View From Here - Hawaii Travel Blog

Plan a trip

Check-In

Check-Out

Adults

Children

Rooms

Promo Code

Special Rates

Check Availability

AAA/CAA Rate

Kamaaina Rate

Senior 50+ Rate

Airline Employee Rate

Government Rate

Travel Industry Rate

Travel Club Rate

Special rates require proof of eligibility at check-in

You're one step closer to paradise...

View From Here - Hawaii Travel Blog - Snorkeling & Water Adventures

Total Number of Entries - 59

|< < 1 2 3 4 5 6 > >|

Hawksbill Sea Turtles in Hawaii

Kim Steutermann Rogers on Sun 6/5/2011

Destination: Maui

It’s turtle nesting season in Hawaii. There are eight species of sea turtles in the world’s oceans. Five swim in the waters of Hawaii and yet only one—the green sea turtle—is commonly spotted in the near-shore waters of all the main Hawaiian Islands. Another, the hawksbill, is critically-endangered and nests on the beaches of Maui and Big Island, primarily.
Read More
Despair and Hope in Marine Debris

Kim Steutermann Rogers on Mon 3/28/2011

Destination: Oahu

The Law of Polarity. I’ve also heard it referred to as The Law of Opposites. Whatever you call it, I experienced it for two days last week in Waikiki at the Fifth International Marine Debris Conference in the form of despair, on the one hand, and hope, on the other.
Read More
Happy World Water Day

Kim Steutermann Rogers on Tue 3/22/2011

Destination: Oahu

Today, March 22, 2011, is World Water Day, and I am headed to Waikiki not to go to the beach, not to surf the tail-end of a surprising south swell, not to shop at Ala Moana Shopping Center, not to go to dinner at Duke's. But to attend the 5th International Marine Debris Conference. The pavement was wet when I left the house just before dawn, thanks to some overnight showers.
Read More
Welcome to Maui. Welcome to Whale Soup.

Kim Steutermann Rogers on Mon 2/28/2011

Destination: Maui

We boarded a Trilogy's Elua catamaran on the sandy shores of Kaanapali, Maui at 4:00 on a hot February afternoon, as a Kona system from the south evaporated Hawaii's cooling trade winds and vog from Hawaii (Big) Island's Kilauea volcano settled on the islands of Lanai and Molokai to our west. February is known for pretty much one thing in Maui: Whales. Just three days before a whole day was dedicated to the celebration of whales in Kihei, complete with a Parade of Whales, Run for the Whales, Hawaiian music concert, “Made on Maui” market, food--lots and lots of food—and more.

Read More
Kohala Coast Getaway, Part 3: Manta Rays

Kim Steutermann Rogers on Mon 2/14/2011

Destination: Hawaii Island

I squeezed into my full-length—and wet—wetsuit, slithered into another called a "shorty" and pulled a neoprene "hoodie" on my head, securing it with a chin strap. The ocean water temperature in Hawaii varies from about 76 in winter to 81 degrees in summer. A mere five degrees difference. On our earlier scuba dive at dusk here off Hawaii (Big) Island, my dive computer put the evening’s water temperature at 77 degrees.
Read More
2010 Year in Pictures

Kim Steutermann Rogers on Fri 12/31/2010

Destination: Hawaii Island, Kauai, Maui, Oahu

In 2010, I traveled around the main Hawaiian Islands, exploring Oahu, Maui, Big Island and, of course, the island on which I live--Kauai. I always pack one of my various cameras when I travel, either my handy iPhone, portable Canon G9 or my SLR, a Canon 20D with a variety of lenses, including a fun and funky Lensbaby, walk-around 17-85mm, and a super-telephoto Tokina 75-400mm. I take way more pictures than I ever post on this blog. Here, in a review of 2010 in pictures, are many of those images that, for one reason or another, were never published. Enjoy.
Read More
In Loving Memory of Andy Irons

Kim Steutermann Rogers on Wed 11/17/2010

Destination: Kauai

The signs started going up November 3rd, the day after Kauai-born, world-champion surfer Andy Irons was reported dead. Just 32, Andy had recently won the Billabong Pro Tahiti, and was awaiting the birth of his first child—a son, already named Axel. The news reverberated throughout the island of Kauai in shock waves—from the local coffee shop, gas station and post office to text messages, emails and phone calls. And, of course, at the beach—Pinetrees, in particular, where a group of surfers gathered, slack-jawed and shuffling their feet.
Read More
A River of Lava on Big Island

Kim Steutermann Rogers on Fri 11/12/2010

Destination: Hawaii Island

In doing some research on ghost stories and Pele in Hawaii (they go hand in hand, many say), I ran across this October 28, 2010 video of a river of lava flowing to the sea on Big Island. It could be said the video is better than seeing it live, because you won't get this close to the lava yourself--trained scientists took this video--and not that you'd want to, quite frankly.
Read More
A Hui Hou Andy Irons

Kim Steutermann Rogers on Tue 11/2/2010

Destination: Hawaii Island, Kauai, Maui, Oahu

Andy Irons died earlier today, November 2, 2010, at the young age of 32. He had just won a major surf competition in Tahiti just a month before. After taking last year off the professional surf circuit, he was making his comeback, and in a big way. Earlier this summer, he spoke about why he surfed.
Read More
Molokai to Oahu in a Canoe

Kim Steutermann Rogers on Thu 9/30/2010

Destination: Oahu

Every third Sunday in September, I look at the ocean and wonder what the conditions are like on the Ka’iwi Channel, the stretch of open ocean between Oahu and Molokai. Are there whitecaps? Is there a swell rippling across the ocean? What’s the wind doing? Is there a current? Certain experiences in life create a bond among people. Things people do together that take grit, that are a challenge, that require teamwork. Running a marathon qualifies. So does Na Wahine O Ke Kai.
Read More