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Hawaii's rain forests.
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Wailua Falls, seen from the bridge over Wailua Gulch, west of Oheo Gulch, east Maui.
The Hana Highway near Wailua Cove and Kuloa, east Maui. Here on the easternmost tip of Maui the roadbed is cut into the sheer faces of cliffs that plunge hundreds of feet straight down to the ocean.
Hui Aloha Church and graveyard, west of Oheo Gulch in east Maui. Note the insanely brave windsurfer just offshore near center of photo. Also note the palm trees bent over by the strong prevailing winds on this isolated point of land.
The Lower Nahiku Road runs through the thickest part of the rain forest as it winds its way down to the shoreline. Nahiku, east Maui.
The Needle, Iao Valley, West Maui Mountains, Maui. The valley holds a great deal of religious, cultural, and historical significance for native hawaiians. Before white settlement, Iao Valley was the site of the Makahiki (literally "the rising of the constellation the Pleiades"), a four-month-long harvest festival held in honor of Lono, the god of fertility and peace. During the festival, all fighting ceased; feasting, athletic competitions, and joyful debauchery prevailed. It is said that, even to this day, processions of long-dead royalty marching to ghostly drumbeats are seen at the old Makahiki sites. In the 1980s, native hawaiian groups revived the observance of Makahiki to encourage the renewal of traditional traditions.
"The Needle", 'Iao Valley, windward Maui.
Looking at the cleft between the wall rocks of the West Maui Mountains caldera and the spire of the 'Iao Needle.
Looking at the cleft between the wall rocks of the West Maui Mountains caldera and the spire of the 'Iao Needle.
"The Needle", 'Iao Valley, windward Maui.
Wailua Falls, seen from the bridge over Wailua Gulch, west of Oheo Gulch, east Maui.
Wailua Falls, seen from the bridge over Wailua Gulch, west of Oheo Gulch, east Maui.
Wailua Falls, seen from the bridge over Wailua Gulch, west of Oheo Gulch, east Maui.
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