An iconic view from Hawaii. These shots were at a private estate in South Maui just hours before our flight back. This is in Ahihi Bay (it's a two exposure blend) and here's the accompanying story behind it.
If you know who Dr. Wayne Dyer is this might mean a little more to you. Wayne Dyer is one of my spiritual mentors and he happens to live in Maui very near where me and my wife stayed this past week. They day before we had to head back home we ran into him on the beach in front of our hotel and he invited us to a fund raiser and viewing of his new movie "The Shift" ( if you haven't seen it do yourself a favor and check it out!
http://www.dyermovie.com/) the next night.
We managed to squeeze it in just before our flight home. So not being satisfied with the sunsets I've shot thus far I was frantically looking for a last good sunset spot to shoot on the way to the event. We got to the private estate at the end of the road and didn't see anything worth wasting the time on so I decided to cut my losses and just go inside. By no stroke of luck the best was saved for last. On the coastal edge of the estate was this scene. So I got to spend some time with Wayne Dyer and Ram Dass (who was attending also) and I got the shot I was looking for!
The island of Kaho‘olawe is in the background, which is a member of the four islands that make up Maui County. Some facts about Kaho‘olawe: it is 11 miles long by 6 miles wide, with a total area of 44.6 square miles. The highest point is the crater of Lua Makika at the summit of Puʻu Moaulanui, which is 1,477 feet above sea level. One of the drier islands, the annual rainfall is about 26 inches.
Beginning in World War II, the island was used as a training ground and bombing range by the United States military. The Navy ended live-fire training on Kahoʻolawe in 1990, and the island was transferred to the State of Hawaii in 1994. No one is allowed to go within two miles of the island today. One of the fears is that live ammunition may have been left behind.
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