Tangerine_
Well-Known Member
I was there a few yrs ago and it was the same process leaving.I haven't been there in some time, but they use to search your shit as you were leaving the islands as well. Wouldn't want to introduce banana spiders to the mainland or steal any lava rock and incite the wrath of Pele.
And no way in hell would I have taken any lava rocks off the island. We'd heard that "no no" repeatedly and at that point in time we were there as sort of a celebratory vacation. My son had just gone into remission and we'd endured about all the "dark clouds" we could stand. I'm not really superstitious but ya know....better to play it safe than anger the Hawaiian Gods.
I don't take bananas on boats either