Us today, July 20, 2017, before takeoff. Left to right, Blaise, Colleen, Emma, Dean, Skylark. Skylark is an old pal, of my brother Marvin’s, lives in Wailuku, on Maui.
A two-second video:
The pilot was frequently pointing out vegetation that was not Hawaiian. Hawaii has the dubious honor of being host to countless non-native pests, who crowd out native plants and animals. Countless plants aren’t native; the mosquito isn’t native, but there is no getting rid of it now.
Haleakalā. Maui’s highest point, at 10,023 feet, 3055 meters. We did not land:
Waterfalls. All the islands, and Maui have quite a few, many flat-out inaccessible: