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An assortment of pictures from Hawaiʻi, grouped by area.
Mauna Loa, looking from near the summit of Mauna Kea
nēnē, Mauna Ulu
Faith Inman with
Luzula, Mauna Loa Trail
ʻŌlaʻa trench
wall of second crater
I had a Jackson's chameleon for a while; it was sometimes slow to catch crickets
flowering banana
ʻAkaka Falls
land snail
ʻAkaka Falls
shell flower
ʻAkaka Falls
ʻAkaka Falls
spiny lobster
Richardson's Beach Park
spiny lobster
Richardson's Beach Park
spiny lobster
Richardson's Beach Park
don't stick your finger in there!
ʻopihi, Kaʻaha
ʻopihi, Kaʻaha
They say these are a delicacy, but they taste about as good as they look.
Panorama of the coast and pali at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes, looking west from Keauhou
IVF (International Vaʻa [outrigger canoe] Federation) 12-man race, Hilo Bay
slipper lobster
Richardson's Beach Park
vog plume, Keauhou
This is the sulfur dioxide fumes venting from Puʻu ʻŌʻō.
lava on pali
April, 2005
lava on pali
April, 2005
This is from the Jason flow, February 1995, the last time it was
really good.
You had to cross over this flow (which was in tubes) to get to this viewpoint.
Wahaʻula heiau, Aug. 1997
Some people said it was protected from the lava; eventually it was covered.
Photo by Cathy Glidden.
Mauna Loa, from Kahuku
Hiʻonamoa Gulch, just above ʻAlili Spring
gold-dust day gecko
Kaloko-Honokōhau NHP
ʻio, Kahuku
Kaʻū FR, 4100'
western boundary
mouflon, Kahuku
These have become much less wary since the park bought the area.
Lua o Palahemo
goby
Lua o Palahemo
glass shrimp
Lua o Palahemo, South Point
anchialine pool
Watusi cattle
These are right on the side of Highway 11, near the 88 mile marker.
Lake Waiau
One of the highest lakes in the world.
Lake Waiau outlet
When we were there it was actually flowing, which is relatively rare.
Lake Waiau outlet
It disappears after only a couple hundred feet though.
Mauna Kea observatories
looking for wēkiu bugs
bugs in snow, Mauna Kea
This shows how much food the wēkiu bugs actually have.
Udara blackburni in snow
It's hard to see, but by absorbing sunlight it has melted itself into a hole in the snow.
Puʻu Malī pasture
Unfortunately, much of montane Mauna Kea looks like this.
Puʻu Malī
Glad I wasn't here when this happened.
Vespula nest
Hakalau NWR
Vespula nest hole
Hakalau NWR
rainbow over Hualālai
C-shape shelter, Hainoa.
A common archaeological structure.
Hualālai summit ahu
Puʻuhonua ʻula
sheep at dawn
Hainoa
Hualālai summit basin
The cabin and camp are in the center, on the rim of Kipahee crater.
Puʻuhonua ʻula 360 degree panorama, starting southeast.
Hualālai north slope
Puʻu Waʻawaʻa on the left
Puʻu Waʻawaʻa (right), with the thick lava flow it produced, ending in Puʻu ʻAnahulu (left)
east rift zone of Hualālai
Hualālai-Mauna Loa saddle
Ahu a ʻUmi panorama
Showing the heiau and all ahu, from the southeast.
Ahu a ʻUmi
One of the ahu. Others are connected to the enclosure by rock walls.
Ahu a ʻUmi. A sketch showing the locations of the ahu, their azimuth from the entrance, and roughly where they point to.
Dead pig (the best kind), with an odd distribution of maggots.
Puʻu Waʻawaʻa
Kaloko pond seawall
The national park is rebuilding the wall to make it a functional fishpond.
Kaloko pond seawall outside
Kona Hotel, Holualoa
My favorite place to stay in Kona, even since they painted it pink.
Kealakekua cliffs
Captain Cook monument
Kealakekua
ʻŌpaeʻula pond, Makalawena
anchialine pool
ʻōpaeʻula (
Halocaridina rubra)
ʻŌpaeʻula pond, Makalawena
These shrimp are sold as "Hawaiian micro-lobsters".
Hawaiian coot, ʻalae
(
Fulica americana alai)
Kohanaiki
Endangered bird on land slated for development.
