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Aloha

Breakfast Disappointments!

Written by MilwVon on September 17, 2009

  • If you have read my other Kona, Hawaii journals you may have seen my reviews of Lava Java (Alii Drive in Kauila-Kona) and the Aloha Angel Cafe (Hwy11 south of Kona in Kainaliu). These...
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Hawaiin Sunset

The scoop on the Big Island

Written by divegirl78 on May 18, 2005

  • So, 2 months in Hawaii--what’s a girl to do? Well, Hawaii has it all. Great beaches off the beaten track, active volcanoes, waterfalls, great diving, surfing, and just in case you get tired...
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Coffee Tree at Greenwell Farms

Doing Coffee Kona-Style

Written by MilwVon on December 24, 2005

  • Since we had to be checked out of our timeshare resort by 10am and our flight off the island wasn't until 6pm, we had a lot of time to kill but didn't want to get...
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Akaka Falls

Waterfalls & Lava Tubes

Written by Malahini on July 19, 2002

  • Solid rock! Hard and inhospitable! One would think so - about islands formed entirely of lava, welling up and flowing in layers to the ocean, across the ages. But, surprise: There's lots of water, spurting...
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Red Hibiscus

Hibiscus—The State Flower of Hawaii

Written by MilwVon on February 24, 2007

  • You cannot go anywhere in Hawaii, and especially on the Big Island, without seeing these beautiful flowers. They come in many colors and varieties—over 200—and on both shrubs and trees. Attached to this review are...
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Flying to Hawaii

Written by MilwVon on December 25, 2005

  • You know, nobody ever really writes about the airline flight from the mainland to Hawaii, so I thought I would be the first! We flew from Des Moines to Honolulu, where we spent our first...
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November 8, 2002

Written by bgarver on June 10, 2003

  • We originally planned to take a morning flight to Maui on this day, but when we tried to get tickets earlier in the week, we couldn’t. It was a three-day weekend (Veteran’s Day), and apparently...
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World Botanical Gardens and Umauma Falls

November 6, 2002

Written by bgarver on June 10, 2003

  • We christened this day Waterfalls Day. We drove to Hilo, on the other side of the island, stopping first at the Laupahoehoe (pronounced low (like cow) pa HOY hoy) Beach Park. This place had been...
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Pu’ukohola Heiau Historic Site

November 5, 2002 - Election Day

Written by bgarver on June 10, 2003

  • In Hawaii, the state’s first female governor was elected. Also in Hawaii, Lori and I began our version of Kamehameha Day. After first stopping at the airport and discovering we couldn’t get an early...
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Above the steaming crater of Pu'u O'o

Pele ontology

Written by Malahini on January 16, 2003

  • Please pardon the pun, folks. Pele, of course, is the Hawaiian goddess of fire and volcanoes. And the myths of Pele mirror the geologic history of these islands quite remarkably. The islands have been forming...
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