Hiking along the beautiful lava coast at Pu'uhonua o Honaunau, I marvelled at how much plant life has not only sprouted, but is thriving on the hard lava stone...! The diversity of vegetation and colours against the black lava is truly spectacular... as are the butterflies that visited the flowers. I was so surprised and delighted to see a graceful Monarch butterfly glide around us - a species I'm familiar with in Canada that is very special to me. I had no idea that it also flourishes in … [Read more...]