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Hawaii Volcano Photo Gallery Pu`u `O`o - Kupaianaha Eruption of Kilauea Geophysicists Making Measurements  You are here: About > Travel > Hawaii / South Pacific for Visitors Travel Go Hawaii Essentials Which Hawaiian Island Suits You Best? Clickable Map of the Hawaiian Islands Beach Guide Hawaii Pictures Clickable Map of Maui, Hawaii Topics A Hawaii Vacation Planner Big Island of Hawaii Kauai Maui / Molokai / Lanai Oahu / Honolulu / Waikiki South Pacific Culture, History & Language Hawaii Lodging Hula Luau Maps and Weather Pearl Harbor Photos, Video & Cams Recipes Shopping and Gifts Buyer's Guide Tastes of Paradise from Hilo Hattie HilHilo Hattie Dresses and Sarongs Multi-Day Guided Tours Top Hawaii Guidebooks Top Maui / Molokai / Lanai Guidebooks Forums Help FREE Newsletter Sign Up Now for the Hawaii / South Pacific for Visitors newsletter! See Online Courses   Search Hawaii / South Pacific for Visitors Hawaii Volcanoes Photo Gallery Pu`u `O`o -Kupaianaha Eruption of Kilauea Volcano - September 8, 1992 Photograph by C. Heliker, USGS photo and caption credit U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey Geophysicistsmake measurements across the roof of a lava tube leading from the episode 51vents. The measurements reveal the size of the tube and the cross-sectional areaof the lava stream. Together with measurements of the speed of the lava stream,these data allow us to estimate lava discharge from the volcano. priorphoto next photo Return to Hawaii Volcanoes Photo Gallery Index Return to Hawaii Photo Gallery Index Return to Hawaii for Visitors Home Page Recent Discussions My Favorite Restaurants are.... Hawaii Celebrities in the News Restaurants Subscribe to the Newsletter Name Email From John Fischer , Your Guide to Hawaii / South Pacific for Visitors . FREE Newsletter. Sign Up Now! Advertisement Most Popular Nudist Beaches in Hawaii Hawaii Photos Hawaii Pictures Life's a Beach in Hawaii - Our collection of photos of peopl... Hawaiian Island Scorecard What's Hot Top Picks in Hawaiian Coffee Kamehameha the Great Kalua Pig Waikiki Beach, Oahu - Life's a Beach in Hawaii - Hawaii Beac... Best Beaches 1999 Related Topics Air Travel Cruises Honeymoons / Romantic Getaways Surfing / Bodyboarding Travel with Kids   Topic Index | Email to a Friend Our Story | Be a Guide | Advertising Info | Work at About | Site Map | Icons | Help User Agreement | Ethics Policy | Patent Info. | Privacy Policy | Kids' Privacy Policy ©2006 About, Inc., A part of The New York Times Company . All rights reserved. Around About Tips to Losing Weight Guide to Distance Learning How to Travel for Less PHOTOS: Italy PHOTOS: Hybrid Cars What's Hot Top Picks in Hawaiian Coffee Kamehameha the Great Kalua Pig Waikiki Beach, Oahu - Life's a Beach in Hawaii - Hawaii Beac... Best Beaches 1999 Headlines Plumeria Photos from Hawaii Plumeria is the most common flower that you'll find in... You Won't See This Sign at Home! This certainly isn't a sign that you've ever seen near... Atlantis Submarine Tour Maui Since I had just experienced the Atlantis Submarine Tour on... Maui Swap Meet Photos Held every Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to noon is the...

