Lahaina Noon, Hickam Field flag pole, HI, 7-15-22 (time lapse)

Lahaina Noon, Hickam Field flag pole, HI, 7-15-22 (time lapse). The subsolar point on a planet is the point at which its Sun is perceived to be directly overhead (at the zenith); that is, where the Sun's rays strike the planet exactly perpendicular to its surface. The subsolar point travels through the tropics. Hawaii is the only US state in the tropics and thus the only one to experience Lāhainā Noon. lā hainā (the old name for Lāhainā, Hawaii) means "cruel sun" in the Hawaiian language. This is Lahaina Noon at the Hickam Field flag pole, 7-15-23.