An absurd story on SF Gate, from the archives of Boing Boing: in three years by visiting the Big Island and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, the life of Timothy Murray has been literally in pieces. The reason: as for the pink beach Budelli of the archipelago of Maddalena, the theft of sand from the beach. With the deities that are found in the Pacific Ocean, in the case of the volcano (more...)

You dream of swimming in an aquarium in the company of more than 20 sharks? Can be done, the Maui Ocean Center on the island of Maui in Hawaii, perhaps best known as a spot for surfers (even if in a recent article in Forbes is not returned in the top 10 spots in the world for surfing). That seems so advertising is the usual American short. The offer of the largest aquarium of the archipelago is true, however, (a photo taken into the hammerhead shark from D'Arcy Norman), even if restricted to people with Scuba certification for over 15 years and willing to pay more than $ 200 per test this emotion. (more...)