Aloha Friday

An old version of the sign out front of Whalers Village.

Back today with another Aloha Friday photo after missing the last few weeks.  I like this photo, even though this sign has since replaced with a new one.  It’s a reminder that even though all of our past trips have essentially centered out of the same spot in Ka’anapali, there is something always new and different to discover at Whalers Village.  The second year we were there, they updated the sign and a few shops.  This past February, there were even bigger changes with the Rusty Harpoon moving out and the edition of Cindy’s favorite, Swarovski, near where Tiffany’s used to be.

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In the News – Sheraton Working Giving Back ..

Came across this article from the Maui News this weekend and thought it would be something worth sharing.

Maui News Article: County ‘drawing a line’ in sand with park rules

Posted on: June 21st, 09

The short recap of the story and the issues at hand are new rules being proposed by the county’s Parks and Recreation department. The aim of the new rules is to limit the number of tour and activity operators that can function on certain beaches, as well as only during specified periods. The effort is being made to help reduce some of the crowding these tour operators are said to have on beaches around the island, both popular and small.

Please read the article for all the details, as well as good points on both side of the argument. Since our site here has a good mix of both Maui residents and frequent visitors to the Valley Isle, I thought there’d be a good range of opinions to talk story about. Cindy and I, personally, like to refrain from planning our beach trips on the weekends, mainly because we assume that’s when the island residents make their way to the beach to enjoy the paradise around them.

Talk Story ..

I wanted to pass on the following news story from the Maui News website that was posted on April 23rd, 2009.

The Depth of Pursuit

When most people think of whale watching in Maui, they usually envision boats out on the water leaving from Lahaina or Maalaea Harbors. Well, how about a close encounter with the giant mammals from a different angle, under the water!

That’s exactly the unexpected scenario that the crew and passengers of a Atlantis Submarines excursion witnessed earlier this month. Now, we haven’t taken a submarine tour ourselves on our trips, but we can only imagine how amazing this 45-minute standoff with not just one whale, but an entire competition pod was.

Be sure to check out the article for all the incredible details and notes on just how rare of an occurrence this is for a submarine tour. There are also a few photos and a link to an absolutely remarkable video of the encounter that was posted to YouTube.

Enjoy.

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Posted Apr 25th, 2009 - Read Entire Post