Tag Archives: Maui

Looking to the northwest

A view of Kohala Mountain and Maui from the Palila reserve on the slopes of Mauna Kea

A view of Kohala and Maui from the western slopes of Mauna Kea.

Yellow spade

I found this scene on a recent walk. Somewhere a child is crying.

Posted in response to this month’s Becky’s Squares challenge theme of ‘Odd.’ See more responses here.

Maui from Upolu

A view of Maui from the shoreline at Upolu

A view of Maui from the rocky shoreline at Upolu.

Maui from the water

Maui seen from the water off north Kohala

A view of Maui from the water off North Kohala. On a clear day like this, Maui looks fairly close, but it’s actually 30 or so miles away from where this photo was taken.

Taking flight

A Small plane takes off from Upolu, Hawaii

A plane taking off from Upolu at the start of a flight to who knows where. That’s Maui in the background.

Posted in response to Becky’s October Squares challenge theme of ‘Past Squares – Words containing the word Light.’ See more responses here.

Clouds over the channel

Clouds over Alenuihāhā Channel between the Big Island and Maui

The late afternoon sun back lights clouds over Alenuihāhā Channel which separates the Big Island from Maui.

Posted in response to Becky’s October Squares challenge theme of ‘Past Squares – Sky.’ See more responses here.

View toward Kohala and Maui

A view of Kohala Mountain, and beyond it Maui, taken from the slopes of Mauna Kea.

Whatever the weather

Hapuna beach on a sunny day — Hapuna beach under blue skies on a typically warm, sunny day.

Rain pours off a roof in Hawaii — When it rains, it can rain hard.

A battered windsock in Hawaii — The wind and sun can be hard on things, even a windsock.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Weather.’ See more responses here. Last month, I did a post about our local weather here. Weather in one place can be very different from another place just a few miles away.

The basics are that the east side of the island is wetter and cloudier, the west side, sunny and dry. Both sides are warm, but not as hot as they might be thanks to the prevailing northeast trade winds, though they’re not as consistent as they used to be. Paradoxically, the driest places on the island are also the coldest, the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, which are usually above the clouds.

So here are a few photos illustrating some of the varying weather we get, even if it wasn’t forecast.

A cloudy sky in North Kohala, Hawaii — Clouds tend to build during the day, sometimes bringing rain, sometimes just the threat of it.

A rain shower in the ʻAlenuihāhā Channel between Maui and the Big Island — The ʻAlenuihāhā Channel between Maui and the Big Island can be windy and wet as clouds and rain funnel through.

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