TIPSY TOURIST: Sipping in Maui’s Upcountry
After a morning of incredible whale-watching with the Pacific Whale Foundation, (a trip I highly recommend) we were thirsty. And only an hour from Ocean Vodka. How did I know? […]
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Fr. Damien and more on Molokai
Images from my childhood continue to affect how I think about things even a half century later. That is certainly true about Molokai. I remember learning about Father Damian (now […]
Capital shopping and eating in Lahaina
Most of our Maui adventure was spent on the water or on the beach. But we had to explore the town closest to our resort. Lahaina was the capital of the […]
Sunrise at Haleakala
When the alarm went off at 1 a.m., and when we raced to get ready for our 2 a.m. bus, then as as we stood in the freezing cold darkness […]
A postcard from Pearl Harbor
Inside the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor on Oahu, visitors leave leis and other flowers in tribute to the sailors who gave their lives when Pearl Harbor was attacked […]
USS Arizona: Stop and Remember
I sat next to a Japanese family on the boat that shuttles tourists to the USS Arizona Memorial. I paused in silence before the names of all the lives lost […]
TIPSY TOURIST: Koloa Rum, Paradise in a Glass
Oh the lengths I’ll go to as a Tipsy Tourist. I was only on Kauai for four days, hardly enough time for so many gorgeous beaches, rain forests and gardens […]
Get in and hold on: Off-road in Kauai
I think the Speed Racer helmet gave me the courage to climb behind the wheel of a muddy squat cage on four fat tires. Without the comfort of the heavy, well-padded topper, […]
