23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Spectacular Harvest Supermoon bathes the Mokulua Islands in Lanikai, Oahu, Hawaii

It is a rare limited time gift of beauty when a full moon backlights the Mokulua Islands in Lanikai, Oahu, Hawaii. This more dramatic photo with the moon bathing the entire Mokuluas aka Twin Islands aka Mokes by the locals, was taken from a home on the steep Lanikai hillside facing the ocean. It was shot at 7:37 pm on October 5th, during a Harvest full Moon that was also a Supermoon, so larger because the moon was closest to the earth! I took it with a Samsung phone and the photo is untouched.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2025
Date Uploaded: 10.2025
Photo Location: KAILUA, Hawaii, United States of America
Camera: SM-N986U1
Copyright: © LINDA LOWE