I've discovered that everyone in California has an opinion about vacationing in Hawaii. From my boss, who sent me photos of his favorite spot on Kaua'i; to friends of friends we see at parties, who recommended shave ice places on Maui; to good friends we've known for years, who have honeymooned there; and even to ex-Californians living in other states, we had no end of folks recommending places to see and providing suggestions. So after five years in California, we finally made the trip! I had been hoping to go for years, probably ever since my sixth grade science teacher covered the unit on volcanoes in such detail (he was from Hawaii). Thanks to the recent volcanic activity, though, we had to nix the Big Island and focus on other places, but thanks to our many friends who've been before, we didn't have to do too much research to figure out where to go. I was especially grateful for this, because most of what there is to do on Hawaii is outside, which is not my
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