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 >>

Hawaiian place names have meanings that are as poetic as their pronunciations are lyrical. “Makalawena” for instance, the name of a beach near the middle of Kekaha Kai State Park,... 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 >>

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 >>

Aloha, I’m Donnie MacGowan. I live on the island of Hawaii, in the County of Hawaii, in the state of Hawaii. I love living in Hawaii; it’s full of wonderful, amazing, and fabulous things... Read more >>

The Beginnings Q: Growing up, what were some of the things that shaped you into what you are today? A: We didn’t have a television at home, so I spent most of my free time reading books. My... Read more >>

Historical Kona Heritage Corridor When the Kona Coast becomes too hot and humid upon torrid afternoons, or post-littoral torpor sets in from sunbathing overindulgence at the beach, visitors of the... Read more >>

Imagine yourself as it rains, sleets, and snows from now until next May, lying under cerulean blue skies bathed in healing sunlight on a warm golden sand beach, playing in bath-temperature water, and... Read more >>

Beaches of the Kona Coast Kua Bay The site of Kona’s newest beach park, this is a lovely white sand beach. Although there is little shade, the swimming and boogie boarding in the crystalline... Read more >>

Everything comes under the heading, “breaking news,” which is why we’ve become inured to it after repeatedly leaping out of the tub or slamming down the phone to turn up the volume... Read more >>