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  • Visiting Pu’ukohola Heiau National Historic Site-Hawaii

    Visiting Pu’ukohola Heiau National Historic Site-Hawaii

    The story unfolds before us, as we watch the movie at Pu’ukohola Heiau National Historic Site.  A High Priest declares he received a prophecy. Kamehameha I will become King of The Island of Hawaii (aka The Big Island). All Kamehameha has to do is build a temple to the god of war, and offer a…

  • Visiting a Macadamia Nut Farm in Hawaii

    Visiting a Macadamia Nut Farm in Hawaii

    Pineapples, coffee, and Macadamia Nuts, are the foods that come to mind when thinking of Hawaiian agriculture. Fans of agritourism, we look forward to visiting farms when on trips. We assume there are an abundance of macadamia nut farms to tour, and we will have a difficult time choosing which Macadamia Nut Farm in Hawaii,…

  • Uncle Robert’s Awa Bar and Market-Hawaii

    Uncle Robert’s Awa Bar and Market-Hawaii

    I jump up from the picnic bench as the first notes float in the air. I love this song, I whisper. The dance floor floods with people. They love this song too. Seniors, middle-agers, young adults, and kids sway-dance together to the chorus, “Don’t worry, about a thing, ‘Cause every little thing gonna be alright.”…

  • Sleeping on a Lava Field-Open Gate Hostel-Hawaii

    Sleeping on a Lava Field-Open Gate Hostel-Hawaii

    The paved road gives way to dirt and rocks. There are no street lights. The shapes of houses reveal themselves in our headlights. We ride toward a building in the distance that is brighter and larger than the others. The assumption is that the building is our destination. A sign with an arrow tells us…