I love Baby Beach in Sprecklesville…and turtles at Ho’okipa!

Wow! Two amazing things in one day!

So I met my friend at  Baby Beach this morning, but I didn’t go swimming, I just had fun taking pictures! The water was so crystal clear and serene.

Baby Beach, Sprecks

Serene, crystal clearness

There were plenty of people on the beach but I found a small little cove that I wrote these words…

To write Aloha in the sand

Sand is one of those things...

So as I went about my stressful day…I was anticipating my friend’s birthday beach evening. We had fun surfing, even though we got caught in some sets that were head high at least. It makes you realize how precious life is. It’s probably the 100th time I’ve almost died at Ho’okipa and her first. We made it and we are totally fine. We ate a bit and then took pictures….of our toes!

Who needs a pedicure...when there is a beach!

So then it started to get dark…and we knew what that meant. Turtles! We were careful not to get too close, that’s why the pictures are a bit blurry. They crept up on the beach and started to sleep.

Honu

I work for Happy Honu Comfort Gear aka Tikitales so it makes me really excited when I actually see a Happy Honu!

On a side note, Thanksgiving is coming! Woop woop! Time for stuffing yourself with turkey and pumkin pie.

Now, this is a little weird cause usually people ask, “What is your favorite thanksgiving food?” or something like that. Well, I’m gonna ask…What is your least favorite part of the thanksgiving meal?

My least favorite would have to be, the cranberry sauce with real cranberries. I don’t like crunching on things when I am trying to enjoy the jello substance.

Don’t forget to comment and give your answer!

Beautiful Ho’okipa

Clear water!

Did anyone drive by (or surf) Ho’okipa on Thursday? It was so beautiful!

These are some pictures I took from the road. Don’t worry I wasn’t driving. Sorry, some are a bit blurry.

The water at Ho’okipa (Ho-oh-key-pah) is usually choppy and not so blue. Mostly choppy cause of the wind. Windsurfers love those conditions but today, it was pure surfing conditions. The parking lot at Ho’okipa Beach Park was packed and there were so many people in the water!

I went surfing later in the day, it was still pretty good…but the Honu (ho-new; sea turtles) were kinda scaring me, they kept popping up out of nowhere and I was afraid I would run over one!

I always love Ho’okipa, but that day especially. Probably has something to do with me being a surfer/boogie boarder. Yeah, one of these days I will get someone to take a picture of me surfing.

Oops! There's a sign in the way...

I took these pictures at 9:30 am. I bet people skipped out on work just to enjoy this…

Looking towards Mama's Fish House

North Shore Maui

Aloha Nui Loa!

Maui Lightning

I love it when there is lightning in Maui. It’s so beautiful and amazing! I tried to take some video of it, but it’s kinda pixally.

And I made it into slooooow motion so you (hopefully) can see it!

I love lightning, it’s so beautiful! Maui doesn’t have lightning as often as some places, so when we get some, we like to enjoy it. As long as there isn’t torrential rain or thunder.

Today I worked with Liza @AMauiBlog today and she is just filled with wonderful advice about blogging! I am so glad God brought us together! I am helping her organize AMauiBlog.com so it’s more user friendly.

Anyway, if you live in Kihei I know you saw it! Quite a sight.

Aloha Nui Loa!

I love my Ohana!

“Ohana means family and family means no one gets left behind” – Lilo and Stitch

My Ohana (oh-ha-nuh) could be my biological family, my circle of friends, my fellow Christians…but today I’m gonna write about my family.

My parents, Grace and Steve, met on Maui. My father is from California and my mother is from…(you’ll never guess)…Virginia! Yeah. She grew up on a farm way out in the Shenandoah Valley. She came to Maui to be a nanny and also because she felt God calling her here. Dad came because he loved to surf. Yes surf. It’s his passion. He was pro a long time ago and he knows all the famous people from back then. I love telling people that my dad knows the founder of Hurley, Maui Built, and tons others (I just can’t remember then right now).  He is also an entrepreneur. He currently has his own business, New Life Marble Restoration. He cleans and restores all kinds of natural stone and concrete. I’m very proud of him.

