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Complete In-depth information about the Big Island of Hawaii. The largest of the Hawaiian Islands is over twice the size of all the other islands combined with 63% of the Hawaiian land area. From green and black sand beaches to 2 mountain peaks over 13,700 feet high; the largest privately owned cattle ranch in the United States, active volcanoes, fishermen's paradise, world-class resorts, coffee plantations and lush jungle valleys. The Big Island beckons you and longs to put you under her spell. To take virtual field trips on the Big Island of Hawaii, click on the hyperlink below where you may fly around the Big Island, take the Big Island Ground Tour, take the Kid's Tour and explore six virtual trips to Kilauea Volcano! Startling new discoveries in astronomy have been revealed by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan's new Subaru Telescope atop Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. Click on the link just below to visit the official Subaru Telescope website complete with photos. Click on the link following Subaru to visit the Keck Observatory, the world's largest Optical and Infrared telescopes where astronomers probe the deepest regions of the Universe from atop Mauna Kea Volcano. 22 other world-class telescopes are also perched atop Mauna Kea. Also below, take a photo map tour of the Big Island of Hawaii and to view over a hundred points of interest via an interactive map and interactive panoramic 360° photographs courtesy MAI Technology Ltd.
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Above is a spectacular photo from the summit of Mauna Kea, looking East at sundown, click here to open in a separate window. The sun is setting in the west, behind the camera and what appears to be a mountain in the distance is really only the shadow of Mauna Kea against the clouds and ocean haze and the full moon can be seen rising in the midst of the shadow of Mauna Kea. The photo is by Michael Connelly and is courtesy NASA. To open in a separate window, click here.

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• Click here to listen to radio stations broadcasting live over the airwaves and through the Internet from the Big Island and all of Hawaii
• Take a Guided Tour of the Big Island - North Kona, Holualoa, South Kona, Ka'u (South Point) Volcano, Pahoa - Puna, Hilo and East Hawaii, Honokaa - Hamakua Waimea, North Kohala and the Kohala Coast courtesy Coffee Times.
• Flumin' Da Ditch! - Fluming is a recreational, cultural and historical wilderness adventure and a unique ecotourism journey in kayaks. The excursion travels to the inaccessible and historic 22.5 mile irrigation system on the Kohala Sugar Plantation. The "Cruise" is a leisurely trip that meanders over a 3.5 mile scenic portion of the system, traveling through pristine rain forests, over ravines and waterfalls and through dark, mysterious tunnels.
• To view a map of the Big Island of Hawaii which shows the average annual rainfall for different areas of the Island of Hawaii, click here.
• Geography of the Big Island of Hawaii, plus geographical and geological information as well as photographs of the plants and animals, including sealife, for the Big Island and for all the islands in the Hawaiian Archipelago on the Alohacyberian Geography Page.
  
• THE KILAUEA VOLCANO PAGE - Includes photos of spectacular Kilauea Fountain eruptions shooting 1700 feet into the air over the Big Island of Hawaii and photographs of molten lava from Kilauea Volcano entering the Pacific Ocean and shooting huge plumes of steam high into the air, molten lava falls, rivers of flowing lava, seething calderas, surface and underground maps as well as videos, interesting statistics, links and information regarding Kilauea and the other volcanoes on the Big Island of Hawaii.
• To view a color map showing the five volcanoes that comprise the Big Island of Hawaii which shows nine different levels of Dangerous and Hazardous areas along with an accompanying chart which explains the ranking of the 9 various degrees of dangers and hazards, click here.
• Summary of the Kilauea volcanic eruptions from 1983 to the present
• Eruption updates, current activity, history and the collapse of new land from Kilauea Volcano into the ocean
• History of the Big Island's Mauna Loa Volcano and current activity
• Hawaii volcanoes and volcanic areas - an in-depth presentation
• Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - complete information for visitation from the National Park Service
• The Hawaii Island Bed and Breakfast Association offers everything from economy and budget locations to the lap of luxury
• Delightful Bed and Breakfast accommodations on the Big Island from coffee plantations and ranches to volcano cottages. A good site to explore
• Looking for small hotels and hostels on the Big Island? Click here to see a map of the Big Island that lists them as well as many activities and events.
• Visit Dick the Divers' excellent homepage for complete diving information on the Kona Coast
• Mel's marvelous Hawaii pages - featuring Mel's Hawaiian Island Photos, and there's lots more!
• Explore the magnificent Waipio Valley, home of stunning waterfalls, enchanted lakes, breathtaking vistas, lush foliage, spectacular scenery and first class hiking on the Big Island of Hawaii
• 101 THINGS TO DO ON THE BIG ISLAND -- Fun and interesting activities on land in the water and in the air. Discover extraordinary things, unique things, historic things, cultural things, botanical things, lazy day things and great places to eat as well as maps, weather and links to each of the activities. Aside from finding the 101 most interesting things to do, you may also find information about places to stay, activities, shopping, dining and real estate.
• Visit the official Hawaii County website for the mayor's office, calendar, county departments, Kilauea lava flow information, camping permits, civil defense, tourism, economic development and links to county, state, regional and federal government sites as well as private and public educational institutions