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Volcano Vacations & Tourism, Volcano Hotels, Volcano Attractions - Yahoo! Travel Primary Navigation Overview | Hotels | Things to do | Restaurants | Map | Flights | Cars | Deals | FareChase Volcano, HI: Search Travel Travel > Guides > North America > United States > Hawaii > Island of Hawaii > Volcano Email this page Print Volcano Vacations, Tourism, Hotels Hotels Things to do Restaurants Map Deals Trip Planner Introduction to Volcano Map Top Hotels Be the first to write a review Use Flickr to Add Your Photos Volcano Weather 38° / 40° F Seasonal Forecast Search Yahoo! FareChase Find the best prices on flights. From To Depart Return 1 2 3 4 Adult Round-Trip One-Way More Options « January, 2006 February, 2006 March, 2006 April, 2006 May, 2006 June, 2006 July, 2006 August, 2006 September, 2006 October, 2006 November, 2006 » S M T W T F S S M T W T F S Where to Stay Travelers Recommend Yahoo! User Rating From* 1. Kilauea Lodge $135 2. Hale Ohia Cottages $95 3. Volcano Bed & Breakfast $49 4. SAN ANGELO INN AND CONF CTR N/A 5. Volcano Inn $70 6. Carson's Volcano Cottage B & B $110 7. Vocanogallery.com Rate It! N/A 8. My Island Bed & Breakfast Inn Rate It! N/A 9. Aloha Junction Bed & Breakfast N/A 10. Volcano Vacation Homes Rate It! N/A By neighborhood: Volcano & Volcanoes National Park By price: $40-$139.99 View all Volcano, HI Hotels *Some taxes, fees additional. Learn more . What to Do Travelers Recommend Yahoo! User Rating Category 1. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Attractions 2. Volcano Art Center Gallery Rate It! Architecture 3. Volcano Winery Rate It! Breweries 4. Jaggar Museum Attractions 5. Volcano Art Center Rate It! Attractions 6. Annual Christmas In the Country Rate It! Religious By category: Tourist Attractions & Sightseeing , Museums & Galleries , Galleries , more More things to do in Volcano, HI Where to Eat Travelers Recommend Yahoo! User Rating Category 1. Kilauea Lodge Restaurant Central European 2. Volcano's Lava Rock Cafe Delis By cuisine: Central European , Delis & Diners , Fish & Seafood , Breakfast & Brunch More restaurants in Volcano, HI Learn more about Volcano Yahoo! User Reviews of Volcano Be the first to write a review of Volcano ! User Reviews from the Web Local Customs - 2 reviews 1 picture Not a cultural tip, just needed more space to show more...... This Lava tube is enormous, and although there is lighting, it helps if you have a torch. Otherwise it's difficult to see the puddles ... more VirtualTourist.com Volcano Hotels - 3 reviews 2 pictures Aloha Junction B And B, Lava Lodge At Volcano Village, Volcano Inn, Volcano Vacation Homes, Volcano Bed And Breakfast, Castle Suites At Mauna Loa, Volcano Vacation Homes (998 Wright Road ), Carrie ... more VirtualTourist.com Must See Activities - 7 reviews 5 pictures Outside of the Volcanoes National Park, don't forget to visit the Volcano Winery, where they make their own unique wines. Inside the Volcanoes National Park, there is a multitude of things to do ... more VirtualTourist.com Read all User Reviews (4) Search the Web Search the Web for more info on Volcano, HI . Find a cheap airfare to Volcano, HI on Yahoo! FareChase. Getting Around Volcano, HI View larger map of Volcano, HI Map nearby: Attractions Shopping Hotels Restaurants Entertainment Nearby Cities Mountain View, HI (12.1 miles) Kurtistown, HI (16.7 miles) Keaau, HI (18.5 miles) Pahoa, HI (19.3 miles) Pahala, HI (22.2 miles) Sign up for Travel Emails Yahoo! Travel Newsletter Get the best deals, travel tips, and news Destination Alerts The latest updates on your favorite places Help get your favorite places listed on Yahoo! Travel: suggest a hotel or suggest an attraction . Explore the Travel Guide for Volcano, HI Related Information Popular Attractions in Volcano Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Volcano Winery Jaggar Museum Volcano Art Center Volcano Art Center Gallery Annual Christmas In the Country Popular Hotels in Volcano Kilauea Lodge Hale Ohia Cottages Volcano Bed & Breakfast Volcano Inn Toad Hall Hawaii Bed and Breakfast Carson's Volcano Cottage B & B Ma'Ukele Lodge Aloha Junction Bed & Breakfast Volcano Rainforest Retreat Lokahi Lodge Popular Cities near Volcano Kailua Kona Hilo Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Waimea Volcano Holualoa Kamuela Kohala Coast Naalehu Honaunau Search Travel Yahoo! Travel: Your best choice for cheap airline tickets and other great deals!

