Local Snapshots — September

Tiki Tacos in Kapa‘a has gathered quite a following in the last couple years, serving tacos made with local fish and Kaua‘i grass-fed beef, lamb and pork. And they’re the best deal in town, starting at $5 for a large, meal-size taco. Writer Chandley G. Jackson moonlights as a server.

Artist Bruna Stude, owner of Galerie 103 in The Shops at Kukui‘ula, poses with Brolie by two pieces from her Empty Ocean Series, Water #4 and #9. For more than 20 years, she photographed sharks, fish and corals. Today, she finds void and damage instead, ‘footprints where we humans shouldn’t have left any.’ That’s why she photographs empty oceans. Yet, her art is not a documentation, it’s rather an ‘artistic choice to illuminate.’

Thousands of Indian ringneck parakeets seek higher ground to roost at royal palms each day around dusk, including these birds on this photo taken at Po‘ipu Shopping Village. These smart birds are quite vocal, active and exciting as pets, but in the wild, some consider them to be an agricultural pest. Still, it’s quite a show to see waves of them in the sky looking for shelter. Photo by Hally Holmgren.

A Hawaiian monk seal and a green sea turtle decided to come ashore at Po‘ipu Beach Park in July, and photographer Anne Canon, from Kansas City, Mo., got these shots. This was Canon’s fourth visit to Kaua‘i four, and she said this was by far the most active monk seal she has seen. Check some of her work at www.annecanonphotography.com.

A Hawaiian monk seal and a green sea turtle decided to come ashore at Po‘ipu Beach Park in July, and photographer Anne Canon, from Kansas City, Mo., got these shots. This was Canon’s fourth visit to Kaua‘i four, and she said this was by far the most active monk seal she has seen. Check some of her work at www.annecanonphotography.com.