Hamakua
     
Akaka Falls
     

One of the many deep gulches on the Hamakua coast, north of Hilo, with waterfall and thousands of Alexandra palms

One of the many streams along the Hamakua coast
 
   
View of Alexandra palms in one of the deep gulches along the Hamakua coast
     

Highway 19 visible at top right, a few miles north of Hilo

Surfing spot at Honolii, just north of Hilo

 
Hillside above Onomea Bay and Hawaii Botanical Garden
 
Onomea Bay
     
     
The post office in Ninole, about 18 miles north of Hilo
January 2007
 
     
Typical view of Highway 19 (Hawaii Belt Road), about 15 miles north of Hilo
January 2007
 
     
 Double rainbow over Onomea Bay, 4 miles north of Hilo, seen from Highway 19
January 2007