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
Volcano
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
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
Diamond Head Crater
Typically seen, and pictured, from the shores of Honolulu, this overhead view reveals Diamond Head to be not a small outcrop of mountain, but the full-circled remains of a volcanic cone. This monument acts as a sentry to the island, both welcoming and well-wishing visitors and maoli. read more
Maui, Island of Contrast
A near 45-degree slope alternating between jagged protrusions and finely smoothed red and black sands descends from a summit ridge above Haleakala crater to the valley floor below in early morning Hawaiian sunlight on the island of Maui. read more
Mauna Loa, Ala Loa
Aside Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii’s Big Isand, a single, black-on-black road disappears over a hill miles away in a study of perspective and horizon lines. read more
Kilauea Lava Field
On the Big Island of Hawaii, new earth is born of rock, heat, pressure, and fire–that which destroys most other life around it. As this new land is added to the island, land beneath is covered over, sometimes meaning the end of plants, tress, and homes. 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
Kilauea Lava Skylight
Lava skylights are one of nature’s–and Hawaii’s–little delights. An opening in a thin crust of pahoehoe rock reveals streaming lava, molten rock flowing down the side of Kilauea on Hawaii’s Big Island at more than a thousand degrees. read more
Diamond Head Crater from Above
Jutting up into the skyline just out side of Honolulu and famous Waikiki Beach, Diamond Head crater is perhaps the most photographed landmark on Hawaii’s island of Oahu. read more
Hawaii Lava Pouring into Ocean
Molten rock pours into the ocean on Hawaii’s southern coast after making its way down from Kilauea volcano. read more
Pele’s Kitchen, Pu’u O’o
Located on Hawaii’s Big Island, Pu’u O’o is part of the longest continuously erupting volcano in two hundred years. It has been flowing since January 3, 1983. read more