Sandwich Island Saga 27. Spotted dove (Streptopelia chinensis)

Flowers of Oahu 34. Bird of paradise (Strelitzia reginae)

Flowers of Oahu 33. Cuban royal palm (Roystonia regia)

Flowers of Oahu 32. Giant crinum lily (Crinum asiaticum)

Flowers of Oahu 31. Mexican petunia (Ruellia simplex)

Flowers of Oahu 30. Boat lily (Tradescantia spathacea)

Sandwich Island Saga 26. Birds

Had dinner with folk last night with several folk including Tom Fake, who presented me with this useful guide by the Hawaii Audubon Society. Tom is a very talented wildlife photographer who specialises in birds and Humpbacked whales. The guide includes several of Tom's excellent pictures (he specialises in getting all 3 local Tropic birds in the same shot). The guide is usefully divided into Seabirds, Shorebirds, Waterbirds, Open Country birds, Forest birds and Urban birds. It deals with both endemic birds and introduced species. Thanks Tom!

Flowers of Oahu 29. Ginger

One of the many species of wild ginger in Hawaii 

Flowers of Oahu 28. Pinkfringe arthostemma (Arthostemma ciliatum)

An import from South America 

Sandwich Island Saga 25. Frogs and fish in the Manoa streams

Flowers of Oahu 27. Jamaican guava (Syzygium malaccense)

The fruit

Flowers of Oahu 26. African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata)

Flowers of Oahu 25. Mountain camelia (Camelia granthamiana)

Flowers of Oahu 24. Brazilian star calathea (Calathea loeseneri)

Flowers of Oahu 23. Lobster claw (Heliconia bihai)

Sandwich Island Saga 23. Rabbit island

Manana is currently uninhabited and a sanctuary for wild rabbits. In the  past it was used for, now banned, chemical weapons production. 

Sandwich Island Saga 22. Makapu'u Lookout

This is a birthing area for Humpback whales

Flowers of Oahu 22. Agapanthus

This is an African lily from South Africa

Flowers of Oahu 21. Arachis repens

Introduced as a cover plant from Brazil 

Flowers of Oahu 20. Velvet mesquite (Neltuna velutina)

Flowers of Oahu 19. Chinese violet (Asystasia gangetica)

Sandwich Island Saga 21. Ashy gray lady beetle (Olla v.-nigram)

Sandwich Island Saga 20. Polynesian punishments

Sandwich Island Saga 19. Old French map of the Sandwich Islands

Flowers of Oahu 18. Japanese nipplewort (Youngia japonica)

Sandwich Island Saga 18. Game of chicken

Here's a better image of feral chickens in Oahu. They apparently liberated themselves in a storm. Chickens  were illegally used in cock fighting.

Flowers of Oahu 17. Golden crownbeard (Verbesina encelioides)

Flowers of Oahu 16. Klip dagga (Leonotis nepetifolia)

Flowers of Oahu 15. Carob (Alfarrobeira)

Sandwich Island Saga 17. Rising Sea Level

Beach properties in the Hawaiian Islands were very upmarket and commaned high prices. Recently, however, folk have been advised not to buy property too near the sea. A rise of a few inches would make them untenable.

Flowers of Oahu 14. Beach vitex (Vitex rotunifolia)

Sandwich Island Saga 16. Brown anole (Anolis sagrei)

Flowers of Oahu 13. Red frangipani (Plumaria rubra)

Flowers of Oahu 12. Chinese Ixora (Ixora chinensis)

Sandwich Island Saga 15. Giant African Land snails (Lissachatina fulica)

These are much bigger than UK equivalents

Flowers of Oahu 11. Cannonball tree (Couroupita guianensis)

The balls have thin walls and can be eaten.

Flowers of Oahu 10. Shoeblackplant (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)

Flowers of Oahu 9. Beach morning glory (Ipomoea pes-caprae)

Flowers of Oahu 8. Thunbergis fragrans

Sandwich Island Saga 14. Bird feeders

You get ,a different variety of birds on feeders in Hawaii. Java sparrows, pigeons and Cardinals.

R. 

Flowers of Oahu 7. Mimosa (Acacia)

Sandwich Island Saga 13. wildfires

The vegetation and dry conditions means that wildfires are a serious risk in parts of Hawaii. There was a particularly awful fire at Lahaina that killed many people and destroyed heritage buildings. 

Sandwich Island Saga 12. Haleakala Silversword (Argyroxiphium sandwicense macrocephalum)

This is plant unique to the Hawaiian Islands.

Sandwich Island Saga 11. Laevicaulis alte

This dehydration -resistant slug is only slimy on its ventral (foot) surface.

Flowers of Oahu 6. Pseuderanthemum sinuatum

Sandwich Island Saga 10. Electricity provision

Wind turbines on Maui. The Hawaiian Islands were very early and extensive adaptors of wind and solar power. It was  otherwise, very expensive to bring in coal, oil and gas to produce electricity. Scope for geothermal?

Sandwich Island Saga 9. Monarchs (Danaus plexippus) on Maui

These butterflies are very active in the Hawaiian Islands. Although not native, these are strong insect migrators.

Sandwich Island Saga 8. Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)

These birds have lots of alternative employment on the islands. They scavenge food around shopping malls.

Sandwich Island Saga 7. Breakfast time in Maui

A Common myna comes to check the veranda 

Flowers of Oahu 5. Golden shower tree (Cassia fistula)