25Sep 2020 by Sarah Garcia
Updates Around Arnott’s Lodge

Updates Around Arnott’s Lodge

Adventure, Camping, Hawaii, Hilo, Outdoors, Travel, Traveling, Uncategorized
Aloha friends! We hope all of you are staying safe and healthy. These are challenging times for everyone. I think we all have our sights set on that future when things will begin to feel safe and secure again. In preparation for that time, we here at Arnott’s Lodge have been busily beautifying, renovating, and repairing our home. We hope that when the time comes that guests can begin to move about freely again we can provide the safe, clean, secure place that we’ve always provided, but as bright and beautiful as we can make it. Douglass Arnott, owner of Arnott's Lodge, showing our new upgraded WIFI Our staff have worked hard to improve and perfect our surroundings in the recent months. We’ve renovated our outside stairwell, replaced carpeting in…
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10Sep 2018 by Sarah Garcia

Hurricane Season in Hawaii

Adventure, Conservation, Environment, Environmental, Nature, Ocean, Outdoors, Travel, Traveling, Uncategorized
Guess what time of year it is! That's right, it's hurricane season in Hawaii! Every year from the beginning of June to the end of November, Hawaii has its eyes on the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Japan, watching for weather disturbances. The Central Pacific Basin, in which Hawaii squarely sits, is monitored constantly by NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.) Our busiest month for hurricanes is usually August, followed by September. Let's be real: Hawaii is in a blessed spot. Hurricanes rarely strike us directly, and there are some good scientific reasons for this. First, Hawaii is a small target in a big ocean. The Pacific is the largest and deepest ocean on the planet: it covers about 63 million square miles and contains more than half of…
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10Sep 2018 by Sarah Garcia

Hawaiian Terrestrial Life

Conservation, Environment, Environmental, History, Nature, Outdoors, Travel, Traveling
Sitting outside on the lanai, enjoying a cool drink and relaxing sea breeze, listening to the crashing waves in the distance...and then you hear it. This small, two-tone animal call. Most visitors to the Island think it is a small bird….but what bird is awake at night? It is actually a tiny, invasive frog endemic to Puerto Rico; the Coqui Frog. They are only one of the many species that somehow managed to find their way to one of the most remote islands in the world. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="450"] The size of an adult coqui frog[/caption] As you travel around this beautiful island of Hawai’i, the diversity of plants and animals across the island is absolutely amazing! However, there is a darkness to that beauty. Much of what is…
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23Jun 2018 by Sarah Garcia

Marine Life in Hawaii

Conservation, Environment, Environmental, Nature, Ocean, Outdoors, Sunscreen, Travel, Traveling, Uncategorized, Volcano
When you hear “Hawai‘i”, what do you first think of? Sunshine, the beach, and the ocean, right? Many travelers coming to the islands often look forward to jumping into our warm waters, whether to surf and swim, or snorkel and dive! Just as the views from above the surface of the water are beautiful, the life and landscape under the water is just as breathtaking! To the untrained eye, everything under the water tends to look the same, with little to no diversity...however when you take an even closer look, you begin to realize life under the water is more than just a few rocks, fish, and turtles! There is an amazingly complex, and delicate ecosystem, just waiting to be fully understood. Here in Hawai‘i, we have amazing reef systems…
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29May 2018 by Sarah Garcia

Camping in Hawaii

Camping, Nature, Ocean, Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized, Volcano
Who wants to go on a camping trip to Hawaii?  Are you interested in camping in paradise? It seems like a beautiful existence, doesn't it...pitching a tent on the beach, waking up in the morning to the sun shining and birds chirping? Well....it definitely can be! The key to having a good time camping in Hawaii is to come prepared. Do your research before you even leave your home. Which campgrounds are you going to stay at? What amenities, if any, do they offer? Do they require permits? What kind of gear do you need? It's one thing to show up at a hotel with nothing but the clothes on your back, but that's not really a fun time when you're roughing it! The island of Hawaii has a number…
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