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Hawaii Photo of the Week: Pele’s Well

Peter Kay — Tue, 18 May 2021 15:46:06 +0000

An other-worldly picture of "Pele's Well" I don't know if this place is officially called Pele's Well, but it might as well have. It's almost like an oil painting and to me it has this other-worldly appearance An incredible well located on the coast of Kailua, Hawaii at sunset. PelesWell by 26053838@N00 is licensed [...]

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Hawaii Photo of the Week: Lava Glow you’ve never seen before

Peter Kay — Tue, 04 May 2021 16:37:21 +0000

Lava glow on the Big Island This is the kind of photo that grabs your attention and doesn't let go. While it's visually simple, the combination of colors and uniformity broken up by a silhouette of the tree in the foreground makes this a keeper. Tree, Volcano by 39096598@N06 is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND [...]

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Hawaii Photo of the Week: Picture-perfect huge surf coastline

Peter Kay — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 16:22:28 +0000

Big Island beach with giant surf This photo is as if you can put your hand through it and touch the beach. We're looking at an "huge" day of surf as you can see a wave crashing into the cliff probably over 100 feet high. Enjoy! 13.01.29_27 by Rose Braverman is licensed under CC [...]

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What about Coqui frogs on the Big Island

Peter Kay — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 16:15:49 +0000

What about Coqui frogs on the Big Island? Sharon from Lakeside, CA asks: I would like to know about the coqui frogs on the big island. If I moved to the dry side would I be able to avoid the loud noise? Since this is audio, could you play a recording sample of the sound? [...]

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How Hawaii families play in the snow

Peter Kay — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 16:08:36 +0000

How Hawaii families play in the snow We are talking about how Hawaii was so "cold" and our Big Island partner Dylan Nonaka gave an impromptu story about how Big Island families go up Mauna Kea with their pickup trucks, load them up with snow, and then truck it back down to their front yards [...]

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Kilauea volcano is erupting – what’s it like nearby?

Peter Kay — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 16:17:10 +0000

We had a fabulous show last week and if you have any interest on this topic at all, you'll want to watch! Our Big Island expert Dylan Nonaka brought some very special guests that live only a mile away to discuss these topics and more: What's it like being so close to an active volcano [...]

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Hawaii photo of the week: Lava oozing

Peter Kay — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 15:33:39 +0000

An amazing spectacle of power I vividly remember seeing a lava flow for the first time. I was staying with some friends on the Big Island and we drove to a spot in the middle of the night. I looked out and saw a long finger of the most captivating deep-orange red color I've ever [...]

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Hawaii photo of the week: Rainbow Falls on the Big Island

Peter Kay — Tue, 12 May 2020 15:52:46 +0000

Rainbow Falls on the Big Island This is one of the most accessible waterfalls in the entire state of Hawaii. It's short drive outside of Hilo town and is practically next to a local highway. It's a major tourist attraction with ample parking and wheelchair accessibility. That side of the island is very wet and [...]

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Marketing grad from Hilo wants to live in Hawaii

Peter Kay — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 18:12:21 +0000

I so appreciate getting and responding to thoughtful visitor emails. Here's one that's rather instructive for all who want to live in Hawaii and I've embedded my responses in-line Aloha Peter, The reason I am messaging you is about your article ""Ten Steps to Finding a Job in Hawaii"". It was a great read, and really [...]

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Missing Persons in Hawaii – Big Island

Peter Kay — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 06:11:14 +0000

Damon Tucker has a popular page over at his website DamonTucker.com where he lists missing persons on the Big Island. This is one topic that really hits me hard, and I hope to never experience anything like this for a member of my family or my friends. If you live on the Big Island of [...]

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Big Island or Oahu?

Peter Kay — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 01:49:18 +0000

Here's an email I received from a woman in Italy that is hoping to narrow the search down to just one of the Hawaiian Islands - Big Island or Oahu, for her husband, daughter, and their dog. Amazingly, she typed this all up on her iPhone! * * * Hello Vern, I really enjoy your [...]

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Living on Big Island, Hawaii for 7 Months

Peter Kay — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:14:31 +0000

Living on Big Island, Hawaii is something I have not done. I've thought about it, but I have not been able to get a good feel for it. The videos that I've seen just don't give me enough of the big picture about the island to decide if it's somewhere I would consider along with [...]

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Big Island’s Volcano Eruption Effect on Oahu?

Peter Kay — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:41:51 +0000

Looks like half a million people would die. Not from the lava. Not from the unbreathable air. The resulting tsunami that would occur when huge amounts of land fell off the wall of the volcano into the Pacific Ocean would devastate Oahu, not to mention Maui and the other islands. National Geographic did a 'what [...]

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Buying Houses on Active Volcanos

Peter Kay — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:20:42 +0000

My friend wrote me and told me the good news... he'd just bought a house on Big Island, Hawaii! Was I happy for him? I'm not sure. I checked the Google Earth satellite shot and it was just as I suspected... he's right on the edge of the lava flow. Now, probably every house on [...]

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