Saturday, January 10, 2015

Join me at the Best of the Best at the Slack-Key Festival





Excited to be a part of the best Polynesian music fest on the mainland. The Slack-Key Festival happens once a year at the Performing Art Center in Redondo Beach on Jan. 18th. I am joining Patti Bielma
 at her table where she displays her incredible ipu gourds carved with intricate one-of-kind designs.
 I will be sharing my novel Wai-nani, A Voice from Old Hawai'i which is a celebration of the people of old.

At the festival the finest Slack-key musicians in Hawai'i, and on  the mainland come together to jam. Graceful dancers and talented singers join them in a rousing production that brings the magic of the Islands to your doorstep. Wai-nani and I will be there to greet you!

Don't miss this event.  Slack Key Festival January 18th at 2:pm

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Postcard from Paradise

When fellow author, Lorraine Brodek, invited me to stay at her exquisite home high on a knoll in Hana, Maui, I had no idea what a treat it would be. Sipping coffee on the lanai overlooking a dew-laden expanse of emerald green, and the shining Pacific in the distance, watching a Technicolor sunrise, I couldn’t imagine a more idyllic setting.



My friends not only designed  this custom (3,650 sq. ft.) home, and built the mile long road to it, they planted the ten acre estate with every tropical plant imaginable. I strolled the grounds, a veritable Botanical Garden, with Lorraine to her artist’s studio with views that would inspire anyone with a creative bone in their body. Her producer husband, Tom, was busy in his work shop next to the three car garage. She pointed out that the foundation for a guest house is already in place and that a lot split is possible. (Buyer to verify)
Lorraine arranged a canoe ride for us in Hana Bay to the birthplace of Ka'ahumanu who was the inspiration for my novel Wai-nani, AVoice from Old Hawai'i and a visit to nearby Kahanu Garden where the largest heiau in Polynesia remains hidden from time. Hiking, horseback riding and “pasture” golf are favorite pass-times of locals, and visitors on day trips.

A dip in the delicious waters of Hamoa Beach, a mile below the house, where soft foaming waves kiss a sandy shore capped off another glorious day in paradise.
A daily flight from Kahului, Maui to Hana makes Hana, the last bastion of old Hawai’i, accessible.
The home is for sale for $2,995,000. A small price to pay for paradise.

For more information contact Mary Anne Fitch at sold@maui.net