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Hoeman, Vincent D.
1964
We turn in car at airport after an hour's nap in it, and fly
home to Oahu. Check in at Waikiki Grand Hotel on 7th floor with fine
view, cheaper than H. K. Jim's still on Maui. Warren, Doug, and I
eat liver at my favorite place. This evening I drove out to airport to
meet Bob (Robert Standen) Standen when he arrived at 2000, but missed
him for which Pat declares me incompetent.
February 29--Warren and I go windward side to climb Olomana if we can't
find way to get to climb Olomana if we can't find way to get to Manana,
but I think of Sea Life Park. We go there, meet ex Navy Lt. Jim Kelly
from Midway (brought albatross, r. f boobies, and seals from there)
in charge of birds. We help feed and nurse these, see place. Meet
Earnie Barrister, Howard Jeffries, and eventually George Hanawshine,
the boatman with his thick-glasses mate who take us four plus Jim and
a porpoise trainer girl named Dottie Simpson out in dark through the reef
(where no breakers broke) to Manana where we four get off, I with my kelty.
Not as hard a landing as I'd expected.
The Hawaii Fish and Game and University people didn't seem overjoyed
to see us - said no birds were here. We went to see and found at
least a couple thousand common noddy roosting on crater rim. Caught and
banded 20L before moon came up and our lights went bad. Also three of
four wedgetail shearwater we found under brush including a
dark phase. The Polish (transplanted to New Zealand ?) Dr. Wodyicki (?)
was very interested. Warren caught a sooty tern of small group that
settled on point and took him up to show off too. We visited 361' summit.
Turned in about midnight in messy blowing sand and showers.