I was lucky enough to visit Hawaii several years back, and found it to be a really fantastic place with friendly, welcoming people. Honolulu was a little too urban for me, but the Big Island was perfect. One evening I stepped out of a supermarket in Kona to this view, and managed to take one shot before the setting sun disappeared altogether.
Dreaming of summer, Kona, Hawaii
Faran Silverton 
Gorgeous. Glorious!
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Thanks Robyn. Coming from east coast Australia, it was a novelty being able to take photos of the sun setting on the ocean.
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man oh MAN I wish I could get back to Kona. I absolutely fell in love with that place. So glad someone else shares that love.
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Yep Kona was a great place to visit. Visiting the volcanoes national park was fantastic too.
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oh absolutely. I could spend two weeks there just exploring the island. Hilo was pretty fantastic as well.
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See, this is how much of a bad friend I am – I don’t even remember you going to Hawaii!
I know what you mean about taking photos of the sun setting over the ocean. I got super excited about that the first time I went to WA.
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Oh this was about 5 years ago, nothing recent unfortunately 🙂 Although it’s one place I’m keen to go back to. I’ve never been to WA but that’s also on the bucket list. I have to say though, a full moon coming up over the ocean is pretty spectacular too.
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That’s a nice shot – a great blue sunset that makes a change from the usual orange/red emphasis. We visited Maui several years back and it was absolutely wonderful.
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Thank you. It’s an untouched picture so very true to the real colours. We only visited the Big Island and Oahu but I’d love to go back someday to see the other islands. It’s a fantastic place and stand-up paddleboarding with turtles at Kona is one of my best travel highlights.
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A lovely capture. Sunset over the ocean is always a wonderful sight. 🙂
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Thank you. It was a very lucky moment on a beautiful night. This is the original photo too – no filters 🙂
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What an amazing shot! I’ve always wanted to go there! Maybe someday but in the meantime, I’ll stare at this photo and imagine I’m there!😃
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Thank you Laura. It’s a great place – I’d love to go back someday.
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Beautiful Shot! Kona was a place we used to come to multiple times a year and we finally made the move from Washington State to Kona 5 years ago and have loved every minute with zero regrets! Our family come to visit Kona now! Thanks for the post! For you’re memories to come flooding back, check out Kona-Hi.com. I have lots of pictures!! 🙂
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Thanks for stopping by to comment. Yep I have very fond memories of Kona and the Big Island, I’ll definitely check your blog out 🙂
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