A Stay at the Travaasa Hana Hotel on Maui.
Check out the link above to get a peak at a Hana Hotel that I am dying to stay at! The Travaasa Hana Hotel is a gem that I need to experience! I am in the works on planning another trip to Hana and I will make sure to book at least 2 nights here!
Mahalo to Jason’s Travels for the great post!
Maui, Hawaii – Printable Guide by Jon Blum
Jon Blum created Maui Vacations – Jon’s Maui Info website at http://www.mauihawaii.org because of his love for Maui, Hawaii. He has been coming here for 25+ years and has a ton of Maui related info for visitors and locals alike.
He has printable Maui Info Guide that gives you important information for your visit here. You can check out the guide and print or download it at:
http://www.mauihawaii.org/MauiPDF.pdf
Check it out!
Mahalo Jon!
Last week at 2:30am Sunday night (Monday morning), my brother and I packed the car up for our drive to check out the night sky on top of the volcano, Haleakala. I drove us there in the Mustang – he slept the majority of the way. The drive up the switch-back road on Haleakala Highway was an interesting one. I was fighting sleepiness and altitude which I am sure made me hallucinate the entire way up. Never fearful of hallucinations, I hugged the side of the mountain and drove 10mph the entire way….
When we arrived at the top there were already quite a few people there. Most of them bundled up accordingly – fighting the cold. The night sky was illuminated with the moon and stars. Star-gazing from Haleakala is something spectacular. At 10,023 feet, Haleakala gets you closer to the heavens than most places. We were above the clouds and gazing at the top of cloud cover is very cool. It costs $10 to enter Haleakala National Park and the pass is good for 3 days. You can hike and camp anywhere in the park for this fee. This pass will also allow you into the Kipahulu park near the Oheo Gulch (7 Sacred Pools) so don’t toss it out.
From the parking lot, we hiked the short distance up to the summit and found our place among others, front and center for the main event: sunrise. I could tell you about how majestic the sunrise is from here but, honestly, words cannot explain just how beautiful it is. You just have to go see it for yourself.
After the sun had risen, we made our way back down to the parking lot and drove down to Leleiwi Overlook. Apparently, this look-out would make for a fantastic place to view the sunrise as well. And it would be much less crowded.
Check out this lookout when you watch the sunrise at Haleakala
You can find more information on Haleakala National Park here at the website:
The Hawaiian Hibiscus flower is everywhere here on Maui and all over the islands. They are also sometimes HUGE! They make for great picture opportunities…these pictures were taken on my phone.
The pua aloalo, or yellow hibiscus (Hibiscus brackenridgei) was designated the official state flower of Hawaii in 1988 (also called ma`o-hau-hele).
 The pua aloalo, or yellow hibiscus (Hibiscus brackenridgei) was designated the official state flower of Hawaii in 1988 (also called ma`o-hau-hele). Each Hawaiian island also designates an official flower or lei material: Hawai’i: red pua lehua (‘ohi’a blossom), Maui: lokelani (pink Damask rose), O’ahu: pua ‘ilima, Kaua’i: mokihana berry, Moloka’i – Pua Kukui (blossom of candlenut tree), Lana’i: kauna’oa (native dodder), Ni’ihau: pupu (tiny seashells), and Kaho’olawe: hinahina (native beach heliotrope). It’s Your Life! Live it. Love it. Be Aloha!Have you ever taken a look at your life? I mean, really stepped outside of yourself and taken a good look at your life? I have. And although I wouldn’t consider my life bad by any means…after taking that look, I knew that something had to change. That is when I decided to Live Awesome. After moving to Hawaii, I discovered that the spirit of Aloha is real. It lives in every person here on the islands. You can see the practice of Aloha in everyone… It’s your life. Live it. Love it. Be Aloha. |
I Am Aloha 