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Kaneohe Bay, on the Windward Side of Oahu
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Northeast View from the Bay
Kaneohe is located on the east side(the windward side as we call it) of the island of Oahu.
Kaneohe bay is approximately 20 minutes from downtown Honolulu. These pictures are taken
in the afternoon in mid February, 1998. The temperature is around the mid seventies. There
is a slight breeze blowing in from the sea as it is almost always on the windward side of
the island. To the east, in the distance, the Mokapu Peninsula is visible.
Nortwest View from the Bay
The pier to the left is part of the Ke'eia-Kea Boat Harbor. No, the stuff in the water are not
oil spills. They are just reflections of the clouds. :) The majestic mountain in the distance
is a part of the famous Koolau Mountain Range. It is one of the two mountain ranges on the
island of Oahu. The other is the Wai'anae mountain range on the west side of Oahu. Both
mountain ranges run parallel to each other, from northwest to southeast. Roughly speaking,
the island of Oahu is formed by these two mountain ranges.
Down at the Pier
Again, to the north is the same part of the Koolau in the previous picture. Boats here and
there are left by their owners for use at a later date. The "sticks" in the mud/sand is
actually some sort of seed from a tree that thrives near salt water. The long stick like seed
somehow gets vertically embedded in the soil and roots start growing from the bottom and leaves
from the top. It is not visible from this picture, but the pier extends out to the right of
the picture, with boats lining both sides of the pier. Sometimes, one can see fishing boats
coming in and unloading their catch of the day. Often, one will see kids with excited faces
on the pier wielding their fishing rods in anticipation for that perfect catch.
In the Bay
This photo shows some underwater creatures in the bay crawling on top of some seeweeds, feasting
on, may be micro-organisms in the water, may be the seaweeds. They look like worms with shells
and tentacles at one of the ends. If anyone knows what they are, please let me know. :)
(6/13/98 update: Thanks to John Harrison, the Director of the Environmental Center at
University of Hawaii, these creatures have been identified as a type of sea cucumber. The
scientific name for them is Ophiodesoma spectabilis. These creatures feed on micro-organisms
by gathering the filmy sediments on underwater surfaces.)
To see the full size photo, click on the images. Direct comments to:
tsun@hotmail.com
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All images and text copyright © 1998 Tsun Wong
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