On Friday I went out with Ekahi Tours on their road to Hana Adventure. The tour picked up early in the morning and started out by viewing some surfing beaches on the north shore of Maui. From here we worked our way east and made our way into the rain forest of Hana. The tour continued all the way around to the backside of the island where we were able to see the desert lands of Kaupo and Kanaio before we made our final stop for some wine tasting at the Tedeschi Vineyard. -Jake Barefoot

My father and I recently went to the Maui Ocean Center to check it out the Aquarium Admission Package. We literally saw thousands of species. There were all kinds of fish, jelly fish, sharks, rays, turtles, star fish and more. Some of the exhibits that we enjoyed the most were the giant walk through tanks that had huge sharks rays and Ulua inside. We got there just in time for the feeding. Being able to see these large ocean predators eat was really cool. The jellyfish tank, and the touch tank were also very interesting. This aquarium was especially interesting for me because to have the opportunity to be able to see all of the fish close up in an aquarium setting really helped me improve my fish identification skills. I will definitely be returning the next time I have family in town because the aquarium is a must do for children. -Jake Barefoot