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See It All: the Big Island's Top Places to Be |
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Paddle to the Capt. Cook Monument
British Sea Captain James Cook, thought to be the first Westerner to set sight on the Hawaiian Islands, spotted the islands of O'ahu and Kaua'i on Jan. 18, 1778. Almost a year later. on Jan. 17, 1779, the explorer found his way to the Big Island. He anchored his ships in Kealakek... > More |
Feel the Heat on a Lava Tour
Lava—hot, invincible and irresistibly captivating—continues its stubborn run on the ocean. The impact, when it hits cool sea water at a blistering 2,100 degrees, is staggering. Picture a souped up grenade that explodes into a fountain of steam hurling volcanic depris every which ... > More |
Above it All! Air tours
It would be a mistake to rely on words to describe a flightseeing tour of the Big Island. Call it a mythical ride on a magic carpet floating just above a mystical kingdom that burst from the sea thousands of years ago. Call it a scene from a thriller with a chopper racing over a ... > More |
Travel to Early Hawaii in a Botanical Garden
Imagine a trip back to pre-contact Hawaii, before Captain Cook arrived at Kealakekua Bay in 1779. This was a time of great abundance, prosperity, and population in the Kona area of the Big Island. A vast network of gardens and groves stretched from the seacoast to the mountain ... > More |
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