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LAHAINA: Despair to Ultimate Progress

Read the Sunday Star-Advertiser about the Lahaina Apocalypse.  Mentioned are Oprah Winfrey, cadaver-sniffing dogs, Googledoc, 93 deaths, estimated damages now up to $6 billion and other wildfires still continuing on Maui.  This is now a period of transition and mourning.

Today, I will look back into my past, then project a hopeful future for Lahaina.  Four and a half years ago I had lunch at one of my favorite restaurants in the world, the Paris La Tour D'Argent (I've also dined at their Tokyo steeple), and from my table could view the Seine and the Notre-Dame.  A month later, this church burned down.   At a cost exceeding a billion dollars, this cathedral might re-open at the end of the year, but could take up to 40 years to completely restore.

In May of last year, we took the Pride of America for a cruise around the Hawaiian Islands.  The first stop was Maui, and from our cabin in Kahului Harbor, took a photo of a wildfire.

The ship was on the other side of the island from Lahaina.
On September 2, we again will board the Pride of America for the same cruise.  Maui on September 3.

One my postings a few days ago indicated that we were in Lahaina on April 28, as Day 51 of our Seabourn Odyssey cruise from Sydney to Honolulu.  Click on this to see what once was Magical Lahaina.  Here are a few more photos.

Rainbows and Whales will spur the way for Lahaina to Move Forward Together.

The Women's World Cup semifinals will be played this week, with the final match a week from today, all on your Fox channel.
  • Spain vs Sweden, Tuesday, August 15, 4AM EDT (10PM Hawaii)
  • Australia vs England,Wednesday, August 16, 6AM EDT 
  • The Final:  from Sydney, Sunday, August 20, 6AM EDT
Australia has been the biggest surprise, and if they beat England, will be playing at home for the championship.

Day 10 of my African Blood Lily blossoms:

Typhoon Lan has strengthened to 90 MPH, with landfall over Japan tomorrow.  The track has moved west, and the eye is now projected to pass between Osaka and Kyoto.

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