Shred

This surfer takes advantage of surf swell that had sets averaging four to six-foot wave faces.

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! Jesus is risen! He is alive!

Bouquet Toss

Farrah dances to Beyoncé's "Single Ladies" before tossing her bouquet to the single ladies behind her.

Hoaloha

A trio of Island Air flight attendants pose on the airstairs of a Saab SF340B that has been leased from PenAir (Alaska). "Hoaloha (friend)"is the name Island Air gave to the aircraft, when it was blessed at the end of February. I was asked by the airline to give these flight attendant shots retro treatments.

Waiting ...

A couple of the videographers and reporters stand by, as celebrity may possibly exiting International Arrivals.

Gator Heads

A friend brought back these alligator heads from his trip to New Orleans, even in this state, it's very intimidating.

Plumeria

A bunch of yellow-orange plumeria ...

Ocean Blue

The blue ocean of Honolua Bay as seen from the lookout above.

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This month's Instagram collage features the Diptic app, which makes collage from iPhone photos.

Row 1: Mountain Magic Shave Ice (orange); University of Hawai‘i Rainbow Wahine volleyball (green); AFC Pro Bowl team (red); NFC Pro Bowl team (blue); sun shots (black); New Hope Leeward's 9th birthday (teal).

Row 2: OIA Semi-finals (black); Matsumoto Store (black); Emi (brown); courthouse paparazzi (black); Tanioka's Fish Market (dark blue); Disney's Aulani Resort (black).

Row 3: Shokudo Japanese Restaurant (red); University of Hawai‘i football (black); Outrigger Invitational Volleyball Tournament (green); foods around Chinatown (red); Christmas ornaments (green); BütiGroove for Chow Time t-shirts (white).

Row 4: North Shore Soap Factory (black); Ailana Shave Ice (light blue); Rainbow Drive-In (white); University of Hawai‘i vs Tulane (black); New Year's food (white); Waialua Coffee (brown).

Groomsmen

Jeff and his groomsmen with their attitude pose and sunglasses.

Propellor Blades

Two of the three propellor blades from one of Kamaka Air's Super DC-3.

Crashing Wave

A wave crashes on the rocks at Kaka‘ako Park.

Sunbath

Emi lays in the sunlight as it comes through the screen door.

Mirrored Guppies

My four guppies shot from below to get a their reflections from the water's surface.

Pier 38 Sunrise

The sun rises behind downtown Honolulu and Pier 38.

Green Orchids

A stem of green orchids shot with an ultra-wide lens and a remote flash

Surfer Girls

These two surfer girls check out the south shore swell before jumping in the ocean at Kewalo Park. The surf break is off to the left.

Engine Swap

This United Airlines Boeing 777-200ER is getting its left engine changed. The new engine, with its fan facing the camera, will replace the existing left side engine.

Rain On Windshield

Raindrops on my windshield ...

Happy Anniversary!

Today, Kat & I celebrate our third wedding anniversary! Thank you hunny for being such an awesome wife!

Shake It Out

Emi captured in the middle of a dog-shake at the beginning of her walk.

Frank Hewitt

A closer shot of Kumu Hula Frank Kawikapuokalani Hewitt, as did a surprise performance for the 10th Hula Ho‘olauna Aloha, at the Ala Moana Shopping Center.

Tugged

One of the dance numbers from New Hope Leeward's dance team, about the powers of addictions, and wanting to break free from them.

Viewfinder Perspective

One of the great things about the HDV camcorders is that it has a flip-out three-inch LCD monitor. It supplements the viewfinder in the back of the camera. Today's photo shows one of the videographer's LCD monitors, and the extreme close-up shot of Akira Hokuto.

Interview

Professional wrestler Akira Hokuto (white hat) answers a question by reporter Saeri Yokota.

Paparazzi And On-Lookers

On-lookers try to sneak a snapshot of the celebrity interview with professional wrestlers Kensuke Sasaki and Akira Hokuto in progress.

Photo Op

This family poses with Nippon Television entertainment reporter Kozo Inoue, who happens to be quite popular in Japan. They just exited International Arrivals to see the reporters looking out for celebrities.

The Waiting Game

As mentioned in yesterday's post, sometimes this assignment is a waiting game, and a test of patience. This camera op stands by, but no one is sure if any celebrities are on any of the flights from Japan. A majority of us would sit in stand-down mode, and wait until we got word that a celebrity was on a particular flight. The antsy ones wait like this videographer above.

