Thanks for the info, Xx.
Hey Luke and Indiana! Good to see you again!
I had a very nice trip to Hawaii, abit with some downsides. I took a helicopter tour of the island and got to see some really gorgeous waterfalls that just went straight down for several feet - awesome. I caught a glimpse of the one from Jurassic Park when they first land on Isla Nublar in the movie, too.
I took a tour called Hawaii Movie Tours, which I was really excited to go to because not only did it take you onto private property, but it was also the same company that frequently informed Dan's JP3 Page about the making of Jurassic Park 3 (I used to be an avid attender of that site). That tour was VERY fun. We went to the now deserted Coco Palms where they filmed Blue Hawaii, and saw where Elvis actually stayed whenever he took trips there. The whole place wasn't in good condition after the huricane, but you could tell that in its prime, it must have been a really wonderful place. It was quite eerie because everything in the place was left just as it was on the day of the hurricane - so all the books are open, and are dated: 9.11.92 (freaky, and ironic considering the date).
We saw where many, many old movies were filmed on several spots on the island.
And last but not least, we went to where the first 10 minutes of Raiders of the Lost Ark were filmed. Everything but the interior of the temple was filmed in that area, and I had a great time matching up my camera lense with the angles of the camera in the movie. Remember when Indy runs from the indians and swings into the river? Well you can run down that hill and swing in the exact same spot - they have a rope for you as well as a convenient Indy hat to put on while going it.
The only big downside was I only got about 2 hours of sleep a night. The wind was really strong there, and in my room, everything would rattle when the wind kicked up. It really kept me awake most of the time.
Overall I had a good trip though.