The silver crescent moon: Kaanapali beach, Maui island, Hawaii

In the dark ultramarine blue of the evening twilight, a silver crescent moon has risen high above the faint silhouette of Lanai island.

The feeble afterglow reaching from the far horizon is softly illuminating the calm surface of the sea and the quiet water edge.

After sunset: Kaanapali beach, Maui island, Hawaii

In the pale gold sunlight still remaining in the sky after the sunset, the kayakers are returning home hurriedly on the smooth sea.

The deep shadow of night is descending gradually to let us know the end of one summer day.

Rainbows: Kaanapali beach, Maui island, Hawaii

Just after the sudden shower passed, double rainbows came out in an instant beyond the coconut palm trees that were gently swaying in the crisp ocean breeze.

Twilight: Kaanapali beach, Maui island, Hawaii

The dim gray clouds, which imply the thick darkness of the night, are hovering high on the horizon, where the sun has already sunk into the sea leaving its golden evening glow.

A couple are quietly standing on the edge of the surf and gazing into the tranquil seascape of dusk.

Late afternoon clouds: Kaanapali, Maui island, Hawaii

A thick bank of rain clouds is spreading over Molokai island to send a sudden blessed rain to this dry land.

Above the dense gray clouds, the setting sun is beginning to color the high clouds and the blue sky slightly.

Before sunset: Kaanapali beach, Maui island, Hawaii

Seascape: Waikiki, Oahu island,Hawaii

Under the deep blue sky of the everlasting summer, the pleasant trade wind is driving sailboats towards the distant horizon tirelessly.

Sunset: Waikiki, Oahu island, Hawaii

Soon the night will begin. In the gentle glow of evening twilight, a girl and her father are walking slowly in the shallow water as if to try to refuse the ending of their pleasant summer day at the seaside.

Sunset at Kaanapali-beach: Hawaii, Maui island

Sacred lotus flower: Tsurugaoka-hachimangu (Kamakura)

White lotus flower: Tsurugaoka-hachimangu (Kamakura)