messages from maui

Maui Film Festival Ignites Again

Posted by Kristin Hettermann on June 15, 2011 at 12:15 am

I’ll set the scene for you. Stretched out on a beautiful landscaped green, as the sun sets over the Pacific horizon and the stars start to peek out, curled up on a blanket with someone you love….for a night of passion, action, love, drama, sadness, hope and more. Presented over the course of five days [...]

Makahiki: Embracing a New Year

Posted by Kristin Hettermann on November 17, 2010 at 11:47 pm

On the eve of Makahiki, the ancient Hawaiian New Year festival, I stood on the summit of Mt. Haleakala in a memory that seems like a dream. As close to the stars as you can get (9700 feet), I chanted a blessing with a good friend and cultural mentor, Daniel Kanahele. The seven sisters rose [...]

Holy Trash…and Chemicals in Your Face!

Posted by Kristin Hettermann on October 27, 2010 at 10:14 pm

Our newspaper headline would read, “Remarkable turn-out and trash collecting for first annual North Shore Clean Up and +H2O launch.” The North Shore Clean Up was a HUGE success, and I reveal some numbers below. A launch for +H2O, the event was in collaboration with Community Work Day’s “Get the Draft and Bag It” island [...]

Growing Into the Island Lifestyle

Posted by Kristin Hettermann on August 22, 2010 at 5:29 pm

The future is so bright, just like the night sky over Mt. Haleakala! Two young and super talented Maui residents, photographer Quincy Dein and communications consultant Karen Hargrove, reflect on the joys of starting their blossoming careers on Maui and how island life is now meaning a lot more to them. Maui No Ka Oi. “Every [...]

How Running Out of Gas Changed My Life

Posted by Kristin Hettermann on August 5, 2010 at 12:22 am

The day that I met Dennis Ka’aihue my life changed.  And I mean, really changed.  I met Dennis three years ago; a tourist on the island of Maui, I ran out of gas on the infamous road to Hana and landed at his mailbox in Ke’anae, on the pristine and untouched North Shore area of [...]

Getting Up Close and Personal With a Micrometeorite

Posted by Katie McMillan on July 28, 2010 at 2:40 pm

The Edge 3D microscope is the only microscope in the world that produces real-time motion 3D movies and can eliminate the need for CGI, potentially saving thousands of dollars in production costs. Examples of its stunning visual landscapes, which give Salvador Dali a run for his money, can be found at www.sandgrains.com.