Today’s Aloha Friday photo comes to us from Ryan Root who took this photo while snorkeling from a black sand beach on Hawaii’s Big Island. What a great shot! I tell ya, getting a nice snorkel photo like this one takes either a whole lot of skill or luck. Andy and I don’t seem to have much of either when ... Read More »

Shhh! Be very quiet, we’re watching monk seals. *sigh* Doesn’t this seal look so peacefully relaxed? Based on the number of scars, it looks like this seal deserves a little rest and relaxation. Today’s Aloha Friday Photo comes to us from Shawna by way of our Go Visit Hawaii facebook community. Shawna took this photo at Lagoon One at Ko’Olina ... Read More »

Today’s Aloha Friday Photo comes to us from Veronica Hill who writes California Travel Expert and is another one of the super cool kidz at our Go Visit Hawaii facebook community.  Veronica shot this photo from her lanai at the Ihilani Resort in Ko’Olina on Oahu. What a view, eh? I think my blood pressure went down a few notches ... Read More »

Today’s Aloha Friday Photo comes to us from Kohana Christie who is one of the cool kidz on our Go Visit Hawaii facebook community. Christie says, “This is one of my favorite photos taken at Poipu (Kauai) at sunrise over the ocean.” I can see why this photo is a favorite. You can almost feel the energy bursting from the ... Read More »

It’s Aloha Friday. Yay! Today’s photo comes to us from one of our super cool Go Visit Hawaii facebook community members, Nikki Brown. Nikki took this photo from Oahu’s Turtle Bay Resort on a December day when the high surf arrived. By looking at this photo, you can almost feel the sensation of the wind against your skin, can’t you? ... Read More »

Today’s Aloha Friday photo comes to us from a good friend and Oahu resident, Dave. He took this Waikiki panorama photo with with his iphone. He needs to hang on to that iphone because it takes very good quality photos. You may recall, Dave provided this Aloha Friday Photo that was also the product of his iphone. I need Dave’s ... Read More »

Aren’t the colors of this Maui sunset amazing? It seems that I typically see a combination of purples, pinks and reds or a mix of oranges, yellows and reds in Hawaii sunsets, but not both combinations at the same time. This sunset has just about every color of the rainbow. This Aloha Friday photo comes to us from Teresa Caseltine ... Read More »

Today’s Aloha Friday photo comes from Gary Arndt, who writes about his world travels at Everything Everywhere. Gary has been traveling and blogging around the globe since March 2007. Guess where his journey began? Well, that would be Hawaii, of course! Gary took this excellent shot of ki’i keeping watch at Puuhonua o Honaunau (Place of Refuge) National Park on ... Read More »

Today’s Aloha Friday Photo comes from my brother-in-law David who just visited Hawaii for the first time in January. He took this photo along the path to Akaka Falls on the Big Island. In my post on the Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden, I mentioned that David is botanically-challenged. Though he may not know the names of many plants flowers and ... Read More »

Today’s photo was kindly supplied by fellow travel blogger and friend, Melanie. She blogs at Travels With Two – a travel blog for couples. Melanie snapped this photo at Maui’s Wailea Beach on her honeymoon in 1999. The footprints in the sand really make this photo come to life. I can easily imagine the feel of that golden sand under ... Read More »