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.
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.
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.
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