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STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS PHOTOS By BRUCE KELLER A family hike included talk about the Constitution. L-R: Bruce Keller, Christene Meyers,...

Owner Jay Garnett of Surfing Goat Dairy in Maui has his hands full.  After decades in the corporate world in his native Canada, he took...

Grand Teton National Park, above, is in glorious color as the Memorial Day weekend arrives, noting the unofficial beginning of summer in...

Happy passengers on a sunset trip up the Kona coast on Body Glove's comfortable, sleek catamaran. Below, on top deck, Body Glove's design...

Part of the educational fun at Kualoa Ranch is watching workers prepare the harvest for sale in the store on the property, and for...

Magazine's top city lights Honolulu is aglow with city lights, and Waikiki Trolley takes holiday revelers to the highlights. Bruce Keller...

Honolulu Museum of Art's extensive collection includes significant holdings in Asian art, American and European painting and decorative...

Wearing leis at Hilton Hawaiian Village are Bruce William Keller and Christene "Cookie" Meyers. The lei is an ancient tradition of...

In a picturesque setting near the Pacific, tourists enjoy a dolphin show at popular Sea Life Park. The rare Humboldt penguin is happy at...

A spectacular gannet sanctuary in New Zealand offers a rare opportunity to view these graceful, enduring birds close-up, here with their...

Smiles abound in the Body Glove "Super Raft Tour" along the historical Kona Coast. We had our eye out for dolphins, whales and other...

Bruce Keller and Christene "Cookie" Meyers take a pause for a selfie, framed by the skeleton of a dinosaur on the beautiful "Jurassic...

Bruce Keller and Christene "Cookie" Meyers enjoy one of many splendid views on a day-long circle tour of Oahu, which takes tourists...

A sculpture to world peace frames Cookie and Keller at the Pearl Harbor Memorial in Honolulu, home to the often photographed USS Arizona...

Four happy Spam Jam patrons head for a picnic table after choosing their dining fare. SPAM, SPAM, SPAM....CELEBRATING  POPULAR PRODUCT IN...

Hawaii"s fascinating history is told in striking exhibits and displays at Lyman Museum in Hilo HILO MUSEUM OFFERS WORLD CLASS STUDY OF...

Beautiful costumes, magical lighting, talented dancers with garlands of leaves enhance the show at Hilton Garden Inn, Kauai.  The fire...

Cruises to her ancestral homes -- Norway and Ireland -- were gifts to Ellen Cosgriffe from her daughters, Robbie, standing, and Christene...

Bruce Keller and Christene Meyers are greeted with leis at Hilton Garden Inn Kauai, on a romantic get-away. STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS...

On a blustery but sunny day at Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano, Bruce Keller and Christene "Cookie"   Meyers take a selfie against the eerie but...