Sea Turtles on the Big Island. (ThinkStock)
What to do in Big Island
With roughly 266 miles of coastline and an area twice the size of all the other Hawaiian Islands put together, Hawaii's eponymous island is more commonly called "The Big Island." It's also the youngest in the chain of volcanically formed islands, and the only one that is still growing. The responsible volcano, Kilauea, most recently started to erupt in 1983 and has been going strong ever since.
The relative youth of the island (800,000 years) means its coast largely lacks the sugary white-sand beaches of older islands like Kauai, though there are a few. Instead, most of its shores reflect their volcanic origins with jagged sea cliffs, black-sand beaches, roughly hewn coves, and sprawling tide pools carved from new lava flows.
The Kona and Kohala coasts compose the central section of the island's western side, directly in...
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- what are things to do in hawaii
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things to do for shore excursions
on each island
Asked on December 02, 2011 by Anita
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I'd like to avoid wet season, plus times when airfare is highest and hotels are at their most expensive.
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