Ocean

Humpback Adventure

Being up-close-and-personal with a pair of humpback whales is an adventure not easily forgotten. read more

February 4, 2014 Nathan Philps PhotographyActivities • Hawaii Pictures • Islands • Maui • Scenery • Ocean • WildlifeHumpback Whale

Peahi (Jaws) Tow In Surfing

A surfer stands tall on the ride of his life, dwarfed by an enormous barreling wave at Peahi, Maui on January 22. read more

January 23, 2014 Karanik PhotographyActivities • Surfing • Hawaii Pictures • Islands • Maui • Oceansurf

Waianae Ohau Sunset

On the northwest coast of Oahu, the Waianae Valley offers picturesque valleys to the mauka (mountain side) and great sunsets to the makai (ocean side). read more

January 16, 2014 Hawaii Picture of the DayHawaii Pictures • Scenery • Ocean • Sunsets • Oahumakaha valley • sunset • Waianae • waves

Waikiki Outrigger Rides

Waikiki Outrigger rides are fun for both the riders and the onlookers. These traditional Hawaiian boat rides go out every couple of hours from the shores of Waikiki. read more

January 14, 2014 Hawaii Picture of the DayActivities • Hawaii Pictures • Scenery • Ocean • Oahuoutrigger • Waikiki • waves

Swell in the Sea, Maui

On Maui’s north shore a long exposure shot reveals a speckled ocean terrain–white where waves have broken, black where lava boulders rest underneath, and blue everywhere else. read more

January 13, 2014 Karanik PhotographyHawaii Pictures • Islands • Maui • Scenery • Ocean

Oahu Sufer At Sunset

Surfing and Hawaii are synonymous, particularly on Oahu where the island’s geography seems specifically carved for creating amazing waves. read more

January 5, 2014 Hawaii Picture of the DayActivities • Surfing • Hawaii Pictures • Scenery • Ocean • Sunsets • OahuHonolulu • sail boats • surfers

Na Pali Beauty

Pali means “cliff” or “steep hill” in the Hawaiian language. Perhaps nowhere is this more evident, and more beautiful, than on Kauai’s Na Pali coast. read more

January 1, 2014 Hawaii Picture of the DayHawaii Pictures • Scenery • Ocean • Kauaianuenue • Na Pali Coast • rainbow • shoreline • valley

Corsair at Rest

A World War II era Corsair fighter plane rests in Hawaiian waters while schools of reef fish swim past. read more

December 5, 2013 Orvil ClarkActivities • Snorkeling • Hawaii Pictures • Scenery • Ocean • Uniqueblack and white • history • reef fish

Waimea Bay Shore Break

The shore break at Waimea Bay on the island of Oahu goes off in a prelude to the coming winter months. read more

November 30, 2013 Anthony TortorielloActivities • Surfing • Hawaii Pictures • Islands • Oahu • Scenery • Oceansurf • waimea bay • waves

The Green Flash

…at sunset in Napili. I caught the last glimpse of sun and the notorious green flash. read more

November 20, 2013 MangoTree PhotographyHawaii Pictures • Islands • Maui • Scenery • Ocean • Sunsetsgreen flash • Napili

Imagine you had just broken one of the many strict laws that ruled the times of history Hawaii–called the Kapu, ‘forbidden’ rules. Unfortunately for you, the penalty in all cases of broken Kapu was death. Your only hope read more

November 18, 2013 Hawaii Picture of the DayHawaii Pictures • Scenery • Ocean • Hawaii Big Islandhistoric • national park • palm trees • place of refuge • Pu'uhonua o Honaunau

Red Sand Beach, Hana

One of Maui’s most beautiful red sand beaches is Ka’iahalulu Beach, near Hana. Ka’iahalulu’s sand is striking against the tumultuous turquoise ocean. This secluded bay is a phenomenal… read more

November 12, 2013 Hawaii Picture of the DayHawaii Pictures • Scenery • Hawaii Beaches • Ocean • MauiHana • people • red sand