Makena Cove Sunset
From South Maui’s Makena Cove you can see Molokini islet a few miles in the offing and the beach is surrounded by alternating jagged black lava and fine golden sand. read more
Islands
Ka’anapali Beach Palms
If ever there was a Hawaii calendar picture of palms on the beach, this is it–bright blue skies, island in the background, calm seas, and two leaning palm trees casting their shadow on a yellow sand beach. read more
Haleakala Rim, Another World
The Haleakala crater rim looks like another world. As you stand high above and gaze out over a red-brown cinder cone spotted bowl cut by wind, rain, and volcanic activity for hundreds of years, it is easy to imagine being on Mars. read more
Green Fields of Molokai
Moloka’i’s low population, deep Hawaiian tradition, and management have created pristine, breathtaking landscapes. On the eastern half of the 38-mile by 10-mile wide island, where this picture was taken, the land is green and lush, a high plateau reaching to the summit in the Molokai Forest Reserve at 4,900 feet high. read more
Garden of Eden, Maui
Green grass, palm trees swaying in the breeze, lush but manicured gardens and blue ocean disappearing into the horizon accented by fluffy white clouds–not bad. read more
Pipeline Surfing, December 2011
On a big swell day–some of us mere mortals may even call it a huge swell day–the Pipeline surf break on Oahu’s North Shore displayed the reason for its name. read more
Lahaina Front Street Sunset, Maui
This photo captures Front Street at sunset on a remarkably calm evening. As the last light of the day lingers in the sky, storefront lights dance on the water, warming up the scene while lending it a quaint village feel. read more
Dazzling Jacaranda, Haleakala Maui
Blue Jacaranda trees in full dress line the hillside at higher elevation on the road to Haleakala, Maui, putting on a dazzling display of color. read more
Yellow Orchid, Big Island Hawaii
A bright yellow orchid displays itself in full bloom on the Big Island at the Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens. read more
Kauai Water Lilly
The island of Kauai is known as, “The Garden Isle” for it’s lush hillsides and valleys carpeted in life. This beautiful purple water lily captured on Kauai is a good representation of the bursts of color seen all around the island. read more
Honolulu Surf Riders, Bartlett Painting
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 Road to Haleakala, Maui
The road to Haleakala on Hawaii’s island of Maui is one of the steepest continuous roads in the United States. Starting at sea level and ending at over 10,000 feet over about 30 miles, the road winds through beach, towns, forest, high forest, and tundra. read more