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Maui serves up fantastic sunset after fantastic sunset. Rain or shine, the sunsets on the west side of the island always seem to be beautiful and unique.
Each night a young diver honors the legend of Kahekili by reenacting his leap from Pu'u Keka'a ("the rolling hill").
The steep pali coastline of Kauai is unmistakable.
At the south side of Kailua Kona on Hawaii's Big Island is the small ahupua'a of Keauhou, which contains Kanaloa.
Makena State Park in South Maui has a couple of the island's bigger beaches (one is aptly named "Big Beach") and definitely some of the island's best sunset views.
In Hawaii the sun meets the sea faster than at higher latitudes, creating a shorter sunset and an urgency to witness the brief event.
Evening comes at the end of another Hawaiian day in Ko'olina, turning the sky a brilliant purple edged by the yellow-orange rays of what remains of the sun's light.