Shootz! Colorful Beginnings, Middles And Endings

This week we took a trip to a fish auction and a West Maui temporary home village, and caught people high above the action.

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This week we took a trip to a fish auction and a West Maui temporary home village, and caught people high above the action.

The setting sun highlights the large mosaic of the Hilton Hawaiian Hotel alongside the room balconies. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025)
Following his surfing adventure at Kaisers this surfer negotiated the rock piling to return to his car and head home on Friday January 17th. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025)
Following his adventure at Kaiser’s break, this surfer negotiated the rock piling to return to his car. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025)
This Spotted Dove is a relatively common bird in Hawaii but its colors seem a little more vibrant as the sun sets. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025)
This spotted dove is a relatively common bird in Hawaiʻi but its colors seem a little more vibrant as the sun sets at Diamond Head. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025)
Even in small surf, if the surfer is equipped with a foil surfboard he/she can generate enough motion while riding the wave to virtually soar over the waves and enjoy much longer rides.
Even in small surf, a surfer on a board equipped with a foil can generate enough motion to virtually soar over the waves at the Diamond Head break and enjoy much longer rides. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025)

If you missed the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade through Waikīkī on Jan. 21, we’ve got you covered — 45 minutes in 30 seconds. Turn the sound up!

Ono fish tails covered in ice are ready for bidders at the Honolulu Fish Auction at Pier 38. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025)
At the end of an assignment to photograph the Honolulu Fish Auction, Civil Beat photographer David Croxford stepped into the early morning warmth to find the sun rising. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025)
The Au’au Channel is reflected in a modern Ka La‘i Ola temporary home Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Lahaina. Up to 1,500 fire survivors can live in these homes for up to five years. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
The ‘Au’au Channel is reflected off the windows of a modern but temporary home in the Ka La‘i Ola village in West Maui. Up to 1,500 fire survivors can live in these homes for up to five years. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
Lana Vierra, from left, smiles when Ka La‘i Ola’s Kalewalani Bancaco mentions Vierra’s daughter lives next door as Joanna Bailey looks on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Lahaina. Vierra daughter and grandchildren’s home is reflected on the walls of her new, temporary home. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
Lana Vierra, from left, smiles when Kalewalani Bancaco, center, mentions Vierra’s daughter lives next door in Ka La‘i Ola. Vierra, the matriarch of a family of 13, saw her clan splinter after the 2023 wildfires destroyed their multi-generational home in Lahaina.(Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
Following the final State of the Judiciary address by retiring Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald’s, left, Gov. Josh Green took a selfie with Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, right, Sen. Lynn DeCoite, center, and Rod Maile, the administrative director of the Judiciary. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025)
At 10:45 a.m. on a Friday, most people like to be safely and securely grounded. But not these folks, who were spotted around the 16th floor of the Capitol Place condominiums making sure residents had a clear view of Honolulu. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025)

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