Eeyore traved to Hawaii and stayed in Waikoloa Resort in November
2008. Hanging out by the pool waterfall, Being caught by a big
fish, working on his tan at the beach and enjoying the vista of the
blue waters of the Pacific Ocean. He can also solve the riddle why
the donkey (or chicken) crossed the road... because it was safe to
do so....
Sunset From Da Summit Of Mauna Kea-Big island, Hawaii, originally uploaded by R. J. Malfalfa.Sunset From Da Summit Of Mauna Kea-Big island, Hawaii : It's kind of cool to go swimming in the morning in the sweet waves of the Waipio Valley surf, float along in da river, cook out BBQ, then find yourself by sunset at the top of a 13,900 ft mtn
Our All-inclusive Hawaii vacation post got quite some attention from Best Hawaii Vacation visitors. It's great to see and hear when Hawaii visitors find our articles helpful for making the right decisions for their Hawaii vacation. Today, we contemplate the question 'Big Island or Maui Vacation?' Which one is best for you.Most everybody who visits Hawaii for the first time is getting overwhelmed
Aloha Hawaii travelers,After we recently answered the question 'Is November a good time to visit Kona Hawaii?', we are about to talk about choosing the Hawaiian Island best suiting for your vacation in Hawaii. With Aloha Airlines not being available anymore for flying to Hawaii or for Interisland flights and rising gas prices, cheap airline tickets to Hawaii or between the islands are hard to get
Woke with a jump this morning, my tour today included an unwanted wake up call at 5.30am! 6am would have been much better, but oh well!Was up and waiting at the front door to be picked up by 6.25am. Was actually picked up at 6.45am. Then it was off to the airport, where I got to be a " real " tourist and wear a silly badge!The flight was again uneventful and only took about 40mins. We were picked
Pictures enlarge if you click on them.While Catherine and I were on the "Big Island" of Hawaii" we were driving to the Hilo side of the island and we saw a sign to the Waipi'o Valley. We decided to go exploring to see what is the Waipi'o Valley.Waipi'o Valley also known as the Valley of the Kings. This was the place where the Hawaiian royalty resided. There are 2,000 foot cliffs around this valley
Pictures enlarge if you click on them. When Catherine and I were on the Big Island of Hawaii we visited the city of Kailua Kona. This is a photo of me in front of St. Michael's Church, Kona's first Catholic church, built in 1840. In front of the church is a coral grotto shrine that holds 2,500 coral heads, harvested in 1940, when preservation was not yet an issue. Catherine in front of Internation
Pictures enlarge if you click on them.While Catherine and I were on the Big Island of Hawaii, we went to Akaka Falls State Park, a state park in Hawaii, located 11 miles north of the city of Hilo. It includes Akaka Falls, a 442 ft. tall waterfall.On the way to Akaka State Park we saw this banana tree with a blossom along side of the road.Also along the way we saw some pastures with cows.Akaka Fall
Pictures enlarge if you click on them.Catherine and I went to the Island of Hawai'i, also known as the "Big Island".Hawai'i is said to have been named for Hawai'iloa, the legendary Polynesian navigator who first discovered it. However, other accounts attribute the name to the legendary land or realm of Hawaiki, a place from which the Polynesians originated, the place where they go in the afterlife
After our fun interview with the guys from Beat of Hawaii and some great recommendations for your Kauai vacation, it's Big Island lovers turn again. Welcome back to Joanne Sala from California who joined our Best Hawaii Vacation articles with another wonderful story of her visit to Kiholo Bay when on Big Island vacation. In case, you missed her entertaining Big Island horseback riding adventure in
Formed from hot molten lava and the earth's seismic shifts, the Big Island of Hawaii has settled down and cooled off to become an attractive destination for couples, families, and traveling groups of all kinds. Natural wonders and exotic flavors, sights, and sounds make for fine sightseeing, and...
