hiking groups

[Carey]

Liz, Kamilo beach does have beach cleanups, but the debris keeps on washing in. This is from a Feb. 2008 post - the last time I was involved in a cleanup there (am using the full quote, as there are some really good links in it):

"One of the reasons that has been given for the tons of plastic debris that wash ashore onto Kamilo Beach, just east of Southpoint, is that it is at the confluence of Pacific gyres. There are fairly frequent cleanups of this beach:
2007 cleanup
http://honoluluweekly.com/diary/2007/12/sea-of-plastic/
2006 cleanup
http://www.pbase.com/charleswilliam3/beach_cleanup
Article in NOAA 200th anniv issue
http://celebrating200years.noaa.gov/maga...lcome.html
News on a debris float
http://kgmb9.com/main/content/view/1706/40/
Info on the RV Algalita that is collecting data on the Pacific Gyre
http://www.algalita.org/
Sea Grant or UHH Marine Studies usually have a couple of cleanup trips there, from Hilo, a year... Matson has volunteerd containers & transport for the debris for some of the cleanups"

ETA: there was a cleanup at Kamilo on Saturday:
http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2009/0...leanup.htm

[Liz]

Thanks, Carey, good info. We'll keep our eyes open for the next time there's a clean-up there. Poor Kamilo...

aloha, Liz

"The best things in life aren't things."

[Scott_S]

Hey Oink,

Back and knee, same here, but I still try to get out and do a hike every month. I find if they flare up I just sit down for about 10 minutes the pain kinda subsides and I take off again. The Mauna Loa cabin hike has been on my list also but the wife isn't liking the idea of me going by myself. When you get out here give me a shout if your looking for someone to make the hike with.

A hiking group does sound like a great idea.

Scott

[oink]

I definately will scott.

Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.

[asly]

If anyone forms a group, please list contact info on PW so that I can keep tabs and hopefully join in.

[Blakeyboy1]

I am interested as well Ann. Keep me posted please :-)

-Blake
http://www.theboysgreatescape.blogspot.com/