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Blue Hole

I’ve been meaning to post this image from the headwall of the Wailua gorge, also known as the Blue Hole. This photo is not a montage or faked in any way, just taken with a 15mm fisheye lens. As you can see, it’s not usually blue, and only if you carry a fisheye lens does […]

Aina Laa, and Contest Results

The time has come to announce the winner of my contest from several weeks ago. The goal was to guess the significance of the phrase AINA LAA, which I liked so much I put it on my California license plates: First the answer. More properly written ‘Aina la‘a, the words translate straightforwardly to “sacred land.” […]

Vanity, and a Contest

When we moved to California at the end of last year, I was looking for ways to remind myself of Kaua’i in a positive, hopeful way. And I suppose, I also wanted a way to tell others “Hey, I just moved here from Kaua’i.” So, for the first time in my life, I really wanted […]

Namolokama

I’ve been hearing from everybody on Kaua’i about how rainy it’s been, but that means waterfalls: Source: Koa Kahili This is Namolokama, one of the 3 distinctive mountains behind Hanalei. It has the most waterfalls, especially when it rains and all the little ones are flowing. Since Hanalei is generally wet, you often see them. […]

More Waiahuakua Sea Cave

When I posted the photos of the Waiahuakua sea cave with the waterfall in the previous post, I didn’t know of any other published images of the falls. I usually keep my eyes open for images of Kaua’i, they show up every now and then in advertising and illustrations, but I’d never seen a picture […]