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  • The Road to Hawaii Statehood: Part 1

    Destination: Hawaii Island, Kauai, Maui, Oahu

    On August 21, 2009, the state of Hawai’i will celebrate 50 years since President Eisenhower signed a proclamation officially declaring the archipelago the 50th state.  The road to statehood has to start with ‘Iolani Palace for one very simple reason in that the palace is the easiest place to pick up the “Walking Tour of 50 Years” brochure.  But the bigger and more formal reason your walking tour of Hawai’i’s road to statehood should start here is that ‘Iolani Palace marks the symbolic seat of power where the Hawaiian monarchy lived—even before the existing building was built in 1882. It is also the site where the Hawaiian monarchy was overthrown a mere 11 years after the building was erected in the unique “American Florentine” style.

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  • Koloa Plantation Days Parade

    Destination: Kauai

    This past Saturday, I attended the annual Koloa Plantation Days parade, one of hundreds of people lining the roadside in old town Koloa. As the skies threatened to explode and sweat trickled down the gutter of my spine, I watched 60 groups parade a few blocks from the libary on Po'ipu Road to Anne Knudsen Park on Maluhia Road.

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  • In Search of the Perfect (Beach) Bag in Hawaii

    Destination: Oahu

    My penchant is bags. I am a bag lady. A bag-a-holic. A bag nut. I like the right bag for the occasion.  I have so many bags that I have devoted one whole closet to my collection. It used to be the guest closet; now guests will have to live out of their suitcases--bags--I guess.

     

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  • Have a Great Cup of Kona Coffee

    Destination: Hawaii Island

    Greenwell Farms welcome sign in Kona, Big Island, HawaiiWatch a video of Greenwell Coffee Farms on the Big Island.

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  • Meet Nukaau, the Hawaiian Monk Seal

    Destination: Oahu

    Nukaau was born on Laysan Island in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands in 1981 and was brought to the Waikiki Aquarium as a two-year-old.  He’s a big boy.  Or, rather, a big, old man.  He is now nearly 28 years old, and he measures almost 8 feet in length and weighs between 380 and 420 pounds.

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  • It's a TreeFest

    Destination: Hawaii Island, Kauai, Maui, Oahu

    My husband’s last words when he left for work this morning were, “Don’t buy too much.” The man knows me well.  He knows I am like a kid in a candy store every November when it comes to Arbor Day.  Last year, because it was raining and the turnout was low, I returned home with a whopping 24 trees.  That meant 24 holes for him to dig. But I’m not the only child when it comes to trees.

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  • A View From Afar

    Destination: Kauai

    Here's a view of one of the most popular scenic overlooks on Kauai.

     

     

     

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