Mauna Kea

Too long to read

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February 25th 2006
Here are the past couple of days: Yesterday we went to - ok bear with the spelling - Lapahoihoi (ok phonetically, lappa hoy hoy, that should help.) This is where a huge tidal wave wiped out a school full of children in 1946. The *most beautiful* place, i'm tellin ya... then again, how many *the most beautiful places* have i written about so far?? The day we were there the water was so wild, li ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more