![laughinggull gull seagull aimakapafishpond kalokohonokohaunationalhistoricalpark kalokohonokohau kailuakona hawaiiisland hawaii bif bird birdinflight firstwinter firstwintergull sp155](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3916/32636735493_3d24fced3b.jpg)
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) (sp. # 155)
![hawaii lizard gecko 1001nights nationalgeographic kailuakona bigislandofhawaii golddustdaygecko anawesomeshot colorphotoaward phelsumalaticaudalaticauda tokina100mmf28atxprod paololivornosfriends “flickraward” nikond7000 mygearandme mygearandmepremium mygearandmebronze hawaiianvirtualtours geckobox](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5100/5515897814_1e1bbb8751.jpg)
Gold Dust Day Gecko (Phelsuma laticauda laticauda)
![brant kalokohonokohaunationalhistoricalpark kalokohonokohau brantabernicla branta bernicla goose waterfowl migratorybird winterbird water swimming fishpond blackbrant](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3864/33103107220_cedc022117.jpg)
Brant (Branta bernicla) (sp. # 156)
![fulicaalai hawaiiancoot kalokohonokohaunationalhistoricalpark aimakapafishpond kailuakona kona hawaiiisland hawaiianendemic endemic endemicbird hawaii bird waterbird ebird january2017 ‘alaeke‘oke‘o endangeredbird](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2911/33365987014_17021f2742.jpg)
Hawaiian Coot / ‘Alae ke‘oke‘o (Fulica alai)
![macro nature smile animal hawaii nikon dinosaur reptile ngc lizard bigisland horn prehistoric chameleon soe triceratops 1000views horned holualoa reptilian godscreation macrocloseup unusualanimals jacksonii tokina100mmf28atxprod jacksonchameleon natureselegantshots d7000 photoshopcreativo nikond7000 mygearandme mygearandmepremium mygearandmebronze mygearandmesilver mygearandmegold mygearandmeplatinum mygearandmediamond hawaiianvirtualtours](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5059/5570106444_af3da1aee6.jpg)
Face of a Jackson
![ocean city travel blue sunset sea summer vacation sky usa holiday building tree green beach church nature water beautiful grass architecture america landscape outdoors island temple hawaii lava polynesia bay coast town big rocks cityscape village pacific god horizon faith shoreline belief peaceful front palm steeple holy american walkway shore maritime palmtree promenade hawaiian tropical destination tropic bigisland seafront volcanic idyllic kona kailua polynesian upscale kailuakona bigislandofhawaii mokuaikauachurch mokuaikaua canon5dmarkii samantoniophotography kamakahonu upscaleresort](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7366/16551329795_1665fd3399.jpg)
“Hawaii is not a state of mind, but a state of grace.” - Paul Theroux
![sunset sky cloud home nature ecology beautiful outdoors island hawaii polynesia evening scenery glow view sundown scene cumulus tropical bigisland naturalbeauty lanai captaincook meteorology ecosystem konacoast hawaiicounty hawaiiisland westhawaii cookslanding captaincookhi captaincookhawaii barryfackler barronfackler](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7572/15142687453_f2b32f4624.jpg)
evening cumulus
![ocean flowers blue vacation portrait people woman white flower water girl beautiful beauty smile face grass smiling female youth hair asian happy one hawaii polynesia stand dance pretty surf adult dancing pacific oahu gorgeous hula curves bra young culture wrap dancer maui skirt garland islander lei exotic bikini luau attractive hawaiian tropical filipino youthful cheerful joyful leafs aloha tropics kona haku kailua bigislandhawaii shapely polynesian asianwoman asianfemale huladance asianmodel canonphotography hawaiiandancer canon70200lens canon5dmarkii samantoniophotography beautifulhawaiiantropicalwomansmiling](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7316/16588118401_7a0d102351.jpg)
