A full moon rises in the night sky shrouded by clouds casting eerie shadows through the trees. Halloween is coming!! One of our favorite night time television talk shows is Andy Bumatai.    more »

Leleiwi Beach Park Looking north toward the Hamakua coast across Hilo and the slopes of Mauna Kea. The tallest Island mountain in the world. What's New!   more »

Why do birds fly into windows? I took this picture because of the interesting effect it caused. It's not a double exposure or any other trick photography. I'm looking into the glass window to my workshop. The reflection shows the house behind me and the white square is the window on the other side of the workshop. If you look carefully, you can see the lawn chair, the workshop table and other items inside the workshop. The picture is an natural illusion.   more »

On the morning of October 15th, 2006, at 7:07AM HST, two earthquakes hit the Big Island. The largest and first quake registering a magnitude 6.7 on the Richter scale, seven minutes later a second 6.0 quake rattled the island.   more »

Interesting news story from the Hawai'i Reporter about a Islamic Muslim group wanting to raise money to build the first mosque in Kona-Kailua. According to the Hawai'i Reporter:    more »

Flower Exposition   more »

Welina mai na makamaka heluhelu o māua blog (Greetings friends that read our blog)   more »

Popoki's Story   more »

This is the 14th year the Ho'olaule'a has been held in Hilo. Ho'olaule'a, which means a gathering festival of celebration, had three stages hosting a variety of bands. It turned out to be a rainy day for the event. From a steady drizzle to the occasional downpour, that didn't dampen the spirits of folks that came to listen to the music and dine on the food. The event was sponsored by KWXX 94.7 FM a local radio station in downtown Hilo.   more »