Scenery

Kauai Kapaa Beach Coastline

A large trunk of driftwood arches a gap between sea and sand on this picturesque piece of beach near Kapaa town on Kauai. read more

January 21, 2012 Hawaii Picture of the DayHawaii Pictures • Scenery • Hawaii Beaches • Kauaibeach • Kapaa • sand • waves

Kahili Falls: Five Sisters

Kahili Falls are seen arched by a rainbow from a helicopter cruise over Kaua’i. The area is green from year-round rains that have created the lush valleys and numerous waterwalls. read more

January 20, 2012 Steve NelsonHawaii Pictures • Scenery • Kauaiisland • rainbow • valley • waterfall

Big Island Beach Exploring

A little girl walks down a lava rock path to explore a Big Island beach near Keolonahihi State Historical Park in Kailua-Kona. read more

January 19, 2012 Hawaii Picture of the DayHawaii Pictures • Scenery • Hawaii Beaches • Hawaii Big Islandbeach • Big Island • girl • kai • Kailua-Kona • Kona • naupaka

Waialea Beach, Big Island

Bright blue ocean, deposited batches of a’a lava and the soft sand of Waialea Beach is framed by a Kiawe tree at this amazing Big Island beach. read more

January 16, 2012 Hawaii Picture of the DayHawaii Pictures • Scenery • Hawaii Beaches • Hawaii Big Islandbeach • Big Island • kiawe tree • ocean • sand • snorkeling

Kauai Grand Hyatt Beach Sunset

The beach sunset on this night at Kaua’i’s Grand Hyatt offered more pinks and purples than oranges and yellows. read more

January 15, 2012 Steve NelsonHawaii Pictures • Resorts • Scenery • Sunsets • Kauaibeach • beach sunset • grand hyatt • leeward side • sunset

The Kilauea Iki pit crater sits mostly dormant, carved out of the main Kilauea summit caldera on the island of Hawaii. As recent as 1959, this crater was filled with molten hot liquid magma for more than two months. read more

January 13, 2012 Hawaii Picture of the DayHawaii Pictures • Scenery • Volcano • Hawaii Big Islandkilauea caldera • lava • lava lake • steam • steam vents

White Blue Iris

The Big Island (the Orchid Isle) doesn’t disappoint when it comes to tropical flowers like this white, blue, brown, and green orchid. read more

January 12, 2012 Hawaii Picture of the DayHawaii Pictures • Scenery • FlowersBig Island • flower • orchid isle • orchids • windward side

Red Ginger Blossom

Red Ginger (Alpinia purpurata), is called ‘Awapuhi ‘ula’ula in the Hawaiian language. It was a canoe plant–brought in the canoes of the first Hawaiian settlers–known for its powerful and pleasing fragrance. read more

January 11, 2012 A HunterHawaii Pictures • Scenery • Flowerscanoe plants • flower • ginger • medicine • plants

Sunrise On Kauai

Sunrise behind low clouds sets the sky ablaze with yellow and orange from this beach on Kauai. read more

January 10, 2012 Hawaii Picture of the DayHawaii Pictures • Scenery • Kauaibeach • clouds • ocean sunrise • sunrise • waves

Lihue Kaua’i Coastline

The picturesque coastline from Kapa’a to Lihue is on the windward side of Kaua’i, making it vibrant with life from frequent rains. read more

January 9, 2012 Hawaii Picture of the DayHawaii Pictures • Scenery • Hawaii Beaches • Ocean • Sunsets • Kauaiisland • Lihue • ocean • sunset • windward side

Bonzai Pipeline Wipeout

A professional surfer skips along the bottom of the Bonzai Pipeline wave during the second round of the 2011 Billabong Pipeline Masters first day. read more

January 7, 2012 Hawaii Picture of the DayActivities • Surfing • Hawaii Pictures • Oahu • Oceanbonzai pipeline • north shore • pipeline masters • surf • surfers • waves

Rainbow Eucalyptus

The Rainbow Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus deglupta) is found throughout the Hawaiian islands with bigger groves on Maui’s northern side, Kauai, Oahu, and the Big Island. read more

January 6, 2012 Hawaii Picture of the DayHawaii Pictures • Scenerymedicine • rainbow • trees