and there is maui

Like all great places, you really just have to go there and experience it for yourself. Everyone sees a different Maui. Ultimately it will take place between the dry west side, wet windward side, a few hundred feet below sea level, and the 10,023 ft summit of Haleakala. Some see it small, some see it big. The fish don't care.

Ho'okipa, the swell that ran the Peahi challenge.

Westside, heading east.

They went for a swim and speared some fish.

Honolua Bay

Upcountry

Red sand and a rock rim, a hidden gem.

The hardy come for the sunrise, everyone else comes for the sunset.

The sunsets never end, but when the do it's really dark.

kauai and oahu

Without knowing a lot about the major Hawaiian islands, it's easy to see the contrast between Kauai and Oahu. One is quiet, lush, introverted. The other is bustling, paved, and puts itself out there.

Small communities of natives lived in the valleys on the west coast of Kauai for a long time, farming taro and making the long journey to more populated parts of the island to trade.

Honolulu, looking west from Ala Wai canal.

Dozens of people have died at this beach.

The proving grounds. Pipeline.