Paia, HI

While I'm on the topic of Old Hawaii (yesterday I posted about Old Wailuku), I just have to give a shout out to Eddie Flotte, a watercolor artist who is passionate about the old buildings and people here on Maui. Here's a unique video featuring his watercolors of Paia and Makawao towns. This will really tug at your heart if you're the nostalgic type... it's about 6 minutes with a musical soundtrack.

Historic Paia and Makawao still retain a lot of the old-timey character from a bygone era, when sugar was king. Maui has a rich history of immigration, which makes for a nice melting pot of nationalities and cultures. All cultures are celebrated here and the best things of each gets knit into the fabric of the islands.

If you're visiting Maui, be sure to spend some time in the north shore town of Paia, and then drive up Baldwin Ave to the cowboy town of Makawao - you won't be dissappointed. Let me know if have any questions about where to eat.

Thanks for reading my MAUI BLOG. Georgina M. Hunter R(S) - Maui Real Estate Sales - Jim Sanders Realty Inc. Paia HI

Call me! 808 283-0635 or EMAIL - Aloha from Maui

We are experiencing fantastic weather on Maui, right now. I love Kona winds, which bring off shore winds for the surf. The last couple days have been excellent at Hookipa Beach Park. The waves were bigger yesterday, but the waves were happening. I had to be in Wailea, for work at 10am. So I was up at 6am, on the road with a hot cup of coffee. Early morning surf check, signs are good and I am out there.

This is a shot I took of the crowd getting caught by a set.

It was just a beautiful day out in the surf.

All good things have to come to an end. Time to head to Wailea and get to work. One thing about living in Hawaii is the lifestyle that we are allowed to live. Out in the line up you might be surfing with a judge, maybe your insurance agent. Eli with Central Pacific, is a loan officer is a regular in the line up. Well time to wrap it up and call it a day. For Maui real estate check this link.

Aloha,

Steven C. Nickens R(S), GRI, ABR

The Wailea Group LLC

3750 Wailea Alanui, suite 5WE

Wailea, Maui, Hi 96753

www.nickensmaui.com

Email: nickens@maui.net

Vans Triple Crown of Surfing

This is the Super Bowl of surfing starting on the North Shore of Oahu. The first jewel of the crown is on today at Haleiwa Beach Park. Last year produced 8 to 12 ft surf. Roy Powers was last year's winner at Haleiwa. The Reef Hawaiian Pro is under way in heavy surf today. The next event will be at Sunset Beach for the second jewel of the crown. The last jewel of the crown is at Pipeline. This is a WCT event which features the best surfers in the world. If you want to watch the action on line. Then go to http://reef.wetsand.com or go to http://triplecrownofsurfing.com . The live action is worth watching. We are two hours behind California.

Aloha,

Steven Nickens R(S), GRI, ABR

The Wailea Group LLC

3750 Wailea Alanui, suite 5WE

Wailea, Maui, Hi 96753

www.nickensmaui.com

Email: nickens@maui.net

I just wanted to do a quick post highlighting some Paia merchant news. First and foremost, Simmer is having their annual fall sale tomorrow. Simmer is one of our neighbors at the Shops at Paia Bay. Their sales are always a big draw as they offer upto 75% off on clothing, surfing and windsurfing gear. They usually have food, refreshments and a drawing towards the end of the day. Get their early before all the good stuff gets snatched up.

It is also worth noting that Indigo Paia has just launched a new website. They are another neighbor of the Jim Sanders Office located just east of us in the Paia General Store Building. Indigo offers beautiful imports from Asia. Their hand woven, organic dye rugs are the best available in the island. They also have a great selection of jewelry, home furnishings, photos and more. Come support Paia's local merchants.

Okay I think we all agree that you can't work all the time. Some of my days off from working in Wailea fall during the week. As Realtors we have random working hours. So today it was a beautiful day on Maui's Northshore. I started the day with a drive down to Spreckelsville Beach with my wife Ivy. She took off for a walk down the beach and I jumped on my standup surfboard to catch a few waves. The swell has not filled in yet but is due to build during the day. So later I headed to Haiku to the Goya surf and windsurf shop to order a new surfboard. a 6'6" fish surf board.

This is Keith who is shaping my new board with the deposit. Keith is also a top pro windsurfer and has traveler the world competing. Francisco and Laulo Goya are brothers that own the shop. Francisco is a former World Champ and a really nice guy.

This is Laulo, they are originally from South America. Laulo went to high school with my son so I get the preferred Dad treatment from these guys. If you are looking for state of the art windsurf or surfing gear check them out in the Haiku cannery.

I was talking to this visiting pro windsurfer from the Cannary Islands off Africa. She was sharing how the waves are great there, but it is not beautiful like on Maui.

So after getting help from Keith and laulo on a different fin on my sail board I am off to Kanaha Beach for an afternoon wind surf session.

There are a lot of really hot women that windsurf. You meet people here from all over the world.

This girl is getting ready to water start. Waiting for her sails to fill and lift her out of the water.

Time to call it a day. I love getting in the water and shaking off work. In Hawaii we have great weather and the ocean is always inviting you to come and enjoy the water. So back to work tomorrow, but there is always time to get a session in before or after work. So if the Northshore Maui real estateinterest you drop me a line or check this link for Paia Maui homes for sale or Northshore Maui oceanfront real estate.

Aloha,

Steven (S) GRI ABR

The Wailea Group LLC.

3750 Wailea Alanui, suite 5We

Wailea, Maui, Hi 96753

www.nickensmaui.com

Email: nickens@maui.net