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James W. Young, Professional Photographer
Trip to Hawaii - December,
2010 - PART 2
December 28, 2010
We left Hilo for Honolulu early in the morning
Mauna Kea in the early morning light after take-off from the Hilo Airport
Mauna Kea Observatory from the plane
Heading to Honolulu above the cloudy skies
Waikiki Beach, about 1 mile from our Hotel
Karen captures Jim on the beach
A budding photographer takes our picture at the top of Diamond Head, the top
being 760 feet above the beaches below. An unusual trail with over two hundred
steps near the summit, as well as an inside spiral ladder to the very top. One
comes out of a small bunker, to climb up to the viewing spot seen above.
Waikiki as seen from Diamond Head
The Diamond Head lighthouse on the shoreline
A Indian Banyan tree in the Fort Derussy Beach Park
A yellow hibiscus flower also in the park
My best hibiscus flower picture in the park
On the top deck with the captain of the 'Star of Honolulu', Hawaii's premier
232 foot cruise ship, preparing for our 2 1/2 hour dinner cruise in the harbor
We sat at the top or captain's deck for our 7 course dinner
Karen sitting at our table as the ship prepares to leave the harbor
Sunset as seen from the cruise ship, about a mile off of Honolulu
The night lights of Honolulu/Waikiki Beach from the ship
After our delightful dinner cruise and return to the hotel, we took a taxi to the
Hawaiian State Capital. Although not the most unusual of the 50 state capital
buildings, it became one of the more challenging to photograph. The building
was not well lit, so a long time exposure was necessary. It took us nearly 30
minutes to get an image without traffic (busses, cars, and trucks) streaking in
front of the building.
December 29, 2010
A special 'Ambassador' package tour for our island tour on Oahu got us a tour
bus for the entire day, with a feisty knowledgeable guide named Pua. She was
our driver, guide, and entertainer as she drove first to Pearl Harbor, the Dole
Plantation facilities, a shrimp eatery, and finally the Polynesian Cultural Center
in Laie on the north coast of the island.
Our tour guide, Pua
USS Arizona display memorial
A submarine at Pearl Harbor
The USS Arizona Memorial
The names of those lost on the USS Arizona included a 'J. W. Young'
The oil slick still surfacing from the USS Arizona
The Dole Plantation facility and store
The tour bus, along with the author at the shrimp eatery
The following images were taken at the Polynesian Cultural Center in Laie
One of the Tongan players at their performance
The parade of the various country performers on rafts
More performers
More performers
The dancers performing their acts
The performers from Samoa
Those representing the islands of Hawaii
The hibiscus flowers were fantastic
Our designated tour guide, Jethro (with the lae)
This island drummer invited a member of the audience to participate
Karen and Jim at the Cultural Center
After the days activities, we had front row seats at the Luau (dinner buffet)
A hula dancer at the Luau
The roaster pig for the Luau
After the dinner, we toured the LDS Temple grounds in Laie
The Christus Statue, a replica of the original sculpture by the Danish sculptor,
Albert Bertel Thorvaldson, located in the Laie LDS Visitor Center
The evening audience at the performance of "HA:Breath of Life", done by many
students and others associated with the center and the BYU University in Laie
The following images were taken during an extremely well performed drama of
Polynesian island life (and death) as generations pass from one to the next
One of the 'fire dancers' performs
The entire group of performers on stage for a well-deserved round of applause
December 30, 2010
Karen captures our last sunrise from our hotel room window in Waikiki Beach
The Aqua Palms Hotel, our home for 2 1/2 days in Waikiki Beach
Poinsettia plants in Waikiki Beach
Yellow flower with large Bee doing its thing
Water-fun off Waikiki Beach
Paddle-Board off of Waikiki Beach
The very crowded Waikiki Beach
Karen images a large 'outrigger' canoe, with the crew paddling out from shore
Diamond Head from Waikiki Beach
The 'Parrot Lady' on the beach
Our last scheduled tour was a 3 hour guided forest trail hike northeast of Waikiki
to visit the Likeke Falls near Maunawili
The old Pali Road, first built in 1919, is part of the hike to Likeke Falls
A ginger plant
Karen's image of the distant Kualoa Mountains during our hike
Dense forest limbs
Fungus on an old tree limb
Dense forest coverage
The Likeke Falls
Our hiking group to Likeke Falls
Flower in the forest
Unidentified Temple on the Pali Highway
Christmas decorations in Honolulu
Honolulu International Airport, preparing to leave for Los Angeles at 10PM
December 31, 2010
Back in Los Angeles at 5 AM. Welcome home !
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