The weather here has been great lately. Giving Blue Hawaiian Helicopter Tours an opportunity to put a neat video up of footage from their tours. Lots of great video of volcanoes, shoreline, and waterfalls from the Big Island:
Entries Tagged as 'Volcanoes'
Video: Big Island Helicopter Tour Footage
December 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Tourism, Volcanoes
Tags: Hawaiian Helicopter·Helicopter Tour·Helicopter Tours·Opportunity·Shoreline·Tour Footage·Video Footage·Volcanoes·Waterfalls·Weather
Aerial Orthophotos of Big Island Volcanoes
December 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Photos, Science, Volcanoes
Earth Snapshot had a few volcanoes of the big island in its Earth Image of the Day:
The island of Hawaii is home to five volcanoes, three of which can be observed here in this orthorectified image. These are, clockwise from the upper right, Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa and Hual?lai.
Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano in [...]
Tags: Active Shield·Cinder Cones·Cubic Miles·Dormant Volcano·Earth Image·Elevation·Flanks·Hual·Island Of Hawaii·Lai·lava·Mauna Kea·Mauna Loa·Orthophotos·Pacific Ocean·Sea Level·Shield Volcano·Size Image·Tallest Mountain·Volcanoes
Video of Volcanoes Erupting Here on the Big Island
August 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Volcanoes
Found this cool documentary footage of Kilauea and Mauna Loa erupting, with great lava flow shots. We havent seen whatever documentary this is from, but we found the video on Fliggo.
Volcanoes erupting on the Big Island of Hawaii
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Tags: Big Island Of Hawaii·Documentary Footage·Hawaii View·Island Of Hawaii·Kilauea·Lava Flow·Mauna Loa·Volcanoes
$6M Center to be Built at Volcanoes National Park with Stimulus Grant
July 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Economy
The AP is reporting on the new center to go up in Volcanoes National Park using the new Federal Stimulus Money from the Obama Administration:
The new center will replace the current 1,200-square-foot station, where park rangers and eruption crew members are based.
Officials say the $6 million project will more than triple the size of the [...]
Tags: 6 Million·Communications Center·Crew Members·Federal Money·Hawaii·Medical Help·National Grant·National Parks·Park Rangers·Stimulus·Trail Improvements·Volcanoes
Big Island Sight Seeing – VW Camper Style
July 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Tourism
The SF Gate has a great article up about using the VW Westfalia camper, available at Happy Campers Hawaii. Sounds like a great (and affordable) way to see the island.
Its been a family goal to try this some day!
With mobile accommodations, I would no longer have to shuttle between the resort and the [...]
Tags: Adventurer·Campers·Chase·Constellation·Fritz·Hawaiian Lifestyle·Hippie·Night Ocean·Ocean Views·Parlance·Sea Turtle·Sf Gate·Teri·Volcanoes·Volkswagen Camper·Volkswagen Westfalia Camper·Vw Camper·Vw Westfalia Camper·Wallet·Whale
Saddle Road On Big Island Considered One of Americas “Scariest Drives”
June 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Community
Forbes Traveler has a list of the scariest drives in America, and our own Saddle Road makes the list!
Hawaii has several hair-raising roads, including the sinuous Hana Highway and the switchbacks to the top of Haleakala. But the one that takes the cake is Saddle Road on the Big Island, which threads a vast lave-rock [...]
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