There are lots of places to hike, from the Poli Poli redwood forest to Twin Falls to Haleakala
crater and more. Unfortunately, Jaws (huge surfing waves) does not break in the summer and the whales are gone, but there is plenty to see. Also, there is a great zipline company up on the mountain:
Yep…I would vote for the Canon. I shoot with an XL1s and I live on
Maui. I like the color tones of the Canons over the Sonys, but that’s
a personal choice.