Camera Crews

Today's photo has the camera crews, waiting for something to shoot. On some days it can be a waiting game, while others can have back-to-back interviews. Thanks to technology, the cameras have shrunk down to broadcast-grade HDV HandyCams, from 20-pound Sony Betacams; and the audio person has been phased out.

The Reporters

The theme week for March is the New Year's Japanese TV paparazzi at HNL. Each New Year's season, Japanese TV networks have reporters and camera crews positioned outside the International Arrivals exit at the  Honolulu International Airport. Over the past two-plus decades, I had been one of the camera operators with Nippon Television, and TV Asahi, but in the past couple years, I've been off the assignment. Basically, the assignment is to get interviews with Japanese celebrities as they exit. Out of curiosity, I ventured down to HNL one day before the end of 2011, to hang out with some of the camera crews I've known since I began doing this shoot.

Leading off theme week, is a photo of the reporters who wait and watch to spot any Japanese celebrity to get a brief interview with.

Bride & Bridesmaids

A fish-eye shot of Farrah and her bridesmaids.

Hawaiian Airlines Field

This past August, Hawaiian Airlines announced that they will be the new corporate sponsor of the UBU Sports S5-M artificial turf that was installed in Aloha Stadium. Now called Hawaiian Airlines Field at Aloha Stadium, the airline has signage in and around the stadium noting the sponsorship. In today's photo Hawaiian Airlines president and CEO Mark Dunkerley poses on the signage painted onto the turf.

Mahimahi

Part of a row of mahimahi on ice, waiting to be bid on, at the Honolulu Fish Auction.

Rip Current

Warning signs remind beachgoers at the Ko Olina Lagoons of dangerous rip currents at the mouths of the breakers, and surf beyond the rocks.

Cloudy Sunrise

Multiple layers of clouds upstage the sunrise

Water Blast

The water fountain display at the City Center in Las Vegas.

Body Boarding

Our niece Ellie rides a wave in Kailua ...

Voggy Valley

Vog fills the one of the valleys in Mokule‘ia ...

Queen Of The Skies

When Japan Airlines retired the Boeing 747-446s from their fleet last February, the final international flight was from HNL to Narita International Airport. To commemorate the occasion, a celebration was held at HNL's Gate 27, for those passengers and crew who made the flight. The young man, that posed between one of the flight attendants and pilots, made the banner. The JAL Honolulu Station selected one of my 747 photos used on the archway banner.

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The March edition of our Instagram collage ...

Row 1: gator heads; iTunes cover flow; Surrender; Emi shaking it off; heart-shaped donuts; Hawaiian Air / Pratt & Whitney EcoPower demo.

Row 2: K2 Dyno remote controller; Fat Tuesday malasada line; Kuala Lumpur- bound 737; glass tiles; Hawaiian Islands Invitational game ball; streaky clouds.

Row 3: hula statue at Hilton Hawaiian Village; '70s-era Panasonic radio; Emi sleeping; rain on sunroof; chandelier at Nordstrom's; river rocks.

Row 4: nice tail; yellow flowers, grey leaves; traffic accident; Pratt & Whitney cap; Spanish lavender; Mokule‘ia Beach.

Beautiful Blessing

Emi, which means beautiful blessing in Japanese, is our blessing that we recently adopted from the O‘ahu SPCA. What was to have been a two-week foster care of this miniature Dachshund, turned into our new addition to our family after we fell in love with her.

Beyond The Lagoon

The rock formations outside Ko Olina's Lagoon 4 "‘Ulua", looking further westward. The rocks also form breakers for the westerly surf swells. The large white building is the Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa

Dancing Minnie

Minnie Mouse leads the Disney Aulani poolside guests in a short dance.

Underwater View

Looking at the beach from under the surface of the ocean.

Gazing

Farrah and Jeff gaze into each other's eyes ...

Biggest Order

Lion Airlines of Indonesia recently placed the largest order by any airline, with Boeing, for 230 737NextGenerations and 737MAXs. Their delivery flights stop through HNL for a few hours for fuel, before continuing on across the Pacific. Very rarely, will the flight crews overnight here. Today's photo shows the forward section, along with the wing.

Glass Ball

These glass balls were used by Japanese fishermen many years ago, which were used to be tied to fishing nets. They come in various sizes, from about baseball size to larger than a basketball. We found this one in a store, ready to be used as a hanging.

Pistol-Packin' Mama

Kat's mom takes aim with an Airsoft pistol that our nephew had.

Beachgoers

A group of tourists get settled on Honolua Beach.

Plumeria

A bunch of plumeria shot with a fish-eye lens, and given an old photo look.