Summer of '01 at Honokowai

During our 2001 summer on Maui, we are posting weekly updates summarizing the week's experiences with the Honokowai turtles. For these commentaries, see:

Week 1 (July 7, 2001)
Green green ~~ Speaking of green: full bloom and then some ~~ Vanishing corals ~~ Roll call ~~ Ho'omalu resighted ~~ By the way...
Week 2 (July 14, 2001)
The bloom gets worse--it really does ~~ The count so far ~~ Lyngbya update ~~ Documenting foraging ~~ ..but enough about slime and scum
Week 3 (July 21, 2001)
First things first: Airport Beach ~~ Exciting resight ~~ "Progress" ~~ Roll call: Nui checks in ~~ Foraging foraging foraging ~~ Pumehana ~~ More bad news: Ho'omalu
Week 4 (July 28, 2001)
A special visit ~~ Kiniana ~~ Algae (What else?) ~~ You are what you eat ~~ Turtle ummm, poop ~~ Pumehana ~~ Family photo album
Week 5 (August 4, 2001)
Swell--just swell! ~~ Plans in disarray
Week 6 (August 11, 2001)
Conditions improved ~~ Ursula feels run down ~~ We have a crappy time ~~ We have a wonderful time
Week 7 (August 18, 2001)
Tired tired tired and exhausted ~~ Cladophora ~~ Did you get the number of that turtle? ~~ Sequence of the week ~~ A less odiferous method
Week 8 (August 25, 2001)
Daniel returns (again) ~~ George Balazs visits (again) ~~ George checks out the nest (again) ~~ George dives with the honu (again) ~~ Turtle fecal pellets (again) ~~ The Honokowai Story ~~ End of one
Week 9 (September 1, 2001)
Dawg-dead-tired-drugged-out-went-bust--we've scraped bottom! ~~ George Balazs visits (again) ~~ Daniel update ~~ Cool sequence of the week
Week 10 (September 8, 2001)
The plaques ~~ **GULP** Sharks! ~~ George returns (again) ~~ The bloomin' bloom ~~ Thinking back
Summer Summary--2000 (September 15, 2001)
by Ursula Keuper-Bennett

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