Thursday, 2 October 2025

Sandwich Island Saga 48. Moon children

Polynesian folk in Hawaii didn't have annual birthdays. They linked their birth to the phases of the moon. The phases were also said be predictors of appropriate times to plant certain crops, go fishing etc.

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Sandwich Island Saga 50. Hanauma Bay

Hanauma Bay is a fringing reef in a flooded crater. It was, in the past a popular location where hoards of tourists ...