A Very Keanae Wedding

Anyway so they met at Church and from their first date to when the wedding bells rang in Keanae, was about 7 months. I was born about a year and a half later.

Now I was an only child for about 18 months. Haha…my brother (also one of my best friends), Stevie was born. My parents then decided, 2 kids were enough for right then. We moved to Haiku. When Stevie was 6, Robert was born. And then Jeremiah. We moved to Makawao and Sammy was born. Haha…so many births!

Christmas 2008

I love all my brothers so much. I really wanted a sister for the longest time but that just didn’t happen. I’m okay with it now cause I just love boys, how they are so rough and tough. Its true I never learn to be dainty, but I don’t care. I am not a tomboy. Haha. I think it kept me grounded, having all brothers (and the Lord), I wasn’t ever interested in styles or trends. I was just me.

I Love Them!

We are a family, we love each other even though we get irritated. We laugh together, we have struggles, we talk, we listen. We are an Ohana and nobody gets left behind.

Hey! I wanna know what your favorite family pastime is? Mine is when we all start getting the giggles and can’t stop, no matter what we say it is just so funny!

Aloha Nui Loa!

I Love the Ocean

The ocean is one of the many wonders of creation. How can something that has killed millions of people, be so essential to our survival? I personally love the ocean. The way the tide goes in and out, the waves that change so quickly, and the sound of the small waves back and forth over the sand.

Calm Ocean - Kihei, Maui

“The sound of the ocean, soothes my restless soul.” is a famous line from Isreal Kamakawiwo’ole’s White Sandy Beach, and it’s exactly how I feel. I’m sure a lot of people would agree with me.

I’m not much of a textbook fact person. My blog is the emotional side of Maui, what it makes me feel like, what I LOVE. The ocean has emotions also. You can tell when it’s angry, sad, happy, peaceful. Next time you see the ocean, observe what mood it’s in. You’ll be able to tell.

Happy Ocean - Ho'okipa, Maui

Now I wanna know, what is your favorite thing about the ocean? What does it make you feel?

 

Aloha Nui Loa!

I Love the Aloha Spirit

The minute I stepped off the plane after being gone for 6 months, I felt something I hadn’t felt in that whole 6 months. The aloha spirit.  Just like true love is a decision, the spirit of aloha is a decision that we all make everyday, to be kind and easy going, to help a brother or sister out and respect the ‘aina (eye-nuh) or land.

Aloha Spirit - "The spirit of love"

Now, there are some people who live here that don’t display this Aloha Spirit, and it’s okay. Sometimes we’re having a bad day or our life is to complicated. But I believe that deep down in everyone that lives here, there is the Aloha Spirit.

Another way you can feel the aloha is through our music…here is one song I love:

So my hope for you today is that, wherever you are, someone will share a little aloha with you and you will pass it along!

Aloha Nui Loa!

I Love Maui Sunsets

Oh my goodness, if you have never seen a Maui sunset, prepare yourself for something breathtaking. I was thinking of what the first thing that comes to mind when I think about Maui’s beauty. The sunsets! They make every day just a little bit better. The colors, the clouds, the way it is just so perfect. It’s like Someone had a big paintbrush, and water colored the sky. Isn’t it fantastic?

Maui Sunset from my driveway

Every Maui sunset is different. As it fills the sky with color-wonder and epic light, you can sometimes see some interesting shapes…cotton candy, flames, puffy sherbet, whatever you think it looks like.

Another Maui Sunset from my Deck

The one above doesn’t even look real. I wonder where else you can see sunsets so beautiful?

Sunset over water in Lahaina

And this last one is cool because there aren’t any puffy clouds getting in the way and all you see is color. Sometimes I get bored and forget what an amazing place this is. I forget about the sunsets. Definitely “See a Maui Sunset” should be on everyone’s “Things-to-do-before-I-die” list. Do you have a picture of a Maui sunset? Share it on your blog, facebook, twitter or email! Brighten someones day with a little aloha sunset.

Well, this is my first post and I hope to write as much as I’m able to about all the things I love about Maui. <3