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This is a sketchbook I did while on vacation on the Hawaiian Island of Maui in 2008. We were escaping a big storm in San Diego that week, so it felt great to be in the tropics.
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Although we had some rain of our own it was mild and warm!
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There are so many ocean creatures to share to water with here, beauty abounds.
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Hiking up in the Io Valley is a treat, shrouded in clouds up top with the sun piercing through the forest a little lower. The natural beauty is unbelievable.
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This is the way up to Io Needle!
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Sunsets and Moonrises are a special event on Maui, magical.
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Some of the new friends we made while enjoying the water.
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Whale watching out of Kaanapali Beach .
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The Westin Kaanapali.
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A house down the beach from us looking westward to Lanai.
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A friendly face at the Hawaiian Cultural Park!
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Aloha.
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