Hawaii's exotic landscape tells an intriguing story to those curious enough to look. The visitor who goes the extra distance, who has the curiosity to seek, to peer, to look and to learn,... Read more >>

Lost in the dreaming mists of time are the origins and meanings of Hawaiian petroglyphs, the carved rock art of the ancient Hawaiians. Are they religious symbols or hunting magic? Accounts of journeys... Read more >>

Although it is the most active volcano on earth, many visitors to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park standing on the very summit of Kilauea Volcano often stare and wonder: “Where’s the... Read more >>

Beautiful but wet, metropolitan but decrepit, bustling but laid back, Hilo is a lovely, maddening, heartbreaking, addictive study in contrasts.  In can rain all day long for fifty days in a row,... Read more >>

Waipi’o Valley is arguably the most magical place on the Big Island. Hawai’ian myths hold that Waipi’o Valley is guarded by Night Marchers, legendary ghosts of... Read more >>

Of all the Hawaiian Islands, because it is the youngest, the Big Island has the fewest and smallest beaches … this leads to crowding during the height of tourist season at some beaches. Because... Read more >>

Part 1 of this series discuses Snorkeling Gear; Part 2 of this series discusses Snorkeling Technique; Part 3 covers Snorkeling Etiquette; Part 4 covers Snorkeling Safety and Part 5 covers Big Island... Read more >>

Polynesians encountered the snow goddess, Poliahu, for the first time when they reached the Big Island of Hawaii sometime in the Fourth Century CE and beheld the snow-clad summits of the great... Read more >>

Central to our social life here in Kailua Kona, is the coffee house. Not the ubiquitously generic Starbucks (although we do have two of those) but unique, lively, and decades-old, boutique coffee... Read more >>

Now, let’s talk a moment about snorkeling etiquette and protecting the reef and the animals who live there. Please do not feed the fish. It disrupts their natural feeding habits and you may... Read more >>