

Wasps gather at the watering hole, a large depression in a rock at Mahukona, that people fill with fresh water for the birds.


Wasps gather at the watering hole, a large depression in a rock at Mahukona, that people fill with fresh water for the birds.

A view of Maui from the entrance to Lapakahi State Historical Park. It looks quite close, but the distance is about 40 miles.

Ripples on a pond at Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park.

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







Early morning at Hapuna.

Sunrise at Pu’ukoholā Heiau in Kawaihae.

Lahuipua’a Fishpond is the largest of several fishponds in Kalāhuipua’a Historical Park, on the grounds of Mauna Lani Resort. These ponds were where fish were raised for feeding the Hawaiian ali’i (royalty). The ponds are still used for raising fish in the traditional manner.

I saw this boat off Lapakahi State Historical Park. It was not in danger from the rocks, but that area has fishing restrictions, so I hope he was following the rules.