The flight from O’ahu to Kona on the Big Island was uneventful, never in the air long going between islands. Security line was a drag, one sniffer dog checking every passenger. That took a while. And I’m still lugging around too much stuff. 49 lbs in my suitcase (which I think weighs 10 lbs empty) and 25 lbs in my back pack. What do I need all this stuff for? The prices here, except for food, are not too, too bad so I can buy what I need, didn’t need to bring everything. My mid-size car turns out to be a very new Dodge family van, that’s all that is left in the lot so I’m stuck, at the same rate, with too much vehicle that gets too low miles per gallon. Didn’t take many days to decide every other day is a park the van day because this is a big island. Compared to O’ahu where I could get to most places in under an hour here it’s almost to get anywhere will take at least an hour. Hawi (Ha-vee) is a nice little town, neighbor to Kapaau-Kohala and the birthplace of Kamehameha I in what was sugar cane country, the Banana Ranch Road house is an old frame farm workers house, maybe it’s a 100 years old. The owners have upgraded a lot of the space, kitchen, bath and outside making it a comfortable stay and within walking distance to the town shops and markets. I’m expecting my nephew, niece and his girlfriend in 6 days, I’m here for 11.
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