fun in maui.

we were lucky enough to head to maui this winter for a week with my parents & our three year old. and a week wasn't nearly long enough!! wanted to stay for a month honestly.we visited our favourite farm to table o'o farms and wanted to abandon everything to become farmers.we watched the whales & dolphins & flying fish at sunrise with the pacific whale foundation.we drove the road to hanna and had lunch at travaasa.we played on the beach and visited a strawberry farm and ate at some of our favourite spots and just had fun.maui fascinates me honestly. they have recently signed a bill to achieve 100% renewables by 2045. that means their goal is to be 100% carbon neutral as a state, and they are making huge impactful strides. this is what our world needs; we need to be watching and taking notes!hawaii used to completely rely on diesel power to run their electrical generators, which of course needs to be shipped across the pacific. solar and wind farms have begun to replace this costly, polluting dependency.i was also amazed to see the number of electric charging stations around the island for electric cars. my parents drive one in the GTA - and the options for charging stations are embarrassingly few & far in between.the valley in the center of the island used to grow a monoculture of sugar cane, which also happens to a very dirty crop to refine. now the land has been sold and the plans are to introduce a variety of crops, which is good news for both the soil and the environment. there is also an island-wide ban on single use plastic bags (🙌), and on our whale watching tour we learned all about how the local sea turtle population has rebounded incredibly as a result. and i'm sure there's more i don't know about.seriously, maui. keep on keeping on! & if anyone's interested...* gold sandals are sseko. sea foam romper & necklace is tribe alive. white striped dress is offon. *