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Here you will see a selection of images from my trip to Hawaii in August 2003. I spent a week there
which is not near enough time to truly appreciate all that the islands have to offer. In my brief time there, just over
a week, I spent most of it on the island of Oahu, home to Honolulu and then a few days on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Aliiolani Hale |
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King Kamehameha statue |
USS Arizona Memorial |
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Pearl Harbor |
Wild flowers |
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Along the drive down H-1 on Ohau |
Kileauea Iki crater, last active 1959 |
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park |
LIVE (moving) lava flow near Pu'u Loa |
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park |
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Waikiki |
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In the distance is Diamond Head Crater |
Iolani Palace |
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Home to Hawaii's last monarch |
On board the USS Missouri |
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Missouri's deck was site of the Japanese surrender of WW2 |
Rainbow Falls, Hilo Hawaii |
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On the hike across the Kileauea Iki crater |
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park |
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This was really a wonderful trip from the rich history of Ohau and Pearl Harbor to the Volcano
National Park on the Big Island.
My favorite memory has to be the hike across the Kiluea Iki crater and the rather ruff hike to Pu'u Loa to witness a live
moving lava flow. Armed with flashlight, we hiked 30+ minutes on the trail near total darkness to reach the flow.
Standing within a meter of the lava, feeling its intense heat as it moved slowly towards the sea was breathtaking.
At one point, I was literally walking across rocks where, underneath you could see the glow of the lava flow.
That was somewhat of a rush, although not the safest place to be I'm sure. With all it's beauty, no visit to Hawaii
would be complete without a visit to Hawaii National Park.
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