Vog and Clouds

This is from April 2008  when days of Kona Trades brought Vog from the volcano activity on the Big Island.  Between the Vog and the overdevelopment of the clouds over Waimanalo the air was thick on this afternoon.

Ready to go

Up High

If you look closely you’ll see a little dot in the upper right of the picture near the top edge.  The hang glider is over 2000 feet high.

 

May 30 2011 (set 1)

Memorial Day Flight-23

Molokai Channel Rainbow

 

Sunrise 1

Two Squalls

Next Day

For the second time in  13 months Hawaii dodged a Tsunami bullet.  Last year it was an earthquake off the coast of Chile.  This time a terrible earthquake off Japan made for anxious hours in the Sandwich Isles.  Unlike last year, we didn’t come thru completely unscathed.  State estimates tsunami damage at $3 million or more but that’s just a scratch compared to Japan’s troubles.  This afternoon I got up Kamehame Ridge.  As usual the view was beautiful and only someone with a practiced eye would notice the additional Tsunami induced swirl of sand out in Waimanalo Bay.

 

 

P.S. For you Magnum PI fans please note the Robin Masters Estate in the lower right hand corner of this pic with the old turtle pond in front.

Wide View

No Parking-1

Whale watching spot

Hawaii is over half way thru Whale Watching season.  A prime spot to see whales on Oahu is Makapuu Point.  Here’s a panorama I took standing on the lookout directly above Makapuu Lighthouse and facing mauka. To the right is the Windward side of Oahu.