ON ASSIGNMENT

Star-Bulletin reporter Diana Leone is on a 10-day educational cruise to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Dispatches

» Starting the journey
» The grasshoppers' toll
» Absence of algae brings hope
» Mokumanamana may hold Hawaiian secrets
» Teachers find fearsome yet fascinating sea life
» Tern Isle is busy haven for seabirds
» Avoiding monk seals
» Mission accomplished

On the Net:

» Trip postings from teachers and other information: hawaiianatolls.org
» U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands: www.fws.gov/pacific/pacificislands/
wnwr/pnorthwestnwr.html
» Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve: www.hawaiireef.noaa.gov