Coconut Stand Cat
A yellow striped cat basks in the morning light atop a car parked at Coconut Glen’s Coconut stand on the road to Hana, Maui, taking in the visitors as they pass by to fill up on coconuts and fruits. read more
A yellow striped cat basks in the morning light atop a car parked at Coconut Glen’s Coconut stand on the road to Hana, Maui, taking in the visitors as they pass by to fill up on coconuts and fruits. read more
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
From NOAA’s “Historic Fisheries Collection” we found a great hand drawing of a butterfly fish. The butterfly fish’s Hawaiian name, Kikakapu (Kīkākapu), includes the word “kapu,” meaning “forbidden.” read more
A handful of Yellow Tang surgeonfish (Zebrasoma flavescens) meander through a field of white finger corals as other Hawaiian reef fish do the same in Northwest Hawaii. read more
A spectacled parrotfish (Chlorurus perspicillatus) edges its way along coral reef in Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, Hawaii, looking for food to munch as columns of light from above scribe patterns of white and blue on the sea floor. read more
An inquisitive Hawaiian Monk Seal cruises shallow waters of the Pearl and Hermes Reef in north west Hawaii. Increasingly rare and endangered, Monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi) are Hawaii’s only member of the pinniped family and are endemic to Hawaii. read more
Hawaiian Green Seat Turtles are fun, calm creatures exuding a relaxed spirit as they slowly scoot along the shorelines or glide through the water. In the Hawaiian language eye of the turtle is translated as kamakahonu. read more
The Jackson’s Chameleon (Trioceros jacksonii, subspecies xantholophus) is one of the more interesting lizards found in Hawaii. Native to Kenya and Tanzania, this African import was brought to Hawaii in the ’70’s to breed and export to the exotic pet trade. read more
A fast, frolicking, and bitty mourning gecko leaps its way from petal to petal on a sidewalk plumeria in Hawaii. Lepidodactylus lugubris, commonly called the mourning gecko, is particularly interesting because there have not been any males found within the species. read more
A mother humpback whale birthing in Hawaii takes a look around above water as her newborn calf builds up strength playing and swimming nearby read more
A Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronata), also called the Brazilian Cardinal, rests atop a platform on the island of Oahu. These brilliantly colored birds were introduced to Hawaii many years ago to add variety to the islands. read more
A humpback whale waves hello to the camera as it cruises along Maui’s coast with another during summer breeding and birthing season. Technically known as “fin slapping” or “pec slapping,” we like to think that perhaps the whales just have a sense of humor and are playing with us and having some fun, waving as they swim by. read more