Category Archives: Volcanoes

Early one morning

Sunrise in Hawaii
Sunrise over the saddle between Kohala Mountain and Mauna Kea.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme, guest hosted by Susanne at Cats and Trails and Garden Tales, is ‘Early.’ See more responses here. I’ve gone with early mornings. Captions on the photos.

Early morning at Kawaihae harbor in Hawaii
The breakwater at Kawaihae around sunrise.
Early morning wavelets at Kawaihae in Hawaii
Early morning wavelets at Pelekane Bay, Kawaihae.
Early morning pu'us on the slopes of Mauna Kea in Hawaii
Morning light on pu’us in the saddle between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa.

The Numbers Game #116

Telescopes seen from the trail to Mauna Kea summit in Hawaii
Telescopes on Mauna Kea seen from the trail to the summit.

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

Maui Pau rider decorations
A rider in the Kamehameha Day parade at Kapaau.
People descend to the green sand beach near South Point in Hawaii
People descending to the green sand beach near South Point.
A chub cleans itself against a rock
Chubs cleaning themselves by rubbing against a rock.
A Konane game board at Lapakahi, Hawaii
A Kōnane game board at Lapakahi.
Morning dew on grass in Hawaii
Morning dew.
The Kalahikiola Congregational Church in Kapaau, Hawaii
Kalāhikiola Congregational Church near Kapaau.

The Numbers Game #114

A Black-crowned night heron on a mooring cleat in Hawaii
A Black-crowned Night Heron on a mooring cleat in Kawaihae Harbor, Hawaii

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

Wasps building a nest
Wasps building a nest.
Lava from Kilauea’s Pu’u O’o vent pours into the ocean.
Lava from Kilauea’s Pu’u O’o vent pours into the ocean.
Plumbago auriculata is a fairly common shrub most notable for its stunning blue flowers.
Plumbago auriculata flowers.
A great frigatebird angles into the winds of tropical storm Darby.
A Great Frigatebird angles into the winds of tropical storm Darby.
V-22 Osprey aircraft at Upolu Airport.
A katydid in Hawaii
A Katydid up close.

The Numbers Game #112

A juvenile black-crowned night heron in flight.
A Black-crowned Night Heron flies over the water.

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

A bee burrows into a Mamane flower
Riding in a bus in Hawaii
Riding the bus.
The Hi-Seas site for simulating living on the Moon and Mars.
Red-masked parakeets at Kohanaiki Beach Park.
Red-masked parakeets.
A Bluespotted Cornetfish up close.
A Painted Lady Butterfly on a Tree Heliotrope.

The Numbers Game #110

A bee forages through the blooms of a mock orange.
A bee on a Mock Orange flower.

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

A green turtle is illuminated while swimming in the waters off the Big Island of Hawaii.
A Green Turtle swims near the surface of the ocean.
The section of Crater Rim Drive that fell in to Halemaumau Crater at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Parts of Crater Rim Road which collapsed into Halemaumau Crater during the 2018 eruption.
Blooming yucca flowers in Hawaii
Yuccas blooming in Waimea.
The entrance to Kilauea Military Camp in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Kilauea Military Camp in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
A wild turkey off Saddle Road, Hawaii
A Wild Turkey in a pasture off Saddle Road.
A cyclist rides below Upolu Airport with Maui in the distance.

View from the top road

A view from Mamalahoa Highway on the Big Island, Hawaii, with Kohala Mountain and Maui in the background

Looking north from the old Mamalahoa Highway, in the distance is Kohala Mountain on the right and Maui on the left. The black lava curving down to the ocean is the Kaʻūpūlehu lava flow from Hualalai Volcano. This flow, which occurred in 1800/1801, was the last time Hualalai erupted, though the volcano is still considered active.