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| madidotcom | profile | all galleries >> hnl2006 >> sep17 | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 Circle Island trip stop #1: Dole Plantation! |
 "Hawaii's Complete Pineapple Experience" |
 Mmm...Dole Whips |
 Don't they look tasty? |
 Good enough to eat with your hands! |
 I always thought pineapples grew on trees! |
 Pineapple flower or future pineapple? |
 Pretty |
 "CB73, var. Albus from Brazil (Ananas bracteatus)"...not such a pretty name |
 Smile, Jake! |
 C'mon, smile! |
 OK, fine...don't smile. |
 Tammie knows how to smile! |
 Last try |
 Pineapple demonstration |
 "Bracteatus from Paraguay (Ananas bracteatus)" |
 Bye, Dole! |
 Lost seaon 2 beach |
 Best burgers on the island - Kua Aina in Haleiwa |
 Matsumoto shave ice again! This time: pina colada and lime...yum! |
 Shh...Mormons |
 Mormons run the Polynesian Cultural Center so keep away! |
 It's perfectly safe to stop at Kualoa Ranch...no Mormons here |
 Recognize it from Jurrasic Park, Godzilla, Mighty Joe Young, Windtalkers , or Pearl Harbor? Me neither. |
 Some Lost mountains |
 Oahu's only Macadamia Farm Outlet |
 Pretty foliage |
 Coconut stand |
 Fresh coconuts $5 |
 One of the coconut dudes |
 Vintage macadamia nut husker...the first macadamia was planted in Hawaii in 1892 |
 On the ranch and movie set tour (not really, the front tires are long flat) |
 More vintage macadamia equipment laying around |
 Jake chasing birds |
 Hibiscus |
 Coffee plant...the first coffee was planted in Hawaii in 1817. |
 More pretty foliage |
 Noni fruit |
 Sampling macadamia nuts. Good, but don't expect outlet pricing |
 Ah...that explains it. Outlet is in quotes. It must not be that sort of outlet. |
 Byodo-In Buddist Temple |
 It's a replica of the 900-year-old Byodo-In located in Uji, Japan |
 Picture 094.jpg |
 Ring the bell, live long time |
 Jake ringing the bell |
 Tons of koi |
 Nine foot Lotus Buddha...the largest wooden Buddha carved in over 900 years |
 I think the Lotus Buddha would fit in Hilo Hattie's World's Largest Hawaiian Shirt |
 Unguarded baby birds to be |
 Finally...the wild (keep away!) peacocks |
 Last look at Byodo-In |
 Bridge to Byodo-In...where Jin proposed to Sun on Lost in Japan |
 Another little temple in Valley of the Temples |
 Smaller than Byodo-In, but very cute |
 View from Valley of the Temples |
 Time for the beach! |
 Welcome to Lanikai |
 The Mokuluas |
 The best swimming beach in the state |
 Another view of Mokumanu and Mokulua |
 On the windward side of the island means good sailing |
 The islands are less than a mile away |
 Bye, Lanikai |
 Sun setting over Kailua |