Hula Dancing is Aloha in Action – Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii, USA
![macro closeup bravo quality bestviewedlarge gecko oneyear spiderlily nobull 17522 nocowboy noclown](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/19/115560281_bd51709623.jpg)
And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming
![travel bigisland hawaii usa outdoor animal animals insect insects caddisfly caddisflylarvae limnephilidae trichoptera arthropeda insecta macro macros taxonomy:family=limnephilidae taxonomy:superfamily=limnephiloidea taxonomy:infraorder=plenitentoria taxonomy:order=trichoptera taxonomy:superorder=panorpida taxonomy:subphylum=pancrustacea taxonomy:phylum=arthropeda](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/513/32628163816_507ae92a77.jpg)
Kailua - Caddis Fly Larvae
![hawaii song reptile lizard bananas gecko bigisland animalplanet whatsup bananatree kailuakona naturesfinest 4nonblondes canonef70200mmf28lisusm specanimal madagascardaygecko mywinners kaping canon500d77mmcloseuplens](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3127/2512605929_9d48d55925.jpg)
A Little Peculiar
![ocean blue sunset sea usa cloud seascape color tourism water colors rock stone clouds america canon landscape island hawaii lava big rocks view state pacific stones postcard smooth romance postcards fields states bigisland 50 viewpoint meijer henk eveninglight warmcolours hawaii50 floydian proframe proframephotography canoneos1dsmarkiii henkmeijer](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6611428019_aaa0b22e80.jpg)
Sunset at the Pacific - Hawaii
![sunset silhouette hawaii bravo coconut palm bigisland kona kealakekuabay 30123](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/96/278071256_bbdd46ddda.jpg)
Kealakekua Bay Sunset #534
![redmaskedparakeet parakeet cherryheadedconure conure redheadedconure psittacaraerythrogenys kalokohonokohau kalokohonokohaunationalhistoricalpark kalokofishpond kalaoa hawaiiisland hawaii parrot bird perched perchedbird january2017](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3941/33727770160_7297c43eec.jpg)
Red-masked Parakeet (Psittacara erythrogenys) (sp. # 165)
![landscape hawaii scenic sunsets tiki kona cloudscapes 1000views 100comments onlyyourbestshotspool harmonypool theskiesabovepool spectacularsunsetsandsunrisespool skyascanvaspool goldenlandscapepool brothersunsistermoonpool doublyniceshot](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3564/3355570460_f3d74b3e29.jpg)
Tiki Sunset, Kona Hawaii
![12863 jennifer surfing manini balls holdingtherail bestviewedlarge](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/42/83447277_e34d5afb4f.jpg)
Jennifer #4
![hawaii hotel postcard 1950s bigisland kona konainn](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8037/8072257551_d24f69d207.jpg)
Waiaka Lodge Kailua Kona c1956
![estrilda caerulescens estrildacaerulescens lavenderwaxbill waxbill finch estrildidfinch keekeest kealakukua hawaiiisland hawaii bigisland sp180](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4218/34999728931_ee3d3a6cdc.jpg)
Lavender Waxbill (Estrilda caerulescens) (sp. # 180)
![water restaurant dine sunbeam](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2900/33230778442_dc2b3aafc4.jpg)
The View From Our Table.
