Ten traditional Chinese anchors have been found on the ocean floor off the west coast of the United States. Archeologists say the artifacts date back to the Ming Dynasty, and prove that Chinese sailors did reach North America, 600 years ago. The vessel that would have made that journey is a Chinese Junk, and members of the Chinese Maritime Development Society built a replica in 2008. An 8-member crew recently sailed it across the North Pacific to California and then Hawaii. HPR's Kayla Rosenfeld talked tot he captain, who is now in Honolulu with the crew, through next month.
The Princess Taiping will be moored at the Ala Wai Boat Harbor fuel dock through early February. The public is invited to tour the vessel Fridays through Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm. For information on the Princess Taiping project, visit www.chinesevoyage.com.
AIRED: Friday, January 2, 2009
Communicating With Ham Radios During the Blackout
Last Friday's power outage across Oahu was the first since October 2006. Residents and businesses are still recovering, and evaluating their ability to function during emergencies. HPR's Kayla Rosenfeld spoke to a couple of people who used some very basic technology to track the blackout, and HECO's progress in restoring power.
Shameese Fischer is stationed with the 10th Sustainable Brigade in Iraq, where she is part of a logistics team. The self-described army brat has lived all over the world, including Hawaii. In high school her family returned to Oahu, her mom's childhood home. Mr. and Mrs. Fischer still live in Hawaii.
With help from the U.S. military, and HPR's Kayla Rosenfeld, Shameese Fischer sent home a New Year's greeting.
December 31st is not just New Year's Eve, it's also Shameese's 25th birthday.
Hawaii Public Radio sends holiday greetings to all the troops serving our nation. We wish you a safe journey at home, and abroad.
AIRED: Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Covering the Obama Family Vacation
As you surely have heard by now, President-Elect Barack Obama is in Hawaii celebrating the holidays with family and close friends. Their activites are off limits to the press, but a small group of reporters has been following the soon-to-be first family and sending their "Nothing happing reports" to local and national media.
Jacob Soboroff is a news correspondent for AMC, and contributes video blogs to NPR's Weekend Edition. He's also in Hawaii on vacation with his family this week. Soboroff told HPR's Kayla Rosenfeld he couldn't pass up the opportunity to try and meet Mr. Obama.
Lehua Island is an isolated and uninhabited spit of land located less than a mile north of Ni'ihau and about 20 miles west of Kauai. At just 310 acres, it's a state seabird sanctuary that provides habitat for at least 16 species of seabirds, as well as monk seals, native coastal plants and insects.
Chris Swenson is the Coastal Program Coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and overall coordinator for the Lehua Ecosystem Restoration Project. He told HPR's Kayla Rosenfeld the next management phase for the island is an aerial application of rodenticide to eradicate rats.
Since the early 1990's, 57 islands worldwide have been cleared of rats using a similar method of aerial bait distribution. The Lehua Island Project will begin in early January.
AIRED: Friday, December 26, 2008
Local Company Develops West Nile Vaccine
Hawaii Biotech, Inc. announced Monday that it has completed dosing of healthy subjects in a multiple dose safety study of its West Nile Virus vaccine. HPR's Kayla Rosenfeld reports.
AIRED:
Monday, December 15, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
State Foundation on Culture and the Arts' Funding Slashed
The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts is being asked to cut its budget by over $1.3 million dollars. That's 100 percent of its grants funding for community arts groups. HPR's Kayla Rosenfeld reports.
On this Thanksgiving Day, many of us living in the islands think about family members on the mainland we haven't seen for a while.� In the spirit of NPR's Story Corps HPR's Kayla Rosenfeld spoke to her mother about the first Thanksgiving meal she prepared more than four decades ago.� They also talked about her holiday traditions and how they've evolved over time.
Astronomers using the Gemini North Telescope and stationed at the W.M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea have obtained the first-ever direct images identifying a multi-planet system around a normal star. Peter Michaud is public information and outreach manager for the Gemini Observatory. He says this discovery is another step toward understanding how planetary systems, like ours, formed about 4.5 billion years ago.
Images of the planetary family are posted at www.Gemini.edu.
AIRED:
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
Expo Showcases Sustainable Living
People who live comfortably off the grid have demonstrated that it's more than possible... if you learn to use the tools. It also helps they say, to become part of a like-minded community. HPR's Kayla Rosenfeld reports a 2-day public expo this weekend in Hilo offers the public a chance to explore some innovative ideas for sustainable living.
E Malama Aina is presented by the Hawai'i Island Chamber of Commerce and the County of Hawai'i, and sponsored by many local businesses. The festival kicks off Friday at 5:30 pm at Hilo's Mo'oheau Park. Events continue through Saturday. For information visit malamaainahawaii.org.
AIRED: Monday, November 3, 2008
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