A little bit of trivia. Hawaii is celebrating their 50th anniversary of statehood this year.
The Big Island vacation was great. The island is very different — barren lava rock to rainforests. We stayed a week at the lovely and interesting Hilton Waikola Village resort. It is massive:
- Three hotel towers
- Three pools
- Ocean fed lagoon
- Dolphin pool
- Many restaurants and bars
- Tram and boats to traverse it
We could have never left the resort. In fact, there were a few days that we didn’t. It was great to lay by the pool or the ocean and just relax. When we finally decided to head out we found waterfalls, black sand beaches, snorkeling, a rainforest and volcano.
Pics are posted here: Big Island Photos