• To view a 3 minute video called "Curtains of Fire" filmed in 1934 by the United States Geological Survey of the eruptions of Mauna Loa Volcano at 13,000 feet, click on the middle box at the lower right of the screen below (the two-tone rectangle just beneath the word "You" in YouTube) to see the eruptions in full screen size. At the end of the video, other volcano videos will be offered.


To view dozens of photos and many volcano videos of Kilauea Volcano, click here.

Maps of Hawaii A map of the state of Hawaii and individual pop-up maps of each Hawaiian island as well as a tidbit of miscellany regarding the individual islands.

Tour by The Hawaii Map, powered by MAI Technology Ltd

Big Island Photo Map Tour Take a photo map tour of the Big Island of Hawaii and to view over a hundred points of interest via an interactive map and interactive panoramic 360° photographs courtesy MAI Technology Ltd. To move the map upward or downward, place your mouse pointer slightly above the center to move upward or below the center to scroll downward. The farther from the center your pointer is placed, the faster the map will scroll left, right, up or down. To move the photo to the left or right, follow the same procedure by placing your mouse pointer on the photograph. To open a photograph to an area you wish to see, place your mouse pointer in a pulsating blue circle on the map and click. Pop-up labels will appear to name the place where the photo will appear. To open the maptour in a separate window, click on the link above or click here. If the map does not appear to align properly beneath the photo punch the Function Key F5.

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Hawaiian coastal waters include the Spinner Dolphins (Stenella longirostris). Hawaiians call them Naia.
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Click the links below to view Hawaii Flowers and Animals
To see photographs of a sampling of the Flowers and Animals on land and in the waters of Hawaii, click Here.

Mako - Mano - The Hawaii Sharks Page

"Mako" is the Hawaiian word for "shark". Hawaiians also use the word "mano" for various kinds of sharks, such as Mano kihikihi for hammerhead sharks. One species of shark common in Hawaiian waters as well as being found worldwide is called the "Mako Shark". You are invited to visit the Sharks webpage to read general information and see many photographs regarding the forty plus species of sharks in Hawaiian waters. The sharks in Hawaiian waters pose little threat to human beings. The sharks that have been responsible for the most hazards in Hawaii have been the galapagos sharks, scalloped hammerhead sharks, gray reef sharks and tiger sharks. While great white sharks can be dangerous, they do not frequent Hawaiian waters in great numbers because of their feeding habits. For more info about which shark species are the most aggressive and the most dangerous, more photographs, fascinating facts, shark research, safety tips, suggested reading and links to more shark websites, click, here.

Click on the links below to visit Niihau - the Forbidden Island where the only pure Hawaiians still live; take virtual field trips on the island of Kahoolawe, the Forgotten Island which has been uninhabited since the federal government claimed it to use for a practice bombing range during the Second World War, WWII; view the geography page for geographical information and geology regarding the individual Hawaiian Islands; explore the Big Island's nearest neighbor, Maui or look at the Stats Page to find all-island Hawaii Statistics.

Niihau Page

Kahoolawe Page

Geography

Maui Page

Statistics

Hawaii Language Dictionaries

A great deal of Hawaiian music and chants of oral history and genealogy are sung in the native lyric and melodic Hawaiian Language. To use dictionaries of the Hawaiian language and language translators for 200 other languages, including other Polynesian tongues, click here. There is also a dictionary of computer terminology as well as E-mail, chat room and instant messenger language translators. And you can find your Hawaiian Name. To translate given names into Hawaiian names, click here.

Hawaii
Click here for Jewish resources and connections on the Big Island of Hawaii and the other Hawaiian Islands.

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