Clouds fill the sky at sunset above the Ko Olina Lagoons on the island of Oʻahu, as seen during our 2023 Hawaiʻi trip.
As you may recall from the trip report, we went out to see the sunset most of the nights that we were in Hawaiʻi. As you can see from this photo, we were not alone. There were a few people down by the lagoon, and there were several more under the palm trees on the small hill in the distance. You may know I like wide-angle views sometimes, and I did like this view that takes in all of the scenery. You can read more about this day in Part 3 of our trip report.
Palm trees stand in the foreground with mountains and clouds in the background at Haleʻiwa Beach Park on the North Shore of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi, as seen during our 2023 Hawaiʻi trip.
Trees along the trail to Mānoa Falls with a mountain in the distance on the island of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi.
During our 2023 Hawaiʻi trip, we took a hike through a rainforest to Mānoa Falls. The falls were nice (see part 5 of the trip report for more), but the scenery along the way was every bit as nice as the waterfall. I keep finding photos from our visit that I have not shared yet, and this was a good one. How did it not make it into the trip report?
Looking down on the coast of the Waikīkī area of the island of Oʻahu from the top of Diamond Head during our 2023 Hawaiʻi Trip.
As you may know, we climbed up Diamond Head, or Lēʻahi, one day during our trip, and the views from the top were amazing. It was a steep climb in some places, but it was worth it for what we could see.
There is so much to see in this view. Parts of the volcano ridge in the foreground. The houses beyond that. The hotels near the shore. The beautiful blue water with the white caps of the waves. The sailboats off in the distance. And all of those elements working together to create a wonderful scene.
Footprints fill the sand on the beach at Kaʻena Point on the island of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi during our 2023 Hawaiʻi trip.
If you are wondering, those footprints are ours from where we walked along the beach before I turned around to take this photo. It was a beautiful beach, as you can see here.
Koko Crater rises in the distance on the island of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi, seen from the Makapuʻu Lightouse Trail during our 2023 Hawaiʻi trip.
As we walked up the trail on our way to Makapuʻu Point Lighthouse, we stopped a few times to enjoy the view. And to catch our breath, as it was a slightly steep climb, even though the trail was paved. I loved this view of the shore and Koko Crater off in the distance. The blue water with the white waves at the shore is a perfect foreground companion to the volcanic crater rising in the distance.
The setting sun creates orange tones among the blue tones of the clouds and the sky, silhouetting palm trees on the shore on the island of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi, as seen during our Hawaiʻi 2023 Trip.
Looking down the shore at Waikīkī Beach on the island of Oʻahu during our 2023 Hawaiʻi Trip, because you can never have enough beach photos.
Believe it or not, this photo was not used in part 9 of the trip report, although the trip report does have a photo looking down this same general direction at Waikīkī. And this photo has much different processing than those trip report photos, too.
The setting sun silhouettes the trees and evening beachgoers at Ko Olina Lagoons on the island of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi, as seen during our 2023 Hawaiʻi Trip.
As I look back at this photo, it is slightly difficult to believe that our most recent Hawaiʻi trip was almost a year ago. Much has happened since that time, but the memories still seem fresh in my mind. Hopefully, those memories will not fade anytime soon.
The sun gives its last light of the day as it sets over the Pacific Ocean, as seen at Ko Olina Lagoons on the island of Oʻahu during our 2023 Hawaiʻi Trip.
