Diamond Head Road

Diamond Head Road is a popular thoroughfare that circumnavigates Honolulu's most recognizable landmark.

Beamers

Hawaiian music artists Moanalani and Keola Beamer rehearse their songs at the 2010 Lantern Floating Hawai‘i.

Sandbar

Spectators watch the river surfers from the sandbar that's part of a berm that normally separates the Waimea RIver and Waimea Bay. When there are heavy rains, the berm is broken to relieve the river from flooding.

Sun Through Plumeria

The sun shines through a plumeria tree.

"You May Kiss The Bride"

I had ventured into the St. Andrew's Cathedral to photograph its massive stained glass window, only to find a Japanese tourist wedding that was doing its rehearsal.

Bird Attacks 747?

It appears this bird is going for this departing Air New Zealand 747-400, but not. I did not realize the bird had crossed into my shot as I photographed the 747. It wasn't until I downloaded the memory card that I saw the bird in the foreground.

White Flowers

A few white flowers from a potted plant outside a shopping mall ...

Rainy Dusk

I found this photo I took of an rainy early evening from my old apartment.

Catching A Wave

Our niece Ellie paddles to catch a wave on her body board.

Guard Tower

On the other side of the fence that separates our subdivision from state owned land, stands an old guard tower. The derelict structure is a remnant from the former US Navy munitions storage depot that was built into the walls of Kipapa Gulch down below during World War II. After the facility was decommissioned, some of the bunkers are being used by a storage company that constructed storage lockers in the bunkers.

Just Maui'd

Kat & I got this Christmas ornament during one of our trips to Maui. We put it on our Christmas tree last year.

Feeding The Ducks

Wrapping July's theme week, is this woman feeding a few of the mallard ducks that live in the park area of Lake Wilson.

Playing The Odds

This angler has a few poles set out to better his odds at catching fish.

Quiet Lake

Today's photo is a quiet view of Lake Wilson, with a duck swimming out toward the middle.

This is also Blue Wave Pix's 1,300th post!

Boat On A Lake

Another fisherman parked his boat lakeside while parked his truck & trailer. He later set out to another part of the lake.

Reeling In

This shoreline angler reels in his catch, while a father and sons motor out to fish on the lake.

Secret Spot

This angler found a secluded spot ...

Lake Wilson Reflection

The theme week for July is "Lake Wilson". I spent an hour on a day off taking pictures from the park, where the State of Hawai‘i has a park and boat ramp for very small boats to go fishing.

Lake Wilson, or the Wahiawa State Freshwater Park, at 360 acres, is the largest freshwater body on O‘ahu. Located in the town of Wahiawa. It's a popular fishing spot among local anglers.

Today's photo is a reflection shot of the trees that line the lake.

Green On Blue

My green orchids against the blue sky.

Con Air

Not necessarily like the movie starring Nicholas Cage ...

The Hawai‘i Department of Corrections has inmates housed in prisons on the mainland. Occasionally, as inmates are brought back, and other inmates are rotated out, the DoC charters flights to transport the inmates. Hawai‘i Sheriff's Department deputies surround this Sun Country Airlines 737 with their cruisers, as inmates de-plane to waiting buses.

Top Gun Scarecrow

At Pearl City's Urban Garden Center, one of the plots has this scarecrow that wears a military flight suit with a motocross helmet.

Glass Tile View

Looking across the street through a glass tile block at my brother-in-law's place.

Mermaid

In one of the pools in the atrium of the Grand Wailea in Wailea, Maui, is this sculpture of a mermaid.

First Hawaiian Bank Tower

The First Hawaiian Bank Tower is the tallest building in Honolulu. It's seen above, through an ultra wide-angle lens.

Happy Independence Day

Wishing you all a Happy Independence Day!

Celebrating the USA's 234th birthday!

Rain On Pavement

Heavy raindrops hit the pavement during a recent downpour.

Aloha ‘Oe Mom

Yesterday, we bid a fond farewell to my mom who passed away two weeks ago. At our local Elks Lodge, we held a short celebration of her life, and scattered her ashes at the end. Mom's ashes were wrapped in a pu‘olo. Two members of the Elks' Kumulokahi Canoe Club, took mom's pu‘olo and a basket of loose flowers, and paddled out to a spot where the flowers were scattered, and mom's pu‘olo was set in the ocean.

