Hawaii Paradise Found Chapter 10

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3 Hawaii Kauai  Garden Isle - Wet & tropical Oahu  Gateway & commercial Molokai  Friendly Island - No traffic lights Lanai  Hawaii's Most Enticing Island Hawaii  Orchid Isle -Volcanoes & Kona coffee Maui  Magic Isle – Lush scenery, beaches, whales 312 islands—almost 2500 km

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 4 Getting There Air  Scheduled and charter flights to HNL Connections available often with stopovers Direct service available from YYZ & YVR Cruise  YVR to HNL or Island Cruising

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 5 When to Go Temperate  fairly consistent all year round Winter  Cooler at night  More rain  Peak tourist time  Big Island – snow capped Hurricanes  Late summer, early fall Leeward (W)– dry Windward (E) – rain

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 6 Getting Around  Aloha Airlines, Hawaiian, Island Air Connections to other islands from HNL LIH, ITO, MKK, OGG, JHM, KOA, LNY  Helicopters  Cruise ships  Oahu Decent bus service around island  Car rentals suggested  Water

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 7 Oahu Honolulu  State capital  Principal port  Major airport  Military command centre of the Pacific  Waikiki –visitor centre Most populated island

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 8 Oahu - Waikiki attractions Pearl Harbor  Hawaii’s largest harbour Naval base  USS Arizona Memorial  Battleship Missouri Memorial  USS Bowfin Museum Diamond Head  Largest tuff cone formed by volcano  Trail to 232M summit WWII bunker

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 9 Oahu (cont.)  North Shore > 32 km beach Surfing – winter Waimea Bay - +9M waves  Polynesian Cultural Center 42A – recreated villages Crafts, luau with 100 dancers Culture shows

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 10 Oahu attractions Hanauma Bay  Nature preserve  Huge assortment of sea life  Eager to swim up to you! Iolani Palace  Built in 1882  only royal palace in US

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 11 Maui 2 nd most popular of the islands  OGG - Kahului  Condos and resorts Kaanapali  West coast Resorts & golf courses - 2 White sand beaches

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 12 Maui (cont.) Lahaina  Hawaii capital before 1845 Largest whaling port Restored town, museums, missionary homes Replica of 19 th C whaling ship Haleakala Crater Largest dormant volcano Sunrise at the summit

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 13 Maui (cont.) Maui Ocean Center 2,000 fish and sharks viewed through a acrylic tunnel in a 750,000 gallon tank Road to Hana Beautiful scenic drive  Oheo Gulch  Waterfall fed pools Iao Valley

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 14 Hawaii’s Big Island Youngest & largest of the islands  2 of 5 volcanoes active Waterfalls & orchids Puna Fern Forest Coffee, cattle, macadamia nuts KOA preferred over ITO

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 15 Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Kilauea  the world's most active volcano Lava flow since 1983 Mauna Loa  the earth's largest volcano Mauna Kea  Hawaii's tallest volcano 150 miles of trails for hiking, backpacking, camping, Petroglyphs

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 16 Big Island (cont.) Waimea’s Parker Ranch  Until recently, the largest privately owned cattle ranch in the world Hilo Zoo  Tropical rainforest zoo 80 animal species  Beaches are often rocky with black sand

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 17 Kauai Fern Grotto  Boat ride up Wailua River Cave like formation filled with maidenhair fern Hanalei Bay  Long half moon sandy beach c Water relatively calm for safe swimming  Princeville

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 18 Kauai (cont.) Waimea Canyon  Mark Twain nicknamed it Grand Canyon of the Pacific  16km long, 3km miles wide, >1km deep

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 19 Kauai (cont.) Napali Coast  35km long with 1km cliffs  Accessible by air, sea or foot  17km overnight hike – experienced only  Beach NOT for swimming

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 20 Molokai High sea cliffs  Kalaupapa Hansen’s Disease settlement 1866 total isolation Now National Historical Park 16 yr and older can take mule ride down cliff to visit Authorized tours only

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 21 Lanai 28km X 20km island Most secluded Formerly known as Pineapple Island  Until recently Dole pineapple plantation  Now 2 – Four Seasons Resorts Garden of the Gods  Rocks and boulders  Unique dry land forest – 48 species

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 22 Itineraries 7 day, four island cruise 1 week on one island Due to distance  2 week recommended  1 week each on two islands  Match client to island activity level

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 23 Accommodations Waikiki Beach  All prices  Oceanfront  Ocean view  Location = price Condos popular Outer islands  More expensive  Car/hotel packages