Re: Redefining eternity

On Sat, 21 Dec 2024 18:12:34 +0000, clams casino wrote:

So you have one in Hawaii too?
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Wow- this truly is a lateral learning thread, nice work!
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https://hiroshimaforpeace.com/en/the-island-erased-from-the-map-okunoshima/
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Okunoshima (Takehara City, Hiroshima Prefecture), a national park
designated for about 4 kilometers in circumference, is known as the
“Rabbit Island” where about 900 rabbits live. Many tourists, both
domestic and international, visit the island every year. However,
Okunoshima was once called “the island that was erased from the map.”
 From 1929 to 1945, Okunoshima was a location for producing poison gas
for use in World War II. It was erased from the map as a national secret
of Japan’s major chemical weapons production base. Historical sites
related to the production of poison gas still remain on Okunoshima today
and continue to tell the horrors of war.
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https://www.hawaii-aloha.com/blog/rabbit-islands-name-manana-and-its-story/
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There are two reasons for Rabbit Island’s unusual name, one literal and
one figurative. Manana Island was literally home to a rabbit colony, put
there by plantation owner John Cummins back in the 1880s. Figuratively,
it resembles what a rabbit’s head might look like while swimming if you
have some imagination and look at it right from the right angle.
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Back to the actual rabbits of Rabbit Island: they were a disaster for
the delicate ecosystem on Manana. It’s home and nesting site to many
endangered native and migratory seabird species. Its tiny sand beach
(the island itself is all of 67 acres) is the occasional home of
itinerant (also endangered) Hawaiian monk seals as they hunt and sun
their way through Hawaiian waters. Native naupaka and other plant life
clings to windswept cliffs and slopes.
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It took about a hundred years, but the rabbits are gone from Rabbit
Island Hawaii, Manana and new nesting sites have taken hold. Rabbit
Island is returning to an untouched, rabbit-free natural state.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fVglIRufWM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWA32UOqlWQ
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And with some tasty Hawaiian guitar (steel guitar) and even a bit of
yodeling - nice tune.

Falsetto singing is a big thing in Hawaii. Some people are just
stunning. This guy is singing about Akaka falls. The amazing part about
Akaka falls is that a tiny fish will climb 440 feet up the falls to get
to the top. I assume they climb up to spawn. It's surprising that those
fish are not extinct. My family would be extinct if I had to climb up
the falls to spawn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7PCmz5kCXE
https://yankeebarbareno.com/2016/07/16/akaka-falls-hawaii-cliff-climbing-goby/