Posted: 8/4/2022 7:54:39 PM EDT
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Hey, my wife and I are taking an anniversary trip to Maui and will be there for about a week. Our condo is WAAAAY up in Kapalua but we'll be doing some driving to see various things. If you live on Maui and want to meet up for drink or whatever, let me know. I can also bring stupid stuff from the mainland if you are in need (we can get almost anything where we live)- we have lots of extra bag space. |
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Originally Posted By HI5-0: Kapalua is nice. It’s a lot cooler temperature wise. I am right in the middle of Lahaina where it lives up to its name translation of Cruel Sun. There’s a nice beach at Kapalua Bay and lots of eating places on the west side. Brah, I'm on Kaho`olawe right now sweating my balls off. Here until next Friday. |
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Originally Posted By HI5-0: Kapalua is nice. It’s a lot cooler temperature wise. I am right in the middle of Lahaina where it lives up to its name translation of Cruel Sun. There’s a nice beach at Kapalua Bay and lots of eating places on the west side. Nice. We'll be in and around Lahaina a lot while we are there. Our second time to Maui so we are one step above complete noobs. Trying to decide between Honu Fish House and Merrimans for our expensive dinner. Thoughts? |
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Originally Posted By djkest: Nice. We'll be in and around Lahaina a lot while we are there. Our second time to Maui so we are one step above complete noobs. Trying to decide between Honu Fish House and Merrimans for our expensive dinner. Thoughts? Wife and I live on the Big Island and Merriman's in Waimea is our go-to place for a nice dinner. |
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Originally Posted By Brundoggie: Wife and I live on the Big Island and Merriman's in Waimea is our go-to place for a nice dinner. Well crap I guess I waited too long and they are completely booked the entire time we are there in about 2 weeks. |
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Originally Posted By djkest: Well crap I guess I waited too long and they are completely booked the entire time we are there in about 2 weeks. Originally Posted By djkest: Originally Posted By Brundoggie: Wife and I live on the Big Island and Merriman's in Waimea is our go-to place for a nice dinner. Well crap I guess I waited too long and they are completely booked the entire time we are there in about 2 weeks. On the bright side, anywhere you go for dinner will be expensive. 
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Originally Posted By djkest: Nice. We'll be in and around Lahaina a lot while we are there. Our second time to Maui so we are one step above complete noobs. Trying to decide between Honu Fish House and Merrimans for our expensive dinner. Thoughts? Merriman's is very good. Was a big fan of the cafe in Waikoloa before they closed. For Waimea now I'd hit Red Water for a nice dinner. Ribeye or shrimp pasta dishes are always top notch. |
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Originally Posted By Media_Noche: Merriman's is very good. Was a big fan of the cafe in Waikoloa before they closed. For Waimea now I'd hit Red Water for a nice dinner. Ribeye or shrimp pasta dishes are always top notch. Originally Posted By Media_Noche: Originally Posted By djkest: Nice. We'll be in and around Lahaina a lot while we are there. Our second time to Maui so we are one step above complete noobs. Trying to decide between Honu Fish House and Merrimans for our expensive dinner. Thoughts? Merriman's is very good. Was a big fan of the cafe in Waikoloa before they closed. For Waimea now I'd hit Red Water for a nice dinner. Ribeye or shrimp pasta dishes are always top notch. Red Water is a pretty good place to grab a beer 
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Originally Posted By Brundoggie: Red Water is a pretty good place to grab a beer Red Water looks pretty nice, but their website is about 20 years out of date. Seriously, I made a website like that in 1999. Whoops, I see that is on the big island as well. D'oh! But I digress. The offer is still open for a few more days. I am already bringing some mead (that I make, at my winery) but could easily bring stuff from Trader Joes or whatever. |
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Originally Posted By djkest: Red Water looks pretty nice, but their website is about 20 years out of date. Seriously, I made a website like that in 1999. Whoops, I see that is on the big island as well. D'oh! But I digress. The offer is still open for a few more days. I am already bringing some mead (that I make, at my winery) but could easily bring stuff from Trader Joes or whatever. Originally Posted By djkest: Originally Posted By Brundoggie: Red Water is a pretty good place to grab a beer Red Water looks pretty nice, but their website is about 20 years out of date. Seriously, I made a website like that in 1999. Whoops, I see that is on the big island as well. D'oh! But I digress. The offer is still open for a few more days. I am already bringing some mead (that I make, at my winery) but could easily bring stuff from Trader Joes or whatever. Unfortunately I will only be passing through Maui on my way home to the Big Island on Friday. Basically I'll be going from the helicopter side to the commuter terminal side. |
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Welp I am back and I have to say I am still playing with the idea of dumping it all and moving to Maui. It's not affordable but it would be amazing. Had a great time, almost everyone was very nice (except ONE national park employee) and we were incredibly blessed to see a massive pod of dolphins including babies, swim with and observe about 20 different green seat turtles from adolescence to ancient ages. I also saw 2 species of moray eels, an octopus, a barracuda, thousands of fish in a school, 15-20 different species of tropical fish. I also had the best pineapple ever, amazing food, great honey, etc. |
