Beach Portraits Maui
We’ve just recently discovered Beach Portraits Maui, which is run by Grins 2 Go out of Kaanapali Beach, Maui. They offer very affordable rates for high-quality photography. Specializing in beach portraits, they’ve earned a reputation from their professionalism and skill when photographing couples, families and groups on the beach. Give them a call at (808) 242-12424 or stop by their beach kiosk in Whaler’s Village Kaanapali, Maui. You can also visit their website to see more examples of their Maui portrait photography. Read More →
New Surfboard Travel Bag
We just received our new Soma Airbag Designs Surfboard bags. They’re 6′6″ and can fit 2 boards in each bag. After close inspection, inflation, and testing, we think Soma has come up with the best board bag on the market. What makes it so great is its durability and light weight as well as its compact size when not in use. Often, when we travel inter-island, we have an oversized bag with a couple boards inside of it that have their own smaller bags or socks on. When arriving at our surf destination, we have our boards out and a huge bag that wont fit anywhere. With Soma we can deflate the bag and throw it in the closet. Fantastic idea! The bag has inflated rails, top and bottom. It fits 2 boards easily and has... (more...)
Maui Whale Festival
Today’s festivities began at Kalama Park in Kihei for the Maui Whale Festival, hosted by Pacific Whale Foundation. This annual event helps bring awareness to locals and visitors about the Humpback Whales that visit Maui every winter. The day began with a keiki parade and Eco-Day Conference for the kids. Throughout the day visitors enjoyed arts and crafts booths, local restaurant food, live music, and plenty of jumping houses for the kids. Tonight “Laugh @ Da Park” will commence under a large tent where locally farmed food will be served with live jazz from the Fulton Tashombe Quartet and a comedy show to top it off. This marks the 30th year of this fun festival. If you get a chance to go tomorrow, you won’t be... (more...)
Maui Whale Festival
Today’s festivities began at Kalama Park in Kihei for the Maui Whale Festival, hosted by Pacific Whale Foundation. This annual event helps bring awareness to locals and visitors about the Humpback Whales that visit Maui every winter. The day began with a keiki parade and Eco-Day Conference for the kids. Throughout the day visitors enjoyed arts and crafts booths, local restaurant food, live music, and plenty of jumping houses for the kids. Tonight “Laugh @ Da Park” will commence under a large tent where locally farmed food will be served with live jazz from the Fulton Tashombe... (more...)
New Lanai Affordable Housing
The island of Lanai is likely moving into a new phase of housing development. The county has proposed a project for over 400 new homes in a $23 million affordable housing development to be completed over the next 17 years. The housing development would be built over 73 acres behind Lanai High School and the Elementary. Along with the housing, area would be set aside for more empty lots as well as 2 parks and a full community center. The county will be looking to process the project on a fast track set up to allow exemptions from community plan amendments and change-of-zoning processes. Being... (more...)
Gov. Lingle & Furlough Fridays
Though Governor Linda Lingle never expressly mentioned “Furlough Fridays” in her speech on Friday, she did address the issue of education. Lingle made it clear that she understands that our system of education is broken and suggested that we concentrate more on the time children are IN classrooms rather than OUT of classrooms. (QUICK NOTE: Furlough Fridays are days where education is taken away from children in order cut staffing expenses to help the State budget deficit.) Though we agree that Hawaii education has MAJOR problems, Lingle’s statement, “We need to get more... (more...)
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