| Traveling to the Big Island, we were steeped in historic Hawaiian culture at Puu Honua O Honaunau, enjoyed bar-b-que dinners on the beach and made friends with the abundant tropical fish while snorkeling. A special treat was learning Hawaiiana from Nona and Kaliko Beamer. | ||
 This is a "banana boat", for chocolate lovers. |
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 At the Pacific Botannical Garden, near Hilo. |
 Nona and Kaliko Beamer brought their lessons in Hawaiiana to our group. The Beamers are renowned in Hawaii for their teachings of the culture. |
 Sunset from Puu Honua O Honaunau | |
| Beaches and whales to the west, rainforest to the east, mountaintops in the center - Maui has them all! | ||
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Hanakapaia Falls (left) greets hikers after passing through a bamboo forest (right), in the Kipahulu District of Haleakala National Park. |
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 Nene, the Hawaiian state bird, can be seen on the slopes of Haleakala. |
 The ancient Hawaiians ringed the Islands with trails of smoothed rocks in the rough lava. This is near Waianapanapa State Park. |
 Hamoa Beach, near Hana, beckons body surfers and swimmers. |
| Many outings focus on service projects on the Islands or at least include a day or two of such projects. These photos are from a service trip to the Kalaupapa Peninsula on Molokai and from a project to clear exotic ginger from the native forest of Kauai. | ||
 Removing non-native ginger from the Kauai forest. |
 The Na Pali trail on the windward coast of Kauai. |
 Dinner "out" with a gorgeous view on Molokai. |
 No, this leimaking is not part of the service project! |
Harvesting seeds of the native akia plant. |
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