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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February 04, 2026
Not all sunrises involve flaming skies. Clouds lit by the sun and rain falling from below another Paukaʻa sunrise.
Barbara Rasmussen
Paukaʻa, Hawaiʻi
Barbara Rasmussen
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Featured Images
Starting the day with my daughter. The weather was cloudy and windy, but we decided to go for a swim regardless of the weather. We were rewarded with this memorable sunrise.
I enjoy watching the sunrise with its vibrant colors. It only last a few minutes but it’s a peaceful, contemplative way to start the day and the new year. May this year bring more aloha and unity and peace to our islands.
This photo was taken on an early walk up to Punchbowl and the sun was just peeking over the horizon, creating a scene of a tree of life. I walk many times up this road, but have never witnessed this light and color. Left me in awe as I stopped to take a photo and gaze at the beauty of Hawaiʻi’s sky.
2026 has had some spectacular sunrises in East Hawai’i but this got my attention with the blinds closed! What a beautiful sight.
A friend of mine and I were at Halekulani last evening listening to some awesome music and hula dancing when we noticed the lunar halo...amazing views!!!
I was watching the 6 o'clock news that night showing all the flooding on the West Coast, and I looked out onto my lanai from my couch and witnessed this spectacular sunset. How blessed we are to live in Hawaiʻi!
While I was passenger princess on the H-1, the sky turned into an orange colored sea. It was a surreal experience.
The morning sun peaking through the clouds that make Kauaʻi the Garden Island.
December 4 was the last of three super moons in 2025 and the last full moon of the year. Taken from my lanai in Pauka’a, this was dubbed the Cold Moon but the light does seem warm reflecting on the clouds. Always pleased to see a full moon; this one was exceptional.
A beautiful morning spent with ʻOhana and the Hawaiʻi Chapter of the National Bleeding Disorder Foundation Community for the annual Unite Walk for hope and awareness.
Rain clouds over the ocean, off Hawaiʻi Kai. I enjoy taking pictures of clouds, sunset. The picture was taken from the third floor of the Ivy at Hawaiʻi Kai, a senior retirement community, where I live. I used to live in Arizona where I could see weather clouds 30 miles away.
This photo was taken on 35mm slide film at Hanalei Bay, Kaua'i, during sunset on Dec. 2, 2025. The contrast between the colors of the ocean and sky was so striking that it demanded a photo.
