Willie Nelson Plays a Secret FREE Concert at Charley’s in Paia

Band of Horses and Willie Nelson are playing a secret MySpace show at Charley’s in Paia tonight, Tuesday August 25th. You don’t need tickets,  but you will need to show up plenty early to get in. You can bet your bottom dollar it’ll be crazy packed.

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Coming to Maui to Get Married in September or October? Do You Love Aerosmith?

Wedding and an Aerosmith Concert? Sounds Sweet to Me!

You may have heard in the news a couple of years ago about the big brouhaha surrounding Aerosmith canceling their Maui show. With many island residents coming from other islands to see the show and already having booked flights and accommodations, they were PISSED when they heard the news.

So much so, that they sued the band.

The verdict is in and as part of the settlement, Aerosmith has committed to coming to Maui in September or October. The date is not set yet, because front-man Steven Tyler fell of the stage at a gig in South Dakota, breaking his shoulder and requiring 20 stitches. Word has it though, that they will be on Maui either in September or October.

So, if you’re getting married during those months and LOVE Aerosmith, why not hit the show? If you think of life as a compilation of experiences, I think a wedding on Maui with an Aerosmith concert sounds like a pretty awesome experience to tell down the line.

Read the story at the HONOLULU ADVISOR.

MACC Box Office

808-242-SHOW (242-7469)
Call or visit! The Box Office is open Monday-Saturday, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. Also open two hours before Castle Theater shows and one hour before McCoy Studio Theater shows. The Box Office is located to the LEFT of the Center’s front gates and across from the big banyan tree!

Driving Directions: click to see a map
The MACC is located at One Cameron Way, Kahului, Maui, across the road from Kahului Harbor, between the campus of Maui Community College & Keopuolani Park.

From Ka’ahumanu Ave in Kahului heading towards Wailuku Town: Turn right on Kahului Beach Road and travel 1/2 mile along the water of Kahului Harbor, then turn left at the 1st stoplight onto Wahinepi’o: see our marquee?

From Ka’ahumanu Ave heading from Wailuku Town: Turn left onto Wahinepi’o at the next stoplight past Kaiser.
(note that the street signs at that light will be posted as Wahinepi’o on left side and Papa on the right side).

Pygmy Killer Whale Mystery Unravels

The saga of the Pygmy Whales my brother spotted of the coast of Kihei several weeks back continued and has seemingly come to a fatal end.

One of the whales in the pod of 5 was recently euthanized as it stranded on McGregor’s Beach. Bystanders pushed the whale back into the water, but it didn’t recover. After having been transported back to the NOAA whale sanctuary in Kihei, it was given a Hawaiian prayer ceremony and was put to death. A CAT scan confirmed that the whale had severe pneumonia and was basically just a very old male.

KITV4 one of the island TV Stations reported about this. Read the entire article on the Maui Pygmy Killer whales here.

What has really excited marine mammal scientists is that this Maui sighting has shed light on the otherwise elusive and unstudied Pygmy whales. What this incident showed is that the pod will stick with a distressed or diseased member, even to the point of venturing far from their comfort zone of deep open ocean waters.

In a way, it mimics human behavior. As family (and extended family when you marry your sweetheart) we will stay with an ailing member, often to the very last breath. That’s what these Pygmy whales did, up until the final moments when he beached himself at McGregors.

E hoÊ»omaha me ka maluhia (rest in peace) old Pygmy Killer Whale visitor. We’ll miss seeing you around.

Aloha,
Stephan

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Thomas Encounters Pygmy Killer Whales While Standup Paddling in Kihei

You start getting the idea that we here at Live Maui Webcasts and Video are quite adventurous folk! A few days ago, one of our  producers, Thomas, went out for an early morning (6:30AM!) standup paddle in North Kihei.

When he got back home, he was so excited, it prompted me to ask, “what’s up? Why the excitement?” I mean, last week he encountered and swam with a pod of spinner dolphins, the day before he SUP-ed with a bunch of turtles, so what was it going to be this time?

“I have no idea what I saw out there today, but they must have been some kind of melon head whales or something! I was right next to them! A little freaky, but so amazing at the same time!”

