Me and Aunty Mary, a lomi master
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Punalu'u, a black sand beach
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Turtles on shore at Punalu'u
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We spent time with Dane (the guy in the middle) the head Kahuna (leader) of the Big Island
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Hiking to petroglyphs
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Petroglyphs
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Entering a lava tube
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Hiking in a tree fern forest
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A mongoose near the trail
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The Naalehu Heiau, the site of an ancient temple
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At Pu'uhonua
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Moana Loa, a shield volcano, not as pointed as our volcanoes here in the NW
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Smoother pahoehoe lava and rough, chunky aa lava
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We stayed and practiced Lomi Lomi in this guest house at a Buddhist Temple
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We learned lei making from Aunty Maile
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Ringing the bell at the temple guest house
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