Category Archives: Weather

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.

Gray Hawaii

A rainy day at Pololu overlook in Hawaii

Do you remember that Elvis movie, Blue Hawaii? Well, this is gray Hawaii, taken last weekend when the state was being battered by what’s known here as a Kona low storm, which brings up strong winds and tropical moisture from the southwest. This view is from the Pololu lookout, and no, I did not get out of the car!

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.

Hawaiian seascapes

An early morning swimmer at Hapuna Beach, Hawaii
A calm sea invites swimmers at Hapuna Beach…

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme, guest hosted by Cathy at Between the Lines, is ‘Seascapes.’ See more responses here. Captions on the photos.

Paddlers heading out from Kawaihae, Hawaii
…and paddlers up the coast at Kawaihae…
Surf rolls ashore at North Kohala, Hawaii
…but watch out if the surf builds…
Surf rolls in at Kawaihae, Hawaii
…sometimes scarily high…
A surfer rides a wave in North Kohala, Hawaii
…though for some, that’s good news.
Swirls on the waters off Hawaii
In the water, the surface has some cool looks…
A Rainbow on the water in Hawaii
…and the view is just as good looking above…
A rock in the waters off Hawaii
…or below!

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.

Tourists

A view of ʻAnaehoʻomalu Bay in Hawaii

A couple walks the beach at ʻAnaehoʻomalu Bay while a tour boat disembarks passengers into a glass bottom boat to be shuttled ashore. Tourism is down here this year, in part because many Canadians are avoiding the U.S.A due to less than friendly relations between the two countries at the current time. I won’t be surprised if other nationalities follow suit.

The old sugar railway

The old sugar railway line near Mahukona in Hawaii

North of Mahukona, there’s a trail that follows the old sugar railway for a couple of miles. This photo shows one of the railway’s embankments, but there’s a bit more to it than that.

This embankment is not the original line. That can be seen to the left of it, the flat dry grass area, following the contours of the land. Traveling this route was very slow, so its course was smoothed out with embankments and cuttings. The original line’s course is to the right of the cutting. These changes cut the time it took to travel the line though it was never a high speed trip!