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People. Shops. Stores. Restaurants. And more hotels and resorts than you can get in a few dozen rolls of film. The crescent-shaped Waikiki Beach is actually make up of many smaller beaches and stretches about 2.5 miles from the Hilton Hawaiian Village all the way to Diamond Head. The whole of Waikiki Beach is open … Read More »
The House of the Sun is Mount Haleakala on the island of Maui in Hawaii. Haleakala means “House of the Sun” in Hawaiian. Ancient Hawaiian folks noticed that the sun appeared to rise from the crater lip at dawn, and figured that if the sun came out of the crater, then it must have spent … Read More »
This crescent shaped beach conjures up visions of magic. Majestic Diamond Head. Bronze and buff beach boys. Hula maidens calling your name with their eyes and flowing hands—and those vibrating, bump and grind hips. Wait. There’s more… Of course, Waikiki was not always the tourist jewel in Hawaii. Once it was swamp land. Chiefs would … Read More »
Welcome to Waikiki. The 2.5 mile strip of silver sand and resorts known as Waikiki Beach, also has another name. The World’s Longest Shopping Center. Maybe it is, and maybe it ain’t. Here’s why shopping in Waikiki will bring tears to your eyes. It’s FUN. Yes, Virginia, shopping is just fun, period. Shopping in Waikiki … Read More »
Halemaʻumaʻu crater on the Big Island is the face of volcano activity on Hawaii’s largest island. Hawaiian mythology says Halemaʻumaʻu is home to Pele, Goddess of Hawaiian Volcanoes. It’s the one volcano in Hawaii you can see up close, so close you can touch it. Sometimes. Volcano activity on the Big Island has remained continuous … Read More »
Maui is home to lovely beaches, a calm and regal lifestyle, lush tropical forests, and mountains. High atop the 10,000 foot volcano Haleakala is the Argyroxiphium sandwicense subspecies, macrocephalum. What? The silversword; a rare plant from Asteraceae. That’s not in a galaxy far far away. The silversword calls Maui’s Mt. Haleakala home. Certain times of … Read More »
Haleakala means House of the Sun. It’s the world’s largest dormant volcano (officially still active, though not since 1790) and the island of Mau’s largest visitor attraction (beaches don’t count). Over one million people a year view Haleakala’s crater, over half a mile deep, seven miles long and almost 3 miles wide. Hawaiians consider Haleakala … Read More »
Fill in the blank. Give it a guess. Hint. It’s not surfing. It’s not snorkeling. It’s not sunbathing, although all three are probably done in Hawaii as much or more than anywhere else in the world. Hawaii has more sur, sun, sharks, and spam than anywhere else. It’s not those, it’s… Golf. That’s right, G-O-L-F. … Read More »
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