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HAWAII!!.............................................................................Return to Homepage
The Hawaiian Islands are truly islands of exceptional beauty which were produced by volcanic activity which continues even today. The island land masses which we enjoy are the tips of a great range of volcanic mountains that stretch some 2000 miles across the floor of the Pacific Ocean. Althouth the Hawaiian Islands are made up of some 250 islands, only the four major islands come to mind when most people think about Hawaii. It's those four islands that this page deals with.
Ohau
Honolulu, the capital of the State of Hawaii and, for most, the point of entry to Hawaii, is located on Ohau. No doubt Waakiki with its beautiful beaches and world-class hotels and restaurants is Ohau's major attraction but there's much more to see. My wife and I first visited Hawaii in 1964 when we stopped over on the return flight from Japan where we had attended the Tokyo Olympics. We stayed at the Outrigger Reef Hotel on Waakiki and had a great time, but the visit was way too short.
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. .....Waakiki Beach from our Hotel.... ..Looking Toward Kaneohe Bay on Ohau's North Shore...............Mokoli Island or Chinaman's Hat
Kauai
The island of Kauai is known as the garden island. It's the westernmost of the four major islands and is one of the wettest places on earth which accounts, in part, for its lush foilage. We spent a week in Princeville on Kauai's north coast, through a timeshare exchange. Kauai is a bit more laid back than the other islands but there's a lot of beautiful scenery and we had a great time.
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.................Hanalei Bay from Princeville................................Opaekea Falls.....................................Beach at Na Pali Coast State Park
Maui
Maui, nicknamed the valley isle, is Hawaii's second largest island. We spent a week on Maui in Nov 1999. Our accommodations were again through a timeshare exchange to Kihei. We shared our unit with two sons and had a great time exploring Maui together. As with the other islands, there's much to see and do and we did our best to see all that we could. Maui may be our favorite of the four islands we've visited to date, but not by much as all are great.
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..................Our Timeshare in Kihei, Maui.......................................Lahaina Luau....................... ........................A Typical Maui Sunset
Hawaii (The Big Island)
We visited the Big Island in March 2006 and had a great time, as usual, in Hawaii. Our accommodations were again through a timeshare exchange, this time to the Kona Coast Resort at Keauhou Gardens just south of Kailua Kona. Being more than twice the size of all the other islands combined, The Big Island is appropriately named and there's much to see and do. There's beautiful beaches, waterfalls, gardens, luaus and much more, but the main attraction is the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
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----Our Timeshare at Keauhou Gardens-----------------Hawaii Volcanoes National Park---------------------------View from our Resort