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Trip to Hawaii 2007
Trip to Kona, Big Island, Hawaii on August 18-31, 2007.

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Arrival
We arrived in Kona International Airport on August 18, 2007.

Amateur Hula	Lanai	Convertible	Hawaiian outfit	It moves!

North of the island
North.

				Hang loose!

Waikoloa
Waikoloa resort.

		Relax!	Waikoloa sunset

South
Southernmost point and Volcano Kilauea.

Southernmost point

Volcano vent	Crater			Lava crossing

	Lava tube	Lava illuminates cloud

Captain Cook
Monument to captain James Cook can be seen across the Kealakekua Bay more than a mile away. Some believe that parts of Cook's body were eaten by natives.

Cook's monument

Mauna Kea (Observatories)
World famous observatories, world largest telescopes. It's very cold in Hawaii on the top of the world!


Submarin Atlantis
Submerging to see sunk ships.

				Natural submarine

Flowers
Exotic flowers


Hulu. Luau.
Watching local dance that tells you stories. Eating and watching show at the feast.

		Tired on vacation

Total Lunar Eclipse
Watching total lunar eclipse in Onizuka Center For International Astronomy. Andrew Cooper was kind enough to let me use his telescope for this picture of total eclipse.


Vaipio Valley
Sacred place where people still live without electricity. Retreat of the Kings.


Performance
Was it a business trip or vacations?


Kahaluu
The turtle beach.


Departure
Back home.

Gate 8