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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Kopoho tide pools, Puna coast
The Kopoho tide pools occupy a large area on the Puna Coast, maybe a hundred...
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Lava tube, Kilauea Volcano Nat'l Park
The Thurston lava tube runs several hundred feet under the ground, the first...
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Lava road closing
Lava flows out of Kilauea closed the Puna coastal road, Hwy 130, not...
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Flowing lava
This flow was occuring when we were visiting Volcanos Nat'l Park....
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The lava visitors
Hiking out over the old lava to the new flows can be up to a mile of slow...
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Kilauea steam vent
There are numerous steam vents in Volcanoes Nat'l Park. The steam is...
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dewy ohi'a tree in VNP
Ohi'a trees and bushes are numerous and predominate in the more severe...
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Sulfur banks, VNP
Steaming yellow sulfur banks at dawn in the VNP. (And, yes, it did...
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Kilauea-Iki crater
We hiked down thru a rain forest into the Kilauea-Iki crater, across...
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Desolation trail
A thousand acres of rain forest was destroyed by cinder fallout downwind from...
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Desolation area recovery
Colorful vegetation slowly, incrementally, creeping back from the...
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Nene, hawaiian geese
The endangered Hawaiian goose, Nene. Non-native species have almost wiped out...
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Punalu'u black sands beach
The beach at Punalu'u has black volcanic sand. The texture is more coarse...
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Kona coffee
Here are coffee beans drying in the sun. The roof to the rear slides forward...
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Colors of Hawaii
Just a few of the colorful plants of Hawaii, both cultivated and wild.
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