Blogs from Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, United States, North America - page 7

5th. visit to Hawii - 6th. coming up Spring 2012 Arrived in Maui early May and guess what? Whales! First time ever catching the whales - just a few left visible from Kannapoli Beach over by Lani - WOW!! Stayed at the Hyatt for nine nights because we got an incredible deal from COSTCO - something silly like 3000.00 for with breakfast and resort credit in upgraded room. I prefer a more upscale resort because I spend a lot of time on a beach chair - LOL but really this is important as most resorts don't have good beach chairs. The Hyatt was no exception - chairs just ok but great location and superior deal. We did not spend money on airfare as we cashed in US Air miles for two first class tickets. The planes ... read more

One of the obvious recommendations I’d been given for my time in Hawaii was to go to a Luau. During our 2 weeks in Hawaii, we have 4 overnights. However I’m working during the evenings for 3 of the 4. Seeing as the Luaus happen in the evenings, tonight was the night for my Luau. Like with everything else I’m doing in Hawaii, I did a lot of reading about where was the best place to go. My pick for the Luau - The Old Lahaina Luau in the South Shore town of Lahaina. Earlier today, I’d driven a group of crew on the Road to Hana. Late this afternoon, we returned to the cruise pier to drop off people who had to get to work and pick up our little group who was Luau-bound. Then ... read more

Aloha! Gestern ging es mit der Mokulele Air nach Maui. Wir konnten beim Flug den beiden Piloten über die Schultern schauen, die ungefähr Anfang 30 waren. Danach ging es zum Mietwagenverleih. Nach der Pleite mit dem Jeep Wrangler, fragten wir uns, was für ein SUV uns erwartet. Leicht enttäuscht, dass wir nur einen Midsize SUV bekommen würden, begaben wir uns zu den Parkplätzen. Da sah ich ihn. Geparkt bei den Midsize SUVs, herausragend, schwarz gläzend. Der Jeep Liberty. An den ganzen anderen Schrottautos rannte ich förmlich vorbei, J. kam kaum hinterher. Wir stellen uns heute noch die Frage, was an ihm ein Midsize SUV sein soll... Am heutigen Tag leisteten wir uns die Schnorcheltour zum Vulkankrater, der etwas offshore liegt. Als Beilage gab es nach dem Krater eine Tour nach Turtle Town. Wir buchten das kleinere ... read more

It's been quite a laid back experience here at Napili Bay. Much laying around on the beach. In between times we did manage to do a few things. Went out whale-watching, took a snorkeling trip and went to see Ozomatli at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center. The whale watch was excellent, at this time of year it would be quite hard for it not to be, the waters are absolutely heaving with Humpbacks that have come here to attend to all the necessities of life........... except eat. The females come here to give birth to their calves and the males come, well, because the females are here. While the females are busy nursing their calves and trying to give them a decent start in life, competitive pods of males swarm around trying to convince a ... read more

I had the best honeymoon ever!! We went to Maui. Rented a private condo and jeep for 9 days. The condo complex we stayed at was to die for! It features it's own private beach that has it's own snorkeling cove. No paying to be boated out to Molokini to swim with the sea turtles. We swam with them for free everyday. Not to mention every kind of tropical fish that you would find in the local aquarium. RIGHT THERE!! 200 FEET AWAY FROM YOUR CONDO!! And that was the furthest building from the private beach. There were buildings that were literally 6 feet from the beach. Booking thew trip was a piece of cake, thank goodness, the last thing I needed while planning the wedding was a hassel planning the honeymoon. We used a website ... read more