At 04:35 PM 1/26/98 +0000, you wrote: >Since Mother seems to be suffering from tongue-tied in extremeis, I'll >ask: > >Where are some neato, non-touristy spots to visit in Hawaii? Mother and >Father leave for a week there on bidness/fun at the end of this week. I >keep telling her that she can find out about anything in the universe just >by speaking up here. I've suggested slugs as a perfect introductory >topice, too <bg> > >Catharine Waikiki was disappointing, little narrow beach full of fat ladies from Nu Yawk City when Anne and I visited. To me all the Big Island is a tourist trap. Enjoyed Maui a lot, still a lot of wilderness, hippies growing pot, etc. I wanted to go up on Pele but it was erupting at the time. George