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Michael Garrison > A view of the West Maui Mountains and 'Io Valley (V-shaped valley at far-left of photo) from Kanaha Beach, north Maui.
Michael Garrison > 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.
Michael Garrison > A panoramic view (composite of four different photographs) of the West Maui Mountains volcano, viewed from just offshore of McGregor Point, west Maui. [Best viewed in the ORIGINAL mode.]
Michael Garrison > Just offshore of McGregor Point on west Maui, the numerous gullies and smaller streambeds that drain the southermost flanks of the West Maui Mountains can be seen as dark-green veins of vegetation standing out against the sparser, lighter-colored vegetation of the dry parts of the slopes. In this photo, the south-facing slopes of the West Maui Mountains are unusually green after a long spate of winter rain storms. The rest of the year, this part of the volcano is in the rain shadow of the leeward side of the island, and the slopes are a dull brown color.
Michael Garrison > The wind turbines situated on a prominent ridge of the West Maui Mountains overlooking McGregor Point, west Maui. The McGregor Point light can be seen as a small, white triangular pylon near the shoreline in the bottom-left quadrant of the photograph. The 20 wind turbines are part of the 70-million-dollar Kaheawa Wind Farm that produces energy for 10,000 homes on Maui. There are plans to expand the wind farm by 18 more turbines in the next few years. Shell Oil plans to develop a wind farm at Ulupalakua Ranch, where it already has wind speed monitors situated. The project is expected to cost more than $200 million and take 3-5 years to complete. In 2008, the Kaheawa Wind Power facility generated more than 125,000 megawatt hours of electricity in 2007. UPC Wind (the company that runs the wind farm) announced that it generated enough electricity to power more than 11,000 Maui homes each year.
Michael Garrison > A landward view of the West Maui Mountains volcano, its peaks obscured by a low-hanging bank of clouds. This photograph was taken from a boat just outside Ma'alaea Bay, west Maui, offshore from McGregor Point.
Michael Garrison > On the horizon at Lanai's mortheast shore, Maui's West Maui Mountains gather rain clouds.
Michael Garrison > The view from Ulupalakua Ranch: the West Maui Mountains (on the horizon), the shoreline of Ma'alaea Bay (center-left of photo), and "the Valley" that separates the West Maui Mountains volcano from Haleakala volcano. The southwestern slope of Haleakala are in the foreground.
Michael Garrison > The view of west Maui from upcountry near Ulupalakua Ranch: the West Maui Mountains (center-right, partially obscured by a cloud bank), Ma'alaea Bay, and and the neighbor island of Lana'i (left side, on the horizon).
A view of the West Maui Mountains and 'Io Valley (V-shaped valley at far-left of photo) from Kanaha Beach, north Maui.
Michael Garrison > A view of the West Maui Mountains and 'Io Valley (V-shaped valley at far-left of photo) from Kanaha Beach, north Maui.
A view of the West Maui Mountains and 'Io Valley (V-shaped valley at far-left of photo) from Kanaha Beach, north Maui.
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