Hoeman, Vincent D. 1964 25 April 29--Today we must return to Honolulu, but there are ends to tie up first. When I wake Larry and check his rat traps we are happy to find a clean black rat in one. Since ther's nothing to do down below this early, I walk up the trail over a mile seeing iiwis, amakihis, leothrix, and white eyes. Look hard for the hawk as we drive down but see only green pheasant hybrids. Stu Eranson looks under 25, is married, too impetuous to be regarded highly by his superiors, but he is naturalist not afraid to work and has some good ideas among erroneous ones. He vehemently opposes axis deer introduction presently vogue in Hilo papers, but thinks mongooses can be controlled by trappings. Dark hair, 5'7"ish, no glasses, husky. Slim Holt's man said he'd gotten two birds. Next to Baldwin's where Larry sits in jeep skinning rat while I talk with them getting more information on birds. They (or he anyway) have been here 37 years. He saw crow flock once and they frequently see hawks. He tries to find when sailor Ben King was here from his very sketchy diary (dates back to World War II at least). I gather he was some sort of policeman during war and Hilo High School librarian since then. Now retired, but plants windbreaks for the state. Black Brant, Garganay teal, duck hawk all spring of 1961. We pack, turn in jeep (they made good the cheating speedometer), catch Aloha plane to Honolulu via Maui at 1245, sitting on left for views. Mauna Kea and windward coast mostly clouded this morn, as was Haleakala, but while on Maui's strip. I saw flock of five pigeons, a bird Peterson doesn't mention for Maui. At Honolulu I call Ely's but the cars are busy so