Lahaina: What is the Take Away?

Me and my friend Narelle Flett, 2004

I first experienced the island of Maui as many people in the mainland US have…through the lens of tourism. I was the First Assistant Cruise Director on the Radiance of the Seas cruise ship in 2004 and we had an overnight in Lahaina as part of our repositioning from Alaska to the Caribbean. Friends of mine convinced me to do the tour where you drive to the top of Haleakalā, witness the epic sunrise and then bike down the side of the…