So let’s pick up where we left off in this (sadly, long-running) recounting of our trip to Hawaii last April. With any luck, I’ll finish the telling before a full year has passed… In Holualoa, Sam the ukulele man scrounged a piece of Koa wood for us, and he suggested a wood shop where we […]
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Holualoa
Sun, 13 Jan 2013, 06:08 AM (-06:00)
After our morning at Kealakekua Bay, we returned our rented snorkel gear to Snorkel Bob’s. It had served us well. And we considered it a particular bonus that they didn’t charge us for an extra day. After that, we drove a narrow, winding road up to Holualoa, a hamlet on the slopes above Kona where there are […]
Cheryl’s Present
Tue, 8 Jan 2013, 10:45 PM (-06:00)
There was a sea turtle diving in the deep clear water off the bow of the Fair Wind II when we arrived. Cheryl got us tickets. Years ago in a different life, she worked the boat out of Kona, and this was her anniversary present to us. They fed us breakfast on the deck as the […]
Mauna
Sat, 5 Jan 2013, 10:15 AM (-06:00)
“That’s Mauna Loa,” Trudy said. “What?” “It’s M-a-u-n-a. You wrote M-o-n-a. You wrote Mona Loa like Mona Lisa.” Doh! Oh wait. Look closely. You don’t see a resemblance?
The End of the Day
Sat, 5 Jan 2013, 09:58 AM (-06:00)
At the end of the day, after our walk in the woods among the frogs of Manuka State Wayside, we headed back to Kona on the western flanks of Mona Loa along Highway 11. We passed back thru the desolate Kipahoehoe Natural Area and took the turn-off back to Honaunau. You see, the fair and […]
Manuka State Wayside Park
Fri, 4 Jan 2013, 11:02 PM (-06:00)
The sign said Manuka State Park. But I’ve seen it called Manuka State Wayside or Manuka State Wayside Park. It’s relatively small place. The Hawaii State Parks web page can only muster three sentences about it. They tell you is has trees, that you can picnic there, that there’s a nature trail and that there’s […]
No Green Sand For You
Thu, 3 Jan 2013, 10:22 PM (-06:00)
1. Going to Green Sands We had this idea. Why not drive to Green Sand beach? Green Sand or Mahana or Papkolea beach near South Point in Ka‘u is actually the remains of a cinder cone that erupted 50,000 years ago. The ocean has worn it away, and green olivine sand covers the shore. And from that […]
Kealakekua Bay
Wed, 2 Jan 2013, 04:14 PM (-06:00)
Near Kealakekua Bay. Where Captain Cook landed during the height of Makahiki in January 1779. And where we went snorkeling from the deck of the Fair Wind II in April 2012.
Kahalu‘u Beach
Wed, 2 Jan 2013, 12:02 PM (-06:00)
The sky was blue. The day was warm. Sunlight glinted off aquamarine water. We sat on the salt-and-pepper beach gazing up the slopes at rain clouds hugging the forest on the mountainside. It was low tide. The water was far from the sandy shore, and we had to clamber over sharp, black rocks in our flippers […]
Before We Drive Off
Wed, 2 Jan 2013, 10:08 AM (-06:00)
Before we drive off, one more from Pu‘uhonua O Honaunau: