June and July Photo's from the Volcano Tour

The World Famous Diamond Head a well known landmark of Oahu.







Pu'u'O'o Vent has been extremely active the last few months these photo's taken from the air tour portion of the Volcano Orchid Tour.



Thurston Lava Tubeis one of the most popular stops along our tour.

NEW TOUR - Coming Soon

Volcano Twilight lava walk & Rainforest Eco Tour

See some of the most scenic natural beauty of the Hawaiian Islands on this exciting combined day and night Flightsee and Sightsee tour to the Hawaiian Volcanoes.

Highlights include:

• Flight briefing on arrival at the Interisland Airways private terminal at Honolulu
International Airport.
• Narrated Flightsee tour of 6 Islands with an up close viewing of the Hamakua coast
• Narrated Sightsee tour of Hilo viewing Hilo Bay, Banyan Drive, Rainbow Falls, the famous Big Island Candy factory. Delve deep into the beauty of the Big Island skirting along the rugged coastline view amazing beaches and breathtaking Scenery. Explore the mystery of the rainforests at Lava Tree Park.
• Relax at Uncle Roberts Hawaiian shack for snacks and some Hawaiian history (Included in the price of tour) then take a short hike along a future coconut grove that leads you to the world’s newest Black Sand Beach!
• Then onto the Kalapana devastation caused by Madame Pele, the Hawaiian Goddess of Fire
• Lava walk the frozen fire at Kalapana to the steamy fury of the Volcano exploding into the ocean at twilight. A magnificent sight not to be missed!
• Star gaze on your flight back to Honolulu with full memories of the Volcano at night

Free hotel pick-up and drop-off in Waikiki

Hamakua Coast line

The Hāmākua coast is the windward coast of Northern Hawai'i and hence dominated by erosional cliffs that drop from a height to the ocean. This section of the coast is formed by the flanks of two dormant volcanoes: Mauna Kea and Kohala.

The smooth forms of the shield volcanoes that comprise its mass are interrupted by erosional valleys formed by streams coming from high up the mountain. Streams and cliffs dominate the landscape, which therefore has few and small beaches, but lush and verdant stream valleys.

Rainfall is extremely frequent due to the windward location, giving the entire coast the appearance of the land of green and waterfalls.

Kilauea Volcano extremely active

Kilauea Volcano is active at two locations. At the summit, low ash production and elevated sulfur dioxide emissions continued from the Halema`uma`u vent. Seismic tremor levels continued elevated to several times background levels. At the east rift eruption site, lava resumed nearly full flow from vents in the east rift zone through tubes into the ocean at the Waikupanaha and Ki ocean entries with some lava diverted into a few surface flows.



Above a Japanese family smiles for our tour guide in the background Halema'uma'u Crater Overlook

"Shaka"

Visitors pose for our tour guide giving the famous "shaka" sign.

Hawaiian locals use the shaka for various meanings, like "all right", "cool", "smooth", etc. Residents of states other than Hawaii who use the shaka may describe it as meaning "hang loose". It is also used to convey what locals in Hawai'i call the "Aloha Spirit," a gesture of friendship and understanding between the various ethnic cultures that reside within Hawai'i. It can also be used to signal a "hello", "goodbye", " 'till next time", "take care", "Alright!"

According to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, prevailing local lore credited the gesture to Kalili Hamana of Laie, who lost the three middle fingers of his right hand while working at the Kahuku Sugar Mill. Hamana was then shifted to guarding the sugar train, and his all-clear wave of thumb and pinkie is said to have evolved over the years into the "shaka".

Steam Vents

Today's tour brought together a japanese family posing for our tour guide with the steam vents in the background.

With all the Volcanic Activity there has been many newspaper articles.

Our Aircraft

The Aircraft we use is the Bombardier Shorts SD3-60. Configured for 30 seats the Shorts offers plenty of legroom and big windows for easy visibility.