[stepper77]

Thanks for all the comments. I definitely enjoyed taking the photos. I still haven't gotten them all printed I took so many!!!

To ChrisLA: Actually, I did notice that on the dry sides of the islands, particularly Maui and Hawaii, a lot of the vegetation looked similar to that in the California: the dry, golden grasses, the occasional Oak tree and sporatic groves of green bushes. But, even on the dry sides, just the diversity of plants and flowers alone was enought to tell you this was not California. And I definitely understand the lure of other places - I've been to Europe twice, the East Coast many times, Alaska, Chicago, etc. - But, now that I've been to HI, I am hooked.