What’s the view like, that high up? Pretty awesome, actually. Today’s blisteringly informative piece is about Mauna Kea—Hawaii’s largest mountain, and considered by some to be the largest mountain in the world (depending on where you start measuring). The real treat for continuing to read is the link I’ll give you to a live cam … Read More »

What we need in Hawaii is new real estate. More real estate. Affordable real estate. As they say, “there’s no such thing as a free lunch.” Interestingly enough, new real estate is happening every day in Hawaii. No, it’s not draining a swamp and putting up a housing complex. This new real estate is hot. … 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 »

If you could take all the other islands in Hawaii and squeeze them together, they’d fit inside the Big Island and there’d be room left over. That’s how big the Big Island is. If you really want to see the Big Island there’s only two ways—up close and personal; on foot—and via helicopter. Sorry, there’s … Read More »

The Big Island of Hawaii is home to the island chain’s two largest peaks; Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. Both tower above 13,000 feet. They’re cool. What’s hot is Hawaii’s active volcano, Kilauea. We’re not talking 90-degrees and Kona winds. It’s worse than West Texas. Almost… How can it be hotter than West Texas? It’s … Read More »

Quick. Name The Largest Mountain In The World. Everest? Nope? OK, can you name the largest volcano in the world? Mount Ranier in Washington state? Nope. That one is extinct. The largest mountain in the world is not Mount Everest and it’s 100 times larger than Mount Ranier. Can you name the mountain? It won’t … Read More »

If anything, cattlemen are a breed apart. Ornery. Contrarian. Hard workers. Astute business folks. Such was the case of John Palmer Parker of Newton, MA. He married a king’s daughter and grew the largest cattle ranch ever. In Hawaii. So, where’s this large cattle ranch? Hawaii, of course. This is a story about John Palmer … Read More »

Life should be that easy. Can you imagine the difficulty of bird watching while there’s a flowing volcano nearby? Remarkably, it works out quite well, thank you. First, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is loaded with exotic species of birds. Having the volcano nearby simply keeps you alert. There’s no question that Volcanoes National Park is … Read More »