They are the same as land parks, but are within our oceans. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, one of the oldest ocean parks, has an estimated asset value of $42 billion, which is approaching the market value of companies such as BMW. Yes, they hold monetary value due to their roles in our economies. Tourism, jobs, food, etc., are part of the benefits that come from preserving them, but most importantly they are paramount for human survival. Their environmental value is pric

How much do you know about the Arctic? Does it seem to far away to affect us in any way? The Arctic Circle is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth, and is not that far away either. The distance between Honolulu, Hawaii, USA and the Arctic Circle is around 5038 km = 3130 miles, so to have a better understanding of how close to Hawaii is, we could say that is about the same distance between New Mexico and Maui, Haiku (around 3,186 miles). It m

Mirror mirror on the wall who is the healthiest of them all? HAWAII! This is true wonderful news, and a surprise to be honest. Not that our precious state is not all that wonderful, but at times it feels like we still have a long way to go. According to CNN States were ranked from 1 to 50 (1 being the healthiest), based on health, environmental and socioeconomic data. Hawaii now ranks as the healthiest state in America, beating out Massachusetts to return to the top spot in a

According to an article on CNN. John "Charlie" Veron -- widely known as "The Godfather of Coral" -- is a renowned reef expert who has personally discovered nearly a quarter of the world's coral species and has spent the past 45 years diving Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Charlie has been an advocate for such impressive system, and he believes that we wi lose them in the near future too. In 2016 and 2017, marine heat waves caused by climate change resulted in mass bleaching,

So! I was the one person that was not able to keep a cactus alive! I admit it, most of my life I would tell everybody that plants did not like me. Well, it turned out to be misunderstanding between our green and colorful friends and me. About a year ago, I told my husband I wanted to grow our own tomatoes, most of all because he is a huge fan of Latino food and they are a huge ingredient. Of course, I tried to do it indoors and I failed completely. About 6 months ago my husba

On May 3rd of 2018 Big Island’s volcano created massive damage after a strong eruption, forming cracks of lava up to 25 miles of the volcano’s location. It has been erupting nearly continuously since 1983 and has caused considerable property damage, not only now but it also caused the destruction of the town of Kalapana in 1990. Kilauea is part of what is called “The Ring of Fire”, which is a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanic eru

When you arrive on Maui you will see plenty of birds everywhere, and most of them could seem familiar, except for the Black-Crowned Night Heron. They breed in every continent except on Australia and Antarctica. Their red eyes are very appealing and mystic, and it will stare back at you like is trying to figure you out too. The species uses a variety of shallow wetlands for forging and employs various techniques to capture a diversity of prey including insects, fish, frogs, mi