Puʻukoholā heiau
Kamehameha was told if he built this and dedicated it to Kū, he would conquer all the islands, and by golly it worked.
Kohala, seen from Mauna Kea. The deep valleys of Waipiʻo and Waimanu are on the right, with Haleakalā in the background.
Waipiʻo Valley
Pololū Valley
Kaluahine falls, Waipiʻo
My friend Faith at Kaluahine falls
Kamehameha statue, Hawi
This is the original one, which was lost when the ship carrying it sank but later recovered.
Puʻu Pala, Kohala, sunset
No color tweaking done.
Puʻu Pala, Kohala
This is the kind of damage pigs cause. Note to pig hunters association: this is
not good for the forest.
near Puʻu Pala, Kohala
This is what most of leeward Kohala looks like. It used to be
koaiʻa forest, but due to the cattle there are now just a few dead and dying trees.
East Maui cane fields
East Wailua Iki gulch
East Wailua Iki wall
Kahoʻolawe
Waikamoi/Olinda, East Maui
aerial view
Puʻu Nianiau on the lower right.
Waikamoi & Koʻolau Gap
aerial view
Koʻolau Gap & Kalapawili
aerial view
Palikū & Kīpahulu Valley
aerial view
Puu Kukui
aerial view
It's rare to actually see it; it's usually covered in clouds.
Lualaʻilua Hills and Auwahi
view from Polipoli
Kalaupapa airport
Kalaupapa settlement
Kalawao Catholic church
Father Damien's church
Kalawao Catholic church
Father Damien's church
Kalawao Catholic cemetary
Father Damien's grave
Kauhakō crater
The water in the middle is actually an anchialine pond, brackish and rising and falling with the tide.
glass shrimp (
Palaemon debilis)
Kauhakō crater
monk seal, Kalaupapa
chillin'
monk seal, Kalaupapa
Waihānau panorama
Waiʻaleʻia Lentipes
Waiʻaleʻia pool
Waiʻaleʻia Valley
Molokai north shore panorama
Waikolu Valley
Waikolu Stream mouth
Waikolu Valley west wall
Waikolu pump house
Waikolu pump house dam
Waikolu pump house car
Presumably this got here via the tunnel that goes to the southern slope of the island.
circular rainbow, Waikolu
If you look closely there's actually a double rainbow.
Waikolu Stream source falls
Waikolu Stream, around 600' elevation
bowls carved by Robin
(don't know his last name),
who lives in the
Molokaʻi mountains
Robin's phoenix carving
Lua Moku ʻIliahi, Kamiloloa
This is a pit dug in the shape of a ship's hold, to measure sandalwood cut from the forests.
Molokai mountains
aerial view
East Kawela stream
East Kawela gulch
Looking mauka from above
the intake. The peak in the
distance is Kaunuohua, on
the rim of Pelekunu Valley.
below Kaunuohua
This stream flows into a
pit crater, apparently
with no exit
Pelekunu Valley
from Pēpēʻōpae
Mānoa falls
there were a lot of these
dead ʻieʻie heads along
the Mānoa Cliff Trail
Steve Montgomery in a
Touchardia patch
panorama of Honolulu and
Pearl Harbor, from Palikea
Wiliwilinui Trail
This section near the top
requires ropes to get up
and down
Koʻolau crest at Wiliwilinui
L-R: Karl Magnacca,
Gordon Bennett,
Mike Richardson
northwest face of Mt. Kaʻala
Mike putting his rock-
climbing skills to work,
Mauna Kapu
Nānākuli Valley
stream gulch
Waiʻanae-Kaʻala trail
Waiʻanae Valley
Waiʻanae Valley panorama
Kalalau Valley
Nuʻalolo cliffs
blacktail deer
Nuʻalolo Trail
Milolii Valley
from the confluence of
Poʻopoʻoiki and Kuʻia Valleys
Poʻopoʻoiki Stream
Poʻopoʻoiki (left) and Kuʻia
looking mauka from the
head of Miloliʻi Valley
Waimea Canyon from
Puʻu Hinahina lookout
Alakai Swamp Trail
It was so dry in May
2007 that much of the
swamp was dried up.
Kawaikoi Stream
near Mohihi Road
summits of Kauaʻi
It is rare to see Kawaikini
(right) and Waiʻaleʻale (middle), which
are usually covered in clouds
Kīlauea Point NWR
red-footed boobies in ironwood trees
Kīlauea Point lighthouse
