Hawaii!

Dinarte's birthday bash in Maui, and a side trip to the Big Island

Mauna Loa. What a broad, flat mountain!


Mauna KeaAt a nearby park


The new tsunami warning system in HiloMacademia nuts


We were a little disappointed with this place - it was basically just a big tourist shop with a large macademia nut selection.Hand-dipping macademia nut cookies. Looked very time-consuming.


A view of the factory. It was pretty much shut down.At the county zoo


The Lady Amhearst pheasant. The male put on quite a show, chasing the female.In downtown Hilo. Hilo is very laid back, looks like not much has changed there.


Driving along the coastline


We stopped at Laupahoehoe park, where in the tsunami of 1946, 20 some children were killed.


Around Waimea


You can see the observatories of Mauna Loa here