Ocean Vodka has a new home on 80 acres of beautiful farm land on the slopes of Mount Haleakala on Maui. If you’ve never had their unique vodka, you really should try it. It’s 100% natural, organic and gluten free; the only handcrafted spirit in the world made with deep ocean mineral water, sourced from 3000 feet below the Big Island of Hawaii.
I stopped in for a few hours at their grand opening today and attended a tour conducted by Shay Smith, Founder & President. I look forward to spending more time in this beautiful place.
Ocean Vodka Organic Farm and Distillery Grand Opening
20th Annual Haiku Ho’olaule’a Flower Festival
This was a new experience for me. I’d never been to a Haiku Ho‘olaule‘a Flower Festival in all the time I’ve lived on Maui. I had no idea it was such a huge event. And now I understand why you don’t see many flowers at the Maui Country Ag Festival, which was just a couple of weeks ago. This annual event benefits the Haiku Community Association, Haiku Elementary School and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Maui.
My friend and TEDxMaui core teammate Sara Tekula sent email to all her photography friends asking if we would contribute our time and services to the cause. I ended up sharing the day with my colleagues Sean Michael Hower and Joyce Chin. It was a beautiful day on Maui, and I was proud to be included in such a great event.
Enjoy my photos below. Also see Sean’s and Joyce’s in our Flickr group from the event ->
Cloudy Sunset on Maui
It’s been cloudy in South Kihei lately, so the sunsets haven’t cooperated much, but this being the day before New Year’s Eve (and my not being available to shoot during sunset tomorrow) I decided to run down to Keawakapu Beach and give it a go. On days like this, it’s always fun to use the ND grads and slow the shutter down enough to get long exposures of moving water.




































































































































































































































































































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