Our first full day on the island of Hawai’i. We had a nice slow morning watching soccer and then went shopping for groceries. We spent the afternoon doing a trip down the coast and learned a lot about the history of Hawai’i and how it became a US state. We visited the Pu’uhonua o Honanunau National Historical Park and enjoyed the incredible scenery. Tomorrow we plan to drive north and see the northern part of the island.

Sunset as we landed in Kona. If you look closely over the engine you can see a volcano on Maui

Our resort

Kealakekua Bay – where Captain James Cook first landed in Hawaii

Kayakers along the coast

Water pipes over the rocks – they don’t bury them in Hawai’i

Ki’i – wooden statues of Hawaiian gods

Halau wa’a – canoe houses

Wood canoes