Balabanova All Over

[Kailua-Kona, HI] Humuhumunukunukuapua’a is the name of the Hawaii State Fish. To say this, break it up into syllables and note the repetitions – Humu – Humu – Nuku – Nuku...

Kailua-Kona, HI We started our Friday with a visit to the town of Pahoa. Lava from the Pu’u O’o vent of the Kilauea volcano had reached the town in October and...

[Keaau, HI] For the second day in a row we got up and anxiously looked out the window, trying to see if the clouds finally went away. And today, they did!!!...

[Keaau, HI] The highlight of our day today was supposed to be a sunset tour of Mauna Kea, the tallest mountain on earth when using the height of the mountain from...

[Keaau, HI] Today was a very, very long day. On the upside, we’ve already traversed the southern part of the island! We arrived on the Big Island just after noon on...