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Two Days, One Island |
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Hawai`i Motorcycle Tours™ |
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How many miles can you do on an island? Take the "Hot Lava Ride" for over 400 miles of Hawaiian
roadway, and find out! This loop-the-loop tour starts in Volcano in the district of Ka`u, and covers all six districts of Moku Hawai`i, taking
you to the famous and the less
well-known historic sites, as well as some of the island's most
spectacular scenery. Just to get a taste, take a virtual tour
with Leilehua, one of our road captains.
You'll see waterfalls and cliffsides, mountains and shores, and miles of the state's most open roads. We'll even make a few brief pitstops for necessity's sake, and for those who have a need to take something in addition to memories home. |
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Day 1, our van will meet you and transport
you and your gear to the dock to unload your bikes. After unloading the
bikes, we'll head up to Kilauea Military Camp Day 2, We spark up early so we can roll by 07:00. First stop is Kilauea crater, where we pay our respects to Hawaiian tradition with a ho`okupu (offering) ceremony. This pit is the traditional home of Ka Wahine Kapu - Pele.
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Rounding
a corner, from the scenic overlook we may be able to see the steam of
fresh lava entering the ocean.
Reaching the coast, we'll have breakfast on the rocks, where natural formations, such as this sea arch, are well worth viewing. (Groups may add a lava-site hike to the tour, in which case the group will leave KMC at 05:00)
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We will have a no-host lunch in the district of Puna. Lava Tree park is famous for its ancient stone forest - trees were covered by lava, burned away, and left these stone shells.
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Taking Saddle Road, we skirt the edge of the district of Hamakua, which includes the summit of Mauna Kea.
Don't feed the animals! Don't feed the animals! Oh, all right, go ahead and feed the animals. This little beggar is a regular at the Onizuka Center for International Astronomy at the 9,000 foot level of Mauna Kea. We're not licensed to operate a tour up there, but if you want to go on and ride up, why, you'd have a grand time! After crossing the Saddle, we'll head into the district of Kona. |
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Eventually leaving the highway, we'll take some smaller, more scenic routes. . .
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Downtown Honalo |
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In South Kona, Pu`uhonua o Honaunau provided refuge for the body and
peace for the soul from ancient times to today. Part of a network
of
pu`uhonua which provided safety and spiritual healing in each district on
each island, people continue to find comfort at this special site.
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and into Ka`u where we will stop for a no-host supper before continuing on to KMC. |
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Day 3, again we spark up by 07:00 and head into Hilo for a
no-host breakfast, after which we head for Hamakua. Don't
wind it up too much yet, because we'll be taking parts of the OLD
Hamakua Highway, which follows the ancient Mamalahoa Trail.
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Those who feel a need to shop will find gift stores along the way.
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From Hamakua, we enter the district of Kohala, famous for its winds! The district of Kohala is the birthplace and hereditary home of Pai`ea Kamehameha, last War Chief and first King of the Hawaiian islands. On a clear day, the island of Maui fills the horizon. |
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It's
amazing what our staff manages to cram into ther saddlebags.
And you just never know when one of us will break out a traditional song or story.
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After exploring the ins and outs of Kohala, we'll return to Hilo over the Saddle - it's a different experience each way! The nature trail at Pu`u Huluhulu, near the edge of Pohakuloa Training Area, has a variety of native plants you'd have a hard time finding anywhere else. It's a good place to stop and stretch the legs. |
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Day 4, we load the bikes for shipping home, and the van takes us to a no-host breakfast at the famous Ken's House of Pancakes. From there, we head to the airport and to our respective homes. |
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The exact routes and sites visited will be determined on the ride mornings to accomodate for weather and road conditions. |
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E ho`i mai na ala o Hawai`i! Come to the roads of Hawai`i! For
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where the van will meet us with your gear and you will have an opportunity
to unpack, settle in, and enjoy a no-host supper in the area, or do some
riding on your own.
After the ho`okupu, we head out to the lava flow trail. On this portion of
the ride, you will see the how the islands were created - this is some of
the newest land on Earth, much of it only a few years, week, or even days
old!
Heading ma
uka (inland), we will ride across
lava desert and then through a rainforest of tree ferns to the highway and
down to Puna Ma Kai.
Back on the road . . .
A winding cliff-edge road takes us to Laupahoehoe point. 
After logging over 400 miles in two days, we
return to Hilo, city of rainbows, and again head ma Uka to KMC for the
closing pa`ina. Van transportation will be provided so that those who wish
can enjoy our local vintners' and microbreweries' products.