Honolulu Airport - Reef Runway

On Saturday, January 15, Sommer's birthday, while Sommer and her friend Kat were out getting their mani-pedi's...me and her husband Mike went out to the viewing area at the end of Keehi Lagoon Drive to take some pictures of the planes taking off on HNL's reef runway.

We only stayed for a few minutes but caught a couple of planes taking off.  The rest of the pics can be viewed here (Flickr)

United Parcel Service (UPS) Boeing 747-44AF (SCD) - N572UP

Delta Boeing 767-332/ER - N176DN

Delta Boeing 767-332/ER - N196DN

Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 767-346/ER - JA602J

UPS McDonnell Douglas MD-11 - N260UP

Then this helicopter flew right over our heads. 1998 Robinson Helicopter R44 C/N 0497.

First Hike of the New Year...Same as the Last One...

Koko Head.  Second week in a row.  I've made a goal of hiking at least twice a month this year.  Sommer committed to coming at least once a month with me.  Since next Saturday is Sommer's birthday (Jan. 15), we thought we'd better go this weekend on her "once a month" hike.  I wanted to do something like Aiea Loop, but Sommer wanted to conquer Koko Head, which had bested her the last time she tried.

Victory!

Koko Crater:

Ridge going down the north rim of the crater:

Sommer and the Ka`iwi Coast:

Bokeh:

Looking up at the platform at the top of Koko Head:

Structures at the top:

Air tram:

Hanauma Bay:

Kamehame Ridge

Some island (looks like an atoll) in Hawaii Kai:

Hanauma Bay rim trail:

More bokeh:

Heading down:

Scary bridge part:

All pau!

More pics here.

Panorama!  Click here to view as a 1920 pix desktop version.

NEW YEARS!!!!

Spent New Years in Kapolei at my Uncle house...

Olena playing with a sparkler:



Uncle Karl cruising:





Clean up fire:

More here.

Kapolei fire department responding to a HUGE New Years fire...