Bird at Pearl Harbor
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USS Arizona Memorial
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Oil still leaks from the Arizona
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Another tiny bubble of oil
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55 000 gallons to go
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Naval warship
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Crew at attention as ship comes into port
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Honolulu, as seen from somewheres
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Ubiquitous tree, called ?
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Driveby of Hawaiin gov't building
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King Kamehameha's Palace
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And downtown Honolulu
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Chang family organizes for a photo
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Our guide Owen can handle any number of cameras
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Working through the lineup
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Backdrop for group photo
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A hotel we couldn't afford
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Windward side of Oahu, traveling along eastern shore
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Diamond Head Crater looms
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Kaipolani Park, site of a few of Tom's runs
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Windsurfer off Diamond Head vista
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Hawaiian coastline
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Beautiful blue water, gentle waves
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Why doesn't this thing go any faster?
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Tourists
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Owen in action
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Another crater
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Hanauma Bay, where we went snorkeling
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Reef, shallow water clearly visible
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Snorkelers exploring the reef
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"Deep" water, almost 3 ft.
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Across Hanauma Bay
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Wave action
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Diamond Head Crater
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Bay is actually an old crater, worn down to almost nothing
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Looking up at Diamond Head rim
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Turbulent ocean water
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Wave splash: 1
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Wave splash: 2
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Wave splash: 3
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Halona blowhole blows
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And the water swirls back down
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Spouting: 1
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Spouting: 2
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Spouting: 3
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Steep, volcanic mountains
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Island of Molokai
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Waimanalo beach, one of the longest on the islands
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Beach wood
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Footprints by Janis, sculpted by ocean
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These are the real Cliffs of Insanity
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From "Pali Lookout"
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Vulcanism evident everywhere
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Wind and clouds move over the green isle
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More vistas
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Sharp cliffs at left
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Clouds descending
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Steepness
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More ridgelines in the distance
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Mountain scrub
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Chinaman's hat island
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Bluff
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A tree grows in Hawaii
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Waterfall through a bus window darkly
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Double rainbow from Roundtop
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Rainbow graces the valley
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Make a wish
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Look, it ends in the tree!
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And the other end
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Nice view of Diamond Head
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Punchbowl Crater, Honolulu
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Honolulu, our hotel somewhere at left
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Site of too many fine all-you-can-eat breakfasts
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Diamond Head from the air, on the way to Big Island
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Hanauma Bay from the air
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Zooming way out
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Alomha Tower, Honolulu Harbor
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