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  • A Hawaiian stilt (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni) preens itself in the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge near Kehei, Maui, Hawaii. The Hawaiian stilt, or ae'o in Hawaiian, is an endangered subspecies of the black-necked stilt and has the longest legs in proportion to its body of any bird in the world. Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge is a coastal salt marsh. During the rainy winter season, the pond swells to more than 400 acres. It shrinks to about half that size in the dry summer, leaving a slaty residue behind as it dries out.
    Stilt_Hawaiian_Preening_KealiaPond_M...jpg
  • An endangered Hawaiian coot (Fulica alai), known as 'alae ke'oke'o in Hawaiian, swims among the grasses in the Kanaha Pond Wildlife Sanctuary on Maui. The Hawaiian coot is found in coastal wetlands on all major Hawaiian islands.
    maui-hawaiian-coot.jpg
  • A Hawaiian stilt (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni) wades in the water of the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge near Kehei, Maui, Hawaii. The Hawaiian stilt, or ae'o in Hawaiian, is an endangered subspecies of the black-necked stilt and has the longest legs in proportion to its body of any bird in the world. Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge is a coastal salt marsh. During the rainy winter season, the pond swells to more than 400 acres. It shrinks to about half that size in the dry summer, leaving a slaty residue behind as it dries out.
    Stilt_Hawaiian_KealiaPond_Maui_1330.jpg
  • A Hawaiian stilt (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni) wades in the water of the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge near Kehei, Maui, Hawaii. The Hawaiian stilt, or ae'o in Hawaiian, is an endangered subspecies of the black-necked stilt and has the longest legs in proportion to its body of any bird in the world. Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge is a coastal salt marsh. During the rainy winter season, the pond swells to more than 400 acres. It shrinks to about half that size in the dry summer, leaving a slaty residue behind as it dries out.
    Stilt_Hawaiian_KealiaPond_Maui_1786.jpg
  • An Hawaiian stilt (Himantopus knudseni), also known as an Ae'o, is reflected in the water of the Kanaha Pond Wildlife Sanctuary in Wailuku on the Hawaiian island of Maui. The Hawaiian stilt is considered endangered, with fewer than 1,500 currently found in the Hawaiian islands. It feeds on the larvae of dragon flies, small fish, worms, crabs, water insects, and the seeds and roots of water plants.
    maui-stilt-reflection.jpg
  • A Hawaiian stilt (Himantopus knudseni), also known as an Ae'o, is framed by grasses along the Kanaha Pond on the Hawaiian island of Maui. The stilt lives in shallow brackish ponds, mud flats and along shorelines, where it feeds on small invertebrates. The stilt is endangered, and the Kanaha Pond Wildlife Sanctuary was created to protect it and other animals.
    maui-stilt-framed.jpg
  • A large kiawe (Prosopis pallida) tree frames of the southwestern coast of the Hawaiian island of Maui near the town of Makena. The first kiawe tree was introduced to Hawaii in 1828 and is now one of the most common trees in the dry lowlands of the Hawaiian islands. The prominent hill visible just to the right of the center of this image if Pu`u Ola`i, a 320-foot (98-meter) cinder cone formed when molten lava erupted from a volcanic vent and fell back to earth forming a nearly perfect cone. Pu`u Ola`i is also known as Earthquake Hill, Red Hill, and Round Mountain.
    Maui_Makena_Kiawe_PuuOlai_6384.jpg
  • A large kiawe (Prosopis pallida) tree frames of the southwestern coast of the Hawaiian island of Maui near the town of Makena. The first kiawe tree was introduced to Hawaii in 1828 and is now one of the most common trees in the dry lowlands of the Hawaiian islands. The prominent hill visible just to the right of the center of this image if Pu`u Ola`i, a 320-foot (98-meter) cinder cone formed when molten lava erupted from a volcanic vent and fell back to earth forming a nearly perfect cone. Pu`u Ola`i is also known as Earthquake Hill, Red Hill, and Round Mountain.
