From its hot molten core to the mega sized waves battering its coast, Hawaii is an untamed and very wild bit of paradise that continues to transform itself and challenge expectations.

The Hawaian archipelago, the worlds largest and furthest from mainland, is a Polynesian world still being shaped by active volcanoes, growing over time to snowy peeks. The fertile lava and firm winds carrying a record amount of precipitation gradually turns into lush wildlife, mostly immigrants, alas nowadays often stowaways threatening native species, hardly any large predators except a few birds of prey. It's a paradise for sports (from surfing to skiing over hiking), tourism, astronomical observation.—KGF Vissers