Raccoon Butterflyfish
This fun looking butterflyfish can be found abundantly on the Hawaiian reefs. This one was photographed at Kahaluu Beach Park, a marine reserve in Kailua-Kona. read more
Hawaii Pictures
Tiki Glow
Watching the deep orange glow in the sky as the Hawaiian sun sinks into the Pacific does not grow old. read more
Personal Hawaii Commuter Flight
A commuter flight pilot navigates his plane from the Big Island to Maui across the ʻAlenuihāhā Channel. This very personal view of the pilot comes standard, along with friendly service and souvenir (aka airsick) bags. read more
Blacktip Reef Shark
A Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) glides through shallow ocean ponds like a missile, sleek and made for speed. read more
The Sugar Cane Train
One of Maui’s “Sugar Cane Trains” ages in a field near Lahaina. This double decker bus once hauled visitors all around the island, particularly in the Lahaina area to and from the Sugar Cane Train park. read more
Olympic Hawaiian, Duke Kahanamoku
Duke Kahanamoku is one of only a few Hawaiian Olympians to compete over the years. Pictured here shortly after winning the 100 meter freestyle at the Antwerp 1920 Olympic Games, “The Duke” shows off his famous smile and clearly pleasant manner. read more
Flower of Lava, Halema’uma’u
The Halema’uma’u crater erupts into a burning flower of lava with orange and black petals centered by a bright yellow plume of molten rock. read more
Waikiki Banana Plantation
Before it was a bustling beach with premier shopping, skyscrapers, and sandy beaches, Waikiki was a banana plantation. This shot of unfamiliar Waikiki from the USGS in 1909 shows the lay of the land during plantation times with rows and rows of banana trees and irrigation. read more
Secret Bay Big Island
There are a lot of “secret” spots in Hawaii and on the Big Island, and rightly so. Part of experiencing Hawaii is making discoveries on your own…finding beautiful secluded white and black rock beaches like this one based on only intuition, luck, or conversation. read more
Damsel Delight
A school of white and purple/black Damsel fish hover around an outcrop of antler coral, one of their favorite places to find food and shelter, in the clear tropical waters of Maui. read more
Waialua Agriculture Co, #5 Train
The Waialua Agriculture Company’s #5 narrow-gauge train hauls a literal trainload of laborers to work in the company’s sugar cane fields in the early 1950’s as school-children wave to crew and passengers. read more
Kiawe Tree Sunset
The sun nears the horizon to set behind Lana’i and the Pacific ocean. Strategically pictured behind a Kiawe tree as it dips low, the sun ignites the sky into orange hues, filling the island of Maui with lingering warmth and signals of a clear evening to come. read more