Tag Archives: Hapuna

The Numbers Game #55

Mauna Loa erupts on the Big Island of Hawaii — Mauna Loa erupts in November 2022, seen on my drive to work.

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

Something seen just after sunset in Hawaii — A giant illuminated duck!

On the Ala Kahakai Trail between Spencer Beach Park and Hapuna — A giant illuminated duck!

Orange fungi on a tree stump — Cinnabar Polypores fungi.

A Hawk Moth Caterpillar in Hawaii — Cinnabar Polypores fungi.

The Numbers Game #54

A view of the 10th hole at Hapuna golf course in Hawaii — A view of the 10th hole at Hapuna Golf Course.

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

Vegetation has reclaimed a section of the original 1969 fissure of the Mauna Ulu eruption of 1969. — Tenacious plants grow in a lava flow.

A cigarfish and pinktail triggerfish add color to a shoal of surgeonfish. — Tenacious plants grow in a lava flow.

Wiliwili tree flowers in Hawaii — A bee on a Wiliwili flower.

A four-humped stink bug (Brochymena quadripustulata) in Hawaii — A bee on a Wiliwili flower.

Raindrops

Raindrops bead up on a curved window.

The Numbers Game #52

A windsurfer cruises in the bay at Kawaihae.

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

House construction at Hapuna Estates on the Big Island, Hawaii — Building houses in Hapuna Resort, with a good view of Maui.

A glass of gin and tonic — Building houses in Hapuna Resort, with a good view of Maui.

Lava oozes on my first visit to Hawaii in 2010.

A toy watering can left on a beach in Hawaii — Lava oozes on my first visit to Hawaii in 2010.

The Numbers Game #48

The lava cone and lake at Kilauea Volcano in late 2021 — Activity at Kilauea Volcano in November of 2021.

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

A grasshopper blocks the way — A bold grasshopper.

A Leafcutter bee on a zinnia violacea flower — A bold grasshopper.

A Red-masked parakeet at Kohanaiki Beach Park. — A Red-masked Parakeet.

Early morning lights at the port of Kawaihae, Hawaii — A Red-masked Parakeet.

The dawn’s early light

Early morning at Hapuna. A couple more hours, and the beach will be a lot more populated.

Sanderling

Sanderlings are common winter visitors to Hawaii and are found mostly on the many beaches here. I saw a couple at Hapuna, probing the sand around a lagoon left by the floods earlier this year.