These traditional royalty opened the ceremonies at the Luau

A panoramic view of Honolulu

Me and the king

This old cinder cone is still steaming

This one is very active.

This crown of thorns LOOKS nice, but if I touch it, I'd be in the hospital.

The night time sea floor is covered with urchins.

See the Manta Rays?  Neither did we!

Notice the shadow Moana Kea is casting on the clouds.  It's HUGE

The Keck 1 observatory 18 meter optical scope

The USS Arizona gun turret (the rest of her and her crew are submerged here)

The beginning of USA in WWII

This is just one of the multitude of huge flowers on the islands

This is part of the volcanic coast line (thousands of years after activity stopped)

One of many craters we flew over

This hot lava is pouring into the sea creating new land.  About 1 acre a day

Now under the sea for a night dive

This is a blue-green cleaner wrasse

This Moree eel just ate a large fish.

This is a downward view of cinder cones and the cloud deck from Mauna Kea

The top of Moana Kea.  This is where all the world class space observatories sit.  At 14,790 feet

Pronounce licky-licky

The end of WWII

USS Missouri saw the signing of the surrender of Japan