Snow On Railing

Snow piled on a railing outside the hotel we stayed at in Minneapolis. It snowed the night before, and left the area with fresh powder.

Surf Day

This surfer makes the most of a summer south swell off of Magic Island.

Kelly Simek

KHON's weatherperson Kelly Simek, does a live stand-up report from the finish line of the 2016 Great Aloha Run. Also in the photo is Kelly on-air, though delayed about 20 seconds, on the AlohaVision video board.

Kelly has since become one of the co-anchors of KHON's "Living 808" morning show.

This was also a homecoming of sorts for Kelly, as she was the featured baton twirler for the University of Hawai‘i Rainbow Warrior Marching Band from 2010 until 2014.

The 2022 Great Aloha Run will be the final public event in Aloha Stadium, as the facility is in the process of decommissioning, in preparation for the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District.

Yuki & The Strawberries

Yuki stands on her hind legs to get a look at the dish of strawberries on our coffee table. This miniature dachshund loves strawberries, and we placed one of the fruit on the top of the dish to see if she could reach it (she couldn't).

Happy Valentine's Day!

Streetlight Cadence

Local alternative quartet, Streetlight Cadence, rehearses for their halftime performance during the 2016 Hawai‘i Bowl.

Limey

Limey, is what the Hawai‘i vanity plate says, on this bright green McLaren 675LT. This British-made high-performance supercar sits atop a shipping tray as it was awaiting it's cargo flight to Los Angeles.

I wonder if the folks at the Hawai‘i DMV knew that the term "limey" is an American slang for a British person, that can be construed as derogatory, or did the car's owner convince them it had to do with the car's color ...

Kimié Miner

Grammy Award nominated and Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award winner, Kimié Miner, rehearses "Hawai‘i Pono‘ī" for her pregame performance at the 2018 SoFi Hawai‘i Bowl. She also performed with Kalani Pe‘a during the halftime show.

Crossing Bridge

A Toyota Tacoma pickup truck crosses the Waolani Stream bridge on North Kuakini Street, with motion blur from a slower shutter speed.

Rain Droplets On Leaf

Rain droplets on a fallen leaf, after a band of passing showers.

Front Row

Dream Weekend 2017 concertgoers with exclusive field access line up against the barrier as they wait for The Chainsmokers to take the stage.

Happy New Year!

Christmas Lights

The LED Christmas lights on our lanai, photographed with a 4-point star filter.

Merry Christmas! 

Christmas Tree Farm

A snow-banked Douglas Fir Christmas tree farm outside the parking lot of River Valley Church, in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Pink Clouds Over HNL

Pink sunset clouds hover over the Honolulu International Airport.

Cal Lee

Saint Louis School Crusaders' head football coach Cal Lee gets interviewed by KITV's Brandi Higa (left) and KHON's Rob DeMello before the 2018 Hawaii High School Athletic Association Football Championships. The Crusaders were slated to face the Mililani High School Trojans on that Friday night; and resulted in a 38-17 win over the Trojans.

Lee is one of the most winningest coaches in Hawai‘i high school football, with a 296-41-5 high school record. He has coached the Crusaders to 19 Prep Bowl or HHSAA Championships. His last game coached was the 2019 HHSAA Open Division final versus the Kahuku Red Raiders, with a 45-6 victory. He has since stepped down as head coach, but remains the Crusaders' defensive coordinator.

Hale‘iwa Beach

A black and white photo of Hale‘iwa Beach, on O‘ahu's North Shore.

Rainbow Warrior Fans

At the season finale of the 2016 Hawai‘i Rainbow Warrior football season versus the UMass Minutemen, Outrigger Hotels & Resorts gave out Hawai‘i "H" flags to fans as the entered the gates. This couple had their flags stuck in the back of their caps as they watched the game. The Rainbow Warriors beat the Minutemen, 46-40, to secure their Hawai‘i Bowl invitation.

Bruno Mars

Three years ago this week, Hawai‘i's own Bruno Mars held three sold-out concerts at Aloha Stadium. The massive stage was built in the north end zone to accommodate fans on the field. With 36,000 tickets sold per night, he and his band entertained the crowd during his two-hour-plus show. Much of Bruno's wardrobe (as seen above) was Hawai‘i-themed, as he wrapped up his 200-show "24K Magic" world tour.

United's 747 Farewell

Four years ago today, United Airlines flew their final 747-400 revenue flight from San Francisco to Honolulu, as United Flight 747. The airline held a special event to mark an end of an era, complete with a rain shower (Hawaiian blessing) as the jumbo jet landed and taxied to the gate. Upon its arrival at HNL, this 747 had a orange lei draped over the forward section of the "Queen of the Skies". Today's photo shows a United employee capturing video of the lei-draping on her iPhone. This flight ended a 45+ year run of 747 service with United.

I was fortunate to collaborate with a freelance writer/photographer who was aboard the flight, documenting the pre-boarding festivities at SFO, the flight, and media event at HNL.

I had a couple of flights on United 747s in the 1970s, one going to San Francisco in the summer of 1975, and returning from Los Angeles in the mid-winter of 1976. There's nothing like riding on a 747. The cabin is spacious.

Monarch Butterfly

A monarch butterfly rests on an areca palm leaf in the butterfly exhibit at Pearlridge Center.

Happy Halloween! 🎃

Hula

At the blessing of Island Air's first Q400 aircraft, Hawaiian music by Ho‘okena, and hula led off the celebration.