Happy Halloween!

Wishing you all a Happy Halloween!

One of the candy displays at the Honolulu Chocolate Company in Ward Centre.  Thought it reminded me of something Tim Burton would do ...

Afternoon Wedding

Another fisheye lens shot of Terafumi and Minako's late afternoon wedding.

Lei Greeting

The flight crew of this Malaysia Airlines 737-800 receive a lei greeting from the staff at Castle & Cooke Aviation after their arrival from Boeing Field in Seattle.

Little Goldfish

That was the name of the above orchids I bought at the KCC Open Market.

Happy 98th Birthdays!

This past weekend, my grandparents celebrated their 98th birthdays. A few months ago, they celebrated their 80th wedding anniversary.

Kukaimanini Islet

Off of Pahipahi‘alua Beach is Kukaimanini Islet.  The flat islet is about 30 yards off-shore. The name Kukaimanini means "little droppings".

Fronds In The Rain

Palm fronds in our neighbor's yard get pelted by heavy rains.

Can Crusher

A can of soda explodes when one of the Team Impact members crushes a full can.  Crushing cans of soda was another feat of strength performed by Team Impact.

Beach Photo Session

A Japanese tourist couple has an post-wedding extra photo session at Magic Island Park with their three daughters in tow.  They'll eventually get to the lagoon, which is over 100 yards away.

Caution: Jet Spray

Following a heavy rain showers, a UPS McDonnell-Douglas MD-11F kicks up rain water on Taxiway RT, as it turns onto Taxiway RA.  The MD-11F's two wing-mounted engines created the spray as the pilots throttled up to make the turn.  I did manage to duck away to avoid some of the spray.

Bishop and Hotel Streets

The sun between buildings at the intersection of Bishop and Hotel Streets seen through a 10mm fisheye lens.

Thirsty Chicken

I came across this feral chicken hen trying to drink water from a leaky faucet in the back of Matsumoto Store.

Patience

While eating lunch one Sunday, Kat and I spotted this expecting mom patiently passing her time on a north shore beach waiting for her baby to arrive.

Fantasia Delight

A couple blooms from my orchids called "Fantasia Delight".

This Abled Artist

Artist Morris Nakamura creates another work of art at the Made In Hawaii product expo. Despite the lack of mobility of his limbs, Morris paints by holding the paintbrush with his teeth.

Sunset Bride

Minako poses with the sunset behind her during the photo shoot after her wedding.

Maile Lei For Raptors

As part of the welcoming ceremony and blessing for the F-22A Raptor to the Hawai‘i Air National Guard's 199th Fighter Squadron, maile lei were hung over the nose of the first two aircraft.  The 199th will also partner with the 19th FS as an active-duty associate unit to the 199th.

19th FS Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Harvey Newton and wife Becky (right) place a maile lei over the nose of 03-4046, which is the first 19th FS "Gamecocks" F-22A.  Crew Chief Staff Sargent Jeff Herman (left) assists the Newtons.

Kapu!

Kapu means "forbidden" in Hawaiian.  This sign is on the grounds of the Aloha Ke ‘Akua wedding chapel, and is flanked by the Kahalu‘u Fish Pond, which is part of the Wong Estate.

Along coastal areas, ancient native Hawaiians made fish ponds with rocks to naturally enclose areas for their food supply.  A limited number of these ponds exist along rural areas of each island.

Harbor View

I took this shot of a section of the Ala Wai Marina with the help of a 16mm fish-eye lens.  I even got my shadow and the school of fish below me.

West Maui Mountains

A view of part of the West Maui Mountains from the air.  Toward the bottom, is the Honoapi‘ilani Highway that leads to Lahaina and the rest of West Maui.

Croton

The thin leaf variety of croton along the outside of St. Peter's Episcopal Church.

Celebration

The group on the right celebrate a water baptism at Mokule‘ia Army Beach, while others in the group look on.  Kat & I had gone there after picking up lunch one Sunday afternoon.  As seen in the background, the tide was on the high side too.

Post Game Prayer

Following their 49-36 loss to the USC Trojans, the UH Warriors huddle for a post-game prayer led by head coach Greg McMackin and team leaders.  

The Warriors entered the game as 21-point underdogs, and it's my guess that there were some that lost money on the game.  The game was actually closer than the score reflects.  It was amazing to see how many yards (400+) the Trojan defense gave up.

This was the view from my camera perch high above the north end zone through the field goal net.

Warming Up

Placekicker Scott Enos (#20 lower right) warms up by practicing field goals as other teammates filter out of their locker room through the giant UH inflatable helmet.

Hawai‘i 5-0

The University of Hawai‘i Warrior marching band rehearses their rendition of the "Hawai‘i Five-O" theme song, with this 5-0 formation, while we build one of our tripod cameras.

Commemorative T-shirt

This was a commemorative t-shirt sold by the University of Hawai‘i Rainbow-tique store.  The Rainbow-tique is the official outlet for UH merchandise, which has tents around the lower concourse of Aloha Stadium, as well as a store in Ward Centre.

ESPNZone

Not quite the sports bar chain bearing that name.  This is the compound where ESPN has their broadcast trailers set up.  That big generator on the left provided power to the two trailers, plus a satellite uplink truck behind the trailer on the left. The trailer in the center and the right is where the director, replays, and all of the technical stuff takes place.

With about nine cameras for the game, ESPN laid out a few miles in cables from the truck to the camera positions.

Trojans Fans

This group was part of the several thousand USC fans that made the trip to Honolulu to watch their school battle UH.  They were walking to a special USC alumni party held across Aloha Stadium, at Richardson Field, on the grounds of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.  I took this shot as I made my way to our control room.

Each time that UH and USC play at Aloha Stadium, it always draws a huge number of Trojan fans.  The only other schools that I've seen draw a lot fans are University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the University of Washington Huskies.

Tailgaters

The theme week for October is the "UH Season Opener", the University of Hawai‘i Warriors first game of the 2010 season they played against the University of Southern California Trojans on September 1st.

Today's photo shows Warriors fans setting up their tents, grills, and supplies for their pre-game tailgate parties.  I took this shot as I walked from my car to the video control room. 

Kampai!

Minako and Terafumi pose for a champagne toast shot after their wedding ceremony on the lanai of the Ni‘ihau Room at the Sheraton Waikīkī.

Island Air Celebrates 30th Anniversary

Local regional carrier Island Air  celebrated their 30th anniversary on September 9th.  The maile lei draped on the railings were part of a blessing ceremony in which each of their four Bombardier Dash8 aircraft were given Hawaiian names.