David Boynton fell 300 feet from a trail on a steep cliff on the north face of the Miloli’i Valley wall on Kaua’i.

Boynton, 61, was born on O’ahu and had been a teacher for 36 years. He was a voice for the Hawaiian wilderness, a passionate conservationist and the window through which thousands of Hawai’i students learned about Hawaiian birds, plants, marine creatures, climate and much more.

He exercised his appreciation for natural Hawai’i through both his stunning photography and a groundbreaking nature education program he launched through the state Department of Education.

His Web site is here. His pictures of the Hawaiian landscape are very good.