Volcanoes National Park is made up of Kīlauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, and Mauna Loa, the world’s largest shield volcano. The national park makes up about 13% of the Big Island and is one of only two National Parks on the entire Hawaiian Island archipelago. I have been following the USGS webcams for Kīlauea …
Although Hilo has been threatened by Mauna Loa eruptions, its main threat is a tsunami (Hawaii’s deadliest natural disaster). The risk doesn’t stop people from living here, as the Big Island’s most populated city, or from visiting. Hilo has a lot to offer, kid friendly swim areas, sea turtles, Kula Shave Ice with its organic …
Maku’u Point is a located just ten minutes from our Airbnb in Hawaiian Paradise Park. There is no parking lot at Maku’u Point but plenty of parking hugging the shoulder of Ala Heiau Road. Parked behind a lone fisherman we had this area to ourselves, where not so long ago was molten lava. Moku’u Point …
Traveling from one beach at 33N 117W to another at 20N 155W I wasn’t sure what quite to expect when we left Oceanside and flew into Kona on the Big Island. The Big Island isn’t just the biggest Hawaiian island, it is also the newest. And due to the volcanic activity as the tectonic plate …