Blackburn’s Blue Butterfly

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A Blackburn’s Blue Butterfly in Hawaii

I was hiking the Pu’u O’o Trail, off Saddle Road, when I saw this Blackburn’s Blue Butterfly (Udara blackburni). This butterfly is endemic and is also known as the Koa Butterfly since the Koa tree is its main host plant.

Posted for Bushboy’s Last on the Card. See more responses here.

The Numbers Game #122

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Opening ceremonies at the Kamehameha Day Parade in Kapaau, Hawaii
Opening ceremonies at the Kamehameha Day Parade in Kapaau.

The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. This week’s number is 244. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.

A Ruddy Turnstone on the coast in Hawaii
A Ruddy Turnstone on the coast.
A Green Turtle on the rocks in Hawaii
A Green Turtle temporarily stuck on a rock.
Hawaiian compass and dive boat at Kohanaiki park, Hawaii
Hawaiian Compass at Kohanaiki Beach Park.
This bench is one of two on the summit of Puu Waawaa, and this is the view looking north toward the coast and the Kohala mountains.
View from Pu’u Wa’awa’a looking north toward the coast and the Kohala mountains.
A Hawaiian zebra blennie in a tide pool on the Big Island
A Hawaiian Zebra Blenny in a tide pool
Two cats squabble at a food bowl in Hawaii
Two cats sharing a food bowl.

Lili`uokalani Gardens

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A bridge at Liliuokalani Park in Hilo, Hawaii
This stone bridge is near the center of the park.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘National Garden Month.’ See more responses here.

A while ago, I spent some time in Lili`uokalani Gardens, in Hilo. The gardens cover almost 25 acres, including Moku Ola, better known as Coconut Island. They date back to 1917 and are named after Queen Liliʻuokalani, who was the last ruling monarch of Hawaii, before the kingdom’s overthrow by the U.S.A. in 1893.

An entrance to Liliuokalani Park in Hilo, Hawaii
The North Torii gate entrance.
A plane coming in to land seen from Liliuokalani Park in Hilo, Hawaii
It’s not the quietest park with planes passing through the trees!
A bridge at Liliuokalani Park in Hilo, Hawaii
This wooden bridge is the third version, the first two having been destroyed in tsunamis.

Over the years, tsunamis have damaged the gardens, which are situated on the waterfront. But reconstruction, after these events, has restored and improved the gardens and kept them as an integral part of Hilo’s downtown.

Palms in Liliuokalani Park in Hilo, Hawaii
There aren’t a lot of flowers, but there are many palms and other trees.
The Fukuoka Lantern in Liliuokalani Park in Hilo, Hawaii
The Fukuoka Lantern.
A Lantern in Liliuokalani Park in Hilo, Hawaii
Another lantern with palms as a backdrop.

For more information about Lili`uokalani Gardens, go to https://www.liliuokalanigardens.org/