Following are some Hawaiian websites of interest

There is a wealth of information on the web from and about Hawaii. It seems you can simply go to any hawaiian_name.com and pick up a site. The following list of links is far from exhaustive but they are some that this author has found entertaining and useful. Use your web browser's "back" command to return to this site.

The Bishop Museum

The Bishop Museum is arguably the best resource for Hawaiian culture, especially that related to pre-European history in the Islands. A visit to the Museaum in Honolulu is strongly recommended.

Hawaii Visitors Bureau

An extensive website to attract visitors to Hawaii. It has some emphasis on commercial aspects, but nevertheless provides an extensive introduction to the Islands. Its page on Island highlights. takes you to photos and info about each island.

The National Tropical Botanical Garden

The National Tropical Botanical Garden is dedicated to discovering, saving, and studying the world's tropical plants and to sharing what is learned. You can visit several of their sites in the Islands.

Nat'l Wildlife Refuges in Hawaii

Learn about the National Wildlife Refuges within the Hawaiian Islands. This side encompases the entire U.S., so when the website appears click on "Addresses" along the left side of the page; in the resulting page, enter 'HI' in the "Search by State" field. You will be presented with all the refuges in the state.

Hawaii State Division of Forestry

Learn about State Forestry Preserves: places, trails, etc. If you want to do further research on state reserves, you might start at the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Virtually Hawaii

Includes a "virtual" field trips of the Islands with lots of photos. It is brought to you by researchers at the University of Hawaii with government and private sponsors.

Websites for National Park sites in the Islands

• Volcanoes National Park website. The official site for the National Park. To get the latest on any volcanic eruptions going on check the USGS Volcanoes Observatory eruption update site.
• Haleakala National Park website. The official site for the National Park on Maui.
• Pu'uhoua O Honaunau National Historic Park website. The official site for the National Historic Park on in South Kona.

Big Island information

General travel information about the Big Island. Includes a number of webcams.

Sites with real Hawaiian recipes - "broke da mouth"

Hawaiian Electric Kitchen

Brought to you by the Hawaiian Electric Company. Lots of good stuff here. Updated frequently but with archives of past recipes.

"Da Kine" recipes from Univ. of Hawaii

Recipes representing the rich variety of cultures in the Islands. Get that Spam misube recipe here.

Recipes compiled by KTA SuperStores