Sunset on the northwestern coast of Maui, just south of Kaanapali, as the sun drops behind the neighboring island of Lanai. Clouds obscure the top of Lanai's single peak.

The sky turns a bright purple as the sun sets on Honokowai Beach Park in northwestern Maui.

The suns sinks behind the clouds as another day comes to an end at Honokohau on the Big Island's Kona Coast.

Palm trees silhouetted by the setting sun at a beach park in Hawaii Kai near my parents' house.

The same sunset captured as the sun dips behind distant clouds on the horizon.

Again, the same sunset about 5 minutes later, after the sun had dipped below the horizon. The small peak at the end of the peninsula is Diamond Head, near Waikiki.

I woke up at 6am to see this sunrise at Lihue, on Kauai's east coast. It was a chilly morning, and I ended up waiting about half an hour in the dark for the sun to come up, but it was worth it.