![sunset vacation island hawaii layers bigisland kona markrothko 1000views hawaiianislands 200comments mygearandme mygearandmepremium mygearandmebronze](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5478/9808152575_0d6c82e9c5.jpg)
Rothko Sunset 2
![ocean sunset reflection home hawaii wide calm orphanage bigisland kona holualoa 4268](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2665/4207674574_9fb1c8a8ed.jpg)
Holualoa Sunset
![ocean sunset sea sky cloud sun sunlight water clouds canon hawaii us waves unitedstates dusk unitedstatesofamerica wave sunny spray shore 5d bigisland canoneos kona crashing seaspray kailua crashingwaves kailuakona oceanspray crashingwave canoneos5dmarkii 5dmarkii canon5dmark2 canon5dmk2 5dmk2 5dmark2](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3760/11786416905_ac9e9d7f18.jpg)
Washing Over Sunset
![sunset hawaii pacificocean bigisland keauhou](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8501/8424806797_1ba539ec52.jpg)
Keauhou Sunset
![bigisland wawalolibeach hawaii](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3833/32954443631_108db42504.jpg)
Wawaloli Well
![ocean sunset seascape storm beach clouds landscape blacksand hawaii sand shoreline scenic stormy slowshutter vista coastline bigisland otec kailuakona keahole watermovement fromhereonin nelha kohanaiki christopherjohnson getolympus hurricaneiselle](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3878/14872891942_978617f176.jpg)
Tropical Storm Sunset
![adventure beach bigisland blue clouds explore glow hawaii horizontal indurotripod landscape lavatube longexposure moody nature nikon ocean pacificocean photography rocks seascape sunset travel usa visit water waves](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3847/32859834403_66525f5846.jpg)
Lava Tubes
![9173 moonlitcruise2 fullmoon kealakekuabay timelapse hawaii nightshot kona bigisland](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/32/65759014_31bc7b9971.jpg)
Moonlit Cruise #2
![ocean winter sea cliff mist nature water ecology outdoors island hawaii polynesia bay coast marine rocks surf pacific shoreline rocky wave spray pacificocean coastal shore foam tropical bigisland geology aquatic kona theendoftheworld lavarock marineecology 2015 bigsurf littoral konacoast hawaiicounty hawaiiisland keauhou westhawaii northkona kuamoobay barryfackler barronfackler](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7460/16166041670_07979367cb.jpg)
primal force
![ocean sunset sky seaweed beach hawaii dusk bigisland kona kaheka keahole keaholepoint](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7651/17158201665_de8058415d.jpg)
Keahole Sunset
![hawaii surf waves endoftheworld](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5511/12113614883_b2febddee5.jpg)
The End of the World is going off again
![ocean beach rock clouds landscape hawaii lava kona 2013 keikibeach](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8395/8614625724_871e1b1ba7.jpg)
Kona dawn
![longexposure tide wawalolibeachpark peleswell kona sunset lavatube hawaii bigisland rocks kailuakona unitedstates us](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3839/32462317184_9aa869edf4.jpg)
Pele's Well
![sea mist nature ecology rock hawaii polynesia bay coast marine scenery surf waves power pacific shoreline spray betty explore pacificocean coastal shore foam tropical coastline bigisland aquatic hillside kona kailuakona 2014 lavarock konacoast hawaiicounty hawaiiisland explored keauhou westhawaii northkona bettybowen bettyfackler kuamobay](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7268/13664369464_81a21e782a.jpg)
the End of the World (As We Know It)
![sunset hawaii bay bravo kealakekua kona gnd 20345 maninibeachroad](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/45/135437103_89f62e5fe2.jpg)
Manini Sunset #2
![sunset silhouette hawaii human bigisland honokohau 19849c](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/53/128403356_4c0b0a3e41.jpg)
Honokohau Sunset #2
![](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3206/3126614182_1646e6b541.jpg)
A Merry Christmas to All
![seascape landscape hawaii lava shoreline pacificocean bigisland 1022mm kona hdr highdynamicrange kailua bigislandhawaii volcanicrock kailuakona lavarock hawaiianislands naturalarch waihou lavaarch canon7d shabdro ©2012shabdrophoto](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8050/8130209979_f1549e0be3.jpg)
Lava Arch and Sun Rays
![ocean sunset clouds hawaii waterfall waves bigisland dramaticsky kona lavatube beautyofnature dramaticocean pukahole](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7678/17064786149_b998ebe1e2.jpg)
Big Island Puka Hole
![ocean blue trees sea mist seascape nature water clouds island hawaii polynesia bay coast marine scenery surf waves pacific shoreline rocky spray betty pacificocean shore foam tropical coastline bigisland aquatic hillside seashore kona theendoftheworld ecosystem kailuakona 2014 lavarock littoral konacoast hawaiicounty explored keauhou westhawaii northkona kuamoobay bettybowen bettyfackler](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7133/13751781825_28ac6e6af3.jpg)
black & blue
![instagramapp square squareformat iphoneography uploaded:by=instagram xproii foursquare:venue=4b720785f964a520026b2de3 hawaii 2013 island sea volcano paradise karolfranksgmailcom ©2014 karolfranks ©karolfranks okarolyahoocom](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8106/8506227642_4c3a993531.jpg)
captain cook landed in hawaii in this bay
![january](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8635/16218218356_1f277be2a0.jpg)
January waves