Travel Videos 365 - BETA version 1.02

Written and produced by Donald B. MacGowan; videography by Frank Burgess and Donald MacGowan; Narration by Frank Burgess; Original Music by Donnie MacGowan Nahuku, the Thurston Lava Tube, gives the visitor an opportunity for a close-at-hand inspection of the inner plumbing of a volcano. It also makes for an.... more

Aloha! I'm Donnie MacGowan and I live on the Big Island of Hawaii. Today, I'd like to take you to the top of Mauna Kea. At 13, 796 feet above sea level, Mauna Kea's summit is the highest point in the State of Hawaii; since its base lies at 19000 feet below sea level, its has a base-to-summit height of 33,000 feet,.... more

Tour Guide Hawaii presents a short video on hiking to Kohala's hidden black sand beach with superb snorkeling and the amazing Ke-awa-iki Golden Ponds. Produced by Donnie MacGowan, and starring Frank Burgess and Bart Hunt. For further information, visit: www.tourguidehawaii.com or http://tourguidehawaii.blogspot.com

A montage of some of my favorite footage that Frank and I have shot of the Kilauea eruption, from the active vents at Pu'u O'o and Kupaianaha to the ocean entry at Waikupanaha, as well as day and night time footage of the summit eruption at Halema'uma'u. Sit back, turn up the speakers and enjoy--I've even recorded a.... more

Written and produced by Donald B. MacGowan; videography by Frank Burgess and Donald MacGowan; Narration by Frank Burgess; Original Music by Donnie MacGowan When Kilauea Iki erupted from vents on Pu'u Pai in November of 1959, several feet of hot ash and cinder-sized pieces of pumice fell on the lush fern forest.... more

Pu'u Kohola National Historic Park and Spencer Beach Park are two of the most interesting and fun visitor attractions on the Kohala Coast of the Big Island of Hawaii. For more information, see www.tourguidehawaii.com Produced by Donnie MacGowan and Frank Burgess and presented by Tour Guide Hawaii...Aloha! For more.... more

Written and produced by Donnie MacGowan; narrated by Frank Burgess. Videography by Donnie MacGowan and Frank Burgess. Along the side of the centuries-old Ka'u-Puna trail, worn smooth by generations of travelers, in the area of the Hill of Long Life (Pu'u Loa) lies the largest petroglyph field in Polynesia It is.... more

The platform overlooks the remains of a trench that flowed full of lava at the time of the eruption, delivering million of gallons of molten fluid. When trenches such as these become roofed over, they are called lava tubes and the cooled remains are preserved as caves, such as Nahuku, or Thurston Lava Cave up on.... more

At Mau Loa O Mauna Ulu, flows from Mauna Ulu have crossed and re-crossed the roadway, causing it to need rebuilding a number of times. Notice the shiny glaze of the fresh lava surface, seeming impervious to the forces of nature. Yet nearby, in cracks where seeds lodge and water collects, ferns and lichens have begun.... more

Tour Guide GPS-guided tours is the most revolutionary product ever offered the Hawaii visitor, putting the magic of Hawaii at your fingertips...turn-by-turn directions, over 600 video presentations for sites of interest, searchable database--this is one very handy and fun gadget! Is travel to the Big Island of Hawaii.... more