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Island map: Hawaii Highlights: Hawaii Hawaii Volcanoes National Park: Unique volcanic landscape of rainforest with giant tree ferns, rare birds and flowers. View live steaming craters. Visit museum. 344 square miles and two live volcanoes, Mauna Loa and Kilauea. Parker Ranch: Second largest American cattle ranch, in the Waimea-Kamuela district. Picturesque drive with paniolos - Hawaiian cowboys - working 250,000 acres of rugged ranchland. Place of Refuge: National Historic Park. Palm-fringed sanctuary of ancient Hawaii. King Kamehameha Statue: Nine-ton bronze statue in Kapaau commemorating King Kamehameha's birthplace. Waipio Valley: Preserved in time. Wild horses graze in the valley, while taro fields are surrounded by waterfalls. Akaka Falls: 30-minute walk through ginger, ferns, tunnel of orchids to 420-foot falls. Great beaches: Hapuna, Anaehoomalu Bay, Kamakahonu, White Sands Beach Park. Distances and Driving Times: Kailua-Kona to Hilo, north route: 96 miles, 2 1/4 hours Kailua-Kona to Hilo, south route: 126 miles, 3 1/4 hours Kailua-Kona to National Park: 96 miles, 2 1/2 hours.

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