Sunset over Mauna Kea

The setting sun in the crook of a spur on the flanks of Mauna Kea, with Mauna Loa at left and Haleakala poking above the clouds in the background.

Pahoehoe

A pahoehoe flow in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, in the Kupaianaha eruption flow.

Lae'apuki

This palm grove marks the last remaining indication of the village of Lae'apuki, abandoned in the face of lava flows in the 1920's.

Scaevola sericea

An indigenous perennial which grows near the coast, Beach Naupaka is a symbol of lovers forced apart by kapu.

Southern Lava Flows

The lava flows stretch from the eruptions to the constantly-growing southern coastline in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Hedychium gardenarianum

An invasive ginger flower from the Himalayas in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Anemone huphensis

A beautiful, but invasive, flower in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Hippocampus Erectus

A lined seahorse at an aquarium on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Ho'okupu on Mauna Kea

An offering to Poli'ahu on Mauna Kea, with Mauna Loa in the distance.

Kilauea Iki

Site of the 1959 eruption int he Kilauea Iki crater, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Volcanoes National Park

A natural sea arch by the end of the road, Volcanoes NP.

Stars over Mauna Kea

Mauna Kea Observatory Visitor Center, at Twilight.

Kaloko-Honokohau

Historic site of a fish trap and later, more advanced fish pond.

Kilauea Glow

The glow from Halemaʻumaʻu Crater, lighting the volcanig gas plume and clouds from below as the moon lights from above.

Akaka Falls Rainbow

Double rainbow visible in the Akaka Falls near Hilo, Hawaii