Blogs from Hawaii, United States, North America - page 220

I finally arrived! The flight from Raleigh to Cincinnati went by surprisingly fast, and my gate to get on the flight to Honolulu was very closeby, so i had time to walk around before the long flight ahead. The plane seat 400 people but they said it was a little over half full. I got a window seat again, and nobody else was assigned on my row. When we had landed in Cincinnati it was snowing like crazy; they had to de-ice our plane after boarding. It was quite amusing; i took a picture, teehee. Anyway, the flight was wonderful - a little turbulance every now and then, but not bad. They played Walk the Line, Cinderella Man, and Wallace and Gromett (sp?).. I actually slept for a good part of the flight, which was good. ... read more

hello- well I recently took a trip with my family to hawaii for christmas. My parents and my older brother that I do not get to see too often because he lives in California stayed in Oahu for seven days. We stayed in the Ko Olina resort area and it was absolutely beautiful. Ko Olina was not very populated and was a very private area that was very peaceful and free of the city of Honolulu. I would walk along the lagoon on which was in my resort area, the view to the ocean was breathtaking and I did not feel any sense of industrialization around me, until I looked to my left. THere was a large powerplant about 1 mile off the resort area, which really bothered me to see this powerplant right near this ... read more

The night life here is great! The whole attitude is different. It is very laid back. People sit on benches and play music with traditional Hawaiian instruments to passerbyers. The girl in this picture is jamming out to the song Stairway to Heaven. She also played many traditional Hawaiian songs. The music here is so beautiful. So are the people.... read more

Today Carlo and I road across the island of Maui. What an adventure!!! With our offroading Jeep we witnessed first hand the best Hawaii has to offer. The day started off rainy and ended in rainbows. We welcomed the rain because it made the waterfalls we saw even more dramatic. The north side of the mountain is very green and plush with amazing trees, waterfalls, and ocean views. The south side of the mountain is dry and sunny. It reminds me of the hills of Italy. But with banana bread venders, instead of lemoncello vendors. The drive was exhilerating. Most of the drive consisted of narrow, one lane streets. Nothing seperated our jeep from the ocean except a steep cliff and a little praying. Most often repeated statement of the day: "Carlo slow down, we're going ... read more

This place is true paradise. Yestarday Carlo and I arrived in Honolulu, and I thought it couldn't get much better- but alas, I was wrong. Honolulu is a very beautiful city where many tourists go to enjoy the beaches and warm weather. It is busy and there are many beautiful buildings. Maui is different. It is much more relaxed and quite. I knew I liked Maui when I got off the VERY small plane which took me from the island of Wikiki to the island of Maui and the airport in Western Maui was about the size of my house. The baggage claim was a guy in a Hawiian shirt handing out bags that he picked up off the plane. The air here is so fresh. It smells like salt water and flowers. THere are flowers ... read more