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The Big Island: North Kohala, Part 1 |
As regular readers of LAHP know, I love to explore — especially in Hawai`i. This day I began exploring the northernmost part of the Big Island, the area known as North Kohala. I have been here before so my starting point was the famous statue of King Kamehameha, the ruler of the Big Island who united the islands (by force and diplomacy) as the Hawai`ian Kingdom, takings its name from his home island. But "wait" you say — you have seen the same statue in Honolulu. The rest of the story is that this was the original statue commissioned for Honolulu but it was lost at sea — so a replacement statue was produced and placed in Honolulu. The lost statue was later recovered and placed in his birthplace, now the town of Kapa`au. |
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Importantly, the effort to descend the trail was rewarded with the view of this canyon opposite the beach. Wow! |
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Although I do have to admit that someone came up with an interesting twist on the stacking of rocks — a rock dog guarding the beach. Ugh, then I had to think about the climb back up the switchback trail to the overlook where my car was parked. |
To be continued...
Life is good.
Aloha,
B. David
P. S., All photos and text © B. David Cathell Photography, Inc. — www.bdavidcathell.com