Hawaiian Islands Tour – The Big Island

July 1, 2009 Maui Curmudgeon Comments Off

Come On & Join Us - The Big Island
By Maui Curmudgeon

This is the 4th in a 7-part series of Maui Curmudgeon’s Hawaiian Islands Tour.

When you live in Hawaii and you talk about Hawaii you can be talking about Hawaii the state or Hawaii the Island so we call the state Hawaii and the Island of Hawaii the Big Island. Got it? It’s larger than all other islands put together.

Frankly, and very unfortunately, most of the Big Island sucks. Mornings are nice but most of the day – and on both sides of the island – the air is choked now with VOG. Sulpher dioxide, hydrocarbons, and lots of other nasty stuff from the lava spewing from the ground makes the island more like LA on a very bad day. Resident children have an astronomical incidence of asthma. Local property values were falling long before the economy collapsed, because of VOG.

Still, go. There are a few things you need to experience.

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Halfway to 2010

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Aloha

Click for Kahului, Hawaii ForecastCanada Day
Day 182 of 2009
183 days left in this year
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Kahikoli: Early morning sun
 PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Ples bilong klaut: Sky
 HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “The firebrand soars proudly over the cliffs.”
 HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong.” (George Carlin)

Haleakala National Park, Maui Hawaii

FISCAL NEW YEAR
2009 Is Half Over

July 1st, 1961: Haleakala Park Dedicated. The 30th U.S. National Park is dedicated – Haleakala National Park right here on Maui. It poured during the entire ceremony. Facts, figures, history and lots of good things about this park that includes the world’s largest inactive volcano, are available right here: http://www.nps.gov/hale

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