Not Hawaii related, but asking for suggestions

[pahoated]

That is plenty of time for exploring, just a caution to be prepared for detours and nasty weather. A lot of people love the ocean storms and the news on the coast has a lot of stories about people getting hit in the head by a deadhead log in a sneaker wave. To kind of tie this to Puna, if you look straight west from the Oregon coast, that is looking at the northern tip of Hokkaido. You have to go down to Baja and look across to be looking at Puna. The train from Portland to Seattle isn't bad if there aren't any slides. Hwy 101 is considered a state treasure by Oregon and could care less with Washington, you aren't missing much by not driving that. It is a worthwhile driving trip to make at least once.

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