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? 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? 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. read more »

As an ancient land made up of many cultures, Hawaii has a history somewhat unique to the rest of the Pacific. Hawaiian gods and goddesses are well known in local culture and stories. One goddess to be recognized by the rest of the world is Pele, goddess of fire and volcanoes—she works overtime in Hawaii. read more »

What, you say? It can’t be done? Well, we may have to leave out a view details, but Odds & Ends is just that—an 80-second look at, well, whatever we can cram into about 80-seconds (longer, if you’re a slow reader). Hit the stop watch… 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. 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... read more »

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 view of the 13,000 foot summit. read more »

What we need is new real estate. More real estate. Affordable real estate. As they say, “there’s no such thing as a free lunch.” 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 14,000 feet… read more »