Maha`ulepu Beach


Maha`ulepu Beach


Caroline catching some rays.


Jordan


Liz


Liz and Jordan


Jose taking a board out, Dallas not catching any waves.


Jordan

We’ve gone to Gillin’s Beach a bunch of times (at least 1, 2, 3 times), where you go down the private road and through the Grove Farm gate to the parking area and then hike down to the beach. Usually we get to the beach and plop down there or go to the right and sit. This time we hiked more to the left and hiked down the beach for a bit til we got over more towards Maha`ulepu Beach. So beautiful. We sort of had to drag the boys out of the house because it was football Sunday, but it was so worth it. Little did they know that we wouldn’t even be able to get cell service for score updates!

By the way, Maha`ulepu is a research site and habitat for endangered plants and animals and is also a sacred area for native Hawaiians. To learn more about Maha`ulepu preservation, check out Malama Maha`ulepu.

Malama Maha’ulepu

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Koloa Town, Kaua’i

I saw this bumper sticker while shopping in Koloa Town and didn’t know what it meant. I took a photo and later on asked Dallas, but he didn’t know either. Just now I looked it up online and found out that Malama Maha’ulepu is an advocacy group who is trying to save Maha’ulepu beach and turn it into a preserve so that developers can’t put condos or a resort on it. But the land is privately owned by Grove Farm Company, which is Steve Case’s company, so I’m not sure what they can really do. Also, Dallas’ friend Marissa is a Vice President at Grove Farm. And also, Maha’ulepu beach is the “secret” beach where we’ve been going the last few visits. It’s known that you have to drive through private land to get to the beach and I knew the land was Steve Case’s, but didn’t really put it together right away. Funny how things are all inter-connected.

There’s a lot more online about Maha’ulepu and Grove Farms and people suing Steve Case, if you’re interested.