We started at a cemetery - Valley of the Temple Memorial Park. Odd place to start, but in the back of the cemetery is a full sized replica of the 11th century Phoenix Hall of the Byodo-In Buddhist temple complex in Japan.
Inside is a large Buddha.
Interesting place. These are family plots where the bodies are cremated and added to the family plot.
On the East Shore, we stop at Liea Point. This is a beautiful little spot. Nothing of much significance, but I am sure that there is something geology based and volcano based info here.
We drove through the town of Kohuku. Here they have 12 wind turbines and are going to be getting a lot more soon. Hopefully this will help cut down on the cost of their electricity.
We drive by the Shrimp Ponds. We did not get to get out, but I did get to see a few birds, but no pictures :-(
Night Heron
Hawaiian Coots
Red-face Moorhen
Hawaii Stilt
On to the North Shore. We stop at Sunset Beach. This is where the big surfing competitions happen. Definitely NOT in the summer. It was just about as flat of water as Galveston...which is really flat. There was one area that had a little surf and people were surfing there.
Slightly unimpressive in the summer, but it was exciting to see where the BIG surf competition happens. Here is a picture of what surf was happening.
Waimae Valley - we came here to see a Hawaiian temple. We were reminded that Hawaiians did not have a lot of technology, so it may not seem grandiose, but was very meaningful to the Hawaiians.
Last stop was the Dole Pineapple Plantation. Apparently, the Pineapples grown there stay on Hawaii for the most part. Most of the Pineapples eaten now come from Central and South America. I ate some yummy Pineapple Ice cream with pineapple chunks on it. I was not going to eat the whole thing, but I did anyway.