Today’s Aloha Friday Photo was submitted by Catherine who enjoyed spending New Years in Maui along with her husband, son and good friends. Catherine took this photo from the Kipahulu region of Haleakala National Park that you can find beyond Hana off the spectacular road to Hana. More specifically, she took this photo from the [...]
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
On my very first Maui vacation, I enjoyed watching the sun rise over the crater at the summit of Haleakala. I expected that I would see a spectacular sunrise, and, indeed, I did. What I didn’t expect to see was the star show before the first light of dawn. My goodness! What a sight! I’ve [...]
Thursday, February 3, 2011
With a good bit of North America covered in snow and ice, we could all use some defrosting, right? Here’s a two-minute video of Maui awesomeness that’ll warm you up in a hurry. Hawaii Sunset Video HD: Maui, Kihei, Kamaʻole Beach from Aclara Promotions on Vimeo. (Email subscribers: if this video doesn’t display in your [...]
Friday, January 21, 2011
Mahalo to Go Visit Hawaii’s Italian friends, Marco and Laura, for providing this perfectly captured shot of the daily cliff dive ceremony at Sheraton Maui on Kaanapali Beach. Laura and Marco traveled all the way from Italy to visit three Hawaiian Islands back in August, 2010. Laura writes, We spent our last week at Kaanapali [...]
Friday, December 10, 2010
Today’s Aloha Friday Photo comes to us from Catherine Giesecke. She took this photo of from Maui’s Upcountry. Oh, I do love seeing the beautiful green pastures and farms in the Upcountry. Notice that you can see the crater-top island of Molokini. From this photo it appears that Molokini is just a few hundred yards [...]
Monday, November 22, 2010
Thoughts of Maui tend to conjure up visions of crescent shaped beaches flanked by lava rocks, palm trees and gorgeous sunshine. A visit to the summit of Maui’s Haleakala provides a sharp contrast to those visions. At an astounding elevation of over 10,000 feet (over 3,000 meters), Mount Haleakala’s environment is much colder and semi-barren [...]
Friday, September 3, 2010
Today’s Aloha Friday Photo is of Maui’s Nakalele Blowhole bursting in action. You’ll find the (~1.5 mile) trailhead that leads to this blowhole near mile marker 38 off highway 30 (Honoapiilani Highway) in northwest Maui. Simona Deidda submitted this nice shot that she captured while visiting Maui in August. She traveled to Hawaii all the [...]
Monday, June 21, 2010
As you are planning your Maui vacation, I recommend that you include a visit to the Iao Needle State Park in Central Maui. The Iao Needle is one of those places in Hawaii that knocked my socks off the first time I saw it. I had never seen anything like this solid green, needle-like mountain [...]
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Who’s up for some adventure in a rainforest? How does a short hike to see a 50-foot waterfall sound? Let’s do it! Along the road to Hana, you can find an abundance of waterfalls. Some waterfalls are visible from the road while many others require a short hike. Alelele Falls is one of those waterfalls [...]
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
If you’re planning a trip to Maui, you probably have touring the scenic road to Hana high on your list of the top things to do on your Maui vacation. The next question you may be debating is how to tour this incredibly curvaceous drive – independently or on a guided tour? I’ll be honest, [...]
Friday, February 11, 2011
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