Author Archives: JimWoodhull

The Last Day of the Swell

Another day off! The waves were not as big as Saturday and Sunday but are just big enough to get the high surf advisory and the visibility is still very bad. The rest of the week calls for high surf … Continue reading

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Day 3 of the Big Swell

On Sunday the waves were still very big and my job was again canceled because of both the swell and the bad visibility. I went out to Hawaii Kai and went up to the top of one of the streets … Continue reading

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The swell is here!

The swell from Tahiti arrived very early on Friday, May 17. It was predicted to start in the late afternoon but got here a little bit earlier. Both of the submarines were towed out to the dive site. Not only … Continue reading

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Tahiti Swell

This Friday afternoon we are expecting a very large swell to begin hitting the Hawaiian Islands. On Oahu it will affect mainly the south facing shores. A swell is actually the movement of the water. It is not exactly a … Continue reading

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haiku 2013-May-09

涼風の夜空に満ちる星と月 りょうふう の よぞら に みちる ほし と つき Night cool breeze so close stars and moon almost touch Walking at night for me is very relaxing because of the nice cool breeze that almost always blow in Hawaii and the stars … Continue reading

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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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