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Mauna Kea: A Short Walk to the Top of the World

Mauna Kea: A Short Walk to the Top of the World
Wanna feel like you're on top of the world? Visit Mauna Kea on the Big Island and you'll have that experience. By noreply@blogger.com (e komo mai) Mauna Kea is 'only' 13,796, but from its base on the ocean floor, the big volcano measures about 43,000 feet, easily the tallest mountain in the world. From the…
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Get High on Mount Olympus Oahu

Get High on Mount Olympus Oahu
The Kapo Trading Company 'ohana tell us they want to know everything about Hawaii. Here's some great information - and hopefully you'll get to experience it yourself -- about Mount Olympus on Oahu. By noreply@blogger.com (e komo mai) As is the the case for many hikes into Oahu's razorback Ko'olau Mountains, the trailhead begins at…
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Keanae Arboretum: A family tree-hug on Maui’s Hana Highway

Keanae Arboretum: A family tree-hug on Maui’s Hana Highway
By noreply@blogger.com (e komo mai) Halfway to Hana and right on the sleepy highway, the Keanae Arboretum is the perfect spot for everyone to pile out of the car and commune with trees from all over the planet. A wide, easy-going path will suit anyone from toddlers to grandma. A few flowers, like red ginger…
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Puna Lava Meets Power Poles

Puna Lava Meets Power Poles
By Ryan Ozawa The slow-moving Puna lava flow crossed its first road in Puna, a long-anticipated milestone in a creeping natural disaster that has been unfolding since June 27. With the havoc wreaked by Hurricane Iselle in August fresh in their minds, the folks at Hawaiian Electric Light Co. hatched a plan to try and…
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