| I live in Maui. I retired from 32 years of teaching in | | | | from December through March. Thinking of getting |
| June 2007, and after about 12 summers of | | | | married? My brother was married here this past |
| vacationing in Hawaii, I made Maui my home. I would | | | | February 2009 at Napili Bay which is one of the most |
| like to share with you some special places and people | | | | beautiful beaches where you can exchange your |
| that help make Maui that "Magical" place. My visits to | | | | vows. |
| Hawaii started with the Big Island of Hawaii, and along | | | | Napili Point is at the end of the beach which will give |
| with our Maui vacation, my husband and I extensively | | | | you the privacy and the magic that any wedding |
| hiked Kauai. Maui was the most captivating of the | | | | could want. An experience you will treasure for a |
| islands and the hardest to leave. The West Maui | | | | lifetime. Living here is truly the paradise we dreamed |
| Mountains are breathtaking and the many beaches | | | | it would be. However, this last year the island has |
| each have their own charm. Maui is a spiritual and | | | | gone through many changes and we have seen |
| healing place. You just need to be ready to feel it. | | | | many of our friends in local businesses struggle to |
| The snorkeling in Maui is therapeutic. On a clear day | | | | make ends meet. Tourism is way down, and for the |
| the colors of the coral put your mind at peace. I | | | | first time that anyone seems to remember, real |
| prefer to snorkel at Airport Beach at Kaanapali. When | | | | estate has fallen in Maui. My husband and I have |
| I want to just swim, I prefer a beach called Napili Kai | | | | always planned to give back to the community that |
| in Napili. My husband is a cyclist and he puts more | | | | we both love so much, so we both have continued |
| mileage on his bike than I do on my car. He cycles up | | | | working part time. He is a substitute elementary |
| North to a small village called Kahakuloa. It's known as | | | | teacher on the west side of Maui, and I teach Self |
| the village that time has forgotten. Our friend | | | | Defense for Women, and design affordable websites |
| Lorraine sells banana bead from her home on the side | | | | for local stores. We both love what we do and it |
| of the road....Lorraine's Shave Ice. One of my very | | | | makes us feel we are truly home. Now our Maui |
| favorite things to do is WHALE WATCH. The | | | | vacation is forever. I would like to leave you with |
| Ultimate Raft Whale Watch Pier 17! You can start | | | | some local places to shop and eat. |
| looking for whales in October, but the season peaks | | | | Enjoy and Mahalo. |