    Maui_Makena_Kiawe_PuuOlai_6412.jpg
  • A juvenile wedge-tailed shearwater (Puffinus pacificus) looks out from its nest on a high cliff in the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge on Kauai, Hawaii. The Hawaiian name for the bird is `Ua`u Kani. While the wedge-tailed shearwaters are relatively common on the coasts of the Hawaiian islands, the birds are threatened by modern life and recovery efforts are underway.
    shearwater-wedge-juvenile.jpg
  • A chukar (Alectoris chukar) looks out from a rocky outpost high on Haleakala on the Hawaiian island of Maui. The chukar is a type of partridge that was introduced to the Hawaiian islands and prefers dry, rocky conditions.
    maui-chukar.jpg
  • Haleakalā silversword (Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum) grows in volcanic cinder on the slope of the dormant Haleakalā volcano on the Hawaiian island of Maui. The rare Haleakalā silversword, which is considered threatened, grows at elevations above 6,900 feet (2,100 meters). The plant can have 40 or more sword-like succulent leaves covered with silver hairs, which are strong enough to resist wind. The plant is also specially adapted to the extreme high-altitude temperatures. The leaves and hairs are arranged in such a way to focus sunlight, raising the plant's temperature by as much as 36 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celcius). In Hawaiian, the plant is referred to as ʻāhinahina, which means "very gray."
    Maui_Haleakala_Silversword_6986.jpg
  • A wedge-tailed shearwater (Puffinus pacificus) rests outside its burrow in the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge on Kauai, Hawaii. Wedge-tailed shearwaters, called `Ua`u Kani in Hawaiian, nest in burrows just underneat the soil's surface and lay one egg per breeding season.
    shearwater-wedge-burrow.jpg
  • Black, feral goats (Capra hircus) climb a grassy cliff on the Big Island of Hawai`i. The goats, found near steep cliffs and lava fields, are descendants of Spanish goats were introduced to the Hawaiian Islands in the 1700s by explorer George Vancouver. They have put other animal populations, including the endangered palila bird, in jeopardy.
    HI_Black-Goats_8466.jpg
  • The moon shines over the golden Makena Beach on the Hawaiian island of Maui at night.
    Maui_MakenaBeach_Night_6306.jpg
  • Several coconut palm trees (Cocos nucifera) reach into the sky over the Pacific Ocean on the western coast of the Hawaiian island of Maui.
    Maui_PalmTrees_Wailea_F0145.jpg
  • A man paddles in the Pacific Ocean toward the Hawaiian islet of Molokini. A humpback whale is visible on the left side of the frame, swimming between the man and the islet. Molokini is partially submerged volcanic crater located west of the island of Maui.
    Maui_Molokini_Kayaker_6409.jpg
  • A Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus), also known as a mejiro, twists to feed on flowers on the island of Maui, Hawai`i. The Japanese white-eye was introduced to Hawai`i from Japan in 1927 and rapdily spread to all the Hawaiian islands.
    WhiteEye_Japanese_Maui_7619.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash under a lava shelf and power through a blowhole known as Spouting Horn on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Spouting Horn's spray often reaches 50 feet into the air.
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  • Pacific Ocean waves crash under a lava shelf and power through a blowhole known as Spouting Horn on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Spouting Horn's spray often reaches 50 feet into the air.
    spouting-horn-sun.jpg
  • Colorful flowers frame 'Opaeka'a Falls, which plunges about 150 feet down a  rock face in eastern Kaua'i. 'Opaeka'a means "rolling shrimp" in Hawaiian. They apparently used to find shrimp at the base of the falls.
    OpaekaaFalls.jpg
  • Storm clouds over Haleakala National Park on the Hawaiian island of Maui are colored by the setting sun.
    maui-stormy-sunset.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves flow over the golden sand at Napili Beach, located on the west side of the Hawaiian island of Maui.
    maui-napili.jpg
  • Storm clouds climb up the crater in Haleakala National Park on the Hawaiian island of Maui at sunset.
    maui-haleakala-storm-sunset.jpg
  • The full moon rises over Waimea Canyon on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Waimea Canyon, 10 miles long and 3,500 deep, is known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific.
    kauai-waimea-moon.jpg
  • The Wailua River plunges 173 feet into a lush gorge on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Wailua Falls was featured in the opening credits of the TV show Fantasy Island.
    kauai-wailua-falls.jpg
  • A colorful autumn sunrise colors the sky above Maunapuluo, a mountain on the north side of the Hawaiian island of Kauai on the Na Pali Coast.
    kauai-maunapuluo.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash into a narrow inlet in an old lava flow near Princeville on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
    kauai-inlet-princeville.jpg
  • Giant torch ginger stalks (Phaeomeria magnifica) reach high into the sky in thick forest here Hana, Maui. Like many of the plants in the Hawaiian islands, the torch ginger was imported.
