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Hula dancers perform in front of steps leading to the statue of King Kamehameha in Kapaau, Hawaii — Hula dancers perform in front of steps leading up to the statue of King Kamehameha in Kapaau, Hawaii

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Stairs/Steps.’ See more responses here. Captions on the photos as usual.

Steps leading down to the water in Kawaihae, Hawaii — Steps leading down to water.

A boat ladder underwater in Hawaii — Steps leading down to water.

A bridge at Liliuokalani Park in Hilo, Hawaii — Steps over water at Liliuokalani Park in Hilo.

Steps on the side of a water tank in Hawi, Hawaii — Steps over water at Liliuokalani Park in Hilo.

Pu’ukohola sunrise

Sunrise at Pu'ukohola in Kawaihae, Hawaii

Sunrise at Pu’ukoholā Heiau in Kawaihae.

Bees on a Tree Heliotrope

Bees explore the tiny flowers on a Tree Heliotrope at Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site in Kawaihae.

Through the ages

A view of Pu'u Kohola Heiau and Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii

In the background, Mauna Kea is around one million years old.

In the middle, Pu’ukohola Heiau dates back to 1790, when King Kamehameha built it to fulfill a prophecy that an ongoing war would end and he would rule all the Hawaiian islands.

And in the foreground is a container that is clearly young!

There goes my morning walk

Flash floods create a new pathway to the ocean at Pelekane Beach in Kawaihae, Hawaii

When I have time on my way to work, I like to stop in Kawaihae and go for an early morning walk. A favorite is to drive to Pelekane Beach and walk to Spencer Beach Park. Those days are gone! The flash floods from a few weeks back took care of that.

For starters, the road is still closed. I can see piles of dirt and debris through the locked access gates. But even if I could access the road, half of Pelekane Beach is gone too. The floods whooshed through the lagoon behind the beach and took a huge amount of sand with it. So now there’s no lagoon, half a beach, and a lot of trees in the bay.

It may be that the powers that be will bring in some sand to restore the former beach. That’s what’s happened at nearby Hapuna Beach, which also lost a section of its sand. In the meantime I will have to explore some new options.

Tracks in the sand

I liked these crisp tracks in the sand at Pelekane Beach, clearly someone moving forward with authority.

Posted for Becky’s Squares: Move Forward, Reconstruct, Renew, and/or are Burgeoning. See more responses here.

Waves

Wavelets in Pelakane Bay Hawaii — A calm morning with little wavelets and a view of Hualalai.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Water, Waterscapes and/or Water Safety.’ See more responses here. Captions on the photos.

Also posted for Becky’s Squares: Move Forward, Reconstruct, Renew, and/or are Burgeoning, because waves are always moving forward. See more responses here.

A fishing boat off the coast of Hawaii — Time for a swim. Looks like a good morning for fishing too.

A breaking wave in Hawaii — Time for a swim. Looks like a good morning for fishing too.

Moving forward sideways

A Pallid Ghost Crab on the sand in Hawaii — On the lookout.

I was walking the beach at Pelekane Bay one morning, when I realized there was a lot of movement on the sand. A bit of quiet observation revealed crabs everywhere. They skittered back and forth, but if I moved, they zipped back to the edge of their holes or disappeared into them.

I picked a spot where I could observe a good number of them and spent about 40 minutes there, kneeling in the sand, moving minimally, while the crabs went about their work. The ones in these photos are Pallid Ghost Crabs.