FEATURED SITE - Hawaii

A while back we took the opportunity to do some Earth healing and energy alignment work in Hawaii. These islands are certainly a beautiful experience since the nurturing goddess energies of ancient Lemuria are still apparent. Staying where we could wake to the sight of its massive crater and watch it silhouette at sunset, we feel that although a busy tourist excursion, Diamond Head at the end of Waiki Beach is still a potent spot worth the effort to climb. From its top is a stunning view over this beautiful island and its ocean surrounds.

Further afield than many bother to venture, the island of Maui offers what must be the height of Hawaii's energy experiences, as well as its aesthetic ones. Visiting the island for the first time, we found this particularly so around the multiple craters of the Haleakala National Park and, at the opposite end of the island, Iao Needle. Iao Needle is a wet, bush-clad pinnacle of rock originally climbed by the natives to keep an eye out for intruders from overseas. It's in a part of the island where rainfall is a remarkable 600 inches (50 feet/16 metres!!!) every year. Surely Maui must be one of the most emotionally cleansing places!

Our recommendation: Even if you only have the opportunity to visit Honolulu, Hawaii is well worth the energetic experience when you venture just outside the city streets. However, if you get the urge, from any hotel in Honolulu you can take a day-tour to Maui for very little cost (around $50 each). Try calling ‘Roberts Hawaii Tours’ (now there's a name) and ask for Pedro Freire - as well as being a talented Puerto Rican jazz percussionist, he's a very amusing guide whose true passion is simply living on Maui.