Dan Lloyd:  

Aloha from the Big Island of Hawaii ! My wife , Patty and I have lived here since 2004 .We are working on our 4 acres of land , growing food ; pineapples ,bananas ,papayas ,coconuts , citrus , a little coffee and misc. tropical fruits . We are also developing a botanical garden full of heliconias , gingers bamboos orchids, assorted palm trees , bromeliads , anthuriums , and other exotic tropical plants . We live 15 miles from Kilaeua Volcano , one of the worlds most active volcanoes , erupting consistently since 1983 .There is no other place like this in the USA .The two main towns on the island are Hilo and Kona .We live about 15 miles south of Hilo in the town of Keaau . This is the wet side of th...Expand for more