Highlights of the Trip

1. Hiking the Awa'awapuhi trail in Waimea Canyon, Kauai
2. Lava flow at night
3. Telescope viewing on Mauna Kea
4. Rock formations at Mauna Ulu
5. The Hilina Pali road/viewpoints

Notes for Future Trips

1. Pre-book all inter-island flights with Aloha airlines for $80 (unrestricted). If need to change one, it costs nothing. Don't use restricted ($60) fares.
2. Pre-book rental cars on ALL islands. Don't get insurance or gas options. Use Dollar rent-a-car. Mid-size cheap car is fine, except for Hawaii where 4WD might be needed.
3. Reserve all campsites WAY in advance
4. Stay at the Hale Kai Bjornen again. Elsewhere, try to book bed and breakfasts rather than hotels. Much better.
5. Take helicopter tour of Kauai (Blue Hawaiian was good).
6. Backpack the Hilina'Pali trails.
7. Hike the big trail out into the crater.
8. Try bicycling crater rim road/ chain of craters road/ or Hilina Pali road
9. Backpack the Kalalau trail (low priority)
10. Scuba diving
     

Some Notes

All photos were taken with a Canon S100 Digital Camera.   Maps were made using a Garmin Etrex Legend and the MapSource software (using the Topo data). 

Links

1. Hale Kai Bjornen Bed and Breakfast
2. Blue Hawaiian Helicopter Tours
3. Aloha Airlines
4. Continental
5. Dollar Rent-a-car
6. Honolulu Airport Hotel
7. Barry's TapFusion Group
8. Executive Center Hotel (recommended by Evonne for Honolulu)