Hawaiian Native Flowers

Hawaiian Flowers

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Flower Listing (L to R, Top to Bottom) These flowers are all native to Hawaii. Hibiscus arnottianus, Koki’o ke’oke’o, MalvaceaeHibiscus kokio subsp. Kokio, Kokiʻo, MalvaceaeMetrosideros polymorpha, ‘Ohi’a lehua, MyrtaceaeHibiscus kokio subsp. Kokio, Kokiʻo, MalvaceaeHibiscus arnottianus, Koki’o ke’oke’o, MalvaceaeHibiscus kokio subsp. Kokio, Kokiʻo, MalvaceaeMorinda citrifolia, Noni, RubiaceaeScaevola taccada, Beach Naupaka, GoodeniaceaeScaevola taccada, Beach Naupaka, Goodeniaceae The […]

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Maui

Maui, Day 4

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Here’s a few pictures from my last full day in Maui, which we spent wandering around Lahaina, relaxing at the resort (third picture down is the view from my balcony), and trying to catch the insanely turquoisey color of the water on figurative film.

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Pi'ilanihale Heiau

Maui, Day 3

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This particular day on Maui was our day to drive the Hana Highway. This is the road that encircles Haleakala, though the true “Road to Hana” is only the drive to the town of Hana, which is roughly halfway around the volcano. Anyone that’s driving usually doesn’t do the complete circle around the back side

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Haleakala Crater

Maui, Day 2

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Our second day on Maui ended up being volcano day. We still weren’t acclimated to the time zone, so woke up early, and were ready to go by 7:00, which worked out nicely for taking pictures along the beaches along route 30, which runs from Kahului around the southern tip of the Western Mountains to

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'Iao Valley State Park

Maui, Day 1

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Our first full day on Maui was the day to travel over to the Royal Lahaina Resort, which is where we stayed all but one night of the trip. We actually stayed in the Ka’anapali Ocean Inn, which is the lower cost portion of the resort. It was by no means the best hotel room

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Food in Maui

Maui

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I’m back in North America after my too short jaunt to Maui with my sister. We had a great time, and I have tons of pictures to sort through, so I will start off with what may become my traditional food first post. Maui Coffee Roasters, Kahului This was by far our favorite breakfast stop

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National Arboretum

National Arboretum

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We spent the second part of Sunday in the National Arboretum. We’d actually spent enough time in the Zoo that we got there fairly late, so we took the tram tour to get a view of what’s there, and walked around the visitor’s center a bit. There’s a ton of stuff of see there, and

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National Zoo

National Zoo

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Our Sunday down in DC was taken up at the National Zoo, and the National Arboretum. Above is the hit parade from the Zoo. We definitely caught baby season. You can see the baby anteater and baby gorilla above. We were actually pretty lucky to the see the baby gorilla, as mom was feeling very

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