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2 0 Pua kala

Pua kala

by keomailaniHawaii, USA

Found this one by Pu‘u Huluhulu in Waimea.

0 0 White Kauai Rosemallow (Pua Aloa)

White Kauai Rosemallow (Pua Aloa)

by JamesThomasDudrowHawaiʻi, USA

Hibiscus waimeae is a small, gray-barked ...

2 1 seed from Mahogany tree

seed from Mahogany tree

by Allen HoofHawaii, USA

Brown, "winged" seed structure ~ 3 inches long and ½ wide.

0 0 peacock

peacock

by NickAcostaHonolulu, Hawaii, USA

a bird with very colorful and beautiful feathur

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by jrpushawHawaii, USA

Would like to be sure that this plant is "olapa". Thanks!

0 0 Flowery Flounder

Flowery Flounder

by DrewRodgersHonolulu, Hawaii, USA

Flowery Flounder, AKA Peacock Flounder, one of the many fish I have shot in and ...

2 1 Blue peafowl

Blue peafowl

by Greg9Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA

Peacock

0 0 Hibiscus

Hibiscus

by ameliestHilo, Hawaii, USA

Yellow on outside/ pink in middle/ has a lot of pollen

1 2 Flowers of unidentified heliconia

Flowers of unidentified heliconia

by Allen HoofHawaii, USA

Red and yellow inflorescence about six inches tall, at the end of about a ...

2 0 unidentified flying insect

unidentified flying insect

by Allen HoofHaleiwa, Hawaii, United States

Black flying insect (wasp/hornet) about one inch long.

0 0 Iliau

Iliau

by douglaslfaustHawaiʻi, USA

Seen on the Iliau Nature Loop trail at the top of

0 0 Arc Eye Hawkfish

Arc Eye Hawkfish

by DrewRodgersHonolulu, Hawaii, USA

Arc Eye Hawkfish perched on some coral awaiting his chance to strike some prey, ...

3 0 Fourspot Butterflyfish

Fourspot Butterflyfish

by DrewRodgersKailua, Hawaii, USA

Fourspot Butterflyfish hovering above a Cauliflower Coral, one of the many fish ...

1 0 Ornate Butterflyfish

Ornate Butterflyfish

by DrewRodgersKailua, Hawaii, USA

One of the many fish I have shot in and around Hanauma Bay this year.

0 0 Palenose Parrotfish

Palenose Parrotfish

by DrewRodgersKailua, Hawaii, USA

Palenose Parrotfish, one of the smaller parrotfish that inhabits Hanauma Bay.

1 0 Longspined Porcupinefish

Longspined Porcupinefish

by DrewRodgersKailua, Hawaii, USA

Longspined Porcupinefish swimming around without a care in the world in Hanauma ...

1 0 Ember Parrotfish

Ember Parrotfish

by DrewRodgersKailua, Hawaii, USA

Male Ember Parrotfish, AKA Redlip Parrotfish, one of the many fish I have shot ...

1 0 Saddleback Butterflyfish

Saddleback Butterflyfish

by DrewRodgersKailua, Hawaii, USA

One of the many fish I have shot in and around Hanauma Bay this year.

2 0 Sailfin Tang

Sailfin Tang

by DrewRodgersKailua, Hawaii, USA

Sailfin Tang spotted in Hanauma Bay, Oahu, Hawaii. He may have been a little ...

1 3 Clumpy Nudibranch

Clumpy Nudibranch

by DrewRodgersKailua, Hawaii, USA

A large clumpy nudibranch crawling across the reef. I still think the thing on ...

1 0 Stocky Hawkfish

Stocky Hawkfish

by DrewRodgersKailua, Hawaii, USA

This hawkfish was spotted in Hanauma Bay, Oahu, Hawaii, sitting motionless on ...

2 1 Surge Wrasse

Surge Wrasse

by DrewRodgersKailua, Hawaii, USA

Male Surge Wrasse, with a Convict Tang in the background,one of the many fish ...

1 0 Bandtail Goatfish

Bandtail Goatfish

by DrewRodgersKailua, Hawaii, USA

Bandtail Goatfish, one of the many fish I have shot in and around Hanauma Bay ...

1 0 Blackside Hawkfish

Blackside Hawkfish

by DrewRodgersKailua, Hawaii, USA

One of the many fish I have shot in and around Hanauma Bay this year.