After visiting Maui for best beaches for surfing and windsurfing in recent blog posts, it's time to catch up with famous Mauna Kea beach on Hawaii Big Island, which has its well-deserved reputation as the Big Island's best beach. It's definitely our favorite Big Island beach! Can you imagine that Mauna Kea and Hapuna beach have both been ranked among the best beaches in the world by Conde Nast Magazine? That's proof by itself. Why do we love Mauna Kea beach so much? The beach is a nice half a mile stretch of beautiful white sand shaped in a crescent bay, witch each side extending coral reefs into the ocean perfect for amateur snorkelers. Best time for snorkeling the clearest turquoise waters are the early morning hours before bigger waves roll in and make the water murky. Most
An abandoned wind farm near South Point on the Big Island of Hawaii
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When we posted recently about Easter vacation in Hawaii, we told everybody who was not able to visit Hawaii during the high season, that NOW is the best time to book your cheap SPRING Hawaii vacation. Get the best accommodation rates at Hawaii hotels and private, fully equipped vacation rentals and homes for April and May! Air fares to Hawaii and Hawaiian car rentals are competitive during the low spring season, despite overall higher gas prices. Empty beaches and restaurants await you and your loved ones for your best Hawaii vacation.Check out vacancies and Spring specials for Best Big Island vacation destinations on the Kona and the Kohala Coast in April and May. Choose from luxury Kohala Coast vacation homes or cheap Kona ocean view condos:BEST RATE Kohala Coast 2Bd/2Ba Waikoloa Beach R
Aloha everybody, Our recent post about finding the dolphins on Hawaii vacation was really fun to read. Dolphins are the most friendly creatures. Anybody who had a chance to swim with wild dolphins, will confirm that this is really a magical encounter. So, if interested, try one of the island companies which offer that. For Swimming with wild dolphins on the Big Island, Nancy from DolphinJourneys in Kailua-Kona is a good choice. Always keep in mind, this is nature and even though the boats are guided by captains who are experts on dolphin behavior and where to find them, there is no 100% guaranty you will swim with the dolphins when you booked a tour. Let's stay a bit with the dolphins in Hawaii. Here is our Hawaii photo of the week, which fits perfectly into the dolphin topic.
The Big Island of Hawaii received a $443,405 federal grant to establish a Third Circuit Drug Court team to supervise and track high-risk defendants with drug problems. The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services grant provides funding to hire two additional probation officers and one paralegal each for the prosecutor's and public defender's office.
After arriving on Big Island you discover that the 'fortune' you've just inherited is... an orchard? Well, what better way to turn your fields into a real fortune than opening a smoothie stand? Serve your delicious fruit concoctions to the thirsty inhabitants of Big Island in level after level of fast-paced fun.read more | digg story
Hawaii County's economy is still showing strength from the visitor industry and from some aspects of its agricultural industry, but dwindling construction and real estate levels may push it toward a slowdown in coming years. In his annual assessment of the Big Isle's economy, First Hawaiian Bank economics consultant Leroy Laney cited several developments that would have potentially positive impacts.
Big Island Blends Bailey just inherited her uncle's fortune: fruit orchards on Big Island! She can't afford to maintain the orchards on her own though and that's where you come in. Help Bailey star her own smoothie stands and keep her uncle's legacy in the family. With a little ingenuity and a little help from your new best friend Buddy the Parrot, you can blend all that delicious fruit into sumptuous smoothies that will attract crazy characters form all four corners of the magical and strange Big Island. Featuring 40 levels, 4 different smoothie stand locations and a cast of colorful characters, Big Island Blends serves up something sweet for the whole family. Click Here For Download
After meeting the Bergs at Hilo International Airport and picking up the van, stock up on food at the farmer's market. Head 40 miles south to the Volcanoes National Park and spend the night at Namakani Paio campsite, Next, drive down to Punalu'u Beach Park -- it's about 40 minutes away -- and wake up on a black sand beach where sea turtles nest,Continue 60 miles north along the island's west coast to North Kona and set up camp at Spencer Beach Park.
Thankyou to Pua from the Big Island of Hawaii for this post!Aloha and Welcome to the Big Island!It’s not the ‘Call of the Wild’ but it’s the ‘Call of Hawaii’, which has finally caught up with you. For one reason or another, you decided to spend your first Hawaii vacation on the Big Island. Maybe you heard that this is the only Hawaii Island where you can spend a day on a sunny sandy white beach and go skiing or sledding on top of snow-covered Mauna Kea later in the day or where one can experience the fireworks of a live volcano...Most of you who are preparing their Big Island vacation already know that this Hawaiian island is definitely different to all the other islands. The facts are that the Big Island is the largest, the youngest and the least populated one in the Hawaiin chain. It has the highest peaks in the Pacific and the most volcanoes, with Mauna Loa still rated as an active volcano and Kilauea's eruptions and hot lava flow attracting thousands of visitors from
Though the Big Island garnered national publicity for being one of the hottest second-home markets earlier in the year, residential real estate on the Big Island last month more closely resembled the old adage -- what goes up, must come down.
