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DESTINATIONS HAWAII THE BIG ISLAND BY GRANT STONE There’s more than erupting volcanoes to thrill visitors on the ‘Island of Adventure’ HAWAII’S EPONYMOUS BIG ISLAND SERVES UP AN ONGOING, UP-TEMPO MOVABLE FEAST OF THE ISLANDS’ HERITAGE, and it is not without reason that the Hilo-based Big Island Visitors Bureau (www.bigisland.com) markets the destination as “Hawaii’s Island of Adventure.” “The reason people love [the island of] Hawaii is that the people here embrace Hawaii values and culture,” says Executive Director George Applegate. “This is the melting pot of the Hawaiian lifestyle.” Although 75 percent of all visitors to the 38 | TravelAgent October 27, 2008 Big Island are return guests, according to Applegate, their travel priority often changes when they get here. “People are looking for value when they travel. Whether traveling with family or friends, they want to say they went somewhere and experienced something of value together.” Hawaii Volcanoes National Park’s viewing area is the island’s everyday star attraction, and is more popular than ever before, thanks to a new vent that opened on Mt. Kiluaea on March 11. The volcanoes, however, are only the start of island activities. Starting Labor Day weekend and through mid-September, during Hawaii’s 2008 Island Festival called “30 Days of Aloha,” we were able to experience some of what the Big Island has to offer, including official festival events and others hosted by non-festival venues sharing in the Aloha spirit. Many similar events go on throughout the year. Parker Ranch, the Big Island’s upcountry home of the Hawaiian paniolo cowboy, hosted its 34th Annual Round-Up Club Rodeo on Labor Day weekend. According to Parker Ranch President Chris Kanazawa, the event PHOTOS BY MAUREEN CODY http://www.bigisland.com

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