Hawaiian Islands

Hawaiian islands are located in the middle of the Pacific. They is one of the most isolated places on Earth. The treasure of Hawai'i is not only breathtaking beauty but also unique culture, preserved due to geographic isolation and other reasons.

Hawai’i is a chain of over one hundred islands and small seamounts. They have been created by volcanic activity through millions of years. The oldest formation is Kure Atoll, the youngest the island of Hawai’i. They are stretched over 1,500 miles. Eight of them are inhabited by humans,the other are home for birds, sea lions, turtles and crabs.

Hawaiian islands inhabitated by humans:
Kaua’i, Moloka’i, Oahu, Lanai, Maui, Kaho’olawe, Ni’ihau, Hawai’i

Each island has its own unique character. On the island of Kaua’i you can swim under 800 m high waterfall, swing from huge banyan tree into the pond like Tarzan; walk Kalalau trail - one of the most beautiful on the planet; hide in crystal clear ponds of ancient Ali'i; listen to old stories about Mo’o creatures nearby Spouting Horn; enjoy the view of the Great Canyon of Pacific and walk to the wilderness, where the first movie King Kong was made in year 1933.

Maui island is kitesurfers favorite place due to its winds. Lots of young people come here for practicing paragliding, zipping in the jungle, jumping from the cliffs. There are great trails for biking and other activities for those who love challenges. There you can enjoy sunrise on Haleakala summit, listen to native birds, collect healing plants and walk through bamboo wild forests.

On Lana’i there are preserved ancient petroglyphs in remote parts of the island. Very exciting is the search for an old wreck hidden on the wild shores. Unique is Garden of the Gods. This island is a living museum of pineapple agriculture - the only town build by pineapple companies - still exists to this day nearly untouched by time.

Kaho’olawe is today only visited by cultural workers for preserving the remains of Hawaiian heritage - the shrines and remains of temples as it was destroyed by US military practices.

Ni’ihau island has been bought from the Hawaiian king by the family of Sinclairs in 1864 for 10.000$. Visitors must be personally invited by owners. It is a unique island, where the Hawaiian language is most preserved as it is still the primary language.

O’ahu island, with Honolulu as a capital of Hawai’i state. ( as Hawaiian islands were annexed into the USA in 1898 and in 1959 became the 50th of the United States). The beach in Honolulu, called Waikiki, was made by American workers for the purpose of tourism. Along the 2-miles beach stand nowadays 700 hotels, many of them are skyscrapers. What originally was a village with lots of streams, became an city, which millions of visitors every year. Waikiki has the climate of an american city, with limousines, expensive shops, late night shows and music and magicians on the street.

On the island of Moloka’i you move back in time, to our ancestors way of living. In old times this island was highly respected due to the healers and priests of unique powers. Today Moloka’i still keeps it's own privacy. You can have for yourself one of the most beautiful beaches and hoards of deer visiting wild beaches at nights.

The biggest of all the islands is Hawai’i. It is called “the mini Earth” as it has most of the earthy climate zones with unique fauna and flora. Hawai’i is called by locals people a“Big Island”. You can choose a climate and temperature within a half to two hours drive: from tropical beaches to the jungle with beautiful flowers and waterfalls; from rocky deserts to rain forests with 7 meters high ferns growing as if dinosaurs would be still there (there was a “Jurassic Park” movie filmed). On one side of the island rains in the morning, on another at night. There are hills covered with grass with a landscape of England and glaciers moraines created two hundred thousands years ago on Mauna Kea volcano summit. On Big Island are white and black sand beaches and also unique on the planet, beaches created from light green crystals of olivine stones.It's a land of paradoxes, magic and harsh beauty as it's the only island where the active volcano still creates new land continuously. On this island acts the most active volcano in the world, where you can safely watch rivers of red lava flow, especially outstanding in the darkness of the night.

Hawaiian islands were and still are called a true paradise for a reason. Before the arrival of western people there were even no mosquitoes in the jungles! There were and are still no reptiles or snakes on these islands! Hawai’i is part of Polynesian culture, which is very old and advanced in lots of aspects of life. Polynesian people sailed through the Pacific ocean thousands of years before Spanish ships crossed the ocean. They had skills to read waves patterns for miles, they used maps of the sky, winds for directions. The dance of Hula became a form of entertainment for westeners; before hula dances were part of important rituals performed by kahunas.

Hawaiian healers preserved ancient art of healing, which is an important inspiration for modern psychology and medicine. The culture of Aloha, where people put great care to be truly good for each other, is the model which the western world need desperately for healing families and societies.

Aloha