Halona Blow Hole

Halona Blow Hole, or just Blow Hole to the locals, is located on the Makapuu Coast right before you get to Sandy Beach. It’s basically a hole in a rock chamber that spouts ocean spray when large waves crash into it. There are several blow holes around Hawaii but the one in Makapuu is the most well-known and most-visited.

There is some tragedy associated with this blow hole. Over the years, several people have been injured and even killed when they got too close to the hole at the wrong time. The air pressure generated by powerful waves crashing into the rock chamber causes air to blast out with hurricane force and can toss a person into the air. So, like many of nature’s spectacles, it pays to be careful and respectful of Mother Nature’s power. If you stay in public viewing areas, you’ll be perfectly safe.

Sunset at 30x Speed

When I filmed the winter sunset video, I thought the footage came out pretty nice. But because there was hardly any wind, the sky looked pretty static. The normal trade winds usually blow the clouds fast enough so that you can see them moving with the naked eye quite easily. Since this was not the case in the sunset video, I decided to make a video playing back the final 8-10 minutes of the sunset in 20 seconds. Unfortunately, I didn’t have many clips that were long enough to be watchable at 30x speed. Next time, I will go out and film something with the intend of playing it back at a highly accelerated speed. Pali Lookout might be a good candidate (always extremely windy).  Anyways, here’s the super fast sunset video.

Nice Sunset! What a Way to End the Day

It’s probably pretty apparent by now that I like sunsets. I also like sunrises, btw. While filming this sunset, I noticed that most of the beach-goers pretty much stopped talking and just stared out over the waves at the setting sun. It was almost like they were in a trance. A group of Japanese tourists sat together and ate musubis (rice balls) very slowly, almost as if they were tasting the sunset with each and every bite. It’s hard to explain but I could see it in their eyes that they had some sort of spiritual connection to what they were witnessing. Either that or they were just tired. Or stoned. There was also a guy who stood and never flinched even when a woman in an aggressive bikini walked right in front of him. That was impressive. She probably felt rejected. Anyways, none of that is shown in this video. The video is simply meant to make you feel like you are sitting at the beach on a warm tropical evening taking in the sights and sounds of a perfect ending to a typical day in paradise.

Morning at the Beach on the North Shore

early morning at Sunset Beach on the North Shore of Oahu