He did some frantic research the next few days and just today, lo and behold came across this article in the Honolulu Adviser.

Advertiser Staff

KIHEI, Maui — Members of the Marine Mammal Stranding Network were standing by at Mai Poina Oe Iau Beach Park today to keep an eye on a pod of seven or so pygmy killer whales that was lingering unusually close to shore.

read the entire article here.

That just goes to show you, when you decide to have your wedding or honeymoon on Maui, you never really know what magical things you might encounter! Imagine spotting a mammal that scientists have never really been able to study because of their remote nature! Of course, we hope they are not distressed and will find their way back to deeper waters.

That’s Maui for you. Whether it’s discovering the perfect Mai Tai, learning about Hawaiian Culture at a Luau or exploring this one of a kind ecosystem, you’ll find something that will change your life forever! We look forward to seeing you here!

Stephan is known as the “Live Webcast Guy on Maui” and is the author of “59 Maui Wedding Secrets Revealed: The Essential Guide to Planning Your Perfect Maui Wedding.” Visit his blog and sign up free to get the latest information on live webcasts in Hawaii. Go to http://LiveMauiWebcasts.com Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/stephanboeker

For Adventurous Couples Only: A Grueling Maui Hike

I realize that most wedding couples and their guests do not come to Maui to hike their butts off. 16 muscle-cramping miles down a volcano is not their idea of a good time. And that’s OK.

Then there is that select masochist few like yours truly who’s idea of a good time is to hit the trails…

Yesterday a friend and I went on a grueling Maui hike that started up at the very summit of Haleakala and went down the Skyline Trail on the south ridge of the active-dormant volcano ending up in Poli Poli State Forest.

It’s a day hike that totals about 16 miles through arid martian landscape above the clouds with views in all directions (big island to the south east, Kaho’olave to the south west, Lanai and Molokai to the west, down

to grass lands, back up through piping hot lava fields, gulches, herds of mountain goats, feral pigs burrowing in the dirt, mystical (and misty) forests, singing birds, charred forests (from a forest fire several years ago), new growth forests (the little saplings growing from the ashes), and on and on.

Budget about 7-8 hours of hiking with several breaks.

Things to wear or pack in a day backpack:

1. sunscreen (high SPF!)
2. 2 liters of water per person
3. 2 or more trail bars per person
4. 2 sandwiches per person
5. t-shirt
6. a rain jacket (I had a GoreTex jacket with me)
7. cell phone (there is reception) so you can communicate with your pickup ride in Poli Poli.

Ask your ride to drive up to the top of WaiPoli Road at the hunter’s check-in station.

Trails to stay on (and do yourself a favor and STAY ON THE TRAILS):

• On top of Haleakala walk down the service road towards science city (where the telescopes are);
• Take the Skyline trail down until you see signs for Mamane Trail (pronounced Mah-mah-nay).
• Take that Mamane trail down until you hit the natural lava cave.
• Take Upper Waiakoa Loop for 6.3 miles until you hit the Upper Waiakoa Loop sign.
• Head to the hunter’s check-in station.

Have fun and be safe! Here are pictures from our grinding, arduous trek.

Aloha and I am looking forward to meeting you soon on Maui (whether at your wedding or on a hike together!).

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Stephan is known as the “Live Webcast Guy on Maui” and is the author of “59 Maui Wedding Secrets Revealed: The Essential Guide to Planning Your Perfect Maui Wedding.” Visit his blog and sign up free to get the latest information on live webcasts in Hawaii. Go to http://LiveMauiWebcasts.com Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/stephanboeker

2008 International Paddleboard Championships

Live Maui Webcasts is not only involved in Maui weddings and webcasting for thousands of brides and groom, but we’re also involved in the community and we love to be in the thick of all kinds of things.

Here’s a video highlighting Olympic Gold Medal skier Julia Mancuso taking part in the 2008 Maui International Paddleboard Championships.

Read more about it at the official Maui Paddleboard Association Webpage: http://hawaiipaddleboardassociation.com/hawaii-paddleboard-events-schedule/2008-maui-international-paddleboard-race/