Tag Archives: Kailua Kona

Lines and colors

Red and silver panels on an exterior wall in Hawaii

Part of one of the walls at the Nissan dealership in Kailua Kona. I liked the curves and colors.

Posted for Becky’s Squares: Geometric. See more responses here.

Looking back at 2024 – Part 2

A Great Frigatebird flies off the Kohala coast in Hawaii — July: A Great Frigatebird (here).

Sunday Stills challenge theme this week and last week is ‘Your 2024 Year-in-Review.’ See more responses here. As before, I’m going with a favorite photo from each month of 2024, with a caption and link to the post the photo first appeared in. Last week, I posted favorites from January through June (here). This week, it’s July through December.

Spotted Eagle Rays in the waters off Hawaii — August: A trio of Spotted Eagle Rays (here).

An attention getting pirate at Honokohau Harbor, Hawaii — September: Everyone’s favorite pirate (here).

Spinner dolphins in the waters off Hawaii — October: A trio of Spinner Dolphins (here).

A surfer off Keokea Beach Park, Hawaii — November: A surfer takes to the air (here).

A pink Bougainvillea grows in the lava on the South Kohala coast in Hawaii — December: Bougainvillea in the lava (here).

The Numbers Game #53

A Black-crowned night heron struggles o get out of an algae covered pond — A Black-crowned Night Heron in a spot of bother in a pond 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 174. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.

A Lesser Brown Scorpion in Hawaii — A lively Lesser Brown Scorpion.

A passion vine butterfly on a tasselflower — A lively Lesser Brown Scorpion.

Two Kona Brewing Company beer taps — Beer taps.

Footsteps mark the way at Kaulana Manu Nature Trail in Hawaii — Beer taps.

What’s in it for me?

I was going shopping when the late afternoon light on this building in downtown Kailua Kona caught my eye. Then I noticed the names of the businesses within and I thought, ‘I’ve got no reason to go in there!’

Getting down with brown

A House Sparrow drinking in Hawaii — A House Sparrow takes a drink.

This month’s Sunday Stills color challenge is ‘Auburn or Brown.’ See more responses here. Captions on the photos.

The aftermath of a flood in Hawaii — The aftermath of floods in Kawaihae earlier this year.

The exterior of a rusty water valve in Hawaii — The aftermath of floods in Kawaihae earlier this year.

A huge puddle on a dirt road in Hawaii — Drive with care! A dirt road on the Kohala coast after rain.

Arc-eye Hawkfishes on a coral head in Hawaii — Drive with care! A dirt road on the Kohala coast after rain.

Sleepy Orange Butterfly

A Sleepy Orange Butterfly rests on dry vegetation on the South Kona coast.

The Numbers Game #43

A hula dancer at a King Kamehameha birthday celebration.

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

Soldierfishes in Hawaii — Soldierfishes catching the light.

Earth moving equipment for kids — Earth moving equipment.

The L&L Hawaiian Barbecue restaurant in Kapaau at night — Earth moving equipment.

The final seven

Seven rings on a manhole cover in Hawaii — A Water Department manhole cover.

The final posted for this month’s Becky’s Squares: Seven. See more responses here. I had some left over and couldn’t decide what to leave out, so I put them all in. Captions on photos.

Seven power lines in Hawaii — Power to the people.

Seven Wind Turbines at Hawi Wind Farm in Hawaii — Power to the people.

Seven Motorbikes parked in Hawi, Hawaii — I saw these, parked under the banyans, on my way to the post office.

Mile marker 7 on Akoni Pule Hwy, Hawaii — I saw these, parked under the banyans, on my way to the post office.

Graham's Island

Life on the Big Island of Hawaii