That in mind, here is a bit on Maui and Google. Awhile back I saw Google initially going around Maui with the car/camera setup and can't find that picture, but a search shows someone spotted them back in April 2919 in Pukalani, but it was probably earlier than that in Kahului.

Their new camera looks more like a ball or helmet than the old flat disc shaped one they had. This new camera has more angles that it can look at.

The cameraman Eric from Google, with his laptop installed and the car built to run this camera, is off to Hana today. So smile up on the Hana Highway and in Hana, you may be on Google Street View.

Eric, despite cloudy looking weather, will have to press on to get Maui done today. His next stop is Molokai. So be kind to him on Molokai and show them your the friendly isle.


I get caught up posting on my other blogs and facebook, I don't get back here often enough. I hope to keep the type of content more organized based on the blog that I'm posting on. Farm related on http://MagicMauiFarms.blogspot.com, music on http://MagicMauiMusic.blogspot.com and soon www.MauiPonics.com. In the meantime some MauiPonics content is on a page of MagicMauiFarms.
Then of course EmpowerMaui is on youtube, twitter, facebook under JimHall and not doing audio shout outs on http://ShoutOmatic.com/jim-hall cut me slack on the audio, it"s not my speacialty, but is a great one for musicians, voice talents and people to sell their custom recording for greetings and such.

Last night's Wailuku Town 1st Friday for August was a blast as usual. Between break dancing to a multitude of bands with a jazz them to most of them, arts, crafts and plenty of food, not to mention all kinds of people. Hmm? Guess I did mention it.

Here is some video on a magician I had not seen before. If anyone has info on him, please leave me a comment.

There are more videos on the bands at http://MagicMauiMusic.com or just http://bit.ly/MauiMusic. Stop by that site and leave info on anyone you recognize or band names.

Mahalo

Quiet Maui Sunday Morning shattered by Pawn shop burglary

Luckily Maui doesn't seem to have too many "in your face" type crimes going on, but living close to the Kahului Police Department and Hospital, I definitely get to hear all the activity.
This Sunday morning after picking up coffee and a paper, I came across a bunch of police cars around the First National Pawn shop in the Kahului industrial area.

I generally have my camera with me at all times and detours through the "less traveled" roads are my preference, which makes an industrial area on a Sunday one of those routes. It's the detours and side trips that always seem to present the photo ops.

I would rather take pictures of the scenery and wild life, but this is a sample of some of the wilder life on Maui, so here it is.