Whoa! Things were seeming pretty quiet around here until our big Brush Fire above Maalea Harbor last week! It started out as a fairly small and remote fire, up on the hillside late on Monday night. By Tuesday morning it was seemingly under control but then flared up later in the day, and again Maui's wonder Firefighters got it tamed down until the winds picked up again. 
By Wednesday morning it was roaring and caused the highway (the one road connecting Lahaina to the Other Side) to be closed. This photo (courtesy of Michael Day - a Friend of Amanda's) was taken from off-shore Kihei and is one of the best I've seen. Had a few Friends stuck on one side or the other as a result - but no one was hurt. There was quite a bit of acreage scorched belonging to Spencer Homes (Amanda's former Employer) and pretty serious damage to their water line, but it was as yet un-developed land, another good thing.
Now, today's "big news" is it's KAMEHAMEHA DAY, which here in Hawaii is a pretty big deal. King Kamehameha is credited with uniting all the Hawaiian Islands, and is thought of as Hawaii's greatest Kings. One of the interesting aspects of this Holiday, is it's celebrated at a different time on each of the Islands! Today was the big Parade in Lahaina, resplendent with Pa'au Riders - Lovely Ladies draped in festive flowers and flowing gowns on horseback.
And I'm afraid that's about all I've got right now... like I said, it has been quiet... well, other than planning and booking my "next trip!" I'll have more on that tomorrow, with a SPECIAL report, not to be missed by any of you Disney Fans out there... CHEERS!
By Wednesday morning it was roaring and caused the highway (the one road connecting Lahaina to the Other Side) to be closed. This photo (courtesy of Michael Day - a Friend of Amanda's) was taken from off-shore Kihei and is one of the best I've seen. Had a few Friends stuck on one side or the other as a result - but no one was hurt. There was quite a bit of acreage scorched belonging to Spencer Homes (Amanda's former Employer) and pretty serious damage to their water line, but it was as yet un-developed land, another good thing.
Now, today's "big news" is it's KAMEHAMEHA DAY, which here in Hawaii is a pretty big deal. King Kamehameha is credited with uniting all the Hawaiian Islands, and is thought of as Hawaii's greatest Kings. One of the interesting aspects of this Holiday, is it's celebrated at a different time on each of the Islands! Today was the big Parade in Lahaina, resplendent with Pa'au Riders - Lovely Ladies draped in festive flowers and flowing gowns on horseback.
And I'm afraid that's about all I've got right now... like I said, it has been quiet... well, other than planning and booking my "next trip!" I'll have more on that tomorrow, with a SPECIAL report, not to be missed by any of you Disney Fans out there... CHEERS!
"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." - John Wooden
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