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Year: 2016

Surfacing

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Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Hawaii

I meet some fun people while I was taking photos of this beautiful Hawaiian Green Turtle.  There was a young couple from Japan, honeymooners.  They were really cute!  Here the turtle is surfacing for air.

Photo taken with a Fuji XP

Hawaiian Green Turtle

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Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Hawaii

After snorkeling in a man made fish pool, that was really cool and had large fish in it and you knew you were safe, I decided, as we returned to the beach, to go into the ocean and see what there was.  I am so glad I did.  I hadn’t been in the ocean for very long when a couple called me over, there was a Hawaiian Green Turtle, I got some fun photos of him.

Photo taken with a Fuji XP

Lava Fields

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Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Hawaii

We have been to the island of Hawaii before and we stayed in Hilo, the wet side, this time we stayed on the dry side, just north of Kona. It has lava fields where lava came down to the sea in the 1800’s. Not much grows there now, except for where resorts & businesses have gone in and removed the lava. Having said all that, it still has it’s own kinda beauty!

Lemonade or Guava Juice Stands?

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Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

As a child, I would have a lemonade stand during the summer. It was fun, as well as a great way to keep busy and earn a small amount of money. In Hawaii apparently, the children have Guava Juice stands! Yummy!!

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

Surrounded by Palm Trees

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I LOVE the setting of this Temple, it is gorgeous surrounded by Palm Trees.  We spent some time in Kona in 2016 and I was able to take this photo.  The Kona Temple was dedicated on January 23, 2000 and is one of 155 Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where it’s members are married not just ‘until death do they part’, but for Time and All Eternity!  FAMILIES ARE FOREVER!!

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Watching On The Beach

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Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Hawaii

I ❤️ sunsets and sometimes they are ‘ok’ other times they are spectacular!

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

Sunset At The Beach

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Kailua Kona, Hawaii

What more could I want, the ocean, the beach and a sunset, put them all together and you get a great place to RELAX!

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

A Hawaiian Green Turtle

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There is something gracious about these beautiful, gentle creatures and this was the perfect spot to put my feet up and RELAX!

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

Along The Beach

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I went for a walk and along the way I took a number of photos with my feet, there were so many opportunities for me to put my feet up and RELAX!

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

Ocean Fun

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Manini’owali Beach, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Hawaii

Feet up on a speckled, black and white beach, RELAXING while others play in the ocean!

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

Speckled Beach

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Puako, Hawaii, Hawaii

Because of all the lava rock, the beach here is speckled with black (lava) and white sand.  A beautiful site with the contrasting ocean and blue sky.

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

Lava Rock On The Beach

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Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Hawaii

We stayed on the dry side of the island of Hawaii (The Big Island), with it’s lava fields and volcanoes. The sand is speckled white and black and it has it’s own uniqueness and beauty!

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

Beautiful View

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Honolulu to Kona

We had a beautiful view of the island of Lanai, (I couldn’t quite get the whole island in, but I got most of it) as we flew to Kona, Hawaii (The Big Island).  In the background is Maui, you can see Haleakalā peeking thru the clouds at the top on the right.

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

Spectacular

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Honolulu to Kona

We had a spectacular view of Diamond Head & Honolulu as we flew to the Big Island; Hawaii! It’s much easier to say good-bye when you are headed to another island!! ☺️

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

QUAINT

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Haleiwa, Oahu, Hawaii

Haleiwa is a great place to put your feet up and RELAX! It’s quaint and very laid back! There you can get the best Shaved Ice, Surf, Paddle Board and see Hawaiian Green Turtles on the beach!
I ❤️ Haleiwa!!

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

Matsumoto Shaved Ice

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Haleiwa, Oahu, Hawaii

You can’t go to Hawaii without having a shaved ice at Matsumoto’s, the best around! DELISH!  THANKS to my granddaughter for helping me with this photo, as well as the others in the background!

Dole

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Wahiawa, Oahu, Hawaii

As I was sitting and taking photos of my feet, a man walked by, he was making a video and speaking, I heard him say, ‘and this lady is taking photos of her feet, COOL, I am going to have to do that!’ How inspiring I can be! ☺️ And, in the perfect place, I put my feet up and RELAXED at Dole Plantation!

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

Dole Plantation

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Wahiawa, Oahu, Hawaii

We always enjoy visiting Dole Plantation, this time we took the train ride and went thru the maze. We had so much fun! This photo was the view from the train and in the maze we divided up into 3 teams. We would have won except we missed one of the stations and had to go back and find it! The kids loved it! We of course, topped it off with a Pineapple Float, well, we started with it, to give us energy!

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

I Never Tire

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Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii

I never tire of taking photos of Hawaiian Green Turtles.  This one was fun to take photos of, at one point he went right under me, I could feel his shell against my stomach.

Photo taken with a Fuji XP