Hawaii, Day 4 Part I

On our fourth day on the island, Doug had planned a boating excursion for us, complete with lunch and snorkeling. As our smallest family member had been giving us the run-around the entire trip, I was hesitant to put him on a boat for hours. I could just see us having to jump in the water after him. So, I opted to do some sightseeing from the shore with our little man while Doug took the girls out on the water.  After we dropped everyone off at the Kailua-Kona harbor, Jacob and I drove down to "The Place of Refuge" also known as Pu'uhonau o Honaunau.  In ancient times, if you broke a law for which the penalty was death, your only hope was to reach a place of refuge such as this one.  What a peaceful, beautiful place.  I could have stayed there all day.  As it was, I spent our little time there chasing Jake around. 

We also saw this plant at the Volcanic Park.  I'm not sure what it is.

A Hawaiian game called Konane.  It is similar to chess and checkers.

While I was taking pictures, he managed to discard his shoes.  We had to retrace our steps to find them.

The rock wall is 17 feet wide and 10 feet high.

Ki'i (carved statues) watch over the Hale o Keawe, or resting area of Hawaiian cheifs.

Supposedly, Queen Ka'ahumanu, the favorite wife of King Kamehameha I left him and swam to the refuge.  She hid under this rock and was only found when her dog barked and gave her away.

Jacob on the move...