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Kauai Hawaii Golf Courses & Kauai Hawaii Golf Vacation Packages - Suite Paradise Heavenly Kauai, Hawaii Vacations for Less To Make A Reservation: Book online or view our lowest rates! or call 1-800-367-8020 1-808-742-7400 International Toll-Free Phone Numbers Inquiries & Brochure Request Kauai, Hawaii Golf Packages and Courses Suite Paradise guests receive special discounts at Kauai's Top Golf Courses. Kauai is home to three of Golf Digest's top ten courses in the state of Hawaii. Suite Paradise guests can enjoy special golf packages at some of Kauai, Hawaii's top golf courses. Kauai's beautiful golf courses present more golf than most can play in a week's time. The prestigious Poipu Bay Resort Golf Course and the Kiahuna Golf Club are both located in close proximity to all Suite Paradise accommodations on Kauai with room rates starting just around $80 per night. Since Kauai is a small island, all of Kauai's golf courses are within a relatively brief and always scenic drive from the Poipu Beach resort area. Click here for a clickable Kauai map with locations and pictures of Kauai, Hawaii's golf courses and other main attractions. Note: Suite Paradise Guest Services can make all your tee times and offer advice regarding all the golf courses on Kauai. Guest Services also rents clubs at discounted rates. Click here or call 1-866-977-3239 Kauai Lagoons famed Kiele Course, one of Kauai's top three championship golf courses Kauai Golf Package: Kauai Lagoons - Condo-Golf-Car Package As a Suite Paradise guest you can enjoy specially discounted rounds of golf at the fabulous Kauai Lagoons Golf Club. Kauai Lagoons offers two spectacular courses designed by award-winning course designer Jack Nicklaus. The Kiele Course, a spectacular and very popular championship course at Kauai Lagoons, is only $110 per person per round (plus tax). The Mokihana Course, the Kiele Course's beautiful companion, is specially priced for our guests at $70 per person per round (plus tax). Guests may add either of these Kauai Lagoons golf options to their Suite Paradise accommodations package for a challenging and exhilarating vacation experience. A phone call or email to Suite Paradise is necessary to add this golf adventure to your vacation. Tee times are arranged directly between the golf course and the guest. The Poipu Bay Golf Course in Poipu Beach, Kauai Kauai Golf Package: Kauai Challenge - Princeville, Poipu Bay Resort, Kauai Lagoons Just $390 (plus tax) for three rounds of golf at three of Hawaii's top ranked courses: The Prince Course at Princeville--the only Golf Digest, five star rated course in Hawaii; Poipu Bay Resort Course, adjacent to the Hyatt Regency Kauai, and the Ki'ele Course at Kauai Lagoons. This special Kauai golf package includes one round of golf at each resort along with green fees, shared cart, use of driving range and facilities. Suite Paradise offers generous discounts on one-to-five bedroom beach resort condos, villas and economy studio accommodations. Suite Paradise's carefully selected collection of vacation rental resorts provides convenient access to Kauai's beaches , snorkeling and other activities and events on Kauai. Puakea has incredible Pali views and a magnificent mountain backdrop Puakea offers beautiful views of the Pacific Puakea Golf Course: Special Hawaii Golf Discount At Puakea Golf Course, Suite Paradise guests receive a special Kauai "concierge discount" by merely showing their accommodations key tag. Commence your play as scheduled with no additional waiting, while the course verifies your guest status with Suite Paradise. From the first tee with a Pacific Ocean view in front of you with Mount Ha'upu soaring above to the last hole of this Kauai, Hawaii golf course, Puakea is a joy to play. The 6,954-yard, 18 hole course was designed by Robin Nelson. Puakea Golf Course winds around deep ravines and streams fed by fresh Hawaiian mountain rainwater. It has incredible Pali views on about three quarters of the course and views of the blue Pacific for the rest. With Kauai's inspirational terrain and magnificent mountain backdrop, you'll find Puakea Golf Course plays differently under a variety of weather conditions. Each of the holes is distinctly different