夏威夷人管这种绿海龟(Green Sea
Turtle)叫“Honu”。在夏威夷,所有海龟都被联邦濒危物种法案和夏威夷州立法保护。任何涉猎,伤害或者侵犯海龟的行为都是违法的。在没有特殊许可的情况下,不允许私自囚禁海龟。游泳,浮潜或者深浅的时候,在保证海龟未受到不必要压力的情况下,是可以靠近它的。不必要压力包括骑海龟,触摸海龟或者从海龟身上划过。违反条例者可以被处以十万美金罚款,甚至坐牢。(Honu
(and all other sea turtles in Hawaii) are fully protected under the
federal Endangered Species Act and under Hawaii state law. It is
illegal to hunt, injure or even harass a sea turtle, and you can't
hold one in captivity without a special permit (which is only
issued for research or educational purposes). It's ok to swim,
snorkel or dive near a turtle as long as you're not putting the
animal under unnecessary stress (so riding, or even touching, a
turtle isn't allowed – and swimming directly over a surfacing
turtle isn't allowed either). Violators of these laws can be fined
as much as $100,000 and even may be sentenced to time in
prison.)。信息来源www.hawaiioceansports.com/html/turtles.html。
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Resort,车程大约一小时四十分钟。酒店的硬件设施一般,没有直接通到沙滩。选它的主要原因是地理位置甚好,下楼就是Kailua-Kona
Downtown,整个酒店呈帆船型,置身在礁石旁,晚上睡觉开着阳台门就能听见海浪的声音。运气好遇到淡季,可以免费升级成Ocean
Front
Room。当天正好有大批游客入住,没能免费升级,想说先看看房间,不好的话再加钱换房。出乎意料的,房间特别大,而且还带一个转角阳台,阳台风景也不错,好啦,不换啦。