Lava is an important aspect of the Hawaiian islands. In fact, lava is what makes the islands. And because it is a durable rock, it keeps the shape that it formed into when it cooled. This makes lava interesting to look at.
We took a romantic walk one morning, setting from our hotel and heading out past our new favorite bar…
Wait, that picture is a little blurry. Let me try again, so you can see the trail we took…
That’s better. Here is a view from that spot looking the other way…
There you can see the beach in front of the hotel. Nice, soft sand. But the headlands are made of lava…
I am now curious about the sand. Is it made from the same lava, worn down by the sea? Somebody should Google that. Over there, sand…
But there is lava rock on that point of land too, just like over here on this one…
It is also suspicious that the bays where the sand is are cut back into the island. Why are some parts of the coast different from other parts? While one of you clever people solves this mystery, I will do some more posts about our walk, and show you more lava… and tide pools…
Pouring My Art Out 
DON’T take any home…. per the Brady Bunch… VERY bad luck!!! lol
too late
There are black sand beaches in Hawaii, made by the waves grinding down the lava over long periods of time. I don’t know about the other sand.
But why does it grind down some lava and not the points that stick out in the water… and we stayed our first night on a hotel at a black sand beach…
Is it weird that I enjoy these “romantic” walks?
no… maybe…
When I was preaching, Mom went to Hawaii. There she bought me a chalice thrown from clay that included that lava sand. Nice photos.
That is so cool… and thanks
I’m sorry I was away for so long. I will go back in your archives and see all your photos of Maui.
There is no rush… glad you are back…
Thanks — me too!
yay
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Great pix! That lava in your photo is called, ‘pahoehoe’ pillow lava. The sharp stuff is called, ‘ ʻaʻā ‘ pronounced “ah! ah!” The sound you make when you step on it! 😨
You know a lot about lava for a plant girl from the Midwest…
Ha! I secretly wish to be a Hawaiian 🌺 My dad lives on Oahu. I also love geology. 😃 Love the witty blog handle!
Thanks… and I can relate to your wish…
Ha – who woulda thunk it? kinda looks like giant fish scales. Here fishy, fishy, fishy!
Ha… I just got the pictures I took underwater sent from Maui… in a week, you are going to see some fishies…
I kept seeing fish heads! fish heads fish heads rollie pollie fish heads…
There has to be a psychological reason for that
look at that first picture. a little below center. there is a perfect fish head looking right at me. (about 7 oclock from the little pond.) Eyeball, mouth and flared gill.
coming straight at me! in a sideways gonna gitcha kinda way…..
oh… fish paranoia… even better
You might be part dolphin…