Honolulu, Hawaii

Men row their Hawaiian outrigger canoe(独木舟) towards Waikiki beach(怀基基海滩[美国夏威夷州]), with Diamond Head in the background. Outrigger canoes are now used for recreation purposes and to ride the waves, but in times past they were the main means of transportation between the Hawaiian Islands.

The tranquil waters of Oahu(瓦胡岛[美国,在太平洋中北部,夏威夷群岛的主岛])

Waikiki beach is one of the finest stretches of beach in the world.

Emerald peaks

The iconic, towering emerald peaks of the 1,200-foot Iao Needle, stand out in Maui's Iao Valley State Park.

Surfer's paradise

Australian Luke Egan competes on Oahu's North Shore, one of the best places in Hawaii to ride the big waves.

On the way to Sainthood(圣徒的地位,圣徒)

Tourists walk through a cemetery(公墓,墓地) past the grave, left, of Father Damien at Kalawao, Hawaii. After cancer patient Audrey Toguchi prayed to Father Damien, known for helping leprosy(麻疯病,) patients in Hawaii, to help her, and her cancer went away, Pope Benedict XVI approved the case in July 2008 as Damien's second miracle, opening the way for the 19th century Belgian priest to be declared a saint.