THE ROYAL PALACE

HAWAII, OAHU AND LANAI

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November 14th 2017
We haven’t been to Kona in a few years...it has grown quite a bit and is now a busy little city with lots of hotels and condos strung along the coast. Kona is considered the sunny side of the Big Island but on this particular day we had a bit of rain. We took an open-air shuttle bus around to see the island and to pick up a few necessities. King Kamehameha spent his final years in Kona. A Chines ... 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