so your game is constantly facing new, interesting challenges. Puakea Golf Course 4150 Nuuhou Street, Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii 96766 Phone: 808-245-8756, Toll Free: 1-866-773-5554, Fax: 808-246-8537 http://www.puakeagolf.com Kiahuna Golf Course The Kiahuna Golf Course at Poipu Beach Kiahuna Golf Course designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr The Kiahuna Golf course is a Robert Trent Jones Jr. designed course which is just a few swings away from all Suite Paradise accommodations. Golf Digest and Golf Magazine consistently rate this 18-hole par 70 Kauai golf course among the top courses of both Hawaii and the U.S. The Hawaii State Golf Association rate Kiahuna as the seventh toughest test from the back tees in the state. Kauai's Wailua and Kukuiolono municipal golf courses, shown below, do not offer golf packages, however they are fine courses with comparatively inexpensive green fees. Wailua has hosted 3 USGA National Championships Wailua Golf Course - Kauai, Hawaii Golf at Reasonable Prices The Wailua Golf Course, is noted as the best municipal Kauai, Hawaii golf course in the Aloha state. This 18 hole, 6,981-yard course is located by the sea on Kauai's breezy eastern shore. Beautifully situated, it has the endless blue Pacific Ocean and Kauai's green mountains as a background. The front nine holes are basically level and expansive, while the back nine holes feature changes in elevation. The multilevel greens are well kept and numerous sand bunkers dot the golf course to increase the challenge. Kauai's Wailua Golf Course is beautifully landscaped with picturesque Norfolk Island pine and many coconut trees. In 1985, the Wailua club hosted the USGA National Public Links Tournament in 1985. This Kauai, Hawaii golf course has been ranked # 2nd under Golf Digest's "America's Top 75 Affordable Courses" in 1996 and in 1990 the Wailua Golf Course came in 25th among the "Top 75 Public Courses.” Wailua Golf Course (Kauai County Municipal) 3-5351 Kuhio Highway, Kapaa, Kauai, HI 96746 Phone: 808-241-6666, Fax: 808-241-6672 Kiahuna Golf Club offers special discounts for Suite Paradise guests. Kukuiolono Golf Course – Affordable Kauai, Hawaii Golf This Kauai, Hawaii golf course is a 2,981-yard, 9 hole public course, which was once part of a Kauai sugar plantation owner's estate. It is the eight oldest course in Hawaii. Located in Kalaheo, about 15 minutes from Poipu Beach, the Kukuiolono Golf Course is one of Kauai, Hawaii’s best-kept secrets. Hawaii's gorgeous golf courses are often pricey but a voluntary contribution for green fees at Kukuiolono allows for all day play. Kukuiolono is situated on top of an extinct Kauai volcano, which affords sweeping ocean and mountain views. The scenic park and golf course, perched on the top of a hill, offer a 360-degree perspective of the southwestern portion of Kauai. While there are no water hazards, Kukuiolono Golf Course has something most courses don't have – a beautiful Japanese bonsai garden in the middle of a fairway close to the 8th tee, and ruins of ancient Hawaiian rock walls near the 3rd green. With fewer hazards than most Kauai, Hawaii golf courses and very wide fairways, Kukuiolono is especially fun for beginners, although the constantly changing trade winds add a special challenge for all players. Golfers can avoid the windiest conditions by playing early in the day. Some of the greens have sand bunkers that are more Scottish-links-style, with grass growing raggedly on their edges and even into the bunkers. Two sets of tees allow for playing the nine holes again as a slightly different second nine. Kukuiolono Golf Course facilities include a clubhouse, a driving range, and a small putting green. Pull carts and electric golf cars are available at the pro shop. For a change of pace from resort golf on Kauai, Hawaii and for its low green fees, Kukuiolono Golf Course is good choice for Kauai visitors. Kukuiolono Golf Course 854 Puu Road, Kalaheo, HI 96741 Phone: 808-332-9151 To learn more about Kauai, Hawaii golf courses, click here . A map of Kauai, Hawaii can be viewed by clicking here . 