The nerd’s guide to Hawaii’s Big Island

by PAM MANDEL· 23 July 2013 There’s nothing wrong with the classic beach-and-umbrella-cocktail Hawaiian vacation. But nerds know that you can only read so much classic sci-fi on the balcony before your brain gets itchy for new input. Curiosity kicks in and you start to wonder…how are Hawaiian skies different? What’s the story with seahorse sexual orientation, anyway? How does an island ecosystem create green power…what happens when there’s a tsunami pre…