Alright Dogwood, if you're hanging around, this is your day. (Or anybody else familiar with Hawaiian trails).

If we took a 10-12 day trip to the Hawaiian Islands, what itinerary would you plan for us? Interested in backcountry, varied landscape, reasonable mileage for "average" hikers. Don't mind climbing, would love to safely see volcanoes, wouldn't mind some picturesque waterfalls. Cultural artifacts are interesting too.

I guess we'd need to acclimate if we went to the higher elevations, and pack for chilly or frigid temperatures.

Or maybe we should just sit on the beach, and go to Mt St Helens for the volcano tour?