The islands of Hawai'i are some of the most beautiful islands in the world.  The capital, Honolulu, is located on the main island of Oahu. Pearl Harbor is located there.  It is one of best natural harbors anywhere.  The Arizona Memorial is located near the Battleship Arizona. The Arizona memorial was created to remember all the brave Americans who died on December 7th, 1941 during the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. The mountains, called the Pali, are a beautiful back drop to the many beaches.  The Hawaiian Cultural Center was created to teach visitors and Hawaiians about all the different South Pacific cultures.
    The Island of Hawai'i is known for its active volcanoes, Mauna Loa and Kilauea, Kona Coffee, and its unusual black and olivine (green) beaches. There are wonderful reefs to explore with a snorkel or with scuba diving gear. There is a national park which contains the reconstructed City of Refuge. 

  Kauai is known as the garden island.  It is still much the same as it was years ago.  A hurricane nearly destroyed it years ago, but it is now green and beautiful again. The four pictures below were taken on Kauai.
 

Sugarcane, corn, and coffee are the main large crops now grown on Kauai.	Kauai has a huge canyon similar in some ways to our Grand Canyon.
This photograph shows how close to the water the high mountains are to the ocean.	On the side of the island that receives the most rain, scenes like the above are the norm.

      The island of Maui has become a tourist center.  A small amount of coffee and pineapple is still grown on this island.  Maui has a volcano which could erupt.  It is sleeping, but scientists tell us that it could erupt again.

    The island of Lana'i and Moloki'i are developing a tourist trade.  They are just as beautiful as the more well know islands.
 

August 2000 Revised July 26, 2007 03:34 PM