Welcome to Haleiwa
Hale’iwa has a couple of welcome signs in town, this one features a man surfer and has a complimentary woman surfer nearby. read more
Activities
Hello, Hawaiian Sea Turtle
Something about sea turtles tugs at our hearts. It may be that we’ve seen one too many Disney or Pixar movies or that all those ‘save the planet’ speeches have gotten to us. read more
Kona Coffee Festival Parade Train
The 10-day-long Kona Coffee Festival concludes with a street parade on Alii drive in downtown Kailua-Kona. Featured here is the HELCO (Hawaii Electric Light Company) train with engine, coal car, and caboose. read more
Maui Shipwreck Diving
This boat came to its final resting place under the water just off Maui’s western coast near Lahaina town. Now it is used as an artificial reef, drawing a community of Pacific reef fish–and visitors to watch. read more
Hookipa Wahine Surf
The Hookipa surf break on Maui’s northern shore is known world-wide for its windsurfing and kiteboarding. It is also known and commemorated in songs as a great surf spot. read more
Auana Hula Dancers
These dancers were captured at the 2011 “Moku O Keawe International Festival,” which included Hula Halau (troupes) from Hawaii, Japan and elsewhere. read more
Manta Ray Night Diving
A group enjoys night diving in hopes of seeing manta rays feeding in their water lights just after sunset. read more
Set for Sportfishing
This picture focuses on several sportfishing rods with tackle on sportfish boats harbored at Honokohau. These boats go out often and typically catch their guests and captains choke (a bunch of) fish. read more
End of the World Cliffs
Locals call these cliffs along the Big Island’s Kona coast “The End of the World” because of their height and sharp drop off. read more
Hang 5 Boogie Board
Standing up on a surfboard is tough enough, let alone walking to the front of the board and hanging five or ten toes over the nose. But this man was able to get five over the front standing on a boogie board, which is considerably more difficult. read more
Pipeline Surf Groms
On a smaller day at the world famous Oahu Banzai Pipeline surf break, a pair of groms (young surfers) make their plan of attack. read more
Lahaina Girl
Lahaina Maui has a couple of spots where one can find surfers nearly every day of the year. Just off the Lahaina pier is one such place. read more