2012 Year In Review

Celebration

When Facebook decided that they could give me the top 20 items for the year, I realized that my Christmas card often serves as a collection but that didn't quite get done this year.   Can you tell that I love living in Maui!Our almost annual trip to California Wine Country in January.   Great … [Read more...]

Maui Snorkeling: It’s All About the Visibility

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I try to get out and enjoy the beach once in awhile. Well, let me clause that. I don't do the "lay on the beach scene". I go to participate in water activities. Sometimes I walk the beach. Last Monday, I was out at Ahihi Kinau's Waiala Cove (a.k.a. Ahihi Cove) to do water quality testing. I try to … [Read more...]

Great Place To Volunteer – Training Feb 6,7

Sanctuary Volunteer

I've been  a volunteer with the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary for about 5 years now.  It is fun, people are great and I love learning about whales, turtles, coral reefs, water quality and sharing with others!<--If you are interested click on the image to see the … [Read more...]

Flash Mob @ Ka’aanapali Beach

Maui visitors don't realize how many people and kids are learning and practicing hula here. It's not limited to the resort shows; people everywhere know how to hula. It is truly an art - and one that I still want to learn! Enjoy. … [Read more...]

Halloween Morning at Ahihi Kinau Reserve…

The ghosts or Maui nightwalkers must have come in and stole my crashing waves! LOL. Enjoy the serenity of Ahihi Kinau reserve. It was a little cloudy but is always beautiful. This is my first attempt at a "hold your iPhone and do some self video. Still waiting for my 4GS which will make … [Read more...]

Whale Watching!

Here in Maui from late December through mid-April we are blessed with with our charismatic mega-fauna - the humpback whales. Between 7,000 and 10,000 humpback whales gather in the Hawaiian Islands to give birth and mate. The area of Maui Nui (between Maui, Koolohawe, Lania, and Molokai is a … [Read more...]

Mudslide hits Kihei!

Kathy in the Mud

This morning I went down to the Hawaiian Island Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary this morning to do my volunteer water quality testing. I wasn't surprised that they had canceled events as I had seen some of mess on Kihei Road yesterday and read the Maui News article this morning. Volunteers … [Read more...]

Kona Diving – Day 2

Today started off with problems and they continued. But it still was a great day of diving! A beautiful sunny morning we were looking forward to warmth and nice seas. We didn't plan on flat tire on the boat trailer. The crew of the Lio Kai worked hard to resolve the problem so as not to delay … [Read more...]

Day 1-Kona Diving

A vacation in Kona is nice...but the diving is spectacular!  Today it was like a private cruise on the Lio Kai with just our friends Greg and Kendall and Dive Makai crewmembers Alison and Tanner.  We dove Manta Ray Bay and Big Arch - both places we've been before but they are favorites.   After … [Read more...]

Birthday Dive – Where are the Fish?

We haven't been in the water for ages so we decided to go diving on my birthday. It wasn't great conditions but we still had a nice day out. We went out at Ulua Beach in Wailea and had a 70 minute dive where we reached 41'. Classic Maui beach dive. I've don't have pictures today as we were … [Read more...]