Shootz! Spring Break And Surf Spots, Social Influencers And Hawaii’s Heritage

This week Civil Beat photography captured scenes on Big Island, Maui and Oahu.

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This week Civil Beat photography captured scenes on Big Island, Maui and Oahu.

A neglected historic home, a heavy tourist presence on Oahu, cultural practices and high emotion in the House of Representatives are all featured in this week’s Shootz!

Spring break on the mainland saw tourists back on the beaches of Waikiki. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
Tree trunks frame beach visitors enjoying Oahu for vacation. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
A lone spectator stands at the end of the rock pier at Kaisers and Publics surf spots to observe the Honolulu FestivalÕs concluding Nagaoka fireworks show visible from the vicinity of Queens Beach in Waikiki and Magic Island. The show lasted 15 minutes and is captured on March 10th, 2024. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
A lone spectator stands center frame at the end of the rock pier watching the Honolulu Festival’s Nagaoka fireworks. The show lasted 15 minutes. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
A view from the outside of the Boettcher estate building, designed by Ossipoff
The Boettcher Estate in Kailua is four acres of beachfront that was once a lavish getaway for a wealthy Denver family. The residence, designed by Vladimir Ossipoff, is in disrepair despite the city purchasing the property for $1.5 million in 1978. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
A view of the inside of the Boettcher estate building, designed by Ossipoff
A peep inside the Boettcher Estate in Kailua shows a unique home in need of maintenance. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
Workers replacing power lines along the Cane Road Makai of Kuhua Street in Lahaina Maui, photographed Tuesday March 5th, 2024. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
Workers continue to replace damaged power lines Tuesday along Cane Haul Road, makai of Kuhua Street in Lahaina. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
“After” images of scenes that were photographed earlier in the post Lahaina Fire saga. These were all photographed March 5th, 2024(David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
Blue patio umbrellas that apparently withstood the Aug. 8 wildfire provide strong color contrast on Front Street in Lahaina Tuesday. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
Big Island cultural practitioner Jonah Maikahaku I performs Hakakoa Warrior Lua dancer before the Windward Planning Commission. (Paula Dobbyn/Civil Beat/2024)
Big Island cultural practitioner Jonah Maikahaku I performs a ha’akoa dance before the Windward Planning Commission this week. (Paula Dobbyn/Civil Beat/2024)
Rep. Kyle Yamashita, Chair, House Committee on Finance state budget listens to a reporter’s question regarding HB1800 HD1 Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Honolulu. Rep. Scott Nishimoto, Capital Improvement Projects Chair, listens in the background. The House of Representatives voted to pass its third reading to cross over to the senate. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
Rep. Kyle Yamashita, who chairs the House Finance Committee, listens to a reporter’s question Wednesday in Honolulu. Rep. Scott Nishimoto is shown in the background. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
Bretman Rock wipes away tears as he’s recognized by the House of Representatives Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Honolulu. Rock is a 25-year-old, first-generation Filipino-American social-media, beauty influencer with more than 50-million followers. He graduated from Campbell High School in Ewa Beach. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
Bretman Rock wipes away tears after being recognized by the House of Representatives Wednesday in Honolulu. Rock is a 25-year-old Filipino American beauty influencer with millions of social media followers. Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke described him as a “treasure” to Hawaii with an “unwavering commitment to living authentically and sharing his genuine self with the world.” (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)

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