August 1985: Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Attending the Joint IAMAP/IAPSO Assembly in Hawaii in August 1985 and a couple of days driving around the island of Oahu with Nicky.
Attending the Joint IAMAP/IAPSO Assembly in Hawaii in August 1985 and a couple of days driving around the island of Oahu with Nicky.
At the recommendation of a scientific contact at the University of Hawaii, we stayed at the New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel which is situated at...
Back in the 1970’s I’d spent quite a lot of my time surfing. Although I never got very good at it, when in Hawaii I...
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Named after the Sans Souci Hotel, “Carefree” Park separated the New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel from the main hotel strip at Waikiki Beach. I’d walk...
At the north end (Waikiki) end of San Souci Beach, Kapiolani Beach becomes Queen’s Beach which is separated from Kuhio Beach by the “Waikiki Wall”....
Windward Side: The Hawaiian Islands lie in the zone of trade winds from the northeast or east-northeast. On Oahu a mountain barrier means that most...