[ WEEKEND SCENE ] Island-style fun as seen through the camera’s eye

Kualoa fun

The ranch offers Kamaaina Days
through the Labor Day weekend

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARBULLETIN.COM Passengers in a six-wheeled Swiss Army Pinzgauer, Nasreen and Scott Bowditch, Jon Rasmussen and Kathryn Donatz took in the scenery yesterday during a tour of Hakipuu Valley at Kualoa Ranch. The ranch opened a new visitor center eight weeks ago and is offering discounted tours for kamaaina to areas of the property inaccessible to the public.

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARBULLETIN.COM Chancellor Howk, 2, took a keiki ride at Kualoa Ranch during Kamaaina Days, which takes place through the Labor Day weekend. Howk first rode a white horse, and for his second ride he rode a brown one. "Mom, look! I'm riding chocolate!" he exclaimed when he got aboard. Walking with him were his father Steven, right, and Nainoa Santos.

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARBULLETIN.COM Janelle Caldeira waited for her friends to saddle up during a horseback ride yesterday at Kualoa Ranch. It was Caldeira's first time on a horse, and she said, "If I'm relaxed, the horse will be relaxed."

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARBULLETIN.COM Hisao and Yuka Nakajima of Osaka, Japan, worked together on making a ti leaf bracelet before embarking on Kualoa Ranch activities.