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Maui, Hawaii, west Maui mountains
The southeast shore of Molokai at sunrise
In the sky, looking south from Maui at about 9000 feet, towards the north end of the Big Island of Hawaii on a beautiful morning.
Waiting to catch a wave.
Looking down from 9000 feet, in the late morning at the Honolulu airport and the beautiful blue ocean . . .
This sight welcomes you on your way from Maui to Kona at sunrise.
A water fall on the north shore of Maui
From about 8,000 feet, early morning, looking toward Kahului harbor and west Maui, with Molokai in the background . . .
Clouds fill Oluwalu Valley and the wind is kicking up the waves . . .
Maui, north shore at sunrise, with the Ke'anae Peninsula glowing . . .
Coming in for landing, overflying the reef runway, as a ship leaves Pearl Harbor . . .
Hana Bay Maui looking to the south
One of my favorite airplanes, the C17 Globemaster III, a real power lifter . . .

The "HH" on the tail refers to Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam and the Airlift Squadron.
A beautiful morning, with a cascading waterfall on the Hamakua coast of the Big Island of Hawaii
The Royal Hawaiian Resort at Waikiki, opened in 1927 and still a striking beauty . . .
East Maui is in the foreground and the north end of the Big Island is in the distance as seen from 9,000 feet in the early morning . . .
This "Aloha" on the Hamakua coast of the Big Island can only be seen from the sky . . .
Departing Maui at sunrise for the Big Island . . .

