The major Big Island Districts.

Mauka means inland - Makai is towards the sea.

There's lots of islands in the Hawaiian Archipelago.

A stand of bamboo in the Captain Cook area.

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A view of Polulu Valley from the trail leading down.

A splendid sunset from Waikoloa Village (2019).

A backyard flower at Waikoloa Village (2019).

Snorkeling at Beach 69 on the Kohala Coast.

The Naha Stone, now parked in front of the Hilo Library, was reportedly brought by canoe from the Wailua Valley on Kaua'i (2019).

Volcanic activity at Halemaumau in Kilauea Caldera, Hawaiian Volcanoes National Park (2017).

Nighttime eruptive activity at Halemaumau in Kilauea Caldera, Hawaiian Volcanoes National Park (2014).

The recently-renovated Volcano House, Hawaiian Volcanoes National Park (2014).

Puako petroglyphs (2019).

Pahoehoe lava textures in the 1976 Maunu Ulu flow, Volcanoes National Park (1986).

Turquoise waters near Kealakekua Bay.

Hikiau Heiau at Kealakekua Bay (2019).

Kiholo Bay on the South Kohala Coast.

Bouganville on the South Kohala Coast.

Kealakekua Bay near Captain Cook's Monument.

Fumaroles at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

The breakfast view of Kilauea Caldera in 2013 from the recently renovated Volcano House - overpriced but a world class location.

Puu Waawaa, Hawaii's only source of obsidian.

On the trail to the summit of Puu Waawaa (2019).

Looking towards Mauna Kea from near the summit of Puu Waawaa (2019).

The Pu'uanahulu Baptist Church located near Puu Waawaa (2019).

Waipio Valley.

Looking north across the floor of Waipio Valley (2019).

The trail across Waipio Valley (2019).

The trailhead to Waimanu Valley, the next major valley to the north of Waipio Valley. The sign says it all (2019).

The view to the south of Waipio Valley from the Waimanu Valley trail (2019).

A look into the back of Waipio Valley from the Waimanu Valley Trail (2019).

Banyan treehouse near Hawi.

Sunset from the Captain Cook area.

Rock art in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

A look at Halemaumau Crater in Kilauea Caldera that drained and collapsed during the eruptions of 2018-2019 (2019).

Snorkeling at Two Step near Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historic Park.

Sunset near Kawaihae.

Dolphins at Two-Step.

Aloha on the sea floor at Two-Step.

The olivine-tinted green sand beach at South Point.

The Pu'ukohola Heiau near Kawaihae, now a National Historic Site.

The intersection of Saddle Road and the access road to the Mauna Kea observatories (2011).

A classic Hawaiian cabin near Waimea (2017).

The Navigation Heiau, North Kohala coast (2017).

On the road to the Mo'okini and Kamehameha heiaus, North Kohala coast (2017).

The trailhead to the Mauna Loa summit and cabin. The hike begins at 11,000 ft asl near the Mauna Loa Observatory (2019).

On the Mauna Loa trail at about 11,500 ft asl with Mauna Loa in the background (2019).

Looking back from the Mauna Loa summit trail towards Mauna Kea (2019).

The summit cabin at Mauna Loa (1986).

Moku'aweoweo caldera of Mauna Loa from near the summit cabin (1986).

A panoramic view of the Moku'aweoweo summit caldera of Mauna Loa (1986).

A distant view of snow-capped Mauna Loa from the summit of Haleakala Volcano, Maui (2005).

Left: Steaming spatter cones near Pahoa, Big Island (Hawaii). Right: Entry into a spatter cone steam room.

Ahalanui County Park warm pond on the Puna Coast of the Big Island, Hawaii. Following a 1960 eruption,
the formerly cool pool had been naturally geothermally-heated. The pool - along with the nearby Kapoho
Warm Ponds - was finally claimed in early July of 2018 by lavas originating from fissure eruptions associated
with the East Rift Zone of Kilauea Volcano (2017).

Local art at Mahukona State Park (2019).

Heading north to Hawi in the Kona Ironman cycling event (2019).

Hawaiian attitude (2019).

Who doesn't like the turtles!? This one was at Puako Bay.

The classic Na'alehu Theatre, the southernmost movie house in the U.S. Built in 1940, the theatre was supported by a local sugar plantation and a large military base located at South Point. Since their closure, the theatre has fallen on progressively harder times.

Roadside sign for the very part-time Na'alehu bookstore.

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A souvenir of the Kohala Book Shop in Hawi which closed in 2009.

It's been a tough period for Big Island bookstores in recent years: The Kohala Book Shop in Hawi (our personal favorite) closed its doors in January of 2009, Borders in Hilo followed in July of 2010, and finally, Borders in Kona closed in 2011. Fortunately there are still good local alternatives out there!

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