Author Archives: JimWoodhull

Fumigation

Up to this point in my life my two worse things were moving and doing my taxes. Now taxes have fallen to third place and in second place is having your house fumigated or “tented”. Last week my land lord … Continue reading

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Kona Weather

Today, April 27th, is a perfect example of Kona weather. The winds are actually not that strong but they are coming out of the South and at times the south west. If they were coming out of the south east … Continue reading

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Haiku Poem

Sharks striking movement Clashes with cold, steely stare only thinking of food. 鮫の美しい泳ぎ方 目は空っぽの部屋のようです。 食べ物のことだけを考えています。 Seeing a shark underwater one is impressed by their beauty. They are very graceful in their movement and their eyes are in a way very … Continue reading

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Welcome back to our jelly fish!

In the next few days Oahu will start to get jelly fish coming to one of the shores. It depends on the trade winds but they usually come to either the south shore, Waikiki side, or more towards the East, … Continue reading

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Haiku Poem

満面の月明かり射す道すがら まんめん の つきあかり さす みちすがら Full moon shouts! brightness lights my path like daylight. Going to work early in the morning I noticed how beautiful the moon was since it was in the full moon stage. It was so bright that … Continue reading

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Jim’s possible, maybe, probably weather report?

Well I was about 70% right on my weather report! The winds did come from the West and later the south west. They were not as strong as I thought so it ended up that some of the larger boats … Continue reading

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Jim’s possible, maybe, probably weather report?

Around 3:00 this afternoon the wind turned South East. Coming from the Island of Hawaii, this wind is called “Kona Wind”. The ash from the Mauna Kea volcano is mixed with the clouds and forms what is called “vog”. Those … Continue reading

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The Ascent

One of the procedures of the submarine that I enjoy very much is the ascent. Before ascending the Captain releases high pressure air from the submarine. When the high pressure air is released the submarine is usually in at least … Continue reading

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haiku-poem

無重力全霊で聞く鯨の歌 むじゅうりょく ぜんれい で きく くじら の うた Weightless azure Mother and calf gorgeous song Invisible just listen. Weightless in the deep blue void. Suddenly the sound of a mother and her calf. The song grabs the soul and everything else is … Continue reading

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Chinese New Year

This past Saturday, February 16, ended the two week celebration of the Chinese New Year. All of the staff at Atlantis Submarines that it could get busy but we were very surprised at how busy it actually got. A normal … Continue reading

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