Interview with a tropical botanist
In Waikiki, money is wet. 'Mahalo,' a cashier with a flowery shirt tells you, 'here is your change.' Wet change. It's hard to avoid, when you have such a beach, people will take a dip. Money is wet because of all the surfers. Probably not just them, but surfing in Waikiki is a good excuse to let your money enjoy a dip with you.
Some people are not here for surfing. Neither are they here for tanning, snorkeling, hiking, golfing, nor looking at women in grass skirts and coconut bras. Well, maybe they are, but unlike most people, that's not what they told to the custom agent. Hawaii, with its tropical flora, its young geology, its underwater volcanoes, its high mountains far from light pollution, and its coral reefs, is a paradise for scientists.