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Here is Opaeka'a Falls in the early morning mist. This time of year, it rains almost every morning as the northeast tradewinds hit the mountainsides.
In the background are the remains of an old Hawaiian temple called a Heiau. This area in Kauai, called Wailua (two waters), is where the ali'i or royalty of ancient times lived. In the foreground is a Hawaiian chicken, or Moa. When Hurricane Iniki struck in 1992, many chickens were blown from their cages and since have multiplied all over the island. Click here for CHICKEN CAM!
Looking down into a valley is a lone horse and an African Tulip tree nearby.
This is a typical old Hawaiian plantation house, where sugar cane managers were provided housing. These houses typically have metal green roofs. They are becoming more scarce as they are tiorn down more and more for the property.
A Hawaiian shoe department! The only shoe you need - these are NOT flip-flops. zoris or sandals...they are SLIPPERS!
Mom by the Alekolo Fish Pond. Legend is that an ancient people called the Menehune built this to block off a natural bend in the river. Stone blocks were laid across the bend with outlets that were covered with reed gates.
Mom standing next to a large Cook Island Pine tree, similar to Norfolk Island pines. This one is quite old!
Our switched out rental car. We originally had a Ford Mustang that was really a beater, so we got this Sebring instead.
The Spouting Horn in Lawai. This is an old lava tube where the waves force through the tube ans hoot a spray of sea water up to 25 feet in the air. It also makes a roaring sound, which can be heard in this movie by clicking here. Hawaiian legend was that a dragon lived in a cave under the reef and his roaring could be heard.
Some shops in old Koloa town. Koloa was the sight of the first sugar plantation in Hawaii. Click here to take a journey through the famous "Tree Tunnel."
The view of Mount Kahili - the picture does not really capture the deep greens of the mountains. Click here to see a full panorama.