Maui 2002

Meeting the Valley Isle

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The Map of Maui
Kahului Airport is a very relaxed experience ;-)
I've been Lei'd on Maui ;-)
On the lanai of the house in Maui Meadows, Kihei
Two Hula girls
Enjoying a Pina Colada
January - April
Not bad for January ;-)
Kamaole Beach Park...
...where people like to go for picnics
At the beach
At the famous Wailea Resort
At the famous Wailea Resort
I survived the Road to Hana ;-)
Enjoying one of the breathtaking views along the way
Pigs crossing sign ;-)
Rain clouds over 'Heavenly Hana' (well, it's the windward side of the island)
Black lava rocks in the ocean
Cows at the slopes of Haleakala
And another rainbow over the crater
Nature
Palm tree
Hibiscus
Bromeliad
Poinsettia
Not sure what that is
In the rainforest
May - August
At Little Beach
Sunset at Kamaole Beach
My favorite way of working ;-)
Moving into the house on Auhana Rd, Kihei
My new friend on the front porch
Assumingly she saying meeow in Hawaiian ;-)
Driving around the Island
Iao Needle in the West Maui Mountains
The big Buddha at Yodo Mission in Lahaina
Our car parked under a giant Banyan tree
Another beautiful Sunset
In Hawaii they make their fences from surfboards ;-)
Tiki at Mama's Fishhouse near Ho'okipa
Paia
It's all about Surfing
Picture taken while driving ;-)
Parked the car to take a photo-safari
And where can I get a cat..?!?
On Baldwin Avenue
A typical Maui-cruiser ;-)
At the Beach
Ho'okipa on the North Shore - home of the big waves
There's always a lot of surfing going on
Lifeguard on duty
Wonder who created that...
Surfers
Wonder if he can't read - or just doesn't care
September - December
Moving into the new place in Haiku
I was the one to drive the moving truck
The view of the house
Walking along the orange trees with the little dogs from next door
Our Thunderbird parked at the house
The new neighborhood
More Nature in Haiku
The garden has more oranges than I can pick ;-)
Unfortunately, not our entrance :-(
Angel's Trumpets
Bamboo in the neighborhood
Heliconia in our garden
Bananas
Haiku / At Work
The Mall in Haiku
The Art Company on the backside where I worked
Me at work
Lunch with the girls from work at Veg-out across the street
The Schedule
Meeting the boss in Paia on my day off
Getting closer to christmas and having to fly back :-(
Right after Halloween-decoration (like this at Life's a Beach in Kihei) disappeared...
...Xmas decoration appears outside...
...and inside the Queen-Ka'ahumanu-Shopping Center in Kahului
Stopover at L.A. International
Yes, this IS snow on the stopover in Washington
At the airport you could buy toilet paper with Osama Bin Laden's face for $8 ;-)