During my trip to Kuau'i this winter break, I got the opportunity to capture some of its amazing landscapes. These shots show the compacted biomes present in the island. The first shot shows the biome that is apparent from most of the island- the ocean biome. Home to a wide array of life under the waves, it is in itself a tropical retreat. In the second picture we have the Waimea canyons. While it may not look like it, these canyons are extremely heavy rainfall areas. In fact, one of the mountains that are a part of these canyons receives an average of 440 inches of rain each year, making it the wettest spot on Earth. It is no wonder these canyons are part of the tropical rainforest biome. The third shot shows a biome that is more relevant to Hawai'i than most other places in the U.S. This biome is the coastal strand. Along the Na Pali coast, many mountains slope upwards apart from each other to form fertile valleys alongside the ocean, and provide spectacular aerial views. Lastly, the bottom picture shows a subalpine grassland. Receding from the mountains of the Waimea Canyon and the Na Pali coast are stretches of grassland that spread into the interior of the island for miles.
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