Hold on you don't wanna get blown away by those tradwinds....!!!

These past couple of days have been quite windy... the gust of the winds got up to 50mph yesterday. This made me wonder if it was some strong trade winds blowing through the islands... so it made me come to the conclusion where do these so called "trade winds" come from? And why does it seem like only Hawaii and the south pacific have these trade winds and no other place in the world?
Picture from The Honolulu Advertiser

Trade winds come from:

The prevailing wind throughout the year is the east northeasterly trade wind. Consequently, in Hawaii the geographical term, "windward" has come to mean the trade wind rather than the existing wind. Nevertheless, the trade winds do vary greatly in frequency. They are sometimes virtually absent for long periods; at other times they blow for weeks on end. Generally, however, the trade winds are more persistent in summer than in winter. They range over the open sea near Hawaii from a minimum of about 50 percent of the time in January to a maximum of more than 90 percent in July and an annual frequency of about 70 percent.

In well-exposed areas the trade winds average about 15 miles an hour and are slight stronger in summer than winter. Trade winds exceed a speed of 31 miles an hour only about 2 percent of the time. Winds from other directions exceed this speed about 3 percent of the time.

The strongest and most damaging winds are not ordinarily the trade winds, except in places affected by local terrain. The strongest winds are those that accompany winter storms, severe thunderstorms, and infrequent hurricanes. High winds are most likely between November and March and may come from almost any direction. The strongest wind of recent years was a gust of 103 miles an hour at Kilauea Point, Kauai in August 1959 during Hurricane Dot. Gusts exceeding 80 miles an hour have occasionally occurred elsewhere.

GREEN TEA

So what else is green tea good for besides having antioxidants and suppressing your appetite? I'm curious to know because I enjoy green tea either hot or cold and especially in my jamba juice, " Match Green Tea Blast"!
Also, I would like to know exactly where it originated from?






Where did green tea come from and what else is it good for?

The Chinese have known about the medicinal benefits of green tea since ancient times, using it to treat everything from headaches to depression. The Medical Center at the University of Maryland has done a lot of research on green tea and they have found it's very beneficial in helping many types of cancers and diseases.







Some other uses of green tea cause it taste yummy and smells so good:


Has anyone tried this, green tea sponge cake?! It looks good, though I never did see green tea sponge cake in real life. It also looks like it would taste really 'ono!








Green Tea Mochi Ice Cream
Can you imagine?!
Green tea shampoo!!
I wander what it would smell like?






Green tea perfume? By Elizabeth Garden...
Wonder if this would help your skin look healthier...?
But it's probably just the scent of green tea.

WHat would you do?!?!

Anneliese, is this kinda like what you saw?!? Does look kinda scary when you only see the fin and body and can't really make it out if it's a dolphin or a shark?

Here are some other amazing picures I found.... dolphins surfing!!!
PrEtTy CoOL hUh...?!?!?

Sandy Point,
Broughton Island
(Kinda looks like off the shores
of Makapu'u, southeast O'ahu)

What kind of dolphins are they?

What type of dolphin or dolphins are commonly seen swimming in the waters among the Hawaiian Islands?

Although I have not really looked into their whole "scientific background" (for example, how many different dolphins are there, or what type of dolphin is that, that habitats the waters of Hawaii?), I have been infatuated with dolphins and their natural beauty for most of my life.


So, what kind of dolphin is that? Searching the web, talking to people, and I actually got to see a group of dolphins for myself when I was on a service trip to Kaho'olawe. I was luckily enough to be in the water at the time and they were about 100 yards from shore, they were so close! Couldn't really tell how many there were, but from what I could see from where I was at there was a bunch, maybe a group of 10 or so, and a couple of them at a time would like shoot out of the water and do a spin in the air! Amazing thing I ever seen! And, come to find out that's how these "spinner" dolphins got their name!

Another type of dolphin...

Another common type of dolphin that habitats the waters of the Hawaiian islands is the bottlenose dolphin. I was also very fortunate to see one of these dolphins in person at Sea Life Park when my family took me there for a christmas present a few years back. I got to learn some tricks that the staff there teach to the dolphins and I also got to swim with one! It was a beyond awesome experience!! I must they are amazing, I wouldn't call them creatures, but mammals! And how they are so intelligent, beautiful, and so much alike to humans!