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5 . T h is re la tiv e ly e a sy 4 k m h ik e a n d
c u ltu ra l e x p e rie n c e is m a d e fo r o u td o o r
lo v e rs tru ly se e k in g a ta ste o f o ld H a w a ii.
Y o u w ill w a lk th ro u g h a p riv a te fa m ily o w n e d p ro p e rty e n ro u te to th e M o 'o u la
F a lls. A lo n g th e w a y, y o u w ill se e a n d
le a rn a b o u t n a tiv e a n d in v a siv e sp e c ie s,
a n c ie n t ta ro te rra c e s, h isto ric a l ro c k w a lls,
a n d w o rsh ip site s.
6 . In c e rta in a re a s in H a w a ii, sp in n e r
d o lp h in s a re se e n o n a n a lm o st d a ily
b a sis. P ro b a b ly sin c e th e isla n d s h a v e
fo rm e d , th e H a w a iia n sp in n e r d o lp h in s
h a v e c o m e in to n e a rsh o re d a y tim e
h a b ita ts a lo n g th e w e st c o a st o f O a h u .
T h e ir e x iste n c e h a s b e e n tra c e d b a c k a t
le a st 8 0 0 y e a rs.
7 . H a w a ii is th e h o m e to fiv e sp e c ie s o f
se a tu rtle s. O liv e rid le y s, lo g g e rh e a d s a n d
le a th e rb a c k s a re u su a lly o n ly e n c o u n te re d
in d e e p o ffsh o re w a te rs. B u t it's c o m m o n
fo r sn o rk e le rs a n d d iv e rs o n a ll th e isla n d s
to se e th e h o n u (g re e n se a tu rtle ) in n e a r
sh o re w a te rs. G re e n se a tu rtle s, h o w e v e r,
n e st in th e N o rth w e ste rn H a w a iia n
Isla n d s, a re m o te , p ro te c te d a re a w h e re
th e y th riv e .
8 . H a w a iia n s o fte n g re e te d e a c h o th e r
b y sh a rin g h a , o r th e ir b re a th . T h is
e x c h a n g e o f b re a th is d o n e w h e n tw o
p e o p le p re ss to g e th e r th e b rid g e o f th e ir
n o se s w h ile in h a lin g a t th e sa m e tim e .
It's a H a w a iia n g re e tin g th a t w e lc o m e s
th e o th e r p e rso n in to th e ir sp a c e b y
sh a rin g th e b re a th o f life , w h ic h w a s sa c re d to th e c u ltu re . A n c ie n t H a w a iia n s
re c o g n iz e d th a t th e ir b re a th w a s th e k e y
to g o o d h e a lth a n d b e lie v e d it p o sse sse d m a n a (sp iritu a l p o w e r). B e fo re a n
e ld e rly p e rso n d ie d , h e /sh e o fte n p a sse d
d o w n w isd o m to th e c h o se n su c c e sso r b y
sh a rin g h a in th is fa sh io n .

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p u llin g p h o to g ra p h s d e p ic tin g th e
life o f K a la u p a p a - a fo rm e r le p ro sy
c o lo n y. A b u ffe t o f tra d itio n a l fo o d w a s
a c c o m p a n ie d b y lo c a ls p la y in g tra d itio n a l in stru m e n ts in c lu d in g c o n c h ,
b a m b o o , a n d u k u le le a n d d a n c in g th e
H u la .
W e a g a in tra v e lle d o n sk iffs to v isit
P u u h o n u a , a p la c e o f re fu g e o n
H o n a u n a n a u , sp e c ific a lly fo r p e o p le
w h o b ro k e th e la w w h e re th e p e n a lty
w a s c e rta in d e a th (p rio r to 1 8 1 9 ).
T h e d a y w a s h e a v y w ith v o g - a v o lc a n ic re sid u e o fte n h a n g in g in th e a ir
(u n fo rtu n a te ly d istu rb in g th o se o n
b o a rd w ith a sth m a o r a lle rg ie s).
O u r n e x t sto p w a s L a h a in a - a
sm a ll to w n p a rt o f M a u i w h e re w e
e x p lo re d m u se u m s a n d sh o p s. I
p ic k e d u p a n o rig in a l w a te rc o lo u r o f
H a w a iia n re e f fish m a n y o f w h ic h w e
sa w w h ile sn o rk e llin g , a lo v e ly re m in d e r o f o u r trip .
E v e ry d a y, w h e n w e re tu rn e d fro m
a n e x c u rsio n , w e w e re g re e te d w ith a
n e w sp e c ia l c o c k ta il - a lw a y s re fre sh -

in g a fte r p la y in g in th e sa lt w a te r a ll
d a y. M e a ls w e re h e a lth y a n d m a d e -to
o rd e r; fo o d in to le ra n c e s a n d a lle rg ie s
w e re tre a te d w ith g re a t re v e re n c e ,
w h ic h I p e rso n a lly a p p re c ia te d .
W a rm fro m th e o v e n b u n s a n d
fre sh ly c a u g h t fish w e re o ffe re d fo r
lu n c h o r d in n e r. T h e fifte e n -m e m b e r
c re w se e m e d to sh a re in th e d u tie s.
E v e n th e c a p ta in w a s se e n d ry in g
g la sse s a fte r d in n e r o n e e v e n in g . T h e
sh ip 's a tm o sp h e re w a s c o m m u n a l
a n d frie n d ly w ith e v e ry o n e m e e tin g
u p in th e lo u n g e b e fo re d in n e r fo r
d rin k s a n d a p p e tiz e rs, o fte n a c c o m p a n ie d b y a ta lk fro m o n e o f th e
c u ltu ra l in te rp re te rs o n th e sh ip .
If y o u w a n t to e x p lo re th e se b e a u tifu l H a w a iia n isla n d s in a n in tim a te ,
y e t c a u sa l se ttin g , th e n I w o u ld
h ig h ly re c o m m e n d y o u u n w in d w ith
U n C ru ise .
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Waypoints Global Spring 2018

From the Publisher
The Northwest Passage - An Epic Journey
UnCruise into Hawaii with Marine Life
Gears & Garments
Lifestyle
Touring Tech
Travel Tips
Waypoints Global Spring 2018 - Cover1
Waypoints Global Spring 2018 - Cover2
Waypoints Global Spring 2018 - From the Publisher
Waypoints Global Spring 2018 - The Northwest Passage - An Epic Journey
Waypoints Global Spring 2018 - 5
Waypoints Global Spring 2018 - 6
Waypoints Global Spring 2018 - 7
Waypoints Global Spring 2018 - UnCruise into Hawaii with Marine Life
Waypoints Global Spring 2018 - 9
Waypoints Global Spring 2018 - Travel Tips
Waypoints Global Spring 2018 - 11
Waypoints Global Spring 2018 - Gears & Garments
Waypoints Global Spring 2018 - Lifestyle
Waypoints Global Spring 2018 - Touring Tech
Waypoints Global Spring 2018 - Cover3
Waypoints Global Spring 2018 - Cover4
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