Aloha from Hawai'i

USA | 2005

Watch out for the lava, it is hot!!

Aloha from Hawai'i

In May 2005 I had the great fortune to get accepted to attend a weeklong symposium for recent PhD graduate in the wider field of Oceanography. It took place in Waikoloa on the island of Hawaii, also known as 'The Big Island', so as to not confuse it with the name of the US state that it is part of. We spent a week in Waikoloa with our peers talking ocean science, after which I travelled the island with two friends just exploring.

Visiting the lava fields and walking up to and watching the lava ooze out of the mountain was certainly one of the most memorable moments.

Trip Gallery

wooden carved statues

Wooden carved statues at the national park

Red Frangipani

Red Frangipani

Kauila sea turtles punaluu

Kauila and the sea turtles of Punalu'u

Waikoloa Beach

Waikoloa Beach

windsurfing

An attempt at windsurfing

Honaunau National Historical Park

Pu'Uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park

memorial kauila punaluu sea turtles

Memorial to Kauila and the sea turtles of Punalu'u

A shady spot

A shady spot

sunset on Hawaii

A Hawai'ian sunset

hiking kilauea iki trail

Hiking the Kilauea Iki Trail

lava flowing hot

Lava oozing out of the side of the mountain and into the sea

lava field covers road sign

Sometimes the lava takes over