    TorchGinger_2666.jpg
  • Black, feral goats (Capra hircus) feed in a grassy cliff on the Big Island of Hawai`i. The goats, found near steep cliffs and lava fields, are descendants of Spanish goats were introduced to the Hawaiian Islands in the 1700s by explorer George Vancouver. They have put other animal populations, including the endangered palila bird, in jeopardy.
    HI_Black-Goats_8428.jpg
  • Colorful garden croton (Codiaeum variegatum) leaves growing on the coast of the Hawaiian island of Maui are wet after a rainstorm. The garden croton, a shrub that can grow to heights of nearly 10 feet (3 meters), is native to southern India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the western Pacific Ocean islands.
    Maui_GardenCroton_Makena_7034.jpg
  • The vibrant sunset shines through thick fog over the Kalalau Valley and the Pacific Ocean from the view at Pu`u o Kila lookout on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
    Kauai_KalalauStormy_7620.jpg
  • Two small waterfalls flow into Queen's Bath, a scenic, bathtub-shaped tide pool located  on the north shore of the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
    kauai-queens-bath.jpg
  • A great frigatebird (Fregata minor palmerstoni) soars above the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge on Kauai, Hawaii. The Hawaiian word for the bird is "'Iwa", which means "thief." The bird is known to harass other marine birds until they drop their food.
    great-frigatebird.jpg
  • The full moon shines over Makena Beach, located on the Hawaiian island of Maui at night.
    Maui_Makena-Beach_Night_6304.jpg
  • A vibrant rainbow forms during a late-afternoon rainstorm over Waimea Canyon on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The canyon is 10 miles long and more than 3,500 feet deep. It was carved by runoff from Mount Waialeale, which gets more rain than any other spot on Earth.
    kauai-waimea-rainbow-wide.jpg
  • A nene (Nesochen sandvicensis) rests in the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge in Kauai, Hawaii. The nene is the state bird of Hawaii and may have decended from the Canada goose. The nene is endangered with only about 500 living in the Hawaiian Islands; it is found nowhere else.
    nene-profile.jpg
  • Lush vegetation frames this view of Three Bears Falls, also known as Upper Waikani Falls, in Maui, Hawai`i. The triple waterfall, which drops 70 feet (21 meters) is found in Wailua Stream along the Hana Highway.
    Maui_ThreeBearsFalls_2655.jpg
  • Three coconut palm trees (Cocos nucifera) are rendered in silhouette against a golden sunrise on Kaua`i, Hawai`i.
    Kauai_CoconutTrees_GoldenSunrise_768...jpg
  • The scenic Haipua'ena Falls is reflected into a small pond at its base. Haipua'ena Falls is one of many waterfalls located along the Road to Hana in Maui, Hawaii.
    maui-haipuaena-falls.jpg
  • The cinder cones of Maui's Haleakala crater are backlit by the low-angled light of sunrise.
    maui-cindercones-backlit.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash into the rugged coast at Lawa'i Bay in southern Kauai.
    Kauai-Lawai-Bay.jpg
  • Thick fog in Kauai's Kalalau Valley blocks the view of all but the summit of Keanapuka.
    kauai-keanapuka.jpg
  • The setting sun lights up the rugged walls of the Kalalau Valley, located on Kauai's Na Pali coast. The cliffs that line the valley are more than 2,000 feet tall.
    kauai-kalalau-wide.jpg
  • Alealau, a 3,875-foot mountain, towers over the Kalalau Valley below on Kauai's rugged Na Pali coast.
    kauai-alealau.jpg
  • The sun shines through a break in the clouds over the Pacific Ocean just before it sets in this view from the western coast of Maui, Hawai`i.
