Hawaiian Landscapes and Submarinescapes
Vertical Awareness
A scuba diver observes fishes from a gap between submerged volcanic tuff pinnacles off Niihau. Hawaii.
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Submarine formation
Volcanic tuff erroed into archways and tunnels characterize this submarine formation off Niihau, Hawaii.
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Submarine formation
Volcanic tuff erroed into archways and tunnels characterize this submarine formation off Niihau, Hawaii.
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Narrow space
The narrow space between two submerged bedded tuff pinnacles near Niihau, Hawaii provides refuge habitat for reef fishes and substrate for a range of encrusting invertebrates.
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Hawaiian stilts
A pair of endangered Hawaiian stilts (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni), Ae'o in Hawaiian, wade past a black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), Auku'u in Hawaiian, ) at the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge near Kihei, Maui Island, Hawaii.
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Trade wind chop
Trade wind chop arriving on an undeveloped shore near Kihei, Maui, Hawaii, USA.
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Four predators approach
I looked up towards the surface to see four predators approaching, three Bluefin Trevalley (Caranx melampygus) and one Giant Trevalley a.k.a Ulua (Ulua aukea), while scuba diving off the backwall (at bottom of image) of Molokini Crater, off Maui, Hawaii.
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Molokini Crater Backwall
The backwall of Molokini Crater, off Maui, Hawaii features overhangs and steep vertical faces.
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Wave-cut notch
Wave-cut notch on Molokini Crater near Maui (in background). Hawaii, USA. The notch is the product of long-term eroision from wave action such as that seen here on the volcanic tuff that forms Molokini.
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Red Slate Pencil Urchin
Red Slate Pencil Urchin (Heterocentrotus mamillatus) are common on Hawaiian reefs at shallow depths in high energy habitats such as the backwall of Molokini Crater offshore of Maui, Hawaii, USA seen here,
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Wall of coral over lava
Submeregd lava covered with various hard corals attracts multiple species of fish at the Golden Arches dive site on the Kona coast, the Big Island, Hawaii.
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Lehua Rock and nearby Niihau Island
View of tephra layers comproising Lehua Rock and nearby Niihau Island
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The Keyhole of Lehua Rock
View of and through the Keyhole of Lehua Rock off of Niihau (The Forbidden island), Hawaii
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Red-footed boobies nesting on Lehua Rock
Red-footed boobies (Sula sula) nesting in the scant trees growing on Lehua Rock, a wildlife sanctuary near Niihau island, Hawaii
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The Keyhole of Lehua Rock
View of and through the Keyhole of Lehua Rock off of Niihau (The Forbidden island), Hawaii
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The Keyhole of Lehua Rock
View of and through the Keyhole of Lehua Rock off of Ni'ihau (The Forbidden island), Hawaii, USA during the spring.
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Cloud shadows on the Pacific Ocean
Cloud shadows on the Pacific Ocean on the approach to Kauai Island, Hawaii.
Kona Sunset
Palm trees catching the last rays as the sun sets on the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
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Crashing ocean swell
Ocean swell creashing on the Kona coast, Hawaii Island
Crashing ocean swell
Ocean swell creashing on the Kona coast, Hawaii Island
Underwater photographer
An underwater photgrapher points his camera under a ledge off the Kona coast, the Big Island, Hawaii.
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Between underwater lava formations
Scuba divers beween underwater lava formations off the Kona coast, the Big Island, Hawaii.
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Black Durgon at cleaning station
Black Durgon (Melichthys niger) at cleaning station over thick finger coral (Porites duerdeni) off the Kona coast. Hawaii Island.
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Hawaiian lava rock coral reef
Coral reef comprised of multiple coral species on lava rock off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
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Scuba divers from Big Island Divers
Scuba divers from Big Island Divers next to a large block of lava rock covered with corals and other creatures of the sea off the Kona coast, Hawaii.
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Hawaiian Garden Eels
Hawaiian Garden Eels (Gorgasia hawaiiensis) in formation on the sandy bottom of Garden Eel Cove off the Kona coast, The Big Island, Hawaii.
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Palm trees in sunset
Palm trees in sunset from Kona, Hawaii Island.
Palm trees in sunset
Palm trees in sunset from Kona, Hawaii Island.
