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This was taken from our home the day before we left.  The sun was faint orange due to the smoke.

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This is not fog -- it is smoke. 

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Our first Kona sunrise.

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Living room at the condo

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Dining room

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this is the condo where we stayed.

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Beach at the old airport

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Hapuna Beach a good place to play in the waves.  Boogie boarding was a bit rough.

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Paniolo statue at Parker Ranch

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This is in Waimea, near the Parker Ranch

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 grazing

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On the way to Akaka falls

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Akaka Falls.  About 1/2 way around the island near Hilo.

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Small town near Akaka Falls

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We drove to the volcano at night so we could see the lava.  This shaky picture was taken through a telescope.

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This group of dancers is called Polynesian Paradise.  They perform Friday nights at the Keohou shopping center

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Traditional Hawaiian hula

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Tahitian hula.  Some of these kids were 12 years old.

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This is another condo in the complex.

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We stopped at an antique store in Captain Cook, Hawaii.  This old touring car interested us.

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We had lunch at the Manago Hotel, one of the old style hotels on the island.

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Outside the Manago Hotel.

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Kona coffee growing

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Here they are separating the beans from the outside cover.  The unprocessed beans are called coffee cherries.

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coffee beans drying

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This is were they buy the coffee cherries from the growers.

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Close up of coffee cherries

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Black sand beach at Punalu'u

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One of many pools at the Mauna Loa Village where we stayed.

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 Pictures from the grounds of the condo.

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pretty birds at the condo

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sunset view from the condo

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Back to Hapuna beach

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These folks come out to Hapuna beach every Monday to play Hawaiian music and enjoy beach activities.

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These pictures were taken on the Condo grounds.

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another beautiful sunset.

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Old touring car in Captain Cook, Hawaii.

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Movie theater.

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Polinesian Paradise dance school did a hula show for us the last night we were there.

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Dinner at Jameson's our last night.

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sunrise our last day.  Our plane didn't leave until 10 PM, so we had another day of touring.

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We looked at real estate -- this house and pool was a bit beyond our reach.

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This was taken from the housing development.  You can see the Kona Surf hotel at the point.  Our condo was on the road just before the Kona Surf.

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Sea turtle enjoying the sun at the Place of Refuge.

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The Place of Refuge was where a person who had broken the kapu could stay and not be killed.

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More of the Place of Refuge.

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Heritage Botanical Garden

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