Inside, the ti leaf bundle was a biodegradable plastic bag that contained her ashes, the bag dissolved upon contact with the water, and the ashes were released to the sea, with the ti leaves untying itself, as it sank.

It may be a farewell from this life, but through our faith in Jesus Christ, we look forward to seeing mom in heaven when its our turn for the Lord to call us home.

Happy 80th Anniversary!

This month, my grandparents, Ivan & Doris, celebrate their 80th wedding anniversary! They'll also celebrate their 98th birthdays later in the year!

Waialua Open Market

On the grounds of the former Waialua Sugar Mill, is the Waialua Open Market held every Saturday morning.

Sunrise Ray

A ray of early morning sunlight cuts through the clouds.

Science City

Atop Mount Haleakalā are several telescopes which form "Science City". The US Department of Defense, Smithsonian Institute, University of Hawai‘i, and the Federal Aviation Administration are among the agencies who have facilities there.

Koki‘o

The koki‘o is an endemic Native Hawaiian orange hibiscus, that features a smaller flower than regular hibiscus flowers.

Shave Ice Eye

Our nephew Cobe looks through the hole he dug through his shave ice that we got from Matsumoto Store.

City View

Looking past Diamond Head (foreground) toward Waikiki & Honolulu from 1,500 feet up during my ride in Hawaiian Air's Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker.

Mannequin Head

This mannequin's head was part of a clothing designer's display at Macy's.

Cloudy Drive

Clouds sink down toward the Interstate H3 on the windward side of the trans-Ko‘olau freeway.

Grilled Abalone

At the Kapi‘olani Community College Open Market, grilled abalone can be found for sale.

Field Trip

A fifth grade science class from Kamehameha Schools takes a field trip to the Maritime Center at the Sand Island Recreation Complex. They were waiting for the center to open, apparently it opened late.

I was intrigued by the quote by Bernice Pauahi Bishop, on the back of their class t-shirt. Their t-shirt reads:
(Hawaiian)
"E na‘i wale nō ‘oukou
I ku‘u pono ‘a‘ole pau
I ke kumu pono o Hawai‘i.
E nau ke ea o a ‘āina i ka pono."

(English)
"Do all you can
to complete the good works that I began
in obtaining the common good for all Hawai‘i.
The sovereignty of our land is perpetuated in righteousness."

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there!

Today's photo was taken a couple of years back with Kat and my folks after we had gone out to dinner.

This year's Father's Day is a bittersweet one. My mom (seated), passed away a few days ago after a long illness. We will miss her, though we will see her again in heaven.

Ducklings

Four ducklings and its mother swim in the stream at Moanalua Gardens.

Top Off The Oil

One of the crew members of this China Eastern Airlines 737 delivery team checks the oil of the right side CFM56 engine shortly after arriving at HNL. He added two cans of oil of to this engine, while another mechanic added oil to the left engine. Apparently, no one had a can opener, because this mechanic and another could not open them until a third mechanic brought over a screwdriver. Later, a gust of wind caught the empties, and rolled them down the tarmac, with people chasing them down.

Burying In The Sand

Our niece Kisa (left) buries her sister Ellie in the sand on our New Year's Day trip to Army Beach in Mokulē‘ia.

Diamond Head Road Lookout

The view of the waves from the roadside lookout off of Diamond Head Road. Down below, Diamond Head Beach, is a popular surfing spot on the south shore.

Dragon Van

One of the vans that store the tents of the Aloha Stadium Swap Meet, has this dragon painted on the side.

Clouds In Valley

Heavy rain clouds sink into Nu‘uanu Valley.

Mini Orchids

Kat got these mini-sized orchids from a friend ...

Wedding Cake

Todd & Dyann's wedding cake at their reception.

Maui Bound

This Hawaiian AIr Boeing 717 is departing for Kahului, Maui as HAL316. I took this photo from the Sand Island Marine Recreation Center, which is under the Runway 8L departure path.

Queen Lili'uokalani

Queen Lili'uokalani was the last reigning monarch in the Kingdom of Hawai‘i, before the overthrow and annexation by the US Government in 1893.

This statue stands between the State Capitol and ‘Iolani Palace, and is often decorated with lei.

Plumeria

A couple of big bunches of pink plumeria at the Urban Garden Center.