Hawai'i Skies
Aloha State Daily shares your sky photos
The Aloha State is known for its beautiful and varied skies with frequent rainbows, vibrant sunsets, misty clouds hanging near mountains, and clear nights of bright stars that have historically guided Polynesian navigators.
Whether you live here or are visiting, we’d love to share a recent photo that you have captured while enjoying views of the Hawaiian Islands.
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October 29, 2026
This colorful moonbow appeared over Central Maui one night when I had driven up to Hali’imaile, in tears, upset over an awful conversation with a friend. Seeing it immediately filled me with a sense of peace and gratitude, and even a few more tears feeling like my ancestors were watching over me. It was the first moonbow I had ever seen, and the colors seemed completely impossible at night. 🌈🤍
Lois Leinani Whitney
Wailuku, Maui
Lois Leinani Whitney
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Featured Images
Start of another beautiful day in paradise. Ready for some time in the water.
Watching the rain showers in front of the sun and play of colors on the clouds. Hawaiʻi skies are both beautiful and interesting.
Going for a casual walk in ʻEwa Beach and stopping to enjoy a spectacular sunset.
I was on an airplane flying into the Big Island and the way the light streamed across the water and drew a line across the clouds with the darkened sky above, was striking!!!
My wife and I were on Maui for our annual vacation and the property (Westin Ocean Resort Villas) we were staying at had an outrigger canoe company on site. As we were getting ready for the paddle to begin the double rainbow appeared. I told my wife this was an excellent sign and we ended up with an up close and personal whale encounter about half way into our paddle session. Great day on the ocean and brought back fond memories of being in a canoe. I used to live on Oahu and paddled on a team for about 10 years.
Taken on Friday night, Nov. 28, 2025 — the week of my haole hubby’s and my 36th anniversary. ... Aloha from one kamaʻāina wen stuck on da Mainland
Thumbs up from the sky! Every time I come back to this photo, I’m reminded that everything will be alright.
Took these driving from the car...hope you enjoy....there is nothing like a Big Island sky, so diverse, given the landscape and so many kinds of clouds.
This photo was taken from the ocean side of the Ala Wai Canal on Oct. 19, 2025, at 4:45 p.m. I found it striking because the rainbow's perfect emergence from the cloud line beautifully illustrates atmospheric moisture in action.
This was taken in December 2020 on a hike during the pandemic. Social distancing at its best. Double rainbow over the city.
A bright azure sky and an even brighter rainbow streched out over Honolulu were recently spotted from high up Azure Ala Moana.
Just before sunset, the sky looked especially nice through the trees lining Mililani’s main streets.
Another beautiful sunrise taken while visiting last January.
Mauna Kea is so glorious in all its heights. Literally on top of the world. Hawaiʻi skies have it all!
I liked the purple and orange colors, with the small clouds in the foreground giving it a feeling of depth. It made me feel energetic and hopeful for the beginning of a new day. I think this photo is special because of its color and complexity.
I just thought the combination of city and nature was an interesting photo.
Just loved the colors in the sky that morning, felt really peaceful looking at them. Special because it was right over the ocean here. The Golden Rays just really make me feel like I live in Heaven here on Earth.
God provides us a nightly sky show that never disappoints.
I liked this photo, wispy clouds, because it looked like jellyfish floating in the sky. It made me feel like flying. The photo was special because I had never seen clouds like that before.
I liked this photo, red sky sunrise, because it looked like the whole sky was on fire, it made me feel in awe, it was special because you don't often see so much red and orange color completely covering the sky.
The clouds were so vibrant that I stopped in my tracks and snapped a ridiculous amount of photos of them. I also loved the silhouetted palm trees. I felt grateful to live in a place where you get to experience lovely views like that on a regular basis.
The lull before the storm.
