Living in Hawaii – Moving to Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Big Island

While living on Maui I logged quite a few Maui beach sunsets all over the island, not necessarily where I had a straight shot to see the sun. The sky changes all over the island, so it’s always a special time to be at the beach and watching the waves as ambient light fades. I [...]

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Don’t miss 5:18 when the guy’s from Spain show you how they do it in their country! How to find Maui’s Little Beach? It’s next to Big Beach, of course – everybody knows that! Little Beach, on days other than Sunday – is quiet and you probably won’t see more than a handful of people [...]

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Maui is my favorite island. When I move back to Hawaii, it will likely be to Maui because it has the best of everything. The scenery is breathtaking. The air quality is great. Contrast that with Big Island and Oahu – Waikiki area, where the air is sometimes worse than mainland cities. The beaches are [...]

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As part of the “Best Place to Live in Hawaii” series I’m running through the islands and revealing my own personal preference for the best place to live on each Hawaiian island. Where is the best place to live on Maui? Where to live on my favorite island in the Hawaiian chain of islands is [...]

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View Larger Map It might have been this park that started my unholy obsession with hiking and climbing. I lived on Maui for over a year while working for a Maui resort management firm in Lahaina. I lived in Kahana, and I got a lot of days off and free time. Every chance I could, [...]

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Haleakala (in Hawaiian, “House of the Sun”) Haleakala National Park on Maui, Kula, HI 96790 Park office phone: 808-572-4400 One of my favorite activities on Maui is to drive up Haleakala National Park and walk around the crater. This is one of the most photogenic places on the island of Maui and anywhere in the [...]

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