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Exploring Wailuku, Part I

We spent the day exploring parts of Wailuku and found some gems we wanted to share with you. Over the course of the next couple blogs, we’ll show you some fun places you might not be aware of if you’re vacationing in other cities on the island.

Among them was a fun stop at Mele Ukulele on Kaahumanu Avenue.

I’m not a string instrument type person, but I’ll tell you what! 5 minutes with Mele’s owner, Cheryl Rock, and she had me believing that I might actually be able to put down my computer keyboard […]

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Experience Kula Country Farms!

Welcome to a beautiful spot on Maui known as Kula Country Farms. Located on an ahupua’a owned by Mr. Henry Rice and his family since 1916, this farm offers acres of beauty, historical significance and family aloha.

We had the pleasure of spending the morning with enthusiastic owner, Teena, and her 2 daughters. The passion that this family exudes is contagious and listening to the tales of the old paniolos (Hawaiian cowboys) that now rest peacefully under a sacred clearing marked by a […]

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Part III – Palmer Travel Blog

After successfully purging ourselves of many of the items that once felt necessary, we were left with approx. 100 square feet of family heirlooms, warm weather clothing and basic necessities for our new home. The Allstate Shipping truck arrived and carried away our Matson container. The driver was courteous, funny and a prime example of great customer service skills. No major issues thus far. As of today, the container is cruising along across the ocean on the cargo vessel.

Leaving without our puppy was really hard… thankfully she has great puppy sitters that allow […]

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Sharing the Aloha on Maui

As we prepare to leave for Maui we’re spending quite a bit of time researching local Maui volunteer organizations to coordinate stewardship opportunities for our home schooled daughter and family. We believe that Maui is no ka oi and giving back to the island for all it gives us is important.

In the past we’ve volunteered for the Habitat for Humanity, Maui Chapter. This organization does a lot of amazing projects on Maui. They even offer short term volunteer projects that make it possible for mainlanders to volunteer while visiting Maui!

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Part II… Palmer Travel Blog

Well, the word is out… new friends, old friends and clients alike are scheduling their dates to come visit. How exciting! Part I – complete.

Next came the downsizing. Going from a 2300 sq. foot, 3 bedroom, 2 car garage home to most likely a 2 bedroom condo required a lot of thought, consideration and careful planning. We debated between shipping boxes (USPS is the cheapest carrier at about $1/pound), checking boxes on the plane ($125 each), or coordinating a container (minimum size = 20 feet and Matson has the best prices for the reputable companies – although there are cheaper companies that have […]

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Welcome to Part I of the Palmer Travel Blog… The Decision Process

Well, as some of you may know, we’ve decided to follow our destiny and move to the Islands. As some of you may not know, we are firm believers in Karma and releasing decisions to our spiritual underwriters, or higher selves. Recently, staying focused on finding the positives in life has been a bit of a challenge. We’ve decided to step it up a notch and get out of living in this reactive mode!