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Snow in Hawaii? You Bet Your Frozen Extremities!

We’ve had heavy rain for the past several days which has caused flooding and messed up a lot of the narrow winding roads here in “upcountry” Maui. But over on the Big Island, up on the 14,000-foot...

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Hey, Mother Nature! What’s Shakin’, Baby?

The weather here on Maui today was mostly sunny, with temperatures in the upper 70s where I live at about 1000 feet elevation. Down at sea level it was probably four or five degrees warmer. There was a...

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Hawaii Isn’t All Sunshine and Trade Winds

Yesterday was beautiful here on Maui: sunny most of the day, temperatures in the mid-70s, and the usual gentle trade winds out of the northeast …  probably not more than 10 miles per hour.  Pretty...

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Living In an Island State Has Its Pros and Cons.

Eight islands comprise the State of Hawaii … well, there are a lot more than that, but only eight are populated. Even so, that makes the process of governing a little complicated. Of course, we have...

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A Little of This and a Little of That … To Get Us Through the Weekend.

Several weeks ago, I mentioned that I was getting a new and much better format for this blog. It’s pretty much ready to go and the only thing holding up the switchover is me. I have to learn how to...

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Snow in Hawaii? You Bet Your Frozen Extremities!

We’ve had heavy rain for the past several days which has caused flooding and messed up a lot of the narrow winding roads here in “upcountry” Maui. But over on the Big Island, up on the 14,000-foot...

View Article

Hey, Mother Nature! What’s Shakin’, Baby?

The weather here on Maui today was mostly sunny, with temperatures in the upper 70s where I live at about 1000 feet elevation. Down at sea level it was probably four or five degrees warmer. There was a...

View Article

Hawaii Isn’t All Sunshine and Trade Winds

Yesterday was beautiful here on Maui: sunny most of the day, temperatures in the mid-70s, and the usual gentle trade winds out of the northeast …  probably not more than 10 miles per hour.  Pretty...

View Article


Living In an Island State Has Its Pros and Cons.

Eight islands comprise the State of Hawaii … well, there are a lot more than that, but only eight are populated. Even so, that makes the process of governing a little complicated. Of course, we have...

View Article


A Little of This and a Little of That … To Get Us Through the Weekend.

Several weeks ago, I mentioned that I was getting a new and much better format for this blog. It’s pretty much ready to go and the only thing holding up the switchover is me. I have to learn how to...

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