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.
This Gold Dust Day Gecko was exploring a Pink Ginger moments before it was chased away by a Coqui Frog resting in the flower. Can you spot it?
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 245. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
A kayak fisherman paddles by.A couple of boats ply the waters off the South Kohala coast.A blue helicopter at rest.A gulch at Kalopa State Park.Hiking down the Hilina Pali Trail at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.Tzatziki enjoying the shade at Pana’ewa Rainforest Zoo & Gardens.
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.A Green Turtle temporarily stuck on a rock.Hawaiian Compass at Kohanaiki Beach Park.View from Pu’u Wa’awa’a looking north toward the coast and the Kohala mountains.A Hawaiian Zebra Blenny in a tide poolTwo cats sharing a food bowl.
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.
The North Torii gate entrance.It’s not the quietest park with planes passing through the trees!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.
There aren’t a lot of flowers, but there are many palms and other trees.The Fukuoka Lantern.Another lantern with palms as a backdrop.
The firehose of lava from Pu’u O’o vent during an eruption in 2017.
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 243. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
The top photo and the first gallery are photos that haven’t run on the blog before. I don’t know why I never ran the top one, though I had a lot of good photos to choose from that day.
Tropical foliage.A Catatante ‘Pacific Sunspots’ orchid at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden.Tree trunks at Kalopa State Park.Nishimura Bay on the Kohala Coast.A view of Mauna Kea from Hualalai.Dappled light on sandy ridges off the Kohala Coast.
The main path down to the water at Lapakahi was heavily eroded in the recent rains. New poles across the path, together with a layer of crushed coral, have fixed much of the damage. It will be interesting to see how much survives the next heavy downpour!
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 242. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here. Also posted for Terri’s Flower Hour. See more responses here.
A Wandering Tattler on the shoreline.Metropolitan scooter logo.Window display at the Old Hawaiian Trading Company in Kapaau.The EV Nautilus doing research off Lapakahi.A Zebra Moray Eel turns a corner!Monk Seal with an itch.