With everything from verdant mountains to arid lava fields, world-class surf to hidden waterfalls, the Hawaiian Islands truly are a spectacle of nature to behold.
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MAKAIWA BAY, HAWAI‘I ISLAND
A HAWAIIAN OUTRIGGER CANOE, OR WA‘A, PADDLES ALONG THE KOHALA COAST, FAMOUS FOR THE UPSCALE RESORTS TUCKED INTO THE EXPANSE OF BLACK LAVA.
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NAPILI BAY, MAUI
TUCKED INTO A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND RESORT AREA SITS THIS PROTECTED COVE, PERFECT FOR TAKING IN THE SUNSET AND THE VIEWS OF NEIGHBORING LĀNA‘I AND MOLOKA‘I.
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KĀNE‘OHE, O‘AHU
THE ISLAND’S GREEN WINDWARD SIDE, FLANKED BY THE KO‘OLAU MOUNTAIN RANGE, RECEIVES THE MOST RAINFALL. IN ANCIENT TIMES, HE‘EIA WAS AN AREA KNOWN FOR CULTIVATING WETLAND KALO (TARO), AND IT CONTINUES TO DO SO TODAY.
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NĀ PALI COAST, KAUA‘I
THE CLOUDS PART AT THE KALALAU LOOKOUT, ACCESSIBLE VIA THE WEST SIDE’S KŌKE‘E STATE PARK, TO REVEAL THE ICONIC RIDGELINE OF THE NĀ PALI COAST BELOW. KALALAU VALLEY CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED BY BOAT OR TRAIL.
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