2 0 Blufin Trevally

Blufin Trevally

by DrewRodgersKailua, Hawaii, USA

One of the many fish I have shot in and around Hanauma Bay this year.

2 0 Snowflake Moray Eel

Snowflake Moray Eel

by DrewRodgersKailua, Hawaii, USA

One of the smaller species of moray eel found here in the Hawaiian islands. ...

0 0 Hanging Lobster Claw Heliconia

Hanging Lobster Claw Heliconia

by allen.hoof

Herb 7-8 feet tall with chains of red, yellow-tipped pendant bracts.

6 1 Bluestriped Butterflyfish

Bluestriped Butterflyfish

by DrewRodgersHonolulu, Hawaii, USA

One of the many fish I have shot in and around Hanauma Bay this year.

18 4 Christmas Wrasse

Christmas Wrasse

by DrewRodgersHonolulu, Hawaii, USA

Male Christmas Wrasse, one of the many fish I have shot in and around Hanauma ...

8 2 Lagoon triggerfish

Lagoon triggerfish

by DrewRodgersHonolulu, Hawaii, USA

One of the many fish I have shot in and around Hanauma Bay this year.

2 0 Gold Dust Day Gecko

Gold Dust Day Gecko

by Allen HoofHawaii, USA

Green lizard, 4-5 inches long, with red and gold highlights.

1 0 unidentified ginger

unidentified ginger

by Allen HoofHawaii, USA

Short (less than two feet tall) ginger plant with orange flower head 5-6 inches ...

8 3 Hawaiian moorhen

Hawaiian moorhen

by Allen HoofHaleiwa, Hawaii, United States

Black/blue-black bird, 10-12 inches tall, with white highlights on the wings ...

5 0 ʻOpihi

ʻOpihi

by Allen HoofWaialua, Hawaii, United States

Limpets (marine gastropod molluscs) with oval-base, ribbed conical shells, none ...

9 2 Green Sea Turtle

Green Sea Turtle

by SargonRHawaii, USA

The Green Sea Turtle, AKA: Black Sea Turtle, Pacific Green Turtle, or Honu, is ...

0 0 Hydrangea

Hydrangea

by veneta.tashevUSA

Many little blossoms in a bunch of this bush. The color is pink or blue and ...

0 0 green sea turtle

green sea turtle

by nolan1tumacdern.001Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA

and waimea it comes right up to the beach ...

2 1 Convict Tangs

Convict Tangs

by DrewRodgersKailua, Hawaii, USA

A large school of so many fish I have shot in and around Hanauma Bay this year. ...

1 0 Lollipop plant

Lollipop plant

by Allen HoofMililani, Hawaii, USA

Large shrub with waxy, elliptic leaves, ~ 4-5 feet tall. It has white flowers ...

1 0 White-rumped Sharma

White-rumped Sharma

by Allen HoofMililani, Hawaii, USA

Dark blue bird, ~ 20cm length overall, with red breast and white patch at base ...

1 0 Prickly pear cactus

Prickly pear cactus

by mauna KunzahKohala, Hawaii, USA

Prickly pear cactus is known as papipi or panini in Hawaiian.

2 2 unidentified Calliandra flower

unidentified Calliandra flower

by Allen HoofHawaii, USA

Reddish pink flower structure consisting of spherical spray of thin filaments ...

2 0 Unnamed spotting

Unnamed spotting

by cschneiderHonolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA

This species is a vibrant, bright pink flower. It was approxiamtely 1 inch for ...

2 1 Honu/Green Sea Turtle

Honu/Green Sea Turtle

by JonnycakeHonolulu, Hawaii, USA

They migrate long distances between feeding grounds and hatching beaches. ...

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by cschneiderHonolulu, Hawaii, USA

This certain species is a red plant that is spiked on the tips of the leaves ...

1 2 Feral Rooster

Feral Rooster

by Debbie StewartHawaii, USA

Rooster was having a good crow as we were visitnig one of the many blow holes ...

3 2 Reef Triggerfish

Reef Triggerfish

by DrewRodgersKailua, Hawaii, USA

Humuhumunukunukuapu'a, our Hawaiian State Fish. AKA the Reef Triggerfish, ...

6 1 Peacock Grouper

Peacock Grouper

by DrewRodgersHonolulu, Hawaii, USA

Peacock Grouper & Whitemouth Moray Eel swimming together. A fight over the ...

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