Natural History of the Hawaiian Islands

Preview of images for 2002

(see below for images from the 2002 trip)

all images on this and linked pages are copyright 2002 Steven Goldsmith
last updated 09/30/2002

see the 1999 images


Plants, Animals, and other stuff

Scenery
Io, the Hawaiian hawk View of Mauna Kea from Hilo
Hawaiian monk seal Waipio Valley, Big Island
Nene, the Hawaiian goose Halema'uma'u
Kikakapu, the ornate butterflyfish End of the Chain of Craters road
endemic Hawaiian longhorned beetle Pu'u Honua o Honaunau (the City of Refuge)
Hawaiian montane wet forest, Big Island Sunset in Kona
Koa, the dominant tree of montane wet forest Kahekili Beach, Maui
Hapu'u pulu, the tree fern Haleakala crater, Maui
Ohia lehua flower Wailua Beach, Kauai
Ohleo berries Alakai Swamp, Kauai
Kahili ginger Hanalei Overlook
Ahinahina, the silversword Hanakapiai Beach, Napali Coast, Kauai

 
 

Images from the 2002 trip

Cool places and things we saw Scenery Plants and animals (The Mo and the 
Arizona Memorial are below)
Tree Mold Waipio Valley Pukiawe
Skylight in Kilauea The group at Waipio Valley Uluhe
The Hilo Hawaiian Kilauea Iki Ohia Lehua
King Kamehameha the Great Chad, Sherry, and Anne in Kilauea Iki Moa
Halema'uma'u, the Fire Pit on Kilauea A view from South Point Kahili Ginger
The group at Halema'uma'u The Green Sand Beach Cook Pine
Lava flows on the floor of Kilauea The group near Green Sand Beach African Tulip Tree
Steve and Becky in Kilauea AC at the Green Sand Beach Hibiscus
The Royal Kona Another view of the Green Sand Beach Kiawe
Pu'u Honua o Honaunau Puna Lu'u, the black sand beach Mamane
Pu'u O'o the AC black sand beach Koa flowers
The group at South Point Another view of Puna Lu'u Koa in flower
Kahaka Kai beach, the Big Island The cliffs near South Point Ohelo
Playing in the surf at Kahaka Kai Haleakala, the House of the Sun Humpback Whale
The Maui Seaside hotel in Kahului A view into Haleakala crater Silverswords
The group in Haleakala crater Pyroclastic bombs in Haleakala
Hiking in Haleakala A view from Haleakala crater Photos from the Mighty Mo and the
Hiking in Haleakala The Ko'olau gap from Halemau'u Arizona Memorial:
Hiking in Haleakala Climbing the Halemau'u trail
Hiking in Haleakala Makena Beach, Maui The Mo and the Memorial
A view of Lahaina, Maui Another view of Makena Beach The Turret
Our lodgings in Lahaina Our whale tour boat in Lahaina Harbor The Key
Another view of our lodgings Ka'anapali Beach, West Maui The Anchor
Kealia Pond NWR, central Maui Ka'anapali Beach, West Maui Inside the Memorial
A view of the Kaha Lani Resort, Kauai Coastal northwest Maui The Mighty Mo
Another view of the Kaha Lani The group on the north coast A view from the bow
A rainbow in Waimea Canyon The Wailua Beach, Kauai The Big Guns
The Spouting Horn, Kauai The Wailua Beach, Kauai Part of the Mo crew
Poipu Beach, Kauai The Wailua Beach, Kauai
A sand turtle, Poipu Beach The Napali Coast, Kauai
The Kilauea Lighthouse NWR, Kauai A view from Kilauea Lighthouse NWR
Diamondhead A view of Waikiki
Our group on Diamondhead Even in Waikiki...
Duke Kahanamoku
Katie and Bryan on Diamondhead
Kris and the tunnel