Hilary's Places

Travel Images by Hilary Hopkins

June 28 - May 18 2012 / Hawaii: Ancient Culture, Ever-Renewing Land

In Which We Visit Three Islands, and See the Transit of Venus Across the Sun
  • surf and branches at the shore, Lihue, Kauai
  • palms and wind, a classic image
  • sunset along the Kona coast, Hawaii Island
  • endangered Silversword on the slopes of Mauna Kea, Hawaii, at 9,200 feet
  • undaunted ferns break through lava at Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii Island
  • Coral Hibiscus; hibiscus is the Hawaii state flower
  • pahoehoe lava, which looks as if it just cooled (but no!)
  • sea turtles at Kaoloko-Honokohau National Historic Park, Hawaii Island
  • dancers at the Old Lahaina Luau, Maui
  • Iao's Needle, Maui
  • unearthly image from Sliding Sands Trail, Haleakala National Park, Maui
  • Red Torch Ginger, which can grow to 20 feet
  • Painted Bark tree; it sheds bark at differing times, the newest is chartreuse, which changes to the other colors as it ages
  • the classic image: palms at dusk in Hawaii