Fun in the Sun

Around Kauai

Wandering around Poʻipū, Kauai and the Makauwahi Cave.

Tunnel of Trees



Escape to Paradise



Entrance into the Cave

Digging Through Time | Hana Hou! Magazine

This summer I had the enormous pleasure of exploring inside the 10,000 year old Makauwahi Cave in the Māhāʻulepū Valley of Kauai, with David & Lida Burney, paleoecologists who discovered the cave and have reforested the area with its native plants. Check out the current December/January Issue of Hana Hou! the Hawaiian Airlines Magazine to see the full story.








Alula is an endangered species and native plant in the Makauwahi Cave.





Burney claims the Māhāʻulepū Valley, is named after this rock.

Maiapilo is an endemic species to Kauai and a native of the Makauwahi Cave.




A ladder leading down to one of the deep mud pits where they dig.



Comparison of two foot bones found at the cave, the extinct giant flightless duck Turtle Jawed Moa Nalo and a rooster, inside on the cracked ground.


View from above.

The Cutting Edge of Veg | Hana Hou! Magazine

I had an awesome time photographing Vegan Gourmet Chef Mark Reinfeld and his delicious treats at his vegan fusion cooking retreat on Kauai for the December/January Issue of Hana Hou! The Hawaiian Airlines Magazine.