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Photo Essay: Capturing the Hawaiian Island Influence

By IJfke Ridgley By IJfke Ridgley | December 19, 2022 | Lifestyle Feature Travel & Recreation Relax and Renew Travel Community

With everything from verdant mountains to arid lava fields, world-class surf to hidden waterfalls, the Hawaiian Islands truly are a spectacle of nature to behold.

PHOTOGRAPHED BY IJFKE RIDGLEY
PHOTOGRAPHED BY IJFKE RIDGLEY

MAKAIWA BAY, HAWAI‘I ISLAND

A HAWAIIAN OUTRIGGER CANOE, OR WA‘A, PADDLES ALONG THE KOHALA COAST, FAMOUS FOR THE UPSCALE RESORTS TUCKED INTO THE EXPANSE OF BLACK LAVA.


PHOTOGRAPHED BY IJFKE RIDGLEY
PHOTOGRAPHED BY IJFKE RIDGLEY

NAPILI BAY, MAUI

TUCKED INTO A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND RESORT AREA SITS THIS PROTECTED COVE, PERFECT FOR TAKING IN THE SUNSET AND THE VIEWS OF NEIGHBORING LĀNA‘I AND MOLOKA‘I.


PHOTOGRAPHED BY IJFKE RIDGLEY
PHOTOGRAPHED BY IJFKE RIDGLEY

KĀNE‘OHE, O‘AHU

THE ISLAND’S GREEN WINDWARD SIDE, FLANKED BY THE KO‘OLAU MOUNTAIN RANGE, RECEIVES THE MOST RAINFALL. IN ANCIENT TIMES, HE‘EIA WAS AN AREA KNOWN FOR CULTIVATING WETLAND KALO (TARO), AND IT CONTINUES TO DO SO TODAY.


PHOTOGRAPHED BY IJFKE RIDGLEY
PHOTOGRAPHED BY IJFKE RIDGLEY

NĀ PALI COAST, KAUA‘I

THE CLOUDS PART AT THE KALALAU LOOKOUT, ACCESSIBLE VIA THE WEST SIDE’S KŌKE‘E STATE PARK, TO REVEAL THE ICONIC RIDGELINE OF THE NĀ PALI COAST BELOW. KALALAU VALLEY CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED BY BOAT OR TRAIL.



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