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.
Kindly submit your high-resolution, horizontal photo that you own and/or have the rights to, here on this page or by emailing general@alohastatedaily.com. Include the location and date you took the photo, and a brief description of what made it special. We are excited to review and publish your submission on our site!
December 08, 2025
This Kaka’ako sunset photo was taken from Ala Moana Beach Park. A picture is worth a thousand words.
R. Freed
Ala Moana Beach Park
R. Freed
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Featured Images
On Dec. 3, I witnessed a magnificent sunrise. Watching the sun emerge from the ocean, then hide behind some clouds showed me the power and beautiful God that I worship. I was blessed just by seeing this. This is from my deck in Makakilo.
C. Mane
Makakilo
The sky over Waiʻalae Avenue Kaimukī December 1 — goodbye November!
ChrisAnn Hayes
Kaimukī
Caught this picture before a recent University of Hawai‘i men's basketball game on the UH-Mānoa campus. If I see a rainbow and I'm in a safe position to take a photo (not driving), I will almost always do so. I think every rainbow is a great reminder of how fortunate we are to live in such a beautiful place.
Christian Shimabuku
University of Hawaiʻi - Mānoa
Caught this unreal sunset after a surf sesh. Kewalos knows how to close the day in style. Perfect finish to a full day of surf.
Garrett Seto
Kewalo Basin Harbor
Here’s a photo with the rainbow over Sleeping Giant on Kauai!! Love all the rainbows here!!
Sally Moe
Kauaʻi
We lived on Molokaʻi for several years on the West End and experienced really beautiful sunsets and lots and lots of green flashes. Moved to Hilo about 12 years ago, and really missed the sunsets I’d known (even as an original west coast mainlander). When I finally began starting my day very early in the morning, I began to realize I wasn’t missing anything really, I was just getting a different perspective of Hawaiʻi skies and had been missing the best part of the day. We do get pink clouds at sunset, but nothing like our flaming clouds at sunrise. Made me feel….'lucky I live Hawaiʻi!'
Barbara Rasmussen
Pauka’a
This is the owners house at Ainahau Ranch. In Volcano on the Big Island. I shot this with a Galaxy S21 phone while we were enjoying cocktails after a looong day of fixing barb wire fence. It was a magical night with good friends, lots of stars shining bright and a nice bottle of wine.
Rich Davison
Ainahau Ranch
This was the third rainbow we saw this day but this one stood out! Truly a magical sight.
Wendy Roberts
Waimānalo Beach
I have never seen the sky look quite like this - before or since. The colors were incredible and filled the sky. Gazing at this wondrous display from my isolated and peaceful vantage point filled my spirit. It was transcendent. I remember laying on the grass and just existing in the presence of Ke Akua and my kūpuna and feeling extraordinarily blessed and grateful to be connected - spiritually and physically - to this wahi pana (storied place).
Puanani Fernandez-Akamine
A Kāneʻohe hillside overlooking the bay.
My son loves to watch the clouds roll from the hills makai of us over to the koʻolaus which are mauka of us. These clouds were especially impressive!
Bryan Mick
kahaluʻu
Amazing Grace performed by the Celtic Pipes and Drums of Hawai‘i.
Battleship Missouri Memorial
Pearl Harbor
Magical Moment. I felt blessed to witness a gift from the sky.
Cindy Evans
South Kohala, Hawai’i Island
My morning walk today about 630 am or so- really sets the tone for keeping positive and knowing today will be another beautiful day.
ChrisAnn Hayes
Kailua
Double rainbow over Punchbowl, each arc a mahalo - one for our veterans who fought for our freedoms, and one for those who protect our peace
Bonnie Oda
Punchbowl
The sky consistently reminds me that no two sunsets are ever the same, just as no two moments are ever the same. This reminds me to pause and appreciate the unique beauty that’s always unfolding right where we are.
Alice Inoue
Kakaʻako
Looking west in Hawaiʻi Kai, my view is blocked by a ridge. Always looking for a colorful sunset even though I can't see the sun drop into the ocean.
Linda Barchman
Hawaiʻi Kai
The sun and rain casts a ghostly impression just beyond the King Street Catholic Cemetery. The spirits are ushering Halloween with a bit of spark.
Bonnie Oda
King Street
Rainbows in Mānoa seemed especially big and bright on the weekend the UH Rainbow Warriors beat Colorado State.
Kam Napier
Mānoa
"Nothing like flying into Hawai‘i and being greeted by blue skies, the blue sea and sunshine."
Stephanie Salmons
A return flight from the Mainland.
Pele was unfortunately quiet during my visit, but I was able to capture and enjoy the fire in the sky Sunday evening.
Dustin Narikiyo
Hilo Bay
It was a full moon, perfect for night surfing with the boys before school started up again. One last night of friends enjoying each other's company before starting a new school year. It was a beautiful night, despite the light shower. It reminded me of my younger days walking on the beach in Waikīkī.
Alexis Seto
Waikīkī Walls
During a hectic morning, take a moment to look up — you might catch a double rainbow across the sky. And honestly, doesn’t that make everything a little better?
Kady Pascual
Ewa Beach
The sunset before the storm. Looking out over Ala Moana Park.
Ron Freed
Ala Moana Park
I took it from my backyard in Kaimuki. I was soaking in some moon beams. The sky whispers, the flowers listen.
Amy Schwab
Kaimuki
The sunsets here are always spectacular. Makes you appreciate the beautiful creation. The water here is so clean compared to other beaches.
Leeny Rellamas
Three Tables, North Shore