Category: The Big Island
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Last Day
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Last we went to Hilo on the other side of the mountain. Hilo is the oldest city in all the Hawaiian Islands. We visited Rainbow Falls, and Liliuokalani Park. We just got a taste of of the city. Perhaps we will return at another time. Back on the West Side,…
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Volcanoes National Park
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The island of Hawaiʻi is built from five separate shield volcanoes that erupted somewhat sequentially, one overlapping the other. Three are still active: Hualālai, Mauna Loa, and Kīlauea; Mauna Kea is dormant, and Kohala is extinct. Mauna Loa and Kīlauea make up the Volcanoes National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage…
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Hawai’i–The Big Island
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One year we went to Hawai’i a week early to explore the Big Island on our way to Kaua’i. We landed in Kona/Kailua, rented a car, and found our way to our hotel on the beach in Kailua. Already, the island of Hawai’i has a different feel from Kaua’i. The Big…