Sea Turtle in the Shallows
A Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle, called “honu,” floats serenely through the sandy shallows off the Maui coastline as light cascades down in streams from above painting a mosaic on the sea floor. read more
Scenery
Molokini Ocean Sunset
Looking more like a desert scene than ocean, the sun shines brightly through the horizon as it approaches Kaho’olawe, bringing the Hawaiian islet of Molokini into slight relief against the darkening Pacific. read more
Maui Purple Flower
A beautiful bunch of purple blossoms burst from their single green stem, taking in the bright afternoon sunlight at a Maui lavender farm. read more
Kona Canoe Club, Hawaii
The Kona Canoe Club restaurant stands against the Kailua-Kona coastline among palm trees and lava rock walls, part of the historic Kona Inn, Kona’s first hotel. read more
Kapalua Bay Sunset, Maui
The sun sets in the distance as blue skies still reign and the ocean washes onto the beach in bands of bubbly white and mirrored reflections of the sun meeting the Pacific. read more
Sunset Touches Ocean
Through layers of yellow and orange the sun dips behind the cloudless Hawaii horizon, touching the Pacific ocean on its way to bring light to Europe and Africa. read more
Iao Needle, Maui
The iconic Iao Needle towers 1,200 feet over Maui’s Iao Valley rainforest in the shadow of the West Maui Mountains. read more
Cattleya Orchid, Hawaii
A delicate Cattleya orchid (ʻOkika in the Hawaiian language) displays its intricate white petal with purple lips pattern in Hawaii. read more
Kahekili Road, Maui
Kahekili Beach Park on the island of Maui offers everything many of us long for when we think of Hawaii–yellow-orange sunsets on palm-covered, long, golden beaches with islands in the distance surrounded by calm Pacific seas. read more
Divided Highway Ahead
In this classic Hawaii volcano shot, fresh pahoehoe lava from Kilauea cools atop recently laid blacktop giving humor to a now ironically placed “Divided Highway Ahead” sign. read more
Keanae Church on the Way To Hana, Maui
An old-fashioned stone building with bell tower and corrugated metal roof sits among coconut palm trees, nestled at the foot of Haleakala mountain on the way to Hana, Maui–a tropical Hawaiian scene that makes it easy to want to be there. read more
Hawaiian Rough-Spined Sea Urchin
A Hawaiian Rough-Spined Sea Urchin (Prionocidaris Hawaiiensis), sits at rest displaying its spines-on-top-of-spines, an endowment that give it another common name–the Thorny Sea Urchin. read more