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Week Four
Week Four started after our return to O`ahu and a well- deserved weekend off. We had a van this week so a number of field trips were planned. Along with the field trips we started to buckle down and get some research and report writing done. Our first field trip on Tuesday was to the site of the old Dole Cannery, now a shopping center and office complex. Despite the change in purpose, Dole Cannery still provides a lot of historical background about the pineapple industry in Hawai`i. We perused the displays to find some interesting information about the pineapple industry. On Wednesday we spent the morning working on the final report and then went to the North Shore for a look at the site of the old Kahuku Sugar Mill. The mill is being torn down but there are still some pieces of equipment from the sugar plantation days that are similar to machinery from the steam ship wrecks on Shipwreck Beach. Thursday morning we went to look at Pisces IV and Pisces V, the submarines operated by the Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL). They are currently being prepared for the next field season and we were able to get a close look at them. These subs have been used to locate deep water sites, including the Japanese midget sub off Pearl Harbor that was part of the attack on December 7, 1941. That afternoon we went to the Bishop Museum for a tour of the exhibits and some research in their archive collections. Susan Lebo, historical archaeologist at the Bishop, also spoke to us about some of the archaeological work conducted by the museum over the years. Friday we went to the Mission Houses Museum where Kimberlee Kihleng, executive director and a graduate of the UH anthropology PhD program, spoke to us about the museum and the life of an anthropologist outside of academia. We then went to the State Library and Archives for some additional research. Our research and field trips completed, we look forward to the Fourth of July weekend and the big push next week when both the final report and our public presentation will be due. |
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School? No, you mean adventure!!! We have arrived back in O`ahu to start our research. Of course we can't be in school in paradise without a little sight seeing- on our days off of course. ;-) Suzanne took us to the Bishop Museum to look at the exhibits and to do research the archives. In doing so I came across a little exhibit called G-Force, it was an exhibit in which you proceeded to sit on a bicycle and pedal yourself into full rotation. Being in Hawai`i I was wearing flip-flops and the proper shoe attire for this exhibit was sneakers, so I borrowed a museum worker's shoes and got on for a ride of excitement! I successfully completed over 5 rotations before I decided to stop. Great fun before a day spent in books. On the weekends I have spent my time sightseeing the islands, swimming in shark infested waters to bird sanctuaries, hiking, Fourth of July festivities with concerts and fireworks, boat rides, and of course spending the nights viewing the wonderful creation of the earth's ocean as I do my favorite thing-- walking along the water. Due to my adventures I have graciously earned my nickname "crazy haole" from my fellow classmates. **Don't worry Mom, just like the shark infested water-- I'll continue to live up to my nickname and call you AFTER my adventures! ~Jenny |
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 Satellite image of Lana`i. Moloka`i is in the upper left and Maui is in the upper right (NASA satellite image) |
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 Early research into the history of Lana`i: several of the old maps identify more than one shipwreck visible along the coast. Today only two ships are visible above the water line. |
