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90% of electrical production for Hawaii comes from imported petroleum. In other words, the oil comes in by boat. Yikes. Not real sustainable, is it? However the state is acting fast to create renewable energy. Just this year, new wind turbines on the West Maui Mountains now provide Maui with 10% of its energy, with [...] We drove today around the northern tip of Maui on route 340, skirting the West Maui mountains. The road for at least ten miles is one lane, cliffs on one side and a sheer drop on the other. The views are spectacular in this remote part of the island, however sometimes there is no guard [...] The sugar in those little brown packets of “Sugar in the Raw” at Starbucks are processed here at Hawaii’s largest operating sugar mill in Maui. It is surrounded by thousands of acres of sugar cane. Next door is the Alexander and Baldwin Sugar Musuem, which explains how the sugar is processed and doesn’t attempt to [...] We went on a Cessna ride yesterday, piloted by a friend, from Maui to the Big Island, which about 50 miles across the channel. As you can see, the scenery is amazing. This valley is on the Hilo side of the Big Island. [...] East side of Maui, circa 600-700 years ago. East side of Maui. Not sure how old it is. 1/2 mile in on the road to Lahaina by the general store. There’s probably many more in the West Maui mountains, however these are easily accessible. Hana Highway twists and turns for some forty miles, with over 600 curves and dozens of one lane bridges. Hana itself is a tiny little village of 1,200 with a couple of stores, a hotel, and that’s it. It had been a plantation town, and in many ways still is. Mostly populated by native Hawaiians, [...] On the 45 minute boat ride back from Lania to Maui. The cliffs are a’a, a type of lava that looks like freshly tilled soil, but is solid rock. In the background are the foothils of 10,000 ft. Mount Haleakala, which erupted 200+ years ago, creating the cliffs. Photos taken during a hike in the Makena area of Maui. [...] |  | ||||
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