33 things i love about hawaii, by kim

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aloha! we’re back in san diego from our (way-too-short) trip to oahu. yay! and boo.

while we are catching up on our inbox and editing our shots from all the sessions we did on oahu i thought i’d post a few of my personal shots to share a little aloha with everyone. there are plenty more where these came from. david will post his shots after we get caught up, and he has time to write a novela for his post (you know how he is).

stay tuned for morgan, mike, tanasha, pierre, jordan, ronnie, giji, jonah, rinnah, fanci, chulah, malie, jasmyn, ohana, and lots more from oahu!

for now, here are 33 things i shot (and love) in hawaii. in no particular order…

#1 – being off the plane (nothing at all against hawaiian airlines. i just hate flying. of all the airlines, hawaiian airlines rules the most.)

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#2 – hawaiian palm trees. they’re slightly cooler than californian palm trees.

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#3 – plumerias (my favorite smell in the world)

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#4 – visiting ohana

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#5 – big trees (the hitachi tree is HUGE!)

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#6 – cool trees

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#7 – driving to north shore

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#8 – surf-n-sea in haleiwa

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#9 – seeing how many large items we can pack in a rental car.

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#10 – the water

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#11 – the sand (and tan sandy hawaiian buns)

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#12 – watching people eat it at sandys

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#13 – sandy waves

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#14 – watching rain and noah make sand cities

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#15 – seeing how brave everyone gets in the shorebreak at sandys

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#16 – my man

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#17 – people watching at the beach

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#18 – outdoor showers on the beach

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#19 – outdoor showers on the beach sans low-flow showerheads

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#20 – the sun, the sand, and the water

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#21 – sunset beach

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#22 – the view from my favorite shave ice place

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#23 – owls and other random wildlife (like geckos. not cane spiders.)

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#24 – the view and the sweet smell while driving by the dole plantation and pineapple fields

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#25 – hawaiian pineapples

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#26 – fresh fruit at roadside stands

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#27 – all the spam you can give me

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#28 – being there with family and friends

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#29 – sea turtles (aye, sea turtles)

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#30 – dogs on the beach

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#31 – the best rainbows in the world. they even have black and white rainbows!

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#32 – sunsets on north shore

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#33 – being at the beach until it gets dark

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that’s not even close to everything i love about hawaii, but that’s it for now. aloha everyone!

kim

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Pinky
July 17, 2010 at 1:51 am
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omg kimmi hawaii looks so beautiful in your eyes. i know i’m from here but it looks like i’ve been missing much. we miss you guys!

Anna Kim Photography
July 17, 2010 at 7:41 am
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Gorgeous, artful photographs….the spam picture cracked me up! Hawaii is all about the spam musubi-ha!

Fola Adewole
July 17, 2010 at 9:00 am
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Wish I was there….boo hoo…Glad your ohana had fun…

Ally
July 17, 2010 at 9:10 am
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Thank you for a beautiful tease. ;-) Both Brian and I are SUPER excited to have YOU TWO as our wedding photographers because it’s obvious that you are both extremely talented and passionate about photography and beautiful moments in life. We’re also excited to visit Hawaii for the first time in our lives. So thanks for sharing! =D Now, we’re finally biting the bullet and getting a digital SLR. What do you recommend? =)

alisa greig
July 17, 2010 at 12:02 pm
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kimi! these are all amazing!! i love your view! i am so happy to call this place home :) plumeria is my fave too, the blues in the water on #10 are unreal and how did you get a pic of sunset beach with no people?? you guys are awesome–so glad to have had a chance to meet you guys!!! comebacksoon

Sofie
July 17, 2010 at 12:17 pm
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Likin’ no.11 the most I think!!! ;) Although there’s nothing quite like driving to the north shore. Love your non-traditional holiday snaps. Next time we DEFINITELY have to meet up in Hawaii!

Ryan Armstrong
July 17, 2010 at 2:38 pm
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‘Watching people eat it at Sandy’s’… haha. Always a great time. Stunning photos of the island!

Sylvia Borgo
July 17, 2010 at 2:46 pm
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Do you know I’ve only been to Hawaii once? And it was a lonnnnnng time ago. I must go back!!! Glad to have you guys back on the mainland, though! <3

Jacob Bergmeier
July 19, 2010 at 4:10 am
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Such awesomeness here! Awesome family, food, nature… real art work.

Marissa Rodriguez
July 19, 2010 at 9:57 am
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Oh my gosh!! This post makes me SOOOO excited!!! Not only do I love all these photos but we are heading to Oahu NEXT WEEK for a MONTH and this post just confirms that it will be awesome!!! Too bad we weren’t there during the same time :(

Pam
July 19, 2010 at 11:21 am
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If Hawaii is this beautiful, I need to get myself there asap!

Onada
July 19, 2010 at 7:21 pm
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I need to visit Hawaii ….Now! Definitely considering it for our honeymoon!

Afolabi
July 19, 2010 at 8:43 pm
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This is too awesome! Love all the shots. I am sure you all had a blast. Thanks for sharing!

Ashley Smith
July 19, 2010 at 10:14 pm
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WOW, WOW, WOW! You guys rock my socks! Love these photos of home. Just beautiful!

Jaymie
July 20, 2010 at 3:59 am
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Thanks Kim for making me homesick. =/ *runs to book tickets*

Cindy
July 20, 2010 at 9:46 am
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there are so many rad images!! And my fav is the turtle one of course! :) awww I want to go to Hawaii.

Cathy Crawley
July 21, 2010 at 7:02 am
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Awww man, you got to take photos of the Owl and Sea Turtle! Jealous! I love your view of Hawaii Kimi, but as stated in the last post makes me kinda sad for what could have been :(

Alice Hu
July 21, 2010 at 12:42 pm
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ok, i think it’s time to go back.

Adrienne Gunde
July 22, 2010 at 12:46 pm
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I am SO loving this post. Can I please catch a plane to Hawaii right this moment??

tammi
July 26, 2010 at 8:37 pm
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Can’t believe more people dinnit vote for #17 but #7 is my fav hands down. :)
Glad you guys had such a great trip! :)

Melissa
September 23, 2011 at 6:45 pm
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Oh Hawaii, how I miss you. I want to go to there :)

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