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!
June 16, 2026
Thought about submitting this shot above Punchbowl area. Looks like lunar halo along with rainbow?
Myra
Above Punchbowl area
Myra
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Good morning, this picture doesn’t do justice to colors of this rainbow. It felt amazing, it was so big! Beautiful start to Aloha Friday!
Barbra
2026 months of rain ... means beautiful rainbows in the morning. Beautiful morning rainbow blessing us over the Koʻolaus, far left of Punchbowl Cemetery.
Marian Yee
Near the Koʻolaus
The sunsets at Kona are legendary of course, and this particular evening was spectacular after a day of golf, yard work and grilling out. We lost our Florida home back in 2004 to Hurricane Ivan, and we moved to Kona in 2007. We are so blessed to have found our piece of paradise here and every Kona sunset reminds us how fortunate we are to be living in Hawaiʻi. We live with our beloved dogs and cat, our stairway to heaven.
Don and Deb Chinery
Kona
I was enjoying a lovely evening at Waimea Bay with my husband and our puppy, and I had to snap a photo of this gorgeous sunset! I had been watching our puppy race across the sand and we we were completely in the moment. As a weeknight after a full day of work, being able to end the evening at Waimea Bay was a reminder of how lucky we are to live in such a beautiful place.
Kallin Spiller
Waimea Bay
We were out sailing with some friends. … Everyone was wearing polarized sunglasses so it took a while for us to even notice and then suddenly as soon as we took off, the glasses were amazed at the complete rainbow and it’s brightness. It stayed across the city like that for a very long time and it was just the perfect Hawaiʻi rainbow and afternoon sailing.
Bruce Hidaka-Gordon
Waikīkī
I was enjoying a lovely evening at Waimea Bay with my husband and our puppy, and I had to snap a photo of this gorgeous sunset! I had been watching our puppy race across the sand and we we were completely in the moment. As a weeknight after a full day of work, being able to end the evening at Waimea Bay was a reminder of how lucky we are to live in such a beautiful place.
Kallin Spiller
Waimea Bay
Just in the right place right time
Glenn Nishida
Kahaluʻu
We are so blessed to live in Hawaiʻi and sometimes we just need to take time to enjoy it. When asked what restaurant I want to go to celebrate Mother’s Day, I responded with a simple picnic at the beach watching the sunset. It was so beautiful and relaxing!
Linda Peters
Waikīkī
Here's a picture I took on my way to Hāna on Maui. This was taken in October 2025 as I drove the narrow, curvy highway that was a thrill a minute. I hope you can use this picture, as it's one of my favorite memories from that visit.
Julie Hammond
Maui
A low‑sitting rainbow stretching across the valley after the rain.
Jessica Doney
Mākaha Valley
Like I needed to take the photo.
Nohua
Saddle Road
Preparing for an early morning sail from the Makani Kai Marina.
Doug Cochran
Makani Kai Marina, Kāneʻohe
This particular morning was a special one for me and my mom. We were spending time together, and it had been a long, long time since just the two of us sat down, had coffee, and watched a sunrise. We are both older now, and as an only child, we found ourselves reminiscing about things we had not talked about in quite a while. Watching the sunrise felt like more than just the start of a new day. It felt like a new beginning. It was a quiet moment in time where a mother and son could simply enjoy the stillness, the peace, and the beauty of being together at home.
Rudolph Perez
Kapaʻa
Kukuiolono Park always has amazing sunrises and each time of year has its own unique quality. This picture was exceptional and one that I have not experienced in my 10 years living on Kauaʻi.
Ron Mabry
Kukuiolono Park on Kauaʻi.
This rainbow photo comes after we weathered the three major storms and the lighting of it, in between stormy and sunny, gave a feeling of transition from foreboding to brightening. A release of tension and hope for the future. The rainbow is representative of everything beautiful about Hawaiʻi.
Ronelle Melekai
Waiʻanae
I loved the way the shadows against the mountain changed by the minute.
Julie Hammond
ʻAlekoko Menehune Fishpond near Līhuʻe, Kauaʻi
I took this picture from my son's home in Makakilo on Feb. 4. I love it because of the colors and because my granddaughter and I watched sunrises together before she went to school. I live in North Carolina and come to Oʻahu two or three times a year — I love being in Hawaiʻi!
Dee Hall
Makakilo
My wife and I stayed at a friend’s house in Kailua, and was presented with this God-created ski from their backyard; after a WOW and AHHHH of appreciation, I was thankful for another glorious Kailua evening.
Chris Mueller
Kailua
Full moon on April 1. Aloha State Daily had an article this week about the Pink Moon. Here it is, last night from Paukaʻa on the Hilo side of Big Island.
Barbara Rasmussen
Hilo
I've taken many great photos in Maui over the years. As you know the sunsets are magnificent. These photos were taken in different spots in Whalers Village. All photos are with my cell phone. And crazy as it sounds my photos seem to come out brighter and more vibrant then most others. Wish I knew why that is. Any way I love sharing my pictures, thanks for giving me the opportunity to do that.
Gary Tavis
Maui
Well, for one thing, I was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. I still live there and absolutely love it, but we never experience a sunset even remotely close to the ones I've witnessed in Maui. For us, Maui is truly paradise! But, the most important reason this photo means so much to me is the people near me as I took the picture. My wife and I have been coming to a small resort called Kehei Kai since the 1980's. Over the years, we've met eight or 10 couples who return every year at the same time we do. They come from Boulder, CO; Manhattan, KS; Kenai, AK; Minneapolis, MN; Vancouver, BC; and so on. All of us staying there gather every night to watch the Maui sunset. The view is spectacular, but the company ... priceless!
Patrick Murphy
Kihei Kai
Fishing in high surf on Lānaʻi - under the mixed clouds and expansive ski on the Island of Lānaʻi, Chris and Jean closing out the day at our favorite beach, Hulopo‘e; enjoying the efforts of one last body boarder in high surf conditions, joined by a local beach fisherman as the ski closes out for the evening.
Chris Mueller
Hulopo‘e
The calm AFTER the storm.
Judy Peckenpaugh
Kauaʻi
This looks remarkably like a little cloud spirit looking back at you! It's peeking out behind the Lychee's tree in my backyard, here in Hilo on Hawaiʻi Island.
G. Mitchell
Hilo, Hawaiʻi
I took this picture while sailing on Nov. 9, 2025. It’s not unusual to see a rainbow over Waikīkī, but this one was low and seemed to be hugging the city.
Bruce Hidaka-Gordon
Waikīkī
These were taken at Kapi’olani Park right before sunset
Kristin Richards
Kapi’olani Park
This canyon is always breathtaking, but when you spot a rainbow after getting poured on with friends, it’s even more amazing!
Kelsey Kukaua Medeiros
Waimea Canyon, Kauaʻi
Took my usual long morning daily walk to reconnect with my creator, greeted by his paint brushed sky
Chris Mueller
Kailua Beach