Hawaii from the Sky

Ships

Enjoy stunning aerial views of amazing recreational, commercial and naval vessels in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands. Browse our collection today for naval and maritime enthusiasts.

A navy ship sails from Pearl Harbor in the early morning . . .
Pearl Harbor is the home of 18 nuclear submarines. When leaving or arriving, they surface or dive far off-shore, out of sight of land. When armed with nuclear weapons, they are accompanied in and out of the harbor by military helicopters . . .
Pearl Harbor is the home of 18 nuclear submarines. When leaving or arriving, they surface or dive far off-shore, out of sight of land. When armed with nuclear weapons, they are accompanied in and out of the harbor by military helicopters . . .
Waiting to catch a wave.
Rimpac 2022 exercise participant . . .
A submarine returns to Pearl Harbor . . .
We follow a ship entering Pearl Harbor on Oahu, in the early morning, with the Waianae Mountains as a backdrop . . .
The surfers appear as small dots on the ocean as a sail boat hangs out in the morning in the shimmering blue waters off Waikiki . . .
Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer. The ship is named for Vice Admiral William P. Lawrence (1930–2005), a naval aviator, fighter pilot, test pilot, Mercury astronaut finalist, Vietnam War prisoner of war, a U.S. Third Fleet commander, a Chief of Naval Personnel, and a Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy.
A tug and barge cut a swath through the blue Pacific Ocean . . .
The morning light and puffy clouds dwarf a cruise ship at Lahaina, with Lanai in the background . . .
The Pasha Hawaii Jean Anne is a roll on-roll off ship specifically designed to carry vehicles . . .
Tug and barge lifeline in Hawaii, on a calm ocean day . . .
The Lahaina small boat harbor, pre-fire . . .