August 12th

Aloha!

This is the last post while we are on Maui.

This morning was very cloudy and rainy so we cancelled the Kayaks. We will go tomorrow morning. After we finish the kayaks, we have to quickly pick up our luggage from Maui Sunset and switch to the Ka'anapali Beach Hotel. We will probably be on Ka'anapali beach tomorrow afternoon. Tonight we go see Willie K at a local establishment. Tomorrow night, its dinner and the hula at Ka'anapali Beach Hotel. Friday will be a beach/snorkel day at Ka'anapali beach and then Dad and I leave for home Friday evening. See you soon!

We love you.

Take care of each other.

Aloha nui loa.

Mom

August 11th

This was the picture off our lanai this morning-anuenue. It was beautiful. It wasn't rainy here in Kihei so we went to Kama'ole II beach. We played some sea saucer (frisbee) and got in the water for awhile. We watched two lifeguards digging for Kona crabs. We ate at Maui Taco for lunch and hung out at Kama'ole III for a bit. Later in the afternoon we drove to Kahului where it was cloudy and rainy. We messed around until for dinner and ate at Paia Fish Market. There's just no better MahiMahi around!

Tomorrow may be the last post because we change to a hotel on Thursday and I'm not sure of the Internet situation.

Tomorrow we are supposed to be going on a Kayak trip down by Makena Landing. Tomorrow evening, we are going to listen to Willie K. He plays at a place in Wailea. That's all for now.

We love you boys.

Take care of each other.

Aloha nui loa.

Mom

August 10th

This morning, Maui Sunset was having the palm trees trimmed. This entailed climbing each tree with a machete and whacking off the lower "branches". Each tree within the condo area was trimmed. It was interesting to watch.

Mema, Grandad and Dad went to Kama'ole II this morning while I finished my final assignment for school-my final exam. It went well.

After lunching at the condo, we went to a new beach, Keawakapu Beach at the end of the Kihei road. It had some nice waves and Dad and Grandad played in the water for awhile. Mema and I sat on the beach and talked. A couple of waves almost got us, but we prevailed!

Dinner was at Shaka pizza with dessert at Cold Stone.

It is supposed to rain tomorrow so I'm not sure what's on the schedule.

Love you.

Take care of each other.

Aloha nui loa,

Mom

August 9th

Aloha, Boys!

This morning began with church at Hale Pule Keawala'i. We went to the 7:30 am service. It was very nice. The pastor spoke about forgiveness and how important it is that we not hold onto unforgiveness.

After church we went to Ahihi to snorkel. We saw lots of different kinds of fish. Butterfly, parrotfish, convict tangs, a huge sea turtle, and a whole school of pencil fish (trumpet fish). It was very beautiful.

We ate at Cheeseburger Island Style and walked around the mall for a bit.

We went to the Tropical Plantation to see about pineapples but missed the last tour so we just walked around a bit. I took some neat pictures here.

Next, we went to Kahana beach over by the airport to watch the kite surfers. They were amazing to watch. We never could figure out how they went toward shore and away from shore because they never changed body positions, just directions. We watched for quite a while. In and out, in and out, a few of them doing tricks every now and then. One guy kept slamming his kite against the surface of the ocean when he would wipe out and finally popped the air tube at the front of his kite. He had to swim in, dragging his board and kite behind him. He packed up and went home. It was fun to watch them. I have some video for you to see when we get home.

When we got back to the condo, Dad and I took chairs to the beach to watch the sunset. It was beautiful, yellows and oranges. One lone wind surfer was still surfing. It was lovely.

I don't know what's on the schedule for tomorrow. I have to take my final in the morning and that's all I know for sure.

Take care of each other.

We love you.

Aloha nui loa.

Mom

August 8th

Aloha boys!

Today Mema and I went to the swap meet and Dad and Grandad went to the beach. Mema and I bought soap, some flowers for our hair and some other goodies you'll find out about later.

Tonight, Dad and I took a walk on the beach and gazed at the stars. There are so many and they are so pretty. Tomorrow we go to Hale Pule Keawala'i, the House of Prayer at the Sheltered Harbor. This is where we went to church when you were with us. Do you remember it? We will probably go to Ahihi to snorkel after church.

We love you. Take care of each other.

Aloha nui loa.

Mom

August 7th

Aloha, Koki and Iukekini!

Today was a study day for me (I turned in my last written assignment, yeah!) so dad and Mema and Grandad went to the beach without me. They went to Wailea and dad and Grandad snorkeled. Dad will blog what he saw. This afternoon we went to Kama'ole III and played in the waves. After the sun went behind the clouds and it got cooler being in the water, we laid on the beach and just bummed.

Tonight we grilled steaks and Mahi Mahi on the grill. It was ono! Dad and I went to Cold Stone for dessert, banana ice cream with mac nuts in a chocolate covered waffle bowl. Yum! Tomorrow is a shopping day for Mema and me and Dad and Grandad will go to the beach-a new one Grandad hasn't been to before.

Here's Dad's post.

While we were snorkeling at Wailea, I saw a goat fish and an octopus having a disagreement. The little octopus was the winner after he chased the goat fish away. I also saw four eels. One of them was out swimming around. Grandad also pointed out a good size claim. I would of missed it if he hadn't pointed it for me. The last thing I saw was a huge Jack fish. I was talking to Grandad and stuck my head back in the water and he almost swam between the two of us.

We love you.

Aloha nui loa.

Take care of each other.

Mom

Hula Girl

Here's a close up of the Hula Girl. As you can see, she comes right up on Ka'anapali beach and that's how you board.