May 4, 2018: Kailua-Kona Hawaii Temple and return to Kauai HI

We got to see another beautiful LDS temple in Kailua-Kona Hawaii. This was to be our last day on the big island, so we made the most of it. 

View of the beach from our hotel before we left the island

Can't get enough of these amazingly beautiful flowers

    

The Kailua-Kona Hawaii Temple
I think I like this temple more than the one in Oahu--it's newer and more modern looking

  

These are Orchids growing on the temple grounds!

  

Our little plane back to Kauai HI

Finally--food that Howard loves!

Adorable sea turtles trying to make it up onto the rocks during the tides

Lovely Kalaoa 

Awesome swimming hole

  

Goodbye magical Hawaii (from our plane)

May 3, 2018: Hawaii HI

We spent the first couple days with Howard's dad (Hal Lemmon) and his younger brother (Craig) on the big island of Hawaii. They were staying in a nice Condo in a place called The Shores at Kaanapali. Here are some photos of their condo.

We went for a hike up in the lava rocks, and it was quite chilly

               

Our pretty hotel on the island of Hawaii, the Waikoloa Beach Resort

  

  

Pretty yellow birds outside

  

Mt Kilauea was erupting, and you could see and smell the smoke for miles

  

Akaka Falls

We felt our first Hawaii TREMOR at this brook, where we stopped on our way to Mt Kilauea National Park

  

      

Stopping to eat at a yummy Texas style burger place

Mauna Kea Forest
    

Gorgeous Rainbow Falls

Punaluu County Beach Park

Cathy and I were excited to finally go to the beach!
 The sand was black and coarse, and there was lava rock everywhere

Oh yeah, loving this beautiful ocean

  

Cathy and I got SOAKED, but boy was it FUN!

Setting sun in Hawaii on our way back to the hotel
It was a beautiful day to go sightseeing and to play at the beach