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Breaking The Surface: An #AlohaHuffPost Roundup

PHOTOS: Breaking Through The Surface Of The Sea
Landess Kearns
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Exploring the ocean is all about embracing the unknown. It's about immersing yourself in a new element and appreciating all it has to offer. There’s a whole new world underneath the surface of the sea waiting to be uncovered and explored.

If you don’t have an ocean nearby, don't worry! Our readers over at HuffPost Hawaii have your back. In this week's #AlohaHuffPost roundup, they share with you their very own underwater adventures.

So what do you say -- ready to dive in?

Do you want to be featured on HuffPost Hawaii? Keep tagging #alohahuffpost in your pictures and we'll feature the week's best posts.

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Hawaii In Photos
Napali coast, Kauai(01 of96)
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Bamboo forest, Maui(02 of96)
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Surfer in Maui(03 of96)
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Diamond Head, Honolulu(04 of96)
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Pearl Harbor(05 of96)
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Kailua Trail, Kauai(06 of96)
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Mt Haleakala on Maui(07 of96)
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Pu'u O'o Crater, Big Island(08 of96)
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Polynesian Cultural Center, Oahu(09 of96)
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Polynesian Dancer(10 of96)
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Kailua Bay(11 of96)
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Acai bowl (12 of96)
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Yoga (13 of96)
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Hula festival, Big Island(14 of96)
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Kelly Slater competes in the Billabong Pipe Masters, Oahu(15 of96)
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Laysan albatross, Kaena Point, Oahu(16 of96)
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Sheraton Hotel, Waikiki Beach(17 of96)
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Puu Oo crater, Big Island(18 of96)
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Hula dancer, Kauai(19 of96)
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Oahu(20 of96)
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View from Haleakala crater, Maui(21 of96)
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Honolua Bay, Maui(22 of96)
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Lanikai, Oahu(23 of96)
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Honolulu and Waikiki from Diamond Head(24 of96)
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USS Arizona Memorial (25 of96)
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Maui(26 of96)
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Oahu(27 of96)
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Hula dancer(28 of96)
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The largely submerged volcanic crater of Molokini, Maui(29 of96)
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Coral reefs at Waimando Bay(30 of96)
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Lone house in the Kilauea volcano lava flow, Big Island(31 of96)
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Wailua Falls(32 of96)
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Billabong Pipe Masters in Haleiwa, Hawaii(33 of96)
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Kauai(34 of96)
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Surfboards, Maui(35 of96)
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Kalaeloa Harbor, Molokai(36 of96)
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Yoga stretch(37 of96)
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Reef Hawaiian Pro in Haleiwa, Hawaii(38 of96)
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The Na Pali Coast, Kauai(39 of96)
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Kauai (40 of96)
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Hawaii sunset(41 of96)
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Makena Beach, Maui(42 of96)
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Humpback whale, Hawaii(43 of96)
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A bowl of 'ahi' or 'tuna poke' with limu (seaweed), green onion, chili pepper and shoyu (soy sauce).(44 of96)
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Waialae Country Club, Oahu(45 of96)
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Manini fish in Hanauma Bay(46 of96)
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Ahi Poke(47 of96)
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Banzai Pipeline, Oahu(48 of96)
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Hawaiian picnic(49 of96)
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Pearl Harbor(50 of96)
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Ft. DeRussy Beach, Waikiki(51 of96)
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Kailua sun rise(52 of96)
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A food truck in Waimanalo, Oahu(53 of96)
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Barack Obama at the USS Arizona Memorial(54 of96)
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Ahi tuna (55 of96)
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Picasso Triggerfish, Hanauma Bay, Oahu(56 of96)
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Acai bowl(57 of96)
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Wok seared ahi at Merriman's Restaurant, Waimea(58 of96)
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Kauai(59 of96)
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Kilauea Coast Entry(60 of96)
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Banzai Pipeline on Oahu's North Shore(61 of96)
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Ala Wai Canal, Waikiki(62 of96)
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Hawaiian picnic(63 of96)
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Kauai(64 of96)
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Cracked coconuts (65 of96)
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Wild Spinner Dolphins, Maui(66 of96)
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Manini fish, Hanauma Bay(67 of96)
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Maui(68 of96)
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Green sea turtle, Maui(69 of96)
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Kalani Beach, Molokai (70 of96)
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Haleakala crater, Maui(71 of96)
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USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor(72 of96)
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Ka'apoko Tunnel linking Wailua and Hanalei Valleys, Kauai(73 of96)
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Acai bowl(74 of96)
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Peacock Flounder(75 of96)
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Wainapanapa Coastline, Maui(76 of96)
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Kuli'ou'ou Trail, Oahu(77 of96)
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Nualolo Valley, Kauai(78 of96)
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Wetlands and taro patchwork fields, Hanalei Valley, Kauai(79 of96)
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Waimea Canyon(80 of96)
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Queens Bath salt water pools, Kauai(81 of96)
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Poke with macadamia nuts and Hawaiian seaweed(82 of96)
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Waimoku Falls, Haleakala National Park, Maui(83 of96)
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Halemaumau trail(84 of96)
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Oahu(85 of96)
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Kailua Trail(86 of96)
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Acai berries(87 of96)
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Akule baitball, Kona, Hawaii(88 of96)
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Hana, Maui(89 of96)
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Waianapanapa state park in Hana, Maui(90 of96)
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Chinatown, Honolulu (91 of96)
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Acai sorbet(92 of96)
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First Lady Michelle Obama & White House social secretary Jeremy Bernard (R), Kualoa Ranch, Oahu(93 of96)
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2011 APEC Summit, Honolulu(94 of96)
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Maui (95 of96)
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Honolulu and Waikiki(96 of96)
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