About Tina

Tina Clothier has lived in the state of Hawaii for over 50 years. In 1979 she moved from Oahu to Hawaii Island and settled in Kailua-Kona. She founded Jack’s Diving Locker in 1981 and ran the retail operations through 1991. During her time at Jack’s, she enjoyed creating underwater videos of her dive customers.

After leaving Jack’s, Clothier enjoyed a decade and a half long career with the American Cancer Society. It was during this time that she traveled to Bhutan, armed with her point and shoot camera and tried to capture that life changing experience through photos. From that moment on, she was hooked! Her interest accelerated after discovering the vast possibilities of images within the digital world and especially what can be composed in the nighttime landscapes.

In late 2010 she retired from the American Cancer Society, and became the Executive Director of PATH, Peoples Advocacy for Trails Hawaii. During her free time, she explored her love of astrophotography, astronomy, weather and the magic of long exposure.

Tina retired from PATH in late 2020 and is now pursuing photography full time. She is grateful to live on Hawaii Island and cherishes the dark sky that offers some of the best star gazing in the world.