After visiting Oahu and Maui a couple of years ago, we vowed to come back to see some of the other islands. This year we went back and stayed on the Big Island of Hawaii for ten days. We completely circled the island to see all the great sights, including flowing lava in the Kilauea Volcanoes National Park.
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Return to Paradise On our last trip to Hawaii, we visited Oahu and Maui. This time we...
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Relaxin' on the lanai We stayed on Ali'i drive just out of Kiluea-Kona town. Our condo was the...
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Kickin' back on the Kona coast
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Kona Magic Sands beach This is one of the most popular public beaches in the Kona-Kiluea...
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Sunset over the Pacific What is more beautiful than a Hawaiian sunset over the Pacific framed by tall...
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Surfside dining This restaurant, Jameson's, was on the ground floor level in the...
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Early morning breakfast on the lanai Kona coffee and fresh island pineapple. World class treats. If...
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Outrigger longboat Racing these longboats is popular in the Kilua-Kona harbor. It takes about 7...
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Scary tikis (no, not the middle one) Couple of tikis located at the Pu'uhonua o Honaunau, Place of...
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Kiluea-Kona town harbor Just a few hundred feet on the harbor, but picture includes the spire of the...
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Lonesome Ohi'a tree on a Kona beach Looked like it would make an interesting photo. (Well, I thought so.)
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Cactus flowers One morning, while passing this hedge of cactus, we found that these...
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Polulu overlook North coast of the Big Island. Were you here, you could see Maui across the...
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Nuts on the north shore Cheapest "macs" on the island even considing the bags were...
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Typical Kohala architecture The house and business construction in sleepy North Kohala reminded me of my...
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King Kamehameha I We were in North Kohala on King Kamehameha Day. His statues all over...
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Waipi'o Valley The beautiful Waipi'o Valley and adjoining coast. There was a large...
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Hilo Rainbow over Hilo harbor. Since Hilo gets a LOT of rain, these are not uncommon.
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Rainbow Falls, Hilo Fall appears to be about 50 foot or so. You can see the rainbow...
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Lava tube stream This stream flows swiftly thru an old lava tube. Located on the 4 mile scenic...
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Akaka Falls Akaka Falls has a free drop of 420 feet. Very beautiful. You walk thru a lush...
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Bamboo Stand of bamboo on the trail to Akaka Falls. Large bamboo like this is...
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Interesting palm
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Puna coast Only in a few spots can one find surfers or swimmers on the Puna...
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Volcanically heated pool, Puna This pool on the Puna coast is created by fresh water springs that have been...
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