The southeast coast of Kaua`i, heading north into the airport (Lihu`e, LIH).


Flying east past the west (Leeward) and south (Honolulu) shores of O`ahu, right off the end (Makapu`u Point). The second photo, still on the west shore, is right by Barbers Point, with Diamond Head visible in the background.


Three photos of Moloka`i heading eastward, starting with Ilio Point in the northwest and ending up over Lana`i in the third photo, with Moloka`i to the left and Maui to the right. Maui is comprised of two volcanoes, and historically these three islands, Kaho`olawe, and tiny Molokini were all joined in a single large island. That's why all of them belong to Maui County.


Flying along the west and south sides of Maui to land in Kahului (OGG). Designated OGG after Hawaiian aviator Bertram Hogg, the airport's constant flights to and from Honolulu on multiple airlines make it one of the busiest single routes in the nation.


As you may have seen in the second Maui photo, there's a wind farm on the west slope of Mauna Kahalawai. The service road comes straight up from HI Route 30 with an open fence and not much else guarding it. I'm sure they don't want you up there, though.


Looking south at Mauna Kea and the world's largest mountaintop observatory. The 500 acres with the observatories, most famously the Keck Observatory, include 12 telescopes. Highways on the Big Island are lit with yellow lights instead of the usual white in order to interfere as little as possible with the astronomy.


Leaving Hilo with its characteristic breakwater and once more passing Mauna Kea, this time with Mauna Loa visible in the background.


Continental's seatback computers for transoceanic flights appear to be running something out of the 1990's.

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