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YouTube.com - Driving Down Into Waipio Valley: The Truth
Comments: We rented a 4WD Jeep a couple times while visiting the Big Island. It came in real handy when we decided to drive down in to Waipio Valley! The steep grade is unnerving! How steep is it? 25%!!!! This means you are losing 1/4 of distance traveled in altitude! So if you go 100 feet of level distance, you drop (or raise) 25 feet of altitude. That's how a grade is defined. We drove down and parked near the beach. Keep in mind that vehicles coming uphill and hikers have the right of way. So as you are driving down, stop at the wider sections of road to let them pass as it is barely wide enough for one vehicle most of the way. Once at the bottom, we hiked across the blacksand beach to the opposing valley wall (about a mile). We then hiked up the ...
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YouTube.com - ukulele master Ohta-san performing "Waipio"
Comments: I love the combination of up-close shots of Ohta-san's hands (showing his technique clearly) and the scenic views of beautiful Waipio Valley on the Big Island (although this song was written about Waipio on O`ahu. : ) Some info about the song (from the huapala website): Source:King's Hawaiian Melodies - Some credit this mele to George Allen, others to Charles Hopkins, but all agree Mekia Kealakai co-composed this mele. Written for Irene Kahalelauokekoa Holloway, the daughter of John Papa I`i, and the family home at Waipi`o, Ewa, O`ahu. John I`i was an attendent to Kauikeouli, son of Kamehameha Nui who became Kamehameha III. Verse I, stanza 4, Laulani is a place in Waipi`o. Hui, stanza 2, Princess Victoria Kamamalu, sister of Kamehameha IV a...
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