The tiny neighbor island of Molokini seems to float on the horizon behind a surfer off one of the beaches near Ukumehame, west Maui. The wavesets here are usually not more than shoulder-height out where this fellow is paddling. This fact, combined with the flat, sandy, boulder-free bottom of these beaches makes them very popular with novice surfers and casual bathers. - Footprints in Paradise: Photos of Maui & the Hawaiian Islands

This part of the island is dominated by the cloud-capped heights of the West Maui Mountains, the other member of the pair of volcanoes (which includes Haleakala) responsible for the formation of Maui.

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Michael Garrison > View of the Ka'anapali side of the West Maui Mountains from the Au'au Channel, inbound for Lahaina Harbor, West Maui.

Michael Garrison > Ma'alaea Harbor and the town of Ma'alaea are strung out along the beach at the foot of the West Maui Mountains, west Maui.

Michael Garrison > Looking northwest along a rock-strewn beach near Ukumehame, west Maui. The neighbor island of Lana'i is visible on the horizon.

Michael Garrison > Lonely stretch of beach south of Ukumehame State Park in west Maui. The neighbor island of Moloka'i can be seen on the horizon under a towering bank of clouds.

Michael Garrison > Child waiting patiently to be swept out to sea, Ukumehame State Beach, west Maui.

Michael Garrison > The tiny neighbor island of Molokini seems to float on the horizon behind a surfer off one of the beaches near Ukumehame, west Maui. The wavesets here are usually not more than shoulder-height out where this fellow is paddling. This fact, combined with the flat, sandy, boulder-free bottom of these beaches makes them very popular with novice surfers and casual bathers.

Michael Garrison > This old Kiawe tree was a casualty of the big Kona storm that struck the leeward side of Maui in December of 2007. The storm brought heavy sustained rains and flooding for an entire week; the waves and heavy seas scoured the leeward beaches of sand, gravel, and cobbles. Ukumehame, west Maui.

Michael Garrison > Fruit stand at the roadside, Olowalu, west Maui. Mike the proprietor sits in a lawn chair stationed nearby so he can keep an eye on the crates of fresh island fruits and vegetables. Other family members wait on customers and sell fresh-fruit smoothies from the "van"; their fresh cane juice is unbelievably good.

Michael Garrison > Launiupoko State Wayside, about 10 miles south of Lahaina, west Maui. Lanai is visible across the Auau Channel in the morning haze.

Michael Garrison > Paunau Beach Park -- Looking northwest toward Lahaina. One of the many small pull-out beaches south of town. Local fishermen and families with children use this and other parks around Lahaina.

Michael Garrison > Paunau Beach Park, west Maui. A lone fisherman mans his two surf rods on a beautiful April morning.

Michael Garrison > Halloween 2005 in Lahaina.

Don't be fooled by this band's lack of heavy hardware: they were punchin' it out loud and long (and even sounded better and looked more enthusiastic than the Lahainaluna Marching Band). BTW: The ABC Store in the background goes back to the 1960s.

The tiny neighbor island of Molokini seems to float on the horizon behind a surfer off one of the beaches near Ukumehame, west Maui. The wavesets here are usually not more than shoulder-height out where this fellow is paddling. This fact, combined with the flat, sandy, boulder-free bottom of these beaches makes them very popular with novice surfers and casual bathers.