I was recently fortunate enough to get an assignment on Maui. Hawaii is all time. Best surfing, fresh seafood, good coffee, basically paradise. But to be working there is game changing. Could this be a regular gig or have I lucked upon a dream assignment. Maybe a little of both.
It's pretty easy to make video and photos of tropical paradise look good, especially if you add the ocean into the mix. I was covering the sport of outrigger canoeing. Hawaii have been paddling outrigger canoes for centuries but it's a relatively fringe sport in North America. In Hawaii they often paddle the outrigger canoes between islands. By using the trade winds and the swell to there advantage they can surf the canoes across the large channels faster than human power alone.
It's easy to see the strong connection Hawaiians have to the ocean. Locals will often spend hours watching whales, surfing waves or just fishing at the beach. I believe that in order to find the spirit of Aloha you must go into the Ocean at least once a day:)
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