2012: THE YEAR OF THE WATER DRAGON

You will note that the symbol of Blue Revolution Hawaii is the Blue Ocean Dragon positioned to the right.  This is the Year of the Dragon, but, more specifically, the Water Dragon.  The next time this happens will be in the year 2072.  

By Chinese astrology, 2012 brings a much needed year of Good Luck.  What happened in 1952, the previous year of the Water Dragon?  Elizabeth II became Queen of England, while London suffered through a killer smog (and coined the smoke/fog term),  the first Hydrogen Bomb was exploded and Vladimir Putin was born.  Hmm, nothing particularly propitious nor related to the ocean.

But like God, the Afterlife and attendant miracles, it is not the reality of the abstraction that matters, it is that special agglomeration of people and beliefs, drawn together with common purpose to attain a higher plateau of achievement for the benefit of Planet Earth and Humanity.  Inspired by the timely appearance of the Blue Ocean Dragon, the Pacific International Ocean Station is that crucial next stage towards the ultimate Blue Revolution.  We welcome you to join us in this monumental effort to develop the riches of the seas in harmony with the marine environment.

THE STORY OF THE BLUE OCEAN DRAGON

Posted by Patrick Takahashi:

You might have been wondering why that blue ocean dragon is pictured to the right.  As chief visionary, born in the year of the Dragon (2012 could, indeed, be an interesting year),  I have long searched for a dragon carved from blue jade.  I thought I saw one in Shanghai several years ago, but let pass that opportunity.

Thus, when Leighton Chong and I were in Shanghai to participate in the 2010 Expo and visit with Zhejiang Ocean University, we conducted an intensive search for this potential marine mascot.  Alas, we were several times informed that there was no such thing as blue jade.  The common belief was that any blue jade was dyed.  I thus settled for a blue crystal dragon.

However, I subsequently made a further check, and found various sources for BLUE Jade.  As for example:

According to this article, blue jade can be found in the United States, and the following came from the West Coast:

more specifically at Big Sur (California, just south of Carmel):

This is not exactly the blue I desire, but someday, maybe one of genuine true blue jade will be discovered and we will have two blue ocean dragons.

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