Blogs from Big Island, Hawaii, United States, North America - page 37

Situated a short plane ride south of Oahu, Big Island doesn’t attract the large crowds of its smaller neighbouring islands. 90% of the visitors to Hawaii stay on the island of Oahu and half of those stay at or near Waikiki. Big Island is famous for two things; 1. Captain Cook was killed on this island in 1779 in a town on the West Coast now known as 'Captain Cook' - very original name. Australians have somewhat immortalised Captain Cook and consider him to be the greatest explorer of his time. The Hawaiians do not glorify Cook or the influence the first Europeans had on their lives or culture. Speaking with some of the Hawaiians, I think they look at that period of time with sadness and it is not surprising given that within a hundred ... read more

"See as much of the world as you can just for the fun of it." -- Pam Flowers WED SITES Volcano NP My Island BB Mauna Kea Wednesday, March 30, 2005. Breakfast at the B&B was great: papaya with Maui pineapple sprinkled with macadamia nuts, bread pudding with rhubarb, blueberry bagels with volcano plum and guava, hard boiled egg, guava juice, and tea or coffee! Since it had rained hard all night we made a decision to come back to the lava flow at dusk. So we began our trek to Mauna Kea 13,796’, the tallest mountain on the planet, (32,000 ft ) granted much of it is under the sea. Well, our ride included a downpour, as the natives say about the Big Island, here the “Rain Reigns”. We drove from 4,000’ down to ... read more

A little about the places we have stayed these last few weeks. We were very fortunate to experience the REAL Kauai by staying outside of the tourist area in a cottage near Kapaa. The cottage was close to the beach and surrounded by swaying palm trees. It was a great time to relax and try to be more of a local. Of course we did the usual daytrips to all the beautiful scenic spots but we also shopped for groceries and even went to see a movie in nearby Lihue. After flying from Kauai to the Big Island we first stayed at the Kilauea Lodge. The mountain lodge in Volcano Village is set among tall pines, large ferns and tropical plants. It is a peaceful, cozy place where even the girls enjoyed the fact that we ... read more

Just got back from a week in Hawaii. It was my second trip to the Hawaiian Islands but my first to the "Big Island." We spent our entire time on the Big Island. It's an island with a bit of everything. It's large but yet not that large. You can easily drive all around it if you don't take stops and plan on a long day. We of course didn't do that because I need to hike to my waterfalls and stop at every point of interest worthy of a photo. September 24, 2002: Arrived on Kona via Honolulu at around 5:30 pm. Got our rental car (Firebird Convertible) and got checked into the hotel. You need a convertible for Hawaii :) Went and ate at Hard Rock where I got my pin and glass that ... read more

Aloha and Mahalo I had just gotten a windfall, and I wanted to do something. I thought to myself, 'I want to see a volcano'. The big island of Hawaii has a volcano... The Big Island I came to Hawaii on Pleasant Holidays. One of my coworkers was a AAA member, and she helped get my tickets and reservations including car rental. That was way cool. I stayed in Hilo on the Big Island (too bad I can't remember the hotel name). After I arrived, I got my rental car, and I was off. I went on the volcano tour, and I got to see the top of a dormant volcano. Then I wanted to see the active volcano. I drove to the coast where you can see steam rising from the ocean due to lava ... read more