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An aerial shot of a neighborhood in Kekaha, island of Kauai, Hawaii. In the center of the picture is the Kekaha Beach House the oceanfront house with the light-colored roof and staircase in the front. As of July 2004, Joe and Lee are almost done building it. Kekaha Beach is the longest beach in Hawaii, and yet, as you can see, it's typically empty. Kekaha is the westernmost town in the USA and a world away from the tourist madness of Honolulu and Waikiki Beach. In the upper-right, you can see the machine hangars of the Kekaha Sugar Mill. The very first house that I ever owned is in this photo -- well, sort of. It's obscured by monkeypod trees; it's two blocks from the ocean, almost exactly abeam the Kekaha Beach House {42395|here is a picture} of my old house. I took this picture during my flight around the island with Bruce. This photo was taken on Saturday, June 26, 2004 and added to the web on Monday, July 12, 2004. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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While Bruce and I were flying over the Poipu Beach area, I took two pictures of the Hyatt Regency Kauai along Shipwrecks Beach. I later stitched the two pictures together to make this wide-angle image. My wife and I used to live less than a mile from the Hyatt. We often went there at night to sneak into the pools and the salt water lagoon the lagoon is heated, by the way, with the resort's air conditioner exhaust. The Hyatt also has several wonderful restaurants; we ate there quite a bit when we were childless. The property in general is pretty impressive. Kirsten and I stayed there a few nights as a "pre-honeymoon". This is on the south shore of Kauai, Hawaii. This photo was taken on Saturday, June 26, 2004 and added to the web on Friday, July 2, 2004. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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The sleepy tropical town of Kekaha on the westside of Kauai, Hawaii. Normally sunny and dry, it was actually a little rainy when Bruce and I flew over. The Kekaha Sugar Mill is clearly visible in this aerial photo. From this perspective, the red tint of the ocean is visible. After heavy rains, the nearby Waimea River will dump red soil into the sea, causing this temporary local effect. Waimea means "red water" in Hawaiian. This photo was taken on Saturday, June 26, 2004 and added to the web on Monday, June 28, 2004. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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This is Nualolo Kai State Park on the Na Pali coast of Kauai, Hawaii. When we flew by, Bruce asked me if I could see any nude sunbathers. Apparently, he's seen them here before. This remote beach is completely detached from the rest of the world; you need a boat to get here. Being so far out, the campers form their own standards of conduct. I've heard from others that nudity is tolerated on many of the remote northwestern beaches. I like how the campers set up their tents in the undercut of the cliff and leave their kayaks parked on the beach. I took this aerial photograph during an island tour. This photo was taken on Saturday, June 26, 2004 and added to the web on Monday, June 28, 2004. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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An overhead view of Poipu Beach Park in Poipu, island of Kauai, Hawaii. I've been to this beach hundreds of times, but only noticed during this flight the word POIPU spelled in lava rocks on the ocean floor. The orange jet ski in the water belongs to the lifeguards. The kiddie beach is on the right, with the sandy bottom. Bruce and I were on our way back to Lihue airport when I took this picture. At the extreme right, you can see three tall palm trees. These are the trees featured in {43222|this picture}. This photo was taken on Saturday, June 26, 2004 and added to the web on Sunday, June 27, 2004. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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This is an aerial view of Makaha Ridge along the Na Pali coast of Kauai, Hawaii. The deep valley to the left is Makaha Valley; it's incredibly steep and immense. An aerial photo is probably the only way to see it all. If you're interested, I took this picture from a civilian aircraft while I was off-duty. I even requested permission to do aerial photography here from the Barking Sands air traffic control tower. My request was approved and I was surprised because they didn't know who I was. I could have been anyone. This photo was taken on Saturday, June 26, 2004 and added to the web on Saturday, January 1, 2005. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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Bruce and I were flying around the island when I took this aerial photo of Polihale Beach on the westside of Kauai, Hawaii. The remote Nohili Dunes can be seen at the top of the photo. This photo was taken on Saturday, June 26, 2004 and added to the web on Tuesday, June 29, 2004. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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A nice aerial perspective of Waimea Town on the westside of Kauai, Hawaii. In the foreground, the Waimea Canyon Road snakes down from the canyon upcountry down into town. The Waimea House is nearly in the center of this picture; it's in the Waimea Heights neighborhood the small cluster of cliffside homes in the foreground is more than 700 feet above the homes in the valley just below. The red tint of the ocean reveals recent rain; the Waimea River will dump red soil into the sea after heavy downpours in the mountains upstream. Bruce and I were flying around the island when I took this picture. This photo was taken on Saturday, June 26, 2004 and added to the web on Tuesday, June 29, 2004. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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A nice aerial view of the Marriott Kauai on Kalapaki Beach in Lihue, island of Kauai, Hawaii. Lihue airport is in the background; look closely and see a Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 717 taxiing beside Runway 3 near the terminal. Nawiliwili Park is at the lower left the only patch of open green space along the bay. Bruce and I were approaching Lihue airport when I took this picture. This photo was taken on Saturday, June 26, 2004 and added to the web on Monday, June 28, 2004. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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Bruce and I were on final approach to Lihue airport when I took this aerial photo. In the foreground, you can see restaurants and tourist shops Nawiliwili Harbor, a major port-of-call, is nearby. You can also see Kalapaki Beach which fronts the Marriott Kauai. In the background, you can see an interisland container ship bringing cargo to Kauai's Nawiliwili Harbor. Container ships are the Hawaiian islands' lifeblood, bringing just about everything you can imagine, from food and fuel to livestock and lumber. This photo was taken on Saturday, June 26, 2004 and added to the web on Sunday, June 27, 2004. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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An aerial photograph of Waimea Canyon and Waimea Canyon Road on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. It's a little hard to make out the highway, but you can see just how close to the edge it is. If you ever find yourself driving down Waimea Canyon Road, try downshifting into a lower gear. You might preserve my air quality and your own safety -- {30329|read more}. I took this picture during an air tour with Bruce. This photo was taken on Saturday, June 26, 2004 and added to the web on Friday, December 24, 2004. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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Bruce listens to the ATIS while parked on the ramp at LIH in Lihue, island of Kauai, Hawaii. I rode in the back seat of his Cessna 172K so I'd have a better view for open-window photography. This photo was taken on Saturday, June 26, 2004 and added to the web on Sunday, June 27, 2004. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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An aerial photo of Salt Pond Beach in Hanapepe, Kauai, Hawaii. It's a real beach, but the namesake comes from nearby salt ponds where people still harvest sea salt. This photo was taken on Saturday, June 26, 2004 and added to the web on Wednesday, February 16, 2005. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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In June 2004, Kirsten and I bought the Waimea House. It's the grey house on the corner with the tall cypress trees and the dried-out lawn. This small neighborhood is Waimea Heights on the westside of Kauai, Hawaii. I took this aerial photo when I was flying with Bruce. I like this photo because you can see that our neighbors across the street are backed right up to a sheer 700-foot cliff edge 213 meters. This photo was taken on Saturday, June 26, 2004 and added to the web on Monday, July 12, 2004. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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In June 2004, Kirsten and I bought the Waimea House. It's the grey house on the corner with the tall cypress trees and the dried-out lawn. The white panel in the backyard is really two pallets of tiles. We had the floors ripped out and replaced. This small neighborhood is Waimea Heights on the westside of Kauai, Hawaii. I took this aerial photo when I was flying with Bruce. This photo was taken on Saturday, June 26, 2004 and added to the web on Monday, July 12, 2004. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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