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Hawaiian cruise ideas - Hawaii Travel - MSNBC.com Skip navigation Travel Winter Travel Family Travel Cruising Vacations Travel Deals Luxury Travel Romantic Getaways Active Travel Olympics Travel Business Travel Destinations Travel Tips Your World Photos U.S. News World News Business Sports Entertainment Tech / Science Health Weather Travel Blogs Etc. Local News Newsweek Multimedia News Video Most Popular NBC NEWS MSNBC TV Today Show Nightly News Meet the Press Dateline NBC MSNBC Home Travel Hawaii Travel Hawaiian cruise ideas Recommendations for your entire itinerary Slide show Aloha! The Hawaiian Islands offer tropical adventures you will never forget. Lucy Pemoni / Reuters By CruiseCritic staff GETTING THERE For most travelers, the challenge of getting to and from Hawaii is the only negative on this itinerary. Flights from the East Coast typically connect in Los Angeles and San Francisco, which means you're adding a five-plus hour flight to the six hours it took to get there from New York, say, or Boston. If you have little ones with you and can spare the time, you may want to consider spending a night or two in California to break up the travel time. Obviously, West Coast residents have a shorter haul, and folks in some central gateways, such as Minneapolis and Dallas, can find direct flights to Honolulu International Airport that take about 8 1/2 hours each. Keep in mind that the Christmas holiday season - from about Dec. 21 to Jan. 4 - is high season, which means that air prices are at their most expensive. Summer is also popular because it's "family season." Thanksgiving to mid-December is considered "low season" and offers the best bargains. While NCL is currently the only cruise line originating and ending in Hawaii, other lines offer Hawaii itineraries that sail to or from the west coast of the U.S., Mexico or Canada. The advantage of cruising from the mainland is that you eliminate one or both flights, but keep in mind that you could be adding as many as eight days at sea to the duration of the voyage. Also remember that one-way air fares can be expensive, so you may be better off booking air through the cruise lines and taking advantage of their bulk air rates. THE ISLANDS The islands you are likely to visit on a roundtrip Honolulu cruise and cruises to-and-from the West Coast are Oahu (Honolulu), Maui, the Big Island (ports of Kona or Hilo), Kauai and even Fanning Island in the Republic of Kiribati. Lanai and Molokai are typically only available as shore excursions from the main islands. Repositioning cruises may only visit Oahu and Maui, while also incorporating such South Seas destinations as Bora Bora, Tahiti, Fiji and New Zealand. MANEUVERING AROUND HONOLULU Oahu's cruise port, the Aloha Tower Marketplace, is located about 15 minutes from the airport, and transportation from the airport to area hotels (about seven miles) is a snap via shuttle service (about $18 roundtrip on Aloha Hawaii Trans, for example), taxi or car rental. If you rent a car at the airport, keep in mind that, unlike some other islands you may have visited, Honolulu operates like any other American city - which means you won't experience culture shock navigating the roads. If you are simply transferring from the airport to the cruise port, plan on a 15-minute cab ride. Be aware, however, that the return trip from the cruise port to the airport can be another matter entirely - with daunting crowds at the buses (we suggest springing for a cab) and long delays at some of the terminals at the security check point. Waits of up to two hours are not unheard of if you're trying to leave at the same time as everyone else. Our advice? Stay a few extra days (Oahu deserves a week if you can swing it) or at least consider departing at night for a red eye flight home that will put you on the West Coast in time for breakfast or on the East Coast in the afternoon. BEING THERE Most Hawaiian Island cruises begin and/or end in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu - the most logical in terms of air access. It being the port of embarkation - or debarkation - means passengers often are hurrying from the airport to the ship or hustling away to catch a flight home. But don't forego a pre- or post-cruise stay if you can afford the time because there is so much to see on Oahu. 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