directors of the Pacific Project to spend 10 days investigating these 
possibilities on the various main islands in December after getting 
back from the leewards or where-wer I am, I would request per Diem 
of $16.00, and 100,00 for interisland flight expenses, $260,00 seems 
like a very tiny investment for the potential information which this 
side-trip could provide. And I am sure that DR, Humphrey realizes 
that we need specimens of White-tailed Tropic-birds and Blue-grey 
Noddies which we will likely not get at sea or on the other islands. 
The other problem or question which has arisen in my mind 
since getting out here is the advisability of switching places with 
Bob Sundell in late October. BinJ.on was of the opinion that 
we might well lose a lot of time in making this switch as it takes \ 
time to establish efficient routines in any situation, and that both 
Bob and I would be just really getting into the business on Sand 
and Kure respectively when we would be switched to a new situation 
losing several days in the switch and being placed in the position 
of having to relearn a lot of little things which fit the new situation. 
Clearly, when the Pacific Project spends as much as it does to get 
us here where we can do the work, it behooves us to make the most 
efficient use of our time in the field which, after all,'^very limited. 
If Bob Sundell is agreeable, I certainly don't feel the crying need to 
get back to Honolulu for a break in the middle of this work and would 
just as soon try to do a very through job on Kure and sacrifice the 
" change of scenery ”, You can save enough in transportation costs 
to finance the side-trips to the main islands in December if Bob and 
I don't have to switch. For that matter. Senator Ansai would welcome 
a pair of us from the Pacific Project to go along on these interisland 
observations, which I should like to see for December, If these things 
can be arranged without too much trouble to everyone, I think that 
this would be the best way to proceed^i/i, yielding the most information 
to the Project, 
If you could come to some decision on these matters before 
Bill Wirtz and Bob Sundell leave for the field, I think it would be good 
to have these matters decided then. 
Leaving thoughts of the project behind for the moment, 
Honolulu is quite a town. I met Mai Tai and for an inocouous girl 
she packs quite a wallop. Clearly, it is a gold lined tourist trap. 
Brother Fleet and I tried Surfing Saturday and simply didn t make it; 
We both have the ajility and balance of obese cattle on those boards. 
I've been trying to get around the island but as yet have not succeeded, 
I have a fetish about going around on a motorcycle as I used to race 
these lovely pieces of machinery, but the only place that rents 
cycles has a waiting list expected to occupy all cycles for three 
more days. I probably actually won't get around Oahu until December. 
Waikiki isn't much as a beach - it is just covered with lovely 
bodies - and salt water does not run to my tastes, but I love watching 
the people here. Many of the tourists are terrible sorts, but the 
Hawaiians, Japanese, and Chinese here are simply beautiful people. 
Friday night I had dinner with the ex-attorney general of Hawaii at 
his home and was treated to some of the most delightful Japanese 
cooking that I have ever enjoyed. I picked up some of the hints 
from Mrs. Kashiwa on the dished she had prepared, and now we must 
