Tag Archives: Kohala

EV Nautilus

I saw this ship off the coast of North Kohala, but couldn’t immediately identify it because it was too far offshore. Luckily, it hung around and a couple of days later I saw it much closer and stopped to take photos.

The ship is the Nautilus and it’s an exploration vessel operated by the Ocean Exploration Trust and was engaged in research, sponsored by the National Geographic Society. They were studying marine mammal vocalization and local shark diversity and abundance around Hawaii.

For more information about the ship, go to https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/technology/vessels/nautilus/nautilus.html. For more information about the research project, go to https://nautiluslive.org/.

Rainbow over Hawi

Hawaii is the Rainbow State and North Kohala is a great place to see them, given its mix of rain and sunshine. I saw this rainbow as I neared home and was moved to pull over and take photos.

Funky chicken

I first saw this chicken on the way to work a couple of weeks ago. It was pecking around at the foot of the hill below where I work. Since this is in one of the Kohala coast resorts, I thought the chicken might be removed with some speed. This hasn’t happened.

Last week, leaving work, I saw it again and stopped to take photos. The chicken immediately headed my way, then stopped, moved away, turned, and came back. I wondered what it was up to.

It wasn’t until I got home and processed the photos that I realized that there was a perfectly reasonably explanation. It was just doing the funky chicken!

10th hole at Hapuna Golf Course

I haven’t played golf in a long time and wasn’t any good when I did. But then, as now, I still appreciate that golf courses can afford some lovely scenes, such as this one.

Kohala sunset

I was on my way home from work recently, watching the sun going down as I drove, and wondering whether I should stop and take photos. I’d decided not to when I came to a spot where the sun was about to set and the clouds were starting to put on a show. So I pulled over and took a couple of photos. This is one of them.

Pink plumerias

Pink plumeria flowers stand out against the tree’s large green leaves in North Kohala.

The moon has its ups and downs

A full moon rising over North Kohala, Hawaii

A full moon setting over North Kohala, Hawaii

A couple of photos of the last full moon, rising (top) and then setting the next morning.

Hapuna house construction

House construction at Hapuna Estates on the Big Island, Hawaii

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Under Construction.’ See more responses here. I thought I’d post a few photos of houses being built at Hapuna Resort. Views of Maui are a big attraction, though the island can be hidden by clouds there, or tumbling down from Kohala Mountain. Of course, there are also ocean views and killer sunsets.

A half-acre lot will cost you $1.5 million and up. One of these houses, when finished, will likely set you back $7 million or so. I can manage the zeros, but it’s that pesky digit at the front that will keep me out of this neighborhood!

Construction work here pays well (but not that well), but it’s a tough job since the work is often out in the full sun all day. Hard hats might be the choice (or requirement) on the mainland, but here a broad brim is more essential.

Graham's Island

Life on the Big Island of Hawaii