We had a great time in Hawaii - a week on Maui and a week on the Big Island of Hawaii. On Maui we spent a few days in Hana, including some great snorkeling. The islands had been blasted with a major storm so the waterfalls were all flowing. The sunrise from the top of Haleakala was not spectacular on the day we were there, but other sunrises more than compensated. The hiking on Haleakala however was beautiful in a volcanic sort of way.
On Hawaii we went on a tour of the original 88 inch observatory on top of Mauna Kea; unfortunately we didn't get into the Keck observatories which are the twin ball shaped ones in this photo and are the world's largest optical observatories. We also had an amazing time swimming with dolphins along the coast north of Kona. If you go to Hawaii, it is an amazing experience.
