The closest state to Hawaii is Alaska. Just go straight north, closer than California. You can win a bar bet with that. It becomes evident if you visit Hilo’s Tsunami Museum, set in an old bank on the town’s main … Continue reading Hilo, Last Port
Near the port of Hilo, where the ship docks, there are some formal Japanese Gardens. Their streams and ponds replenished twice daily by the tides that flow over the black lava rock beach. Queen Lili’uokani built the gardens in 1917 … Continue reading Hilo’s Lili’uokani Japanese Gardens.