Category Archives: Weather

Mauna Kea view

A view of Mauna Kea from the Pu’u O’o Trail, the last time I hiked there.

Wires

Power lines against a blue sky in Hawaii

I was wandering the neighborhood looking for photo opportunities and liked the sky with its puffy clouds. I thought the wires along the main highway into Hawi provided a good contrast.

Posted for Bushboy’s Last on the Card photo challenge. See more responses here.

Some things to do on the Big Island

Skydivers in the air above Hawaii — Try skydiving, whether you’ve ever done it before, or not.

Paddleboarders in the waters off Hawaii — For something more mellow, there’s paddleboarding, at least on a morning like this one.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Something to Do.’ See more responses here.

There’s plenty to do here on the Big Island, with outdoor activities available year round. Here’s a selection.

Canoe paddlers practice in the waters off Hawaii — Another paddling option is in canoes…

A fisherman tries his luck in the waters off Hawaii — Perhaps a spot of fishing is more your style.

Going for a swim in Hawaii — There’s lots of places to go for a swim.

Sunbathing on a beach in Hawaii — Or you could kick back, relax, and do nothing, which is still something, right?

Riding a wave

A Surfer catches a wave at Kawaihae, Hawaii

Two days ago, I posted some surf photos and here are more today. These are from yesterday morning, when I stopped at Kawaihae to see how the surfers were doing. The surf was down from the day before, but there were still some good sets rolling in.

There were several surfers in the water, but this was the only person I saw who caught a wave.

A tail of a whale

A humpback whale slaps its tail in the waters off Hawaii

Yesterday, I posted photos from the latest of a series of swells rolling in from the northwest. After the last one, and before the next, I got in the water for a swim. It wasn’t great. Visibility was poor and the swells were still a good size.

The highlight of the swim was drying off afterwards and seeing several Humpback Whales active not far offshore. There were a few good breaches, which naturally escaped my camera, but I did get photos of some vigorous tail slapping, which was fun to see.

Rolling in

Surf rolling on along the North Kohala coast in Hawaii

This week’s Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge is Aquamarine. See more responses here.

It’s the season for big swells from the northwest, and these photos are from the last one. A new one is supposed to fill in today. These are good news for surfers around here, not so good for us snorkelers.

Night sky

I liked how the moon illuminated some cool clouds one recent evening.

Cloud formations

On my way to work one morning, I had to stop and take photos of these unusual cloud formations along the South Kohala coast. I haven’t seen the likes of this before or since.

Graham's Island

Life on the Big Island of Hawaii