Click Image Above to Open in Separate Window Click the links below to view Hawaii Flowers and Animals To see photographs of a sampling of the Flowers and Animals on land and in the waters of Hawaii, click Here.
to translate Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages as well as Hebrew, Yiddish and a 200 more languages for those who are in need of foreign language translations. Find foreign language dictionaries and language translators to translate from any of 17 languages to any of the those other 17 languages plus a comprehensive source for dictionaries of 200 world languages. There are also chatroom and instant messenger language translators as well as online dictionaries of computer terms, the American Collegiate Dictionary and/or a thesaurus where you can type in words directly online to find correct spellings, definitions and even hear the words pronounced correctly. There are also links to the Oxford English Dictionary online and an interactive "Ask Oxford" and "Kids, Ask Jeeves" boxes to enter your questions and recieve instant results. And if you are looking for specialty dictionaries, there are literally hundreds to choose from for almost any specific field that comes to mind. And you can find your Hawaiian Name. To translate given names into Hawaiian names, click here.
"Mako" is the Hawaiian word for "shark". Hawaiians also use the word "mano" for various kinds of sharks, such as Mano kihikihi for hammerhead sharks. One species of shark common in Hawaiian waters as well as being found worldwide is called the "Mako Shark". You are invited to visit the Sharks webpage to read general information and see many photographs regarding the forty plus species of sharks in Hawaiian waters. The sharks in Hawaiian waters pose little threat to human beings. The sharks that have been responsible for the most hazards in Hawaii have been the galapagos sharks, scalloped hammerhead sharks, gray reef sharks and tiger sharks. While great white sharks can be dangerous, they do not frequent Hawaiian waters in great numbers because of their feeding habits. For more info about which shark species are the most aggressive and the most dangerous, more photographs, fascinating facts, shark research, safety tips, suggested reading and links to more shark websites, click, here.
Visit the Kilauea Volcano Page Dozens of photographs, maps and videos of the world's most active volcano which is on the Big Island of Hawaii
