Category Archives: Around Maui

Maui Party: Yup, It Was Fun

Mark’s party at the Ding King was great fun. There was a really grim MCKC Maliko race earlier in the day, so that was one of the main topics of conversation. A very spooky and slow race (story to follow). … Continue reading

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I Got My Camera Back!

What an odd day. I spent most of it sewing new sleeves for all the rack pads on the funmobile. the surf looked big, and I bet it was going off in a reasonable size on the west side (ho’okipa … Continue reading

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Mama’s Fish House: You simply HAVE to go there.

Why would you go to a restaurant where Mai Tais are fifteen bucks. Because it’s worth it. Mama’s is a gorgeous place. Actually it’s way past gorgeous. There’s an unobstructed view across the empty beach (it’s not private, but you … Continue reading

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Ding King: The perfect location for a surf movie

Reposted to get this page into the RSS feed. I’m obviously doing this backwards, I should do pages as posts first and then paste them into pages. We’ll see if I remember that next time. I promised long ago that … Continue reading

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Hawaiian Wave Measure

Several people asked me why Hawaiians measure waves in a manner that makes them SMALLER than elsewhere. I didn’t have a clue, so I did some research. People often say that Hawaiian measure is from the back of the wave, … Continue reading

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Visiting Jimmy Lewis

I dropped by Jimmy Lewis’ workshop a few days ago. I really like his boards, and through corresponding with him I realized his shop is just a short distance from Pono House. My post office address is in Haiku, though … Continue reading

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