Ka`ahele Hawai`i: An On-line Magazine of Hawaiian Culture and Arts - Now Celebrating Ten Years of Continuous Web Presence!

Hilo, Hawai`i
Created September 14, 1999 Updated June 24, 2010			Nā Mahina 2010 Hawaiian Calendar (“Days” in the Hawaiian calendar begin at nightfall.) Enjoy our selection of beautiful Hawaiian calendars! 'Iki'iki Hilo (06/14/10) Hoaka (06/15/10) Kū Kahi (06/16/10) Kū Lua (06/17/10) Kū Kolu (06/18/10) Kū Pau (06/19/10) `Ole Kū Kahi (06/20/10) `Ole Kū Lua (06/21/10) `Ole Kū Kolu (06/22/10) `Ole Pau (06/23/10) Hua (06/24/10) Akua (06/25/10) Hoku (06/26/10) Māhealani (06/27/10) Kulu (06/28/10) Lā`au Kū Kahi (06/29/10) Lā`au Kū Lua (06/30/10) Lā`au Pau (07/01/10) Lā`au Pau (07/02/10) `Ole Kū Kahi (07/03/10) `Ole Kū Lua (07/04/10) `Ole Pau (07/05/10) Kāloa Kū Kahi (07/06/10) Kāloa Kū Lua (07/07/10) Kāloa Pau (07/08/10) Kāne (07/09/10) Lono (07/10/10) Mauli (07/11/10) Muku (07/12/10) Enjoy our selection of beautiful Hawaiian calendars! Lunar Geographic Society Moon Phase Calculator Lunar Phase Images Astronomical Information Center To convert from UT to Hawaii time, you subtract 10 hours; if the result is less than 0, you add 24 and go to the previous day.
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Hawaiian Culture Hula Music Lei Food News, Columns, Community Calendars Links Culture and Arts News Natural History Plants Animals Ecotourism Recommended Resources Shopping Calendars Hawaiian Holidays Kūpuna Love	Summertime! Hanapepe salt well Summer has officially begun across the temperate Northern Hemisphere - the Summer Solstice, official opening of that sunny season, was on June 21. Fanfare and celebration of that day is far more subdued in the tropics, however, than in the temperate zones. Most of those who celebrate the solstice in Hawai`i do so in private ceremonies with close friends, though some years large groups will gather at sites such as the summit of Mauna Kea. In Hawai`i, it has been summer already for a little while. The Hawaiian month 'Iki'iki begins the summer season, and the constellation Makali`i (the Pleiades) now sets at sunrise. This year, the Hawaiian summer began, by some calculations, on June 14. To read more, click here.	Waiawi EA Available for Comment Waiawi in fruit Waiawi, also known as strawberry guava, is a tasty snack and provides useful wood, but is one of the identified invasive species impacting native Hawaiian forest and watershed. To combat the prolific shrub, the Hawai`i State Department of Agriculture and the National Parks Service wants to release Tectococcus ovatus, the Brazilian Scale insect. The insect causes the plant to form galls where it damages the leaves. The stress caused by gall production reduces fruiting ability. According to a Hawai`i Department of Land and Natural Resources news release, the draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the release of Tectococcus ovatus is now available for public comment, and written comments will be accepted now through July 23. To read more, click here.
	Saving your Hide More than twelve million cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in the United States each year. Avoiding direct sunlight and staying indoors in the heat of the day is a good start, but according to the American Academy of Dermatology, up to 80 percent of ultraviolet sunlight can pass through clouds, or be reflected off of snow. And while a glass window will block the UVB rays that cause sunburn, cell-damaging UVA rays still get through. Quality sunscreen is an excellent choice for many people, but for others, like yours truly, the ingredients cause burning sensations and irritated skin. For them, limiting UV exposure may be the best solution. A nifty tool for monitoring UV exposure is now out on the market. They run about $1.50 to $2 each and are certainly worth a look. A simple wrist band over which you apply sunscreen (or not), it changes color to let you know how much UV has gotten through what you have applied. Presumably, if you don't apply any sunscreen to it, it still will let you know how much exposure you have had. I've not tried it yet, but do plan to!	Hilo Hanakahi i ka Ua Kani Lehua The name "Hilo" is ancient, and was famed in legend long before historic times. It has several meanings. It can mean "twisted," like a thread or rope. Thus, it is also the name for the first thin, twisted sliver of light to appear on the Eastern horizon at dawn. Hilo is the name for the first night in the Hawaiian month. And it also is the name of a renowned Polynesian navigator who is believed to have discovered this coast. His chief, to honor the feat, named the area for him. To read more, click here.
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