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Bird watching in Hawaii on March 2015

Bird watching at Waikiki HI, USA

 I visited Waikiki HI, USA to see biological impacts of Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant accident. Though I have visited various places in Japan to see the health consequences of the accident, I have never found any effect against creatures in Japan. However, there is a little concern that radioactive materials will be brought to overseas by the wind or ocean current. So I have wanted to see the effects against overseas too and I visited HI, USA.
  Located on the south shore of Honolulu, the world-famous neighborhood of Waikiki was once a playground for Hawaiian royalty. Known in Hawaiian as "spouting waters," Waikiki was introduced to the world when its first hotel, the Moana Surfrider, was built on its shores in 1901. Today, Waikiki is Oahu’s main hotel and resort area and a vibrant gathering place for visitors from around the world. Though Waikiki is not so famous for bird watching place, we can see variety of birds living in there and we can enjoy bird watching too.
 Generally speaking, animal's growths are so fast than human beings that they are more sensitive to radioactive materials of the environment than us. So I visited Waikiki to see effects of the accident against creatures which are grown up by Hawaiian food and water. Fortunately, I could see them grown up safely and I couldn't find any impact of the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident. It seems that there is no problem for childbirth and child-rearing in Hawaii, USA.
Posted by Yoshitaka Kiriake from Japan on May 12, 2015.


米国ハワイ州のワイキキは世界有数の都市化された観光地である。ここでは豊かな自然が保護されており、人間と多種多様な野生動物たちとが共存している。野鳥の種類は驚くほど豊富で野鳥観察(バードウォッチング)も楽しめる。



 These pictures were taken on March 2015.



WHITE-RUMPED SHAMA
WHITE-RUMPED SHAMA
WHITE-RUMPED SHAMA

Waikiki beach
Waikiki beach


RED-CRESTED CARDINAL
RED-CRESTED CARDINAL
RED-CRESTED CARDINAL

RED-VENTED BULBUL
RED-VENTED BULBUL
RED-VENTED BULBUL


RED-WHISKERED BULBUL
RED-WHISKERED BULBUL
RED-WHISKERED BULBUL

YELLOW-FRONTED CANARY
YELLOW-FRONTED CANARY

COMMON WAXBILL
COMMON WAXBILL
COMMON WAXBILL

COMMON MYNA
COMMON MYNA

SPOTTED DOVE
SPOTTED DOVE

ZEBRA DOVE
ZEBRA DOVE
ZEBRA DOVE

DOVE
DOVE

CATTLE EGRET
CATTLE EGRET

BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (immature)
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (immature)

PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER
PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER

House sparrow (male)
House sparrow (male)
House sparrow (male)

House sparrow (female)
House sparrow (female)

Hibiscus
Hibiscus

Sunset
Sunset


Hawaiian foods are good and safe.
No one have any worry about foods.


Steak and shrimp
Steak and shrimp

Pancake
Pancake

Sushi
Sushi




 4 years have passed since Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. I have visited various places of Japan to see the health consequence of the accident.
 Fortunately I have never found any impacts by the accident among Japanese creatures. As far as I know, nobody has health problem which is caused by the accident in Japan.
 Our Prime Minister Abe assures that "The situation is under control. The influence of the contaminated water is completely blocked within Fukushima. There are no health-related problems until now and there will never be health problems." He also said that "Tokyo is 250 kilometers away from Fukushima, and the kind of danger that you imagine does not exist in Tokyo. Tokyo is a very safe city."
 As PM Abe said, Hawaii is very far away from Fukushima too, people in Hawaii have no concern about the nuclear power plant accident. Hawaiian people have already forgotten the accident, because they think radioactive materials cannot reach there.
 We know there is no problem for child birth and child rearing in Hawaii, USA. So Hawaiian people are living without any concern about the accident.
 I continue to visit various places in the world to see the effects of the accident, because I can meet various creatures which are more sensitive to radioactive materials from the environment. It is important to see their health for our safety.





Public Health Network in Japan
公衆衛生ネットワーク
Public Health Network in Japan




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