Kilauea Eruption

I'm sure most of you have heard of the Kilauea Eruption on The Big Island of Hawaii. When I lived in the islands I was able to visit Hawaii and see Kilauea erupting. Mostly the eruptions aren't explosive (like our Mt. St. Helens in the Pacific NW), but the lava flows present dangers depending on their path.

This particular lava flow is threatening a remote area of the island and a town, Pahoa. The flow is making its way to Apa'a Road which is a main road to the area.

This is a website that posts the most recent news on the flow:

Lava Flow

Click on the link to get daily updates.

I am writing this blog on Tuesday, and the news at this time is that the flow has slowed and the threat to the town is not as intense as it was a week or so ago.

For those of you interested in even more information about the eruption, check out this link. Once there, you can also click on additional links for information.

Kilauea Eruption

Aloha, and Mahalo for visiting!

--Cheryl

The Hawaiian Island Detective Club

Book One—Pineapples in Peril

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Book Two—Menehunes Missing

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Book Three—Ukuleles Undercover

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How Do You Say That??

Last week I introduced Marcus Mariota, the University of Oregon's quarterback--and our Hawaiian connection.

But, how do you correctly pronounce his last name?

The news media finally figured out that if they said Mario (as in the Mario video games) and added a Ta at the end, they were pronouncing it correctly!

Here's my son's shirt that makes it very clear how to pronounce our amazing #8's last name!

We sure do love our Hawaiian quarterback!!

Mario-Ta!

Aloha, and Mahalo for visiting!

--Cheryl

The Hawaiian Island Detective Club

Book One—Pineapples in Peril

Available NOW!

Book Two—Menehunes Missing

Available NOW!

Book Three—Ukuleles Undercover

Available NOW!

www.cheryllinnmartin.com

cheryllinnmartin@yahoo.com

DucKine???

It's football season again and I'm excited about watching the Oregon Ducks play!

I'm watching the game this afternoon while wearing my Oregon flip-flops--

My Oregon Flip-Flops!

I'm not wearing this Oregon shirt, but my "DucKine" shirt!! The Hawaiian Connection?? The Oregon quarterback is Marcus Mariota from Hawaii! "Dakine" is a phrase used in the islands to mean just about anything--kind of like our "whatcha-ma-call-it" or "thinga-ma-jig".

#8 Quarterback Marcus Mariota and "DucKine!"

Did you know that the Oregon Duck mascot does push-ups to match the score every time the Ducks score? Did you know I do them with the duck??? Yup!

Game Time!! Goooooooo, Ducks!!

Aloha, and Mahalo for visiting!

--Cheryl

The Hawaiian Island Detective Club

Book One—Pineapples in Peril

Available NOW!

Book Two—Menehunes Missing

Available NOW!

Book Three—Ukuleles Undercover

Available NOW!

www.cheryllinnmartin.com

cheryllinnmartin@yahoo.com

How Sweet is This???

I had the delightful opportunity recently to

Meet a Fan of

The Hawaiian Island Detective Club

who lives very far away from me.

I was so surprised when we met that she had made me an adorable little bracelet with a pair of flip-flops hanging from it.

What A Precious Bracelet--And I Wear It!!

Me And My Talented, Amazing Fan!!

It's made out of those tiny rubber bands. I can see how the bracelet is woven together, but I sure don't know how she made those flip-flops!! And--she made them pink and black--my favorite colors!!!

Aloha, and Mahalo for visiting!

--Cheryl

The Hawaiian Island Detective Club

Book One—Pineapples in Peril

Available NOW!

Book Two—Menehunes Missing

Available NOW!

Book Three—Ukuleles Undercover

Available NOW!

www.cheryllinnmartin.com

cheryllinnmartin@yahoo.com