We want to introduce you to the best things to do while on the Big Island. Adventures and activities abound here an ...
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Fair Wind Cruises
Experience Kealakekua Bay. Snorkel, dive, sail and discover a protected marine life sanctuary with calm waters and ...
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Hawaiian Airlines
Hawaiian #1 in Nationwide Airline Quality Study. Only one airline is Hawaiian. One-way interisland fares start at ...
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Royal Kona Resort
After a multi-million dollar renovation, this oceanfront resort offers newly remodeled rooms, new Don the Beachcomb ...
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• Hawaii has two official languages — English and Hawaiian. More >>
• 'Iolani Palace in Honolulu's Capitol District featured electricity before even the White House in Washington, D.C. More about the Palace >>
• Hawaii is home to the longest continuously erupting volcano in recorded history: Kilauea Caldera on the Big Island of Hawaii has been producing a lava flow since January 1983. More >>
• Hawaii has no snakes in the wild.
• Hawaii is the most geographically isolated population center on earth. The Hawaiian Islands are 2,000 miles from the Marshall Islands; 2,390 miles from California; 2,500 miles from Tahiti; 3,850 miles from Japan; 4,900 miles from China; and 5,280 miles from the Philippines.
• Hawaiian monarch King David Kalakaua (reign 1874 to 1891), was the first reigning monarch to circumnavigate the globe and the first foreign head of state to speak before a joint session of the U.S. Congress.
• Hawaii is home to the tallest mountain on the planet: Mauna Kea on the Big Island — measured from the seafloor — tops out at 33,476 feet. From sea level it measures 13,796 feet high. More >>
