Kona Canoe Club, Hawaii
The Kona Canoe Club restaurant stands against the Kailua-Kona coastline among palm trees and lava rock walls, part of the historic Kona Inn, Kona’s first hotel. read more
The Kona Canoe Club restaurant stands against the Kailua-Kona coastline among palm trees and lava rock walls, part of the historic Kona Inn, Kona’s first hotel. read more
Through layers of yellow and orange the sun dips behind the cloudless Hawaii horizon, touching the Pacific ocean on its way to bring light to Europe and Africa. read more
At a former protea farm on the island of Maui, a King Protea displays its trademark shiny leaves, a collection of white and yellow flowers at the center, surrounded by prized soft pink bracts with a silvery sheen. read more
Deep contrasts of purple and green roll down a hillside of strongly scented lavender in late spring upcountry Maui. read more
The sun drifts lazily into the Pacific as seen from Disney’s Aulani Resort on the west cost of Oahu. read more
A bright yellow orchid displays itself in full bloom on the Big Island at the Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens. read more
Honolulu Surf Riders is another great Hawaiiana painting from Mr. Charles Bartlett. Put on canvas around 1918, his painting shows four surfers catching a wave in Honolulu, presumably in Waikiki. read more
The Jackson’s Chameleon (Trioceros jacksonii, subspecies xantholophus) is one of the more interesting lizards found in Hawaii. Native to Kenya and Tanzania, this African import was brought to Hawaii in the ’70’s to breed and export to the exotic pet trade. read more
A classic scene of Duke Kahanamoku surfing a longboard somewhere near Honolulu, probably on Waikiki, as painted by Charles Bartlett in 1918. read more
A fast, frolicking, and bitty mourning gecko leaps its way from petal to petal on a sidewalk plumeria in Hawaii. Lepidodactylus lugubris, commonly called the mourning gecko, is particularly interesting because there have not been any males found within the species. read more
About three times a year upcountry Kona is covered in snow–or at least what looks like snow. read more
The soft, large petals of a hibiscus gently fade from orange to pink as the flower’s trademark pistil and stamens present themselves on the island of Kauai. read more