Akaka Falls, Big Island, Hawaii

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Honu, Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle

hilo hawaiipunalu'u beachhonu hawaiian green sea turtleblack sand beachherbivoreseagrassthreatened speciesreptilealgaelagoonsturtles are one of the few species that watched the dinosaurs evolve and become extinctthe turtles ancestors evolved on land and took to the sea to live about 150 million years ago

Honu, Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle

hilo hawaiipunalu'u beachblack sand beachhonu hawaiian green sea turtleherbivoreseagrassthreatened speciesreptilealgaelagoonsturtles are one of the few species that watched the dinosaurs evolve and become extinctthe turtles ancestors evolved on land and took to the sea to live about 150 million years ago

Honu, Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle

hilo hawaiipunalu'u beachblack sand beachhonu hawaiian green sea turtleherbivoreseagrassthreatened speciesreptilesalgaelagoonsturtles are one of the few species that watched the dinosaurs evolve and become extinctthe turtles ancestors evolved on land and took to the sea to live about 150 million years ago

Honu, Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle

hilo hawaiipunalu'u beachblack sand beachhonu hawaiian green sea turtleherbivoreseagrassthreatened speciesreptilesalgaelagoonsturtles are one of the few species that watched the dinosaurs evolve and become extinctthe turtles ancestors evolved on land and took to the sea to live about 150 million years ago

Honu, Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle

hilo hawaiipunalu'u beachblack sand beachhonu hawaiian green sea turtleherbivoreseagrassthreatened speciesreptilesalgaelagoonsturtles are one of the few species that watched the dinosaurs evolve and become extinctthe turtles ancestors evolved on land and took to the sea to live about 150 million years ago

Honu, Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle

hilo hawaiipunalu'u beachblack sand beachhonu hawaiian green sea turtleherbivoreseagrassthreatened speciesreptilesalgaelagoonsturtles are one of the few species that watched the dinosaurs evolve and become extinctthe turtles ancestors evolved on land and took to the sea to live about 150 million years ago

Waipio Valley Overlook, Big Island, Hawaii

waipio means curved water in the hawaiian languagelocated on the northern hamakua costthe scared waipio valley was the boy hood home of king kamehameha 1this fertile valley is about one mile across and over five miles deep and surrounded by cliffs up to 2000 feet highhawaii islands tallest waterfall hiilawe falls cascades down 1300 feet in the back of waipio

Kilauea Iki Crater Floor With Mauna Loa In Background, Big Island, Hawaii

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Mauna Loa At Sunrise- Big Island, Hawaii

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Halema'uma'u Crater Glowing At Sunset, Big Island, Hawaii

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Crab On Lava Rock

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Crab On Lava Rock

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Kalij Pheasant, Hen

forests and thicketsmales have partially glossy blueish black plumagefemales are overall brownishbrought to the islands in 1962quick runnersfound on the ground during the dayin the trees at night

Kalij Pheasant, Rooster

forests and thicketsmales have partially glossy blueish black plumagefemales are overall brownishbrought to the islands in 1962quick runnersfound on the ground during the dayin the trees at night

Kalij Pheasant, Rooster

forests and thicketsmales have partially glossy blueish black plumagefemales are overall brownishbrought to the islands in 1962quick runnersfound on the ground during the dayin the trees at night

Halema'uma'u Crater Big Island, Hawaii

halemaumau craterbig islandhawaiihawaii volcanoes national parkcrater is 3000 feet in diameteroften showcasing a plume of sulfer dioxide smoke

Rainbow Falls Hilo, Hawaii

rainbowhilo hawaii80 foot fallslegends say that the cave beneath the waterfall was the home of hina mother of the demigod maui

Feral Cat Hilo, Hawaii

feral felines on the big island go back to 1842hawaii's climate encourages year round breedingthere are no natural predators that kill some of the populationhawaii has a very large transient populationmobile lifestyle often encourages abandoment of animalshawaii has two programs that work to help feral catsthe hawaii cat foundation trap neuter return program and the hawaiian humane society spay neuter program

Akaka Falls, Big Island, Hawaii

Akaka Falls, Big Island, Hawaii

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Bamboo, The Big Island, Hawaii

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Halema'uma'u Crater Glowing At Sunrise, Big Island, Hawaii

halemaumauvolcanokilaueacraterhawaiiimage by mike varley

Northern Male Cardinal On The Big Island

birdcardinalhawaiibig islandintroduced to the islands in the early 20th century

The Big Island, Hawaii

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Punalu'u Beach, The Big Island, Hawaii #1

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Punalu'u Beach, The Big Island, Hawaii #2

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Punalu'u Beach, The Big Island, Hawaii #3

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Palm Tree, The Big Island, Hawaii

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Lili'uokalani Gardens, Hilo, Hawaii

lili'uokalani gardenshilo hawaiithe big islandbeautiful authentic japanese garden park named after hawaii's last reigning monarch queen liliuokalanilocated on hilo's banyan drive30 acre japanese garden was dedicated in 1917 as a tribute to hawaii's first japanese immigrants who worked in the hawaii island sugar cane fields

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Japanese Whit-Eye

olive green on its backpale green on its undersidefeet legs and bill range from black to brownlong slender billwings are dark brown but outlined in greenvery sociablegregariousintroduced in ohau in 1929fruitinsectsnectaropen forestmangrove thicketsgardensvery acrobatic

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Yellow Billed Cardinal

a species introduced to the hawaiian islandsbill is pinkish yelloweyes are orangeseedsfruitsinsectsshrubbery in marshesflooded grasslandsedges of forests

Red Lobster Claw, The Big Island, Hawaii

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Honu, Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle

reptilelagoonsalgaeherbivoreseagrassblack sand beachhilo hawaiithreatened speciespunalu'u beachhonu hawaiian green sea turtleturtles are one of the few species that watched the dinosaurs evolve and become extinctthe turtles ancestors evolved on land and took to the sea to live about 150 million yeasrs ago

Honu, Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle

reptilelagoonsalgaeherbivoreseagrassblack sand beachhilo hawaiithreatened speciespunalu'u beachhonu hawaiian green sea turtleturtles are one of the few species that wateched the dinosaurs evolve and become extinctthe turtles ancestors evolved on land and took to the sea to live about 150 million years ago

Honu, Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle

reptilelagoonsalgaeherbivoreseagrassblack sand beachhilo hawaiithreatened speciespunalu'u beachhonu hawaiian green sea turtleturtles are one of the few species that watched the dinosaurs evolve and become extinctthe turtles ancestors evolved on land and took to the sea to live about 150 million years ago

Lava Rock

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Lava Rock

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Petroglyphs Or Kii Pohaky

petroglyphs are lava rock carvings etched into stone centuries ago by Native Hawaiians although the true meaning of the petroglyphs are unknown it is generally thought these carvings are records of births and other significant eventsthe big island has over 70 documented sites featuring petroglyphsthe total count of petroglyphs on the big island is around 22000 imageshawaiilavarock

Petroglyphs Or Kii Pohaky

Kalij Pheasant (Hen) With Young

forests and thicketsmales have partially glossy blueish black plumagefemales are overall brownishbrought to the islands in 1962quick runnersfound on the ground during the dayin the trees at night

Petroglyphs Or Kii Pohaky

Petroglyphs Or Kii Pohaky

Wild Peacock

peacocks have been in Hawaii for over a hundred yearsintroduced to the island of Kauai in 1860 by a women named frances Sinclairpeacocks now live on several of the islands including Hawaii maui and Oahu