FLASHBACK
  
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Karen
and military friends - Sharon, Jeanne and Cheryl on the big island of
Hawaii in 1965. They did not take a lot of pictures back in those days
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Hawaii (hə-WY-ee) or Hawaiian
pronunciation: [həˈvɐjʔi]) - The largest of the Hawaiian islands and
the south easternmost of the Hawaiian Islands, a chain of volcanic islands
in the North Pacific Ocean. With an area of 4,028 square miles, it has
63% of the Hawaiian archipelago's combined landmass. However, it has
only 13% of the archipelago's population. The island of Hawaii is the
third largest island in Polynesia, behind the north and south islands
of New Zealand.
The island is often referred to as the Island of Hawaii or Hawaii
Island, or the Big Island to distinguish it from the state of Hawaii.
To distinguish it without relying on English, it is sometimes called
"Moku o Keawe".
The county seat and largest town is Hilo. There are no incorporated
cities in Hawaii County. |
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Sharon Melander, Jeannie Lewandowski,
Karen Rasmussen
and a few other military friends took a military no-thrills prop-plane
trip from Maui to the big island of Hawaii.
Sharon, Jeanne and Karen rented a car while on the big island of Hawaii.
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Below: Steam
vents on the big island of Hawaii |
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Below: Karen Rasmussen on
Devastation Trail - a trail in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, the site
of 1959 eruption of Kīlauea Iki crater. Before that, the area was covered
by a dense rain forest. This was an easy one-mile trail, but there were
sections with grades greater than eight-percent. |
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Below: Military friends,
Jeannie Lewandowski and Cheryl Mix on the trail down towards the volcano. |
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Deeper in the volcano and
a view of the heart of the volcano |
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Below: Time
on Black Sands Beach. Sharon and Karen went in the ocean wearing their
street clothes. The waves were MUCH bigger than they expected and bigger
than what shows in the photos. Sharon claimed she almost drowned. Yet
they both look happy as they wrung out their wet clothes. |
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