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Originally Posted By djkest: Welp I am back and I have to say I am still playing with the idea of dumping it all and moving to Maui. It's not affordable but it would be amazing. Had a great time, almost everyone was very nice (except ONE national park employee) and we were incredibly blessed to see a massive pod of dolphins including babies, swim with and observe about 20 different green seat turtles from adolescence to ancient ages. I also saw 2 species of moray eels, an octopus, a barracuda, thousands of fish in a school, 15-20 different species of tropical fish. I also had the best pineapple ever, amazing food, great honey, etc. You need to come back in a couple of months to see the whales. |
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Originally Posted By Brundoggie: You need to come back in a couple of months to see the whales. I'd love to see whales! I apparently am obsessed with marine life now. I am working on my video editing skills, I got some good shots on the GoPro in 4k |
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Originally Posted By djkest: Welp I am back and I have to say I am still playing with the idea of dumping it all and moving to Maui. It's not affordable but it would be amazing. Had a great time, almost everyone was very nice (except ONE national park employee) and we were incredibly blessed to see a massive pod of dolphins including babies, swim with and observe about 20 different green seat turtles from adolescence to ancient ages. I also saw 2 species of moray eels, an octopus, a barracuda, thousands of fish in a school, 15-20 different species of tropical fish. I also had the best pineapple ever, amazing food, great honey, etc. Just had 1st trip there to get married, playing with same idea. Land on how you're gonna do it yet? |
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Originally Posted By BSWilson: Just had 1st trip there to get married, playing with same idea. Land on how you're gonna do it yet? Originally Posted By BSWilson: Originally Posted By djkest: Welp I am back and I have to say I am still playing with the idea of dumping it all and moving to Maui. It's not affordable but it would be amazing. Had a great time, almost everyone was very nice (except ONE national park employee) and we were incredibly blessed to see a massive pod of dolphins including babies, swim with and observe about 20 different green seat turtles from adolescence to ancient ages. I also saw 2 species of moray eels, an octopus, a barracuda, thousands of fish in a school, 15-20 different species of tropical fish. I also had the best pineapple ever, amazing food, great honey, etc. Just had 1st trip there to get married, playing with same idea. Land on how you're gonna do it yet? Getting close to whale season. 
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Originally Posted By BSWilson: Just had 1st trip there to get married, playing with same idea. Land on how you're gonna do it yet? It's a pipe dream. I have a small business. If I could grow it to the point where it is worth 5MM+ then I could sell it and move to the Island to retire. That's the extent of the plan. I am (fairly) young so I have some time. The other idea is possibly buying land and paying it down a bit until we are ready to move. I am not sure if Hawaii has any sorts of laws or taxes that discourages that type of behavior. |
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Originally Posted By BSWilson: I came to the same conclusion, 3-5 million entry fee to paradise. Deciding to do it in the first step, now it's just a matter of logistics. Well here's the thing about paradise.... Yes the weather and scenery and activities are awesome but.... Hard to travel to the mainland Limited stuff you can get Shipping is slow, expensive, or both Taxes are sky high Cost of living bad Property is crazy-expensive The locals will never like you - unless you are asian or have super tan skin |
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Originally Posted By djkest: That seems like a lot depending on location. Smaller property in this area that didn't have the killer views my place has sold for $1m. Hawaii property prices are crazy. |
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Originally Posted By djkest: Well here's the thing about paradise.... Yes the weather and scenery and activities are awesome but.... Hard to travel to the mainland Limited stuff you can get Shipping is slow, expensive, or both Taxes are sky high Cost of living bad Property is crazy-expensive The locals will never like you - unless you are asian or have super tan skin Nonsense. My hawaiian-japanese neighbors are almost family. Two weeks ago I met a friend for beers and he is Hawaiian and related to a rather famous surfer who would go. |
Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events.
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I finished my blog post for our 2016 trip to Maui. Saw some things and took a lot of pictures. My underwater photography game was weak at that time. Blog Post |
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Originally Posted By djkest: I finished my blog post for our 2016 trip to Maui. Saw some things and took a lot of pictures. My underwater photography game was weak at that time. Blog Post Nice pics! |
Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events.
Robert A. Heinlein
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