I love summer in Hawaii. Maui becomes a giant playground. My teenaged kids are finally starting to see what the surrounding ocean has to offer, rather than viewing it at an obstical to traveling. Yesterday both kids learned how to stand-up paddleboard. They got to ride a jetski with a lifeguard a couple days back. Last week Jay and I went fishing with spears under the guidance of an experienced local, and brought home three Tako (Octopus) which we promptly ate as poke salad using a Sam Choy  recipe.

I saw some nice moist clouds setting up for a good sunset recently, and ran out the door with my camera to re-shoot a favorite location UpCountry. Love these summer sunsets!

Next Friday is known as “Lahaina Sun” in the Hawaiian calendar. It is the one day where a person in Lahaina at noon will have no shadow because the sun is exactly overhead. This happens a day earlier in Kahului, Maui. This is the tidbit of the day.

The Maui Photo festival is in September. Check out www.MauiPhotoFestival.com. I’ll be offering an HDR class on how to make an image like this one.