Friday, January 28, 2011

The Tempest

We're at the Palace to see last year's "The Tempest" starring (among others) Dame Helen Mirren and Russell Brand, after chatting with one of the location managers.  A lot of the scenes were filmed here on the island - the ship/storm scene early in the movie was shot about a mile from the house. :)

Monday, January 17, 2011

No room at the inn

I didn't realize I needed to remind anyone that I was going to check into Hale Pohaku tonight... so guess who had no room 'til morning?  Apparently there may be some interface issues between the shiny new online reservation system and the same ol' offline people.  Fortunately, the head cook shows up early to prepare for breakfast!

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Thursday, January 13, 2011

New Year's Day - Kuhio Beach, Waikiki


 And thanks to Emmanuel for reminding me of the name of Hugin, the free panorama software. :)

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Telescopes from Afar

So... anybody I know from off-island going to Waikoloa Beach for the "Telescopes from Afar" conference on robotic/remotely operated astronomy? Registration fee goes up after Friday... anybody? Bueller?

Monday, January 3, 2011

Snowy Submillimeter Valley

L-R: Pu'u Haukea, Caltech Submillimeter, Pu'u Waiau, James Clerk Maxwell Telescope, Mauna Loa (background, snowcapped), Submillimeter Array, Pu'u Poliahu, Hualalai (background), Pu'u Pohaku.  The 2 stars over Pu'u Haukea are Alpha and Beta Centauri, and the three over Pu'u Waiau are the bottom three of the Southern Cross.

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Partied-out seal



January 1, Waikiki: Even the endangered monk seals just want to sleep off the previous night's celebrations.

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