Category Archives: Hawaiian History

The Numbers Game #69

Clouds fill the saddle between Mauna Kea and Hualalai.

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 190. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.

A wasp working on a nest.
King Kamehameha's statue in Kapaau, is draped in leis on Kamehameha Day.
King Kamehameha’s statue after it was draped with leis in remembrance of his birthday.
The beach at Kohanaiki Beach Park in Hawaii
A beach at Kohanaiki Beach Park.
A pair of Threadfin Jack juveniles swim in the waters off the Big Island of Hawaii
A pair of juvenile Threadfin Jacks.
A Red Admiral butterfly.
The geothermal energy plant in Puna surrounded by lava after the 2018 eruption.

The Numbers Game #68

The lava cone and lake at Kilauea Volcano in late 2021
The 2021 eruption at Kilauea Volcano.

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 189. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.

A Pinktail Triggerfish.
A delicate shade seen underwater.
Old anchor and chain at Mahukona.
A White-Lined Sphinx Moth Caterpillar.
A grumpy Green Anole.
A full moon on the rise
A full moon rises over Kohala.

The Numbers Game #61

A gecko checks out the scene from the coin return slot of a Pepsi machine.

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 182. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.

V22 Ospreys landing at Upolu AIrport.
The 1820 Mission building in Honolulu.
Papakōlea Beach, near South Point, is better known as Green Sand Beach.
A Praying Mantis peers down.
A Wild Turkey struts his stuff.
A Dendrobium secundum orchid.

A rosy outlook

A view of the 2022 Mauna Loa eruption in Hawaii
The 2022 eruption of Mauna Loa.

This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge theme is ‘Rosy Red.’ See more responses here. Captions are on the photos.

An Apapane in an ohia tree in Hawaii
A native Apapane in an Ohia tree.
An Alpinia purpurata 'Tahitian Double' flower at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Gardens
An Alpinia purpurata ‘Tahitian Double’ flower.
Bigscale soldierfishes in the waters off Hawaii
Bigscale Soldierfishes with a Pacific Trumpetfish and a Longnoe Butterflyfish.
A red hibiscus flower in Hawaii
A hibiscus flower.
A Red heliconia flower in Hawaii
A Heliconia flower.
Leis being arranged at the Statue of King Kamehameha in Kapaau, Hawaii
A lei being prepared for draping on the statue of King Kamehameha in Kapaau.

Waiting for the flood

A culvert beneath the old Kohala railway in Hawaii

I’ve always thought this would be a great place to see a flash flood, or at least a little to one side of here. This is a culvert through an embankment of the old Kohala railway. Most of the time, it’s dry as a bone, but when it rains a good deal of water would be funneled through this spot.

These days, round pipes, made of steel or heavy duty plastic, are often used for culverts. This square concrete one looks built to last.

Posted for Becky’s Squares: Geometric. See more responses here.

A culvert beneath the old Kohala railway in Hawaii

Railway remains

Remains of the old sugar port at Mahukona, Hawaii

Mahukona was the terminus for the railway which served the sugar plantations of North Kohala from the 1880s until its closure in 1945. There was no proper dock at Mahukona, so ships anchored offshore and the sugar was boated out to them.

There are quite a few relics from that time at Mahukona, including a terminus building. The area in this photo was likely a place where railway engine and equipment maintenance took place.

For more information about the Kohala sugar railroad, go to https://coffeetimes.com/blogs/history-culture/sugar-and-steam-in-kohala