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The Numbers Game #132

A view of the North Kohala coast from the air in Hawaii — A view of the North Kohala coast from the air.

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

A Hawaii Amakihi about to feed on mamane flowers. — Hawai’i Amakihi.

The sign outside Kohala's Tong Wo Society building. — Hawai’i Amakihi.

This channel connects Kiholo fish pond and the ocean — The entrance to the fish pond at Kiholo.

A wind turbine at Hawi Wind Farm undergoes repair — The entrance to the fish pond at Kiholo.

Pine Trees beach

Kohanaiki Beach Park is known locally as Pine Trees and is a popular surf spot. But even when there’s decent surf, there will almost always be spots where toddlers can dip their toes into the water.

I need a drink

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

I can see for miles and miles and miles

A view of Maui from Lapakahi State Historical Park in Hawaii

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

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

The Numbers Game #128

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.