    Maui_SunsetOverOcean_8179.jpg
  • Thousands of red-footed boobies (Sula sula rubripes) roost on the cliffs of the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge in Kauai, Hawaii. The refuge is popular with many different types of marine birds, though the red-footed boobies are one of the few that use it year-round. They nest in trees and shrubs and incubate their eggs with their large webbed feet.
    red-footed-boobies-many.jpg
  • The sun rises over the Pacific Ocean, lighting up the sky above the crater in Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii.
    maui-haleakala-sunburst-2750.jpg
  • Viewed from the summit, the shadow of Maui's Mount Haleakala appears triangular, even though the mountain has a flat top. This physics of light phenomenon is true for every mountain and is the result of your perspective. It's the same reason train tracks appear to converge.
    maui-haleakala-shadow.jpg
  • The late afternoon sun shines into a heavy rain storm, forming rainbows over the crater at Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii.
    maui-haleakala-rainbow_2461.jpg
  • A group of chukar (Alectoris chukar) gathers on the rugged, rocky terrian high on Mount Haleakala, Maui.
    maui-chukar-group.jpg
  • The sun sets over the Pacific Ocean, turning golden the clouds above Makena Beach on the island of Maui, Hawai`i. The island of Kahoolawe, which was used for military target practice, is visible on the horizon at left; Molokini, a small islet that is a partially submerged volcanic crater, appears on the horizon just to the left of the sun.
    Maui_MakenaBeach_Sunset_6077.jpg
  • A red-footed booby (Sula sula rubripes) preens itself on a branch high above the Pacific Ocean in the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge in Kauai, Hawaii.
    red-footed-booby-preen.jpg
  • The sun shines into a heavy rain storm, forming rainbows over the crater in Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii.
    maui-haleakala-rainbow_2474.jpg
  • The sun rises behind storm clouds developing over the crater in Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii.
    maui-haleakala-storm-sunrise_2602.jpg
  • Choppy waves strike Ke`E Beach during a stormy sunrise on the north coast of Kauai, Hawaii.
    kauai-kee-waves.jpg
  • A Hawaiian man paddleboards next to one humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) as another one breaches near Makena on the island of Maui, Hawaii.
    Hawaii_Whales_Paddleboarder_Makena_9...jpg
  • An approaching fall storm results in a colorful twilight sky above Haleakala National Park on the Hawaiian island of Maui.
    maui-haleakala-twilight-2535.jpg
  • Towering storm clouds build over the Pacific Ocean west of the Hawaiian island of Maui. This scene was captured from the summit of Mount Haleakala.
    maui-storm-clouds.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves shoot 50 feet into the air through a tiny hole in a lava shelf off on the Kauai coast known as the Spouting Horn blowhole. It sounds like a whale breathing, but Hawaiian legend says the sound is actually the "lizard woman" moaning. She would attack anyone who got too close. One day she chased a fisherman into a lava tube. He escaped; she's still stuck.
    SpoutingHorn.jpg
  • A Haleakala silversword plant (Argyroxiphium sandwicense macrocephalum) grows in the volcanic rock near the summit of Mount Haleakal? on the Hawaiian island of Maui. The plant, found only in Haleakala National Park, was once endangered and is still considered threatened. It grows more than a mile above sea level (2,100 to 3,000 m) in tough conditions. The skin and hairs are strong enough to resist the wind and freezing temperature of this altitude and protect the plant from dehydration and the sun.
    maui-haleakala-silversword.jpg
  • A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), or Honu in Hawaiian, rests on the Punalu`u Black Sand Beach on the Big Island of Hawaii. Punalu`u is one of the few beaches where these turtles bask in the sun. Scientists believe the cold-blooded turtles bask there to speed their metabolism and avoid tiger sharks.
    GreenSeaTurtle_Honu_Punaluu_8923.jpg
  • An ohia lehua tree (Metrosideros polymorpha) provides rare color on a lava field in Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. Ohio lehua are the most abundant native trees in Hawaii and are among the first life in new lava flows. According to Hawaiian legend, the tree is actually a young warrior. Pele, the goddess of fire, wanted to marry the warrior. When he refused, she turned him into a tree. The other gods weren't able to turn him back, so they turned his true love into the lehua blossom so they could be reunited. It's said that if you pick one of the blossoms, it will rain - the tears of lovers.
    HI_Volcanoes_OhiaLehua_Blossom_8493.jpg
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