Final Approach into Kaua’i

Ahihi Bay Sunset, Maui, Hawaii

Kalapana Lavafluss Ocean Entry, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Big Island of Hawai’i, USA

Hamoa Beach, Road past Hana, Maui, Hawai’i, USA

Mauna Kea Observatory, Big Island, Hawai’i

Mauna Kea Summit, Big Island

Ocean Entry at Kalapana, Big Island, Hawai’i, USA

Halema’uma’u Crater explosion, Kilauea, Big Island, Hawai’i, USA

Meet Park Ranger Michael at HAVO, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, USA

Panorama of a rainbow over Halema’uma’u Crater, Kilauea, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, USA

Old Airport Beach Park Sunset – Kailua-Kona

Ende des Wanderweges, Schild “End of Trail”, Kilauea Vulkan, Ostriftzone, Big Island, USA

Schild “Road closed”, Strasse gesperrt, Lavafeld in der Ostriftzone, Kilauea Vulkan, Big Island of Hawai’i, USA

Halema’uma’u glow and milky way from Jaggar Museum

Sunset along the Kohala Coast, Big Island of Hawai’i, USA

Dances with Turtles, Kona, Big Island, USA

Dances with Turtles, Kona, Big Island, USA

Underwater World off Kawaihae Harbor, Big Island, Hawai’i, USA

Bottleneck dolphins in a pack

Marriott’s Maui Ocean Club, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii

Waikiki Beach and hotel complexes, Oahu, Hawaii

Canoes at Kailua Beach Park, O’ahu

Akaka Falls on the Hamakua Coast of Big Island, Hawai’i, USA

Waikiki Beach at Hilton Hawaiian Village, O’ahu, Hawai’i

Halema’uma’u Night glow from Jaggar Museum, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, USA

Lava flows at night, Kalapana, Big Island of Hawai’i, USA

Hiking the Ka’u Desert, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, Big Island

Unusual view of Halema’uma’u along reopened Crater rim drive part

Halema’uma’u Crater puts on a show with its night glow at stationary wind conditions, Jaggar Overlook, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, USA

Interpretive Hike – Park Ranger in Action

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Halemaumau thermal image from USGS HVO camera

Steam Vents, Kilauea Caldera, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park

Mauna Kea casts its shadow during sunset with full moon rising, Big Island of Hawai’i

Monochrome panorama of Mauna Loa

The very rare, endemic Hawaiian Raspberry, Rubus hawaiiensis, Akala (Hawaiian name) found in Volcanoes National Park, Big Island of Hawaii, USA

The very rare, endemic Hawaiian Raspberry, Rubus hawaiiensis, Akala (Hawaiian name) found in Volcanoes National Park, Big Island of Hawaii, USA

Clermontia lindseyana, rare Oha wai plant,

Detail of Kahili Ginger flower

Kahili Ginger – Himalayan Yellow Ginger

Raindrops on Kahili invasive ginger

Ohia Lehua

Native Hawaiian Morning Glory, Kipuka Puaulu, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Uluhe Fern, Hawaii

Thurston Lava Tube (Nahuku), Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park

Ranger tour into Pua Po’o Cave, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park

I’iwi native bird (Drepanis coccinea), an adapted species of finch with a curved beak

‘apapane (Himatione sanguinea), native Hawai’ian bird

‘apapane (Himatione sanguinea), native Hawai’ian bird

Super-Nene hanging out at KMC, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Nene early morning flight at Jaggar

Endangered Hawaiian Goose, the Nene

Gelbe Lehua Bluete auf Ohia Baum (metrosideros polymorpha), Kahuku Unit, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Big Island of Hawaii, USA

Gelbe Lehua Bluete auf Ohia Baum (metrosideros polymorpha), Kahuku Unit, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Big Island of Hawaii, USA

Japanese White Eye hiding in the tree, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park

Young Uluhe fern with morning dew, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, USA

Hukilau fishing demonstration, Puuhonua o Honaunau cultural festival

Blessing at Hukilau fishing demonstration, Puuhonua o Honaunau cultural festival

Hukilau fishing demonstration, Puuhonua o Honaunau cultural festival

Beautiful gourd, PuHo festival

Poi pounding from Taro, PuHo festival

Ti Leaf sandal manufacturing, PuHo festival

Two Uluhe fiddleheads forming a “heart”, Halema’uma’u trail, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park

Tunnel road along the south coast of the Big Island of Hawaii

Cinder cone on the way to Mauna Loa summit, Big Island of Hawaii

Standing in front of the Caldera – Mauna Loa summit, Big Island of Hawaii

Ohia Lehua in full bloom on the crater floor, Halema’uma’u, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, USA

Holei Sea Arch pounded by waves from Hurricane Ignacio remnants, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, USA

Holei Sea Arch at the end of Chain of Craters Road

Famous Bamboo forest on the Pipiwai trail to the best waterfalls on Maui

Hiking and viewing the Pali

Pahoehoe ropy lava detail, active flow, Kilauea, Big Island, Hawai’i, USA

IMAX film crew on the active flow, Kilauea, Big Island, Hawai’i, USA

IMAX film crew on the active flow, Kilauea, Big Island, Hawai’i, USA

Lava explosion at ocean entry, Kilauea, Big Island, Hawai’i, USA

Sklight of the Eastern Rift lava flow from Kilauea volcano on Big Island, Hawai’i, USA

Sklight of the Eastern Rift lava flow from Kilauea volcano on Big Island, Hawai’i, USA

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Underwater Bubbles, Pacific Ocean, Big Island, Hawai’i

Parrot Fish in the Pacific, O’ahu, Hawai’i, USA

Fish hiding in Coral, O’ahu, Hawai’i, USA

The Corsair Wreck, off O’ahu, Hawai’i, USA

Surfen am Strand von Lahaina auf Maui, Hawai’i, USA

Surfen am Northshore beim Ho’okipa Beach Park, Maui, Hawai’i, USA

Longboard Fin, Maui

Traces in the Sand, Waipi’o Valley, Big Island, Hawai’i, USA

Na’Pali Coast, Kaua’i, Hawai’i, USA

Lahaina Sunset, Maui, Hawai’i, USA

Hilo Waterfall, Big Island, USA

Waimea Canyon Waterfall, Kaua’i, Hawai’i, USA

Molokini Crater Sunset, Maui, Hawai’i, USA

Na’Pali Coast, Kaua’i, Hawai’i, USA