For almost half a century, I've had a love affair with Hawaii. It's a beautiful place that became the 50th U.S State on August 21st, 1959. This story of my experiences and the road to Lahaina is a very personal one. The Hawaiian Islands are an archipelago of eight major volcanic islands and these are their native spellings - Hawai'i, Maui, Koho'olawe, Moloka'i, Lana'i, O'ahu, Kaua'i and Ni'ihau, several atolls, and numerous smaller islets in the North Pacific Ocean. Located about 2,000 miles … [Read more...]