In October of 2012, the author and her parents took a trip to Hawai`i, visiting O`ahu and the Big Island. They stayed at a beautiful resort on O`ahu called Ko Olina, which means "to be filled with happiness" in the Hawaiian language, toured historic sites, visited the dead sailors aboard the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, took a ride in an electric submarine, and drove Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island, and then near Kilauea. They tasted delicious Kona coffee, attended a hokey lu`au and a wonderfully educational one, and walked through a tropical garden on each of the Islands that they visited. In short, the author led her parents on a fascinating tour of Hawaiian history, language, music, cuisine, culture, botany, zoology, and volcanology. It was the trip of a lifetime, and one that the author aims to repeat with her husband. After all, one can never taste, smell, hear, see, or touch enough of the paradise that is Hawai`i. A glossary of Hawaiian words and phrases is included, and the images are in color.