A Hawaiian Sunrise ~ "Good Morning"

A perfect Hawaiian morning for working out!

The white rocks you see on top of the lava are a long time traditional in how we remember our loved ones here on the Big Island. Most times it's in remembrance of a loved one who has passed or moved away. A name or symbol is spelled out with the white rocks on the black lava rock along the highway. Tourists will sometimes steal the white rocks from these memorials and use to spell out their own names to mark that they were here.. You should always hunt for your own white rock and NOT steal from another memorial or name marked in remembrance.

It is pretty cool to see all the white rocks shaped in symbols or names spelled out to remember our loved ones who have passed or moved away from our beautiful island.. This is the main highway that goes around the whole island and the lava rock is between the ocean and the highway. This is the same highway that the triathletes ride their bikes and run the marathon on for the "Iron Man" Triathlon held every October here on the Big Island.

Many of our own triathletes and athletes that ride or run use this road to train on. Around August every year you will see the bike and running traffic increase as the "Iron Man" Triathlon approaches every October. This single event is covered world wide and brings thousands of tourists and athletes from all over the world to our humble island.  It is quite a event to see in person. I  personally love the start of the race which is at the Kailua  pier for the first leg of the triathlon..."The Swim"  The race ends with "The Run" 26 mile marathon.  The finish line is right at the Kailua pier where the athletes started the race with the swim. Whether your a   athlete or not it is something to see and experience..