Back to Waikoloa Plant graffiti at Waikoloa This is the parking lot for Waikoloa Beach.  There is quite a bit of olivine in the basalts here! A small example of some of the olivine in the basalt. So pretty.
We drove up north to Hawi (pronounced ha-vee or javi for you spanish speakers). We had the best ice cream treat here and took a funny sequence of these shots. Training Z to look through the hole was fun! Training Z to look through the hole was fun! Training Z to look through the hole was fun!
Training Z to look through the hole was fun! Taken near Kahuna to show the rainshadow effect on the lee side of the mountain. A curve in the road. Looking west/sw towards some green grass.
Jeep! Dopple radar station PHKM near Hawi.  It would get a workout just a few weeks later when Tropical Storm Iselle hit. Interesting lichen growing on ranch fencing.  RJH6551
Looking down towards the small port of Kawaihae. It was about 6 miles away as the crow flies. IMG 5364 IMG 5399 IMG 5400