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sailing the caribbean on the Fury Catamaran of Cozumel

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http://www.hawaii-aloha.com/ – The Akaka Bill is back in the news, having once again passed the U.S. House of Representatives. ( It failed in two previous attempts to get Senate approval but prospects look better for passage this time.) Rather than describe the provisions of the bill, Id like to give you a way to look at the efforts to establish self-governance for Native Hawaiians and what that process means to casual visitors to the islands.

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http://www.princess.com – Immerse yourself in the Polynesian culture and experience the warmth of the Aloha Spirit on a cruise with Princess to Hawaii & Tahiti. Convenient Hawaii sailings depart roundtrip from Los Angeles. Plan your next cruise vacation with Princess.

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Located on the Northshore of St. John, Cinnamon Bay is one of the most popular beaches on the island. Today we snorkeled out and around Cinnamon Cay, a couple of hundred yards off the beach. Reef fish galore along with, Spanish Makerel, Parrot Fish, and Barracuda. All in a days fun in the sun. We finish off the day with a cigar at sunset on Vie’s Beach Campground, 340-693-5033, only $35.00 per night, the best accomodations deal on the island. Produced by Andrew Burnett, Come Out And Play Productions, andrew@goodimpressions.us

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Aloha…I’m Donnie MacGowan…I live on the island of Hawaii, in the County of Hawaii in the state of Hawaii…I love living in Hawaii, full of wonderful, amazing and fabulous things. For instance today, I saw a Humpback whale being born.

Winter and early spring in Hawaii are especially magical times—well, more magical even than usual in Hawaii. Starting about mid-November and lasting through April, Humpback whales visit our islands. From as far as way as Alaska and as near as California, the Humpies, as we call them, arrive to breed and, cows that bred last year, give birth this year.

An adult humpback weighs approximately one ton per foot, up to 90,000 pounds and can grow over 50 feet in length. Females are slightly larger than the males. Calves range from 10-16 feet in length at birth and weigh an average of 3000 pounds. Marine biologists believe that humpbacks live between 40-60 years.

And every year they come to visit me in my home.

On the West Hawaii coastline there is a place, and no, I’m not going to tell you where, where humpies are known to go to give birth—it’s a deep, protected cove quite near the highway. My hiking buddy and I were returning from a trip into the Kohala Mountains when we noticed several cars pulled off the road at a spot overlooking this cove. And there they were…mother and baby, still attached by umbilical cord. The video, shot hastily and without a tripod is not great, but you can see the baby playing on it’s back, nuzzling it’s mothers teats and just generally reveling at being free and in the marvelous ocean.

I love being in the ocean…it is my place of peace, calm and meditation. But just try to imagine the joy that this baby whale felt, being born into that vast, magical and beautiful realm. Aloha baby humpy…travel safely and come back to us next year.

For more information go to www.tourguidehawaii.com or http://tourguidehawaii.blogspot.com

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In September 2002, we took our third trip to the Big Island. We came here simply because we had seen on the news that Pu’u ‘O’o was sending surface flows close to the end of Chain of Craters Road in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park.

We were here a year earlier and had to hike about 2.5 miles over the lava fields to reach the surface flows. We felt that if we could see them without a repeat of such great effort, it would be well worth the expense.

We were correct!

We ventured down to the end of Chain of Craters Road on two consecutive mornings before dawn and found the lava crossing right at the end of the road. Even if you were wheelchair bound, you could have accessed these flows!

As we looked uphill towards Pu’u ‘O’o we saw nothing but black with glowing tiny streams of orange coming towards us. With clouds blocking most light from moon and stars, the majority of light came from the glowing lava. It was rather eerie to see the orange streams glowing in the middle of all that darkness.

We walked out onto the flows to get a closer look.

I found an interesting spot where the lava was flowing slowly on both sides. I set up my tripod and video camera and started recording.

This video segment is simply a breakout that happened no more than 30 feet from my position. I was just glad to be able to see it from such close proximity.

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***APRIL 2008 UPDATE:*** They have sealed this lava tube! For photos, go to this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/17144603@N02/sets/72157604748683242/

We had a very unique experience on The Big Island’s southwestern shore. Hiking south along the coastal trail from Pu’uhonua o Hōnaunau, we found the lava tube mentioned in our guidebook. It was a tough crawl through the center of it, but once we reached the end, we had a unique perch.

The lava tube ends abruptly over the water. It was about 20 feet or so down to the water. And the water looked deep enough for us to jump. However, we did not indulge.

While we stood there snapping some photos and taping our experience, a small tour boat came along and slipped into a cave below us.

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Relax on beautiful beaches with soothing sights and sounds of ocean waves from our new 16 min. HD video iphone app: “Hawaii Beaches Video. MORE INFO – CLICK LINK: http://appshopper.com/entertainment/hawaii-beaches-relaxing-escape NOTE: This is an edited version of our award winning 90 min. “HD Hawaii Beaches” DVD and Blu-Ray for iphone users. SUBSCRIBE & receive a new beach video every few days. CLICK on “SUBSCRIBE” Button in yellow next to our beach logo. VISIT our CHANNEL: CLICK on “wavesdvdcom” for more videos.

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L.A. Times travel writer Chris Reynolds crisscrosses the Big Island, covering beaches, waterfalls, volcanoes and luaus.

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Cozumel snorkeling beach party, non stop & free beer, margaritas and sodas. snorkeling equipment and Guides, sunmats, volleyball, kayaks, black angus burger – all included!!
http://www.furycozumel.com

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