Beach / Coastal

Anyone who has been to Koolina Resort (Aulani, Ihilani, and/or Beach Villas) has likely been to the four artificial lagoons along the coastline. Depending on the specific resort/lagoon, there will different amenities (drink service, cabanas and reclining beach chairs) and numbers of people at each. However, there are a couple of natural lagoons (at least […]

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There are several places to watch a sunset in Hawaii. On Oahu, some personal favorites would be Yokohama Beach and Makaha on the west side; Mokuleia, Ehukai and Sunset Beach on the North Shore. The last mentioned locations, Ehukai and Sunset Beach, are also famous for their amazing surf and long stretches of beaches. In […]

The Kona coastline, on Hawaii Island, is renowned for it’s sports fishing, epic sunsets and lava fields as far as the eye can see. Contrary to the Hilo side of Hawaii, the Kona side is extremely dry and vegetation is sparse. Surface water, in the form of springs and streams are virtually absent, and therefore […]

In honor of celebrating the Labor Day weekend, the Lost Trailblazers (David Chatsuthiphan [UnrealHawaii], Reanne Solomon, Jennifer Liu, Jenelyn Castillo, Troy Takara and I) decided to kayak and BBQ on Mokulua Nui (Moku Nui), the more northern islet of the two Mokuluas offshore of Lanikai Beach. We were fortunate a couple of the girls had […]

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Photo Gallery] [Mapped Photos] After a short and sweet victory dance, it was time to get settled in at Campground #2. Taking off our wet shoes and socks, and putting on slippers was of the highest priority (left). Changing out of our sweaty clothes was almost as critical (right). Setting up […]

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Photo Gallery] [Mapped Photos] Waimanu Valley is located in the Kohala Forest Reserve on the northern coast of Hawaii Island. To access the valley, you either have to helicopter, kayak or hike it in. On foot, it’s approximately 9 miles from Waipio Valley to Waimanu via the Muliwai Trail. A permit […]

A popular fishing spot on the island of Kauai, Ahukini Pier, is also a gorgeous place to take moonrise photos. The moon rises at the makai (ocean) side of the harbor and pier. The coast is covered in large basalt boulders, tide pools and driftwood. Opposite of the ocean, you will notice that there also […]

In the summer months, you may encounter crowds of people lining up shoulder to shoulder on shorelines of embayments, harbors and basins… all over the island, morning til evening. What are these people doing?? Well, it’s likely they’re fishing for the summer Halalu run. WAIT, THE WHAT?? Halalu are juvenile Akule, or Big Eye Scad. […]

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5] [View All Photos] Another adventure I had my eyes on for sometime now was to swim to the next beach west of Kalalau. On a map, the swim to Honopu Beach is not far at all, maybe a quarter-mile from shoreline to shoreline… However, the […]