The islands of Hawaii, with their fearsome volcanoes, glorious rainbows, scenic sunsets, sandy beaches, lush verdant valleys, and awesome cliffs, hold some of the most spectacularly beautiful scenery on earth. However, despite their isolation, two thousand miles out in the Pacific, they belong very definitely to the United States. If you expect your South Seas idyll to be completely unspoiled, forget it; the fantasy of a dream holiday in Paradise remains firmly rooted in the creature comforts of home. With seven million tourists per year, including honeymooners from all over the world and almost two million Japanese, the islands can seem like a gigantic factory for tourism.