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Reader Photo of the Week

Do you have a great photo of Hawaii? Email it to us and it just could end up as our Photo of the Week. Please include your name and just a little about the photo (where, when, the story behind the shot). Winners get the satisfaction of knowing their photo was the coolest of the week. Please send to photo@hawaiimagazine.com.

Click here to view past entries to our Photo of the Week.


Hanalei


"Rain storms bring fascinating sky conditions and dramatic lighting. I took this shot of Kauai's Hanalei Valley in February 2008 just after it had stopped raining. I only wished I had captured this with a wide angle lens. My husband beat me to it."

PORTIA BERNALDEZ


Reader Photo of the Week archive:


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"This was taken at a luau in Lahaina, Maui, in June 2008. My husband and I were celebrating our anniversary, and were front-row-center. We took a lot of photos that night, but this is one of my very favorites. A beautiful dancer, a gorgeous sunset, and magnificent food—all on an amazing island I miss very much."

WENDY WHIPPLE, Matteson, Illinois






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"My family traveled to Maui last year and watched this sunrise on the top of Mount Haleakala. If we weren't in Heaven, we could certainly see it from where we were standing."

KIM BARRETT, Old Bridge, New Jersey




Fire dancer


"I captured this image at the Paradise Cove luau on Oahu. The performer was lying on his back twirling the fire baton and then just passed it under his knees. The flames are a brilliant contrast to the lighting on the performer’s body."

ALICIA GAHIMER
, Indianapolis, Indiana






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"This is a photo I shot of some local fishermen who had just begun casting their lines in the sea pond at Liliuokalani Gardens in Hilo. The tide had risen at the oceanside Japanese gardens, and the men looked as though they were fishing in God-like fashion—floating on the water."

ISAAC CRUZ
, Marina, California





Hawaiian monk seal


"This photo was taken at Poipu Beach on Kauai. I was walking along the beach and didn't notice this beautiful Hawaiian monk seal until I was right up upon it. I love the look on his (or her) face.  He looks so peaceful resting in the sand."

SHANNON BERMEL, 
New Braunfels, Texas






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"We took this photo at D.T. Fleming Beach Park in Kapalua, Maui. It was sunset. The winds were tremendous. And our son James was fooling around after trying to bodysurf on the rough shore."

CAROL BANKS WEBER, 
Edmonds, Washington






Hanalei town

"Hanalei town—a throwback to Hawaii of old, with its lush taro fields and green clapboard buildings—provides a quaint walk into Hawaii's serene, less hurried past."

TERRY & DONNA PATANE
,  Seattle, Washington





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"I took this photo on a trip to Kauai last August, at Kalalau Beach at the end of a long day of hiking on the Na Pali coast trail."

LOUISE LAUB
, San Francisco, California






Newdaywaikiki


"I took this photo early—probably 7:15am—on the beach walking towards Waikiki. The colors of the sky promise another wonderful day."

ARNOLD LABRENTZ
, Creston, British Columbia






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"On our last night on Maui, I was chasing the sun trying to get some memorable sunset photos. With a sailboat rapidly leaving my selected frame and an unknown couple appearing on the beach, I knew I had found the perfect Hawaiian sunset I had imagined."

PAUL D. MORRISON, Cedar City, Utah







Kilauea lighthouse


"This photo was taken on Kauai's north shore at Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, overlooking the Kilauea Lighthouse.  The view was incredible. There were so many birds gliding overhead, and one of them soared into view as I took the picture. It was another great time to be outside in the last few hours of a perfect Hawaiian day."

MIKE HUTSON, Simi Valley, California






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"This is a picture of my son, Jimmy … on my most recent trip to Maui and third time up to Mount Haleakala. As an ohana, we have been to Hawaii six times and have been very, very blessed to touch each of the islands. I took my son to Maui when he was a one-year-old, and to this day Hawaii is in our blood. "

JIM "KIMO" BECK, Paoli, Pennsylvania







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"I love, love, love this photo I took. It was from an exhibit at The Contemporary Museum in Honolulu where people were supposed to put on a pin on a world map to show where they were from."

CHRISTA WITTMIER, Honolulu, Hawaii







Kaanapali


"We were standing on our hotel balcony overlooking Kaanapali Beach and thought this was the perfect example of a beautiful sunset experience in Hawaii. A spectacular finish for another wonderful day on Maui."

ANN BECK, Defiance, Ohio







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"The Hana Highway on Maui was full of surprises around every one of its curves and one-lane bridges. We came across this beautiful tropical waterfall—Waikani Falls—right next to the highway. "

JOAN BECK, Toledo, Ohio








Meadow


"My photo was taken near the 'tunnel of trees' on Kauai's south side. While driving back to Poipu near sunset, the sun's rays provided nice lighting and contrast upon the meadow."

MIKE HUTSON, Simi Valley, California







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"We were hiking the lower portion of the trail in Iao Valley State Park. While I was taking photos of water cascading over rocks in the river, my wife spotted this flower as it was drifting in the swirling eddies of one of the plunge pools. I think it represents the tranquility of this sacred place"

LAWRENCE GALIANO, Hammonton, NJ.







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"On our final day on Kauai last summer — after I swam some laps — this view greeted me as I got out of the water."

ANNIE ROCKWELL, Oakland, Calif.







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"I wanted to capture the mystical aspect of this shoreline" at dawn, illustrating the translation of 'Lanikai' as 'Heavenly Waters."

DWIGHT MORITA, Kailua, HI





Hanalei

"Although the sunset produced its typical burst of color, I think that capturing Hanalei Pier in black and white emphasizes subtleties - the texture of the pier and the lapping of the waves against its columns."

DAVE BUSCHECK , Pleasanton, Calif.


Napali

"I was watching the surf at Kauai's Kee Beach.  I thought, I've got to shoot the next wave.  I got out my camera, and this one rolled in.  It was the only good wave all afternoon.  I love Kauai, and I love that beach.  I'm hoping to propose to my girlfriend there."

BRIAN LUKE SEAWARD, Longmont, CO