This post is written by Pua from Best Hawaii Vacation BlogSpend your best Hawaii vacation on Big Island’s Kohala CoastIt’s not the ‘Call of the Wild’ but it’s the ‘Call of Hawaii’, which has finally caught up with you. For one reason or another, you decided to spend your first Hawaii vacation on the Big Island. Maybe you heard that this is the only Hawaii Island where you can spend a day on sunny sandy white beaches and go skiing or sledding on top of snow-covered Mauna Kea later in the day or where one can experience the fireworks of a live volcano at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park?Yes, this is true. Hawaii Big Island is not only the biggest of the Hawaiian Islands but it is the island of superlatives with adventures beyond the ordinary.Kohala Coast - your next Hawaii vacation destination. Well, here you are planning your first Hawaii vacation on the Big Island and you just don’t know where to stay on this literally ‘big’ island despite of all the Big Island guideb
It doesn't get much better than this. Sunny and 80 degrees. Wind rustling the palms. Sea turtles bobbing in a tiny cove.And that's just the natural backdrop of Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park in Hawaii.More...
Aloha Kohala Coast lovers,Not everybody can afford an annual Hawaii visit. Trips to Hawaii don't come cheap. So, let's assume you have not been back for another vacation on the Kohala Coast for about two to three years but plan another return visit for next year.Well, you'd better be prepared for changes, big changes in the Kohala Coast scenery you have come to get used to in those past years. Hawaii Big Island was always the island, which was laid back and low key. Beautiful Kohala Coast beaches have been a big attraction to travelers who did not want lie on one of those crowded Maui beaches but rather spend some peaceful time on one of the best Big Island's beaches, like Hapuna or Mauna Kea beach.However, as we all know, the "only constant in life is change'! Finally, the building boom from Oahu and Maui has caught up with the Big Island. Kona has changed a lot but the Kohala Coast as well. Even though we are all well aware that the economy of West Hawaii, like the entir
Volcano Watch Big Island
With the recent reports on the big
Kohala Coast earth quake
still in the minds of Big Island residents and Big Island visitors to the
2006 Ironman Triathlon
, the connection from the earthquake to our active Big Island volcanoes is easily made.
We figured some basic information on volcanic activity in the past and present cannot hurt, especially since a visit to our Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is on everybody's agenda, however short their stay on our island. Besides a Mauna Kea Summit adventure, visiting a live volcano on the Big Island is one of the most fascinating experiences.
Have you ever sat outside on a warm summer evening and gazed up at the moon wondering what it was like for the astronauts to land there and walk around? I have and I tell you except that there is no atmosphere on the moon, parts of Volcanoes National Park remind me of pictures I've seen from the moon. It's eerie driving around the Park, seeing all the desolation of re
Aloha to all Big Island lovers,
After our last post how a Waikoloa family dealt with the challenges of the recent
Kohala Coast earth quake
, we feel it's time to go on with life, just as everybody else on the island does.
Yes, believe it or not, earth quake or not...not even a full week after the 6.9 earth quake rattled the Kona and Kohala Coast on Sunday 10/15/06 the 2006 Hawaii Ironman, Triathlon World Championship took place in Kailua Kona October 21. Kona was full of visitors and athletes from all over the world expecting another spectacular triathlon. And this is what they got.
This Ironman will be for ever in the memory of Big Island visitors and Ironman athletes alike as the 'race with the earthquake'. After a 6.9 earthquake had hit the the West coast of the Big Island on Sunday morning 10/15/06 at 7am, just one week before Ironman and left Big Island visitors, athletes and residents shaking, trembling and wondering whether there would be an Ironman this year, it
This is my last post about the earthquake unless something real interesting on a personal note comes up. I thought I'd pass along some links to the local paper and one of the Oahu TV stations... Take a look at West Hawaii Today and The Hawaii Channel for more thorough information.The earthquake made for an interesting morning here in South Kona, but was far more of an event up Kohala and Hamakua direction. One of Pat's co-workers who lives up north apparently had major home damage, as in the roof fell in and windows blew out. I'm sure we'll be hearing lots more stories of more serious damage tomorrow. Hopefully the first reports that nobody was seriously hurt hold up.Take care all. Steve
