THE BIG ISLAND




It's really a micro cosmos of the entire earth, or almost. You can find 
20 of the 21 micro climates on just the Big Island. Like all islands, 
the Big Island has a rainy (windward) side with lush jungles 
and a dry (leeward) side with desert and cacti.  
Between the beaches, there lies the rest of the earth.

Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, the massive twin mountains 
are primarily responsible for creating the island. 
Mauna Kea is the highest mountain on earth 
(if counted from the ocean floor). 
Mauna Loa has the largest mountain mass on earth. 
There's snow and sometimes even fierce snow storms 
on their peaks in the winter
Only on the Big Island!

Of course, there's the big star of the Big Island, 
Kilauea the active volcano.
During its over 20 year history, it's been ferocious 
and gentle, destructive and constructive. 
When I'm writing this, it's gentle again. 
You can almost drive your car to the hot molten lava. 
That's why it's nicknamed "the drive-in volcano".
Only on the Big Island!

On the next pages you'll come with me  
and I'll show you the full beauty of the Big Island.