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Excerpt from the back cover: Guided by the stars, voyagers fro Polynesia came. . Explorers landed. A warrior king united the islands. Well=meaning missionaries came. MErchants built plantations and immigrants from around the world were recruited to harvest and process cane. Sugar barons overthrew the Hawaiian monarchy. Then tourists flocked to Maui. What all found was amazing people of aloha and a great culture that was almost destroyed.
Four books chronicle some 75 people over the last five centuries who have made Maui the Maui you love. Concise tales review how a king unified the islands year by year, how a queen lost her kingdom, how missionaries and thier descendents transformed the land, and how preservationists saved the island’s heritage.
Profiles of The Renaissance Man George Kahumoku came to Maui in 1992 The Hostess Laura Blears became the world’s first professional woman surfer. The Bird Man Brian Botka began photographing vvisitors with parrots in 1989. The Performer Willie K turned music professional in 1991. The Lahaina Luau Pioneers continues to thrive in 2015. The Trilogy Catamaran Clan launched its first tour July 5,1973. The MusicLegend IZ popularized Over the Rainbow here, died in 1997. PICTURED: IZ ON KAANAPALI BEACH (rare photo copyright Voices of Maui Talk Story, LLc.)
The Artist Jim Kingwell first landed on Maui in 1955 at age five. The Pop Artist Davo began creating Warhol style pop art in 1983. The Showman Rudy Acquino starred at tthe Kaanapali Beach Hotel 15 years, retired in 2008. The Golfers Crenshaws married on Maui, participated in the Maui Skins in 2010. The Restaurateur Peter Merriman opened Hula Grill in 1984 The Chef CJ opened his comfort food restaurant in 1984. The Server Christina was named a manager in 2013. the Lei Lady Fayth Marcinano left lei selling in 2014 to teach yoga. The Catamaran Clan 43 The first Trilogy excursion launched July 5, 1973. The Surf Shop Owner Wayno Cochran landed in Maui in 1960 to surf. The Preacher Pastor Laki opened Church on the Go in 2008. The Realtor 54Bob Cartwright joined Whalers Realty in 1983. The Concierge Malihini Keahi-Heath celebrated her 24th year at the Ka’anapali Beach Hotel in 2015. The 400,000 Mai Tai Man Dale Simonson joined Ka’anapali Beach Hotel in 1970 , The Author Norm Bezane first visited in 1969,has s lived here 15 years.The Loyal Friend Kea Aloha was born on Hawaii Island in 2008 and enjoys being off his leash. Legend 90 Emma Sharpe taught hula beginning in 1923 and her style is still prevalent today. The Singer Song Writer Amy Hanaiali’i Guiliom won four music awards in 2007. The Older Timer Sammy Kadotani still serves community in his nineties. The Entertainer The Morning Goddess began her at KPOA in 1983. The Ricebird Roz Baker joined the Hawaii State Legislature in 1983. The TV Producer 157 Jim Kartes opened the Paradise TV channel in 1974. King Kamehameha unified the Hawaiian Islands in 1810 after two decades of warfare.. The History Buff Jim Luckey started on historic preservation in Lahaina in 1973. The Mill Manager Keoki Freeland whose family built Pioneer Inn in 1901 retired in 1979, saved smokestack. The Visionary 203Theo Morrison has made history here since 1979. The Architect Uwe Schulz helped complete the development of Whalers Village in 1970. The Kupuna 203Ke‘eaumoku Kapu first traversed Maui in 2008 to celebrate the culture and promote unity. . The Kumu Church Dancer Kalele married her fiance in court right after he was sentenced to prizon for seven years. .
Voices of Maui books will continue to be sold in both the Kahului and Lahaina bookstores of the Maui Friends of the Library at Kahahumanu Center and Wharf Cinema Center, the Ka’anapali Beach Hotel, the coffee house at the smokestack and a number of other locations. Inquires from merchants wishing to carry the book are welcome.
*All of these profiles appear in the new book Voices of Maui Beyond the Beach. Other books include some of these same profiles plus others on Blackie Gadararam. Mike Victorino, Clifford Na’oele and others.
Which famous cook has had the greatest impact on Hawaii.
May 2, O Wayhee He did not invent Pacific cuisine. and he did not go on any chef’s TV show.
He sailed here. He is one of the “THE NEWCOMERS, 1778 to 1895 portrayed in Maui in five centuries, the last section of my forthcoming book Voices of Aloha: Beyond the Beach. He is Captain James Cook. As the tale goes:
ONCE UPON A TIME—the year was 1778—a British sea captain named Cook landed on a majestic set of islands. Polynesians had discovered them thousands of years ago.
Cook, from England, viewed the natives as “a handsome people, hospitable, friendly and cheerful living in a beautiful land.”
Others more than a century later had a different view:
“These were a strong and hardworking people skilled in crafts and possessing much learning,” another early observer noted. The Calvinist leader from New England, however, described a different people—a people view as naked savages. Cook got it rightt, yet paid for the visits with his life:
PICTURED: The many travels of Captain Cook who crissrossed ed these seas and channels many times before his last and fatal landfall on Hawaii Island near present-day Kona.
UPDATED EXCLUSIVE: 14 GREAT HISTORIC PHOTOS OF THE NEW KAANAPALI BEACH HOTEL LUAU
Aug 6–The Kaanapali Beach hotel launched a spectacular new luau last evening after months of planning. The hotel;s first luau since the 1980s, the event hosted hotel employees and a few special guests. The luau official opening to the public is likely to be August 19. Norm Bezane /Voices of Maui Talk Story, LLC. GET MY BOOK ON THE KBH at its shops and Maui Friends of LIbrary bookstores/.
THE GUESTS
Malihini, known to me as Mrs. Aloha
THE PERFORMERS
THE PLANNER/ORGANIZER WITH WAHINES
WELCOMING MORE GUESTS
FOOD TRUCK MANIA Click titles more multiple photos
Food trucks are becoming increasingly popular on Maui but we have nothing on Bora Bora, which has 40 of them lined up near the port. They are the favorite dining spot for hundreds of locals, since the island places special emphasis quality by inspecting them frequently. VOICES OF MAUI TALK STORY, LLC visited them recently but moved past em to dine on the cruise ship. Possibly a mistake.
What do 50 beautiful people look like when they sail to and visit Tahiti
ON THE AMAZING CELEBIRTY SOLTICE VIA SIDNEY, NEW ZEALAND, FRENC POLYNESIS WE MADE FRIENDS ON LAND AND SEE. HERE WE SHOW OUR SHIPMATES, THE PEOPLE WE MET ON SHORE. WE HAVE NO PICTURES OF THE BEST FRIENDS WE MADE SINCE MY CANON STOPPED WORKING AND IF YOU CAN BELIEVE IT BY IPAD WAS LOST Cruises are supposed to be relaxing and there was much of that. There also was exhaustion enchanced by the fact that we had a house guests later we met on the ship. s PEOPLE WE MET, LEARNED A LOT FROM (PARTICUALRLY OUR AUSSIE TABLEMATES) AND RELATED WITH ON THE SOLTICE BELOW.
BORA BORA: BLOODY MARYS AND MOTUS: POST TWO
Celebrity Soltice in Bora Bora. Day 14 of South Sea cruise. Mouse over the photos for descriptions.
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Coming in the days ahead: the elevator girls, crossing the equator ceremony, Hula instruction, famous malihini hula dancers and much much more
Norm with Motustructure
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