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Ten Fascinating Facts about Seahorses that I Learned from Ocean Rider

Destination: Hawaii (Big) Island
Article Source: Outrigger
On three oceanfront acres just south of Kailua-Kona airport on Hawaii (Big) Island, an unusual fish farm quietly operates. For 13 years, Ocean Rider has bred and raised seahorses. That’s right, seahorses. They really do exist. Read More
NASA Astronauts. Scientists. And Hawaiian Gods & Goddesses.

Kim Steutermann Rogers
Destination: Hawaii (Big) Island
Article Source: Outrigger
Mauna Kea rises to 13,796 feet above the sea, centrally located in the middle of Hawaii’s largest island—Hawaii, also known as Big Island. It is the tallest mountain in the Hawaiian archipelago and, measured from its base at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, is the tallest mountain in the world, besting Mt. Everest by a whopping 4,441 feet. Read More
Ten Fascinating Facts about Seahorses that I Learned from Ocean Rider

Kim Steutermann Rogers
Destination: Hawaii (Big) Island
Article Source: Outrigger
On three oceanfront acres just south of Kailua-Kona airport on Hawaii (Big) Island, an unusual fish farm quietly operates. For 13 years, Ocean Rider has bred and raised seahorses. That’s right, seahorses. They really do exist. Read More
Beyond the Rim: Hiking Volcanoes National Park with a Guide

Kim Steutermann Rogers
Destination: Hawaii (Big) Island
Article Source: Outrigger
Kilauea is like that. It engenders deeper exploration. So you may hike Kilauea Iki Trail, you may walk through Thurston Lava Tube, and you may even make the 36-mile round-trip drive down Chain of Craters Road at sunset to—hopefully—witness distant streams of surface lava flowing to the sea. But then what? Read More
Lapakahi State Historical Park

Destination: Hawaii (Big) Island
Article Source: Fodor's

A self-guided, 1-mi walking tour leads through the ruins of the once-prosperous fishing village Koaie, which dates as far back as the 15th century. Displays illustrate early Hawaiian fishing and farming techniques, salt gathering, games, and legends. A park guide is often on-site to answer questions.
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Kona Country Club (Golf)

Destination: Hawaii (Big) Island
Article Source: Fodor's
This venerable country club offers two very different tests. The Ocean Course is a bit like playing through a coconut plantation, with a few remarkable lava features -- such as the "blowhole" in front of the par-4 13th, where sea water propelled through a lava tube erupts like a geyser.
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Volcanoes National Park

Destination: Hawaii (Big) Island
Article Source: Fodor's
It's nothing short of miraculous. Kilauea Volcano is adding new land to the Big Island. Not hundreds of thousands of years ago -- today. Molten lava meets the ocean, cools, and solidifies into a brand-new stretch of coastline. It's fire and water, creation at its most elemental. What makes it even more amazing? You can watch it happen right in front of you. If you do nothing else on the Big Island, do the volcano.
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Mauna Kea

Destination: Hawaii (Big) Island
Article Source: Fodor's
Mauna Kea is the antithesis of the typical island experience. Freezing temperatures and arctic conditions are common at the summit, and snowstorms can occur year-round. It's also home to Lake Waiau, one of the highest lakes in the world. The summit is reputedly the clearest place in the world.
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Kilauea Caverns of Fire

Destination: Hawaii (Big) Island
Article Source: Fodor's

Tours through these fascinating caves and lava tubes underneath the volcano must be arranged in advance, but are well worth a little extra planning. The Caverns are comprised of four main tubes, each 500-700 years old and full of stalactites, stalagmites, and a variety of different colored flowstone.
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Hiking on Big Island

Destination: Hawaii (Big) Island
Article Source: Fodor's

Meteorologists classify the world's weather into 13 climates. Ten are here on the Big Island, and you can experience as many of them as you like. The ancient Hawaiians blazed trails across their archipelago, and many of these paths can still be used today.
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