seal apparently only numbers worldwide approximately 1600 and often is not seen.  We actually had two sightings and although we presume they were different animals since they were at different lagoons we cannot confirm that.  As soon as the local officials are aware of the presence of them on the beach they immediately rope off the area and instruction/warning signs are posted not to bother the animal.  There is a $50,000 fine associated with the tampering of the animals enjoyment.  The HMS bears one pup per year.  The pup is born on the beach where they remain with their mother to nurse for 6 weeks.  The mother does not eat or leave the pup while nursing but after that time the mother returns to the sea and leaves the pup to forage for itself.  Births occur from March through June so we are excited to be able to maybe glimpse a newborn.


As we close this entry we gaze out the sliders to a “yard” full of fallen yellow flowers and a peaceful and serene view of it.  Warm Aloha!
















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