A beautiful way to start the day . . .
The early morning light outlines the ridges and valleys of west Maui, with Iao Valley just left of center, above the town of Wailuku . . .
Wailuku, the county seat, and the neighboring communities of Waihee-Waiehu at the base of Iao Valley  . . .
There are numerous waterfalls on the east side of the Big Island, where it is lush and often rainy; Akaka Falls is more than 400 feet tall . . .
The sun is rising on Maui, the valley fills with light . . . We see the ocean to the north and south, with Lanai in the distance . . .
Waihee Valley, Maui, morning light
Maui in the morning, looking to the east, across the central valley to Haleakala,  and the north and south shores . . .
Molokai, south shore, in the morning light . . .
West Maui in the morning  . . .
Kaho'olawe, smallest of the major Hawaiian islands, formerly used for military target practice . This photo has been selected for the permanent archives of the State of Hawaii . . .
A United Airlines Boeing 767ER taking a little well deserved break on Kauai . . .
The C17 Globemaster III, a power lifter, a beast and real beauty . . .
C17 Globemaster III configured for landing . . .
C17 Globemaster III configured for landing
C17 Globemaster III, about to land . . .
West Maui, Kahālāwai, Wailuku, Waiheu, Waihee, puffy clouds . . .
Kahului airport at dawn
Climbing into the sky above Maui on a beautiful morning!
F22 Raptor making a low approach over Kahului Airport
Waiting to depart Runway 4Left Honolulu airport, Ko'olau mountains ahead . . .
Landing Honolulu 4Right in the morning light . . .
Peering through the clouds on the Hamakua coast, and seeing magic!
Mauna Kea mountain and the observatories at 13,796 feet!
On the summit of Mauna Kea on the Big Island, world class observatories . . .
On approach to Lihue airport, Kauai, Nawiliwili Harbor
Near Paia, Maliko Gulch, north Maui, Haleakala, morning light . . .
In trail of a Really Big Boy! If you know what's good for you, keep your distance . . .
Hawaiian Airlines A330 departing Kahului, Maui on a beautiful sunny morning . . .
Departing Honolulu airport and looking to the east, beyond the harbor, downtown and Waikiki to Diamond Head . . .
Kahului Maui, the town, the harbor, looking to the northwest . . .
Rimpac 2022 exercise participant . . .
Can you see that guy? We're following a Shorts 360 on approach to Runway 4R in Honolulu on a misty morning . . .
Coming in to land after a Robinson R44 helicopter tour flight of Oahu . . .
Departing Honolulu on an overcast morning . . .
On approach to Honolulu airport, following a B737, traffic in sight . . .
A submarine returns to Pearl Harbor . . .
Looking down at Lanai City from 7000 feet above . . .
Approaching Maui from the south . . .
Southwest B737 in Kahului, in the morning with "rainbows" in the sky and on on the plane . . .
Koko Head in the morning . . .
Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer.
The ship is named for Vice Admiral William P. Lawrence (1930–2005), a naval aviator, fighter pilot, test pilot, Mercury astronaut finalist, Vietnam War prisoner of war, a U.S. Third Fleet commander, a Chief of Naval Personnel, and a Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy.
Just about to touchdown, B747, at Honolulu airport, the wind is down the runway . . .
Clouds, rain and Diamond Head . . .
A tug and barge cut a swath through the blue Pacific Ocean . . .
The morning light and puffy clouds dwarf a cruise ship at Lahaina, with Lanai in the background  . . .
Diamond Head and Waikiki in the morning . . .
The Kuihelani Highway travels across the central valley from Maalaea to Kahului, while the Honoapiilani Highway takes us from Maalaea to Wailuku . . .
Koko Head crater, Hawaii Kai and Waimanalo seeing first light . . .
Lanai sea cliffs, south shore
Diamond Head crater, Oahu
On approach to Maui, from the south, at about 6000 feet, with a lower layer of clouds . . .
Olowalu valley in rain and mist, with clear skies above . . .
The south east side of Molokai lights up at sunrise . . .
On approach to Honolulu, greeted by a rainbow . . .
Departing Maui Runway 2, in the early morning . . .
Departing Kahului, Maui, at dawn and climbing above the clouds . . .
A C-17 Globemaster III with the Hawaii Air National Guard departs Kona airport . . .
C17 Globemaster III, with Air Mobility Command (AMC), landing, runway 4Right, Honolulu, as we're holding short, waiting to depart from taxiway F . . . Look at all those wheels . . .
Iao Valley is seen above the Kahului, Maui airport in the early morning light . . .
A Cessna 208 Caravan passing below, at 10 moving to 9 o'clock . . .
The bridge connects Ford island in Pearl Harbor to the mainland of Oahu . . . The Arizona Memorial can be seen just below the center of the image . . . The battleship Missouri is near the center lower part of the image . . .
A morning shower on land, with clear skies and blue water off shore . . .
Ala Wai (Small) Boat Harbor and west Waikiki, including the Hilton Hawaiian Village and the Waikiki Prince Hotel
Diamond Head crater om a misty morning . . .
The Pasha Hawaii Jean Anne is a roll on-roll off ship specifically designed  to carry vehicles . . .
Looking down a cliff near Huelo on the north shore of Maui from 1000 feet above . . .
Molokini crater, an amazing snorkeling spot . . .
Olowalu valley is a beautiful place of great historic and cultural significance . . .
The Kuihelani Highway passes across the central valley from Maalaea to Kahului . . .
West Maui in the morning, with Kahakuloa on the right . . .
West Maui, Kahalewai, Waihee Valley in the morning . . .
The south shore of Molokai in the early morning light . . .
Molokai, Kalaupapa Peninsula, Leper Colony, Spiritually a very powerful place . . .
North shore Molokai, tallest sea cliffs in the world, in the early morning light . . .
Kalaupapa Peninsula in the foreground, with Molokai "top side" above . . .
Molokai, north shore, tall sea cliffs in the early morning, with Maui in the background, upper left . . .
Tug and barge lifeline in Hawaii, on a calm ocean day . . .
Maui, north shore in the morning .  .
Keanae Peninsula, Maui, where taro is grown . . .
Kaenae, Peninsula, north shore Maui,  taro farming . . .
Lanai is in the distance, with Molokini and Makena Big Beach Maui in the foreground . . .
Aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) team practicing extinguishing a fire in a mock airplane fuselage at Kahului airport . . .
Departing Runway 2, Kahului, Maui in the early morning . . .

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