Mahalo to Kris Nelson for  sharing today’s super whale photo. Kris took the photo of this young calf practicing breaches off the shore of Lahaina. Kris, his lovely wife and their adorable toddler are huge Maui fans. They visit as often as they can from their Chicagoland. Kris is the creator of the newly launched Maui Wall Candy app. If you need ... Read More »

Mahalo to Debi Kramer of Idaho for sending today’s lovely Aloha Friday Photo. As Debi shared her photo on our facebook community, she told us that this photo was of her first Waikiki sunset. We love these soft shades of pink, purple and blue sky reflecting on the ocean.  Add to that the flickering tiki torches and sound of the ... Read More »

Mahalo to Jack Boeggeman from our awesome facebook community for sharing today’s beautiful photo. Jack took this photo during his two-week, 2012 Christmas vacation on Maui and Hawaii, the Big Island. (Lucky Jack!) Jack took this photo at sunset from the top of Maui’s Haleakala. Most folks tend to go to Haleakala at sunrise, but as Jack says, “Haleakala sunsets ... Read More »

Today’s photo comes to us from Christine  from “Canuckerville” which I believe  translates to the Vancouver, British Columbia area. She’s an avid fan of Hawaii, who visits often – usually around Christmas and New Years Day. Here’s how Christine described her photo: This photo was taken on Waikiki beach, while we sat among hundreds of other tourists taking dozens of sunset ... Read More »

Today’s Aloha Friday Photo was sent by Paula from California. Here’s what she had to say about her photo: I took in Sept. 2008 at the Ali’i Kula Lavender Farm. It was our first time at the farm and the view was amazing! The clouds were so low that day it felt like you could reach out and touch them. You ... Read More »

Mahalo to Matt Siltala of Arizona for sharing today’s beautiful Aloha Friday Photo. Matt took this photo last February when the monster waves pound on Oahu’s North Shore.  Here’s how he described getting this shot. I took this picture at Waimea Bay, where we played one day as we ventured to Teds Bakery.  I was amazed at how powerful the ... Read More »

Mahalo to Dan Pruyn of California for sharing today’s Aloha Friday Photo. Dan took this photo from the Westin in Kaanapali on Maui. It sure is a beautiful sunset scene! — Do you have a Hawaii vacation photo that you’d like to share? Here are directions on how to submit your Aloha Friday Photo. Read More »

Mahalo to Larry Glover from Dublin, Ohio for sending in today’s lovely Aloha Friday Photo of Waikiki Beach. This aspect is facing east from the Hilton Hawaiian Village. Here’s what Larry shared about his photo and visit: My wife and I had gone to Hawaii on our Honeymoon between 25 and 30 years ago.  When we got back to Ohio, ... Read More »

Post publishing update: I must apologize that this photo is actually from Waikoloa on Hawaii’s Big Island and not Lanai. Brett’s Christmas vacation took him to Lanai and the Big Island. This photo was shared in a set of photos from Lanai and was the only one from the Big Island. I erroneously assumed it was from Lanai. Actually this lava shore ... Read More »

Mahalo nui loa to Mike Nuebauer of Mike Neubauer Fine Art Photography for sharing today’s Aloha Friday Photo with us. Mike titled this photo “Mana”. I’m somewhat familiar with the word mana, but to be on the safe side, I found this description of mana from Wikipedia to share: In Hawaiian culture, Mana is a form of a spiritual energy ... Read More »