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Maui Wedding Association - Maui, Hawaii - Maui Wedding Association - Wedding Professionals Coordinators/Planners Photographers Videographers Site Providers Travel and Lodging Music and Entertainment Catering/ Cakes Florists Limousines/ Transportation Marriage License Agents Ministers and Officiate Publications Rental Equipment Specialty Products and Services Beauty and Spa Bridal Gowns and Formal Wear Home Request a Wedding Planner Request Information International Listings -- Selected Videos -- Photo Credits Aloha! Thank you for taking the time to visit our website. On the following pages, you will find a variety of vendors all with information to assist you in planning the Maui wedding of your dreams. Our members are devoted to excellence in service. Please take your time going through all the different services and see why Maui is "No Ka Oi" The Best place to be married. "The mission of The Maui Wedding Association is to bring together businesses, to promote the advancement of the Maui wedding industry, to offer opportunities for professional growth through education and the sharing of ideas, and to foster a caring attitude and Aloha spirit among members in dealings with the community, with clients, and with each other." E Komo Mai (Welcome) to Maui! The Maui Wedding Association Board of Directors, 2005-2006: Larry Mischle Cece Scoppettone Tad Craig Billy Arbour Maui Visitors Bureau | Join Maui Wedding Association | Privacy Policy © 2003-2006 Maui Wedding Association Maui, Hawaii, USA

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Hawaiian Tropic Canada - About Our Company - Company Info Ron Rice and Hawaiian Tropic: The Early Days Ron Rice sold his first bottle of Hawaiian Tropic the same day America launched the first moon mission July 16, 1969. The first full trailer truckload of Hawaiian Tropic product left the plant in 1974. That same year, during the oil crisis, huge tanks were installed at the plant to hold 120,000 gallons of oil. Jump to: Industry Firsts | General Information Ron Rice and the creation of Hawaiian Tropic Hawaiian Tropic: Industry Firsts Hawaiian Tropic pioneered the use and popularity of Aloe Vera Gel (lauded as nature's greatest healer) in cosmetics. Prior to automation, Hawaiian Tropic Distributors would wait at the plant with blank checks made out to Ron ready to take as much product as he could possibly produce. Hawaiian Tropic was the first U.S. suncare company to: promote rich, natural ingredients for moisturizing the skin. use tropical coconut/banana fragrance in lotions and oils. place higher than a 15 SPF in the U.S. mass market. Top Hawaiian Tropic: General Information Tanning Research Labs, Inc. manufactures Hawaiian Tropic products at its plant in Ormond Beach, Florida. Hawaiian Tropic will celebrate its 36th anniversary in 2005. Hawaiian Tropic holds a dominant position in U.S. and Canadian markets. We rank #1 on the Caribbean, Mexican and South American beaches. Hawaiian Tropic is the only international suncare brand manufactured by a privately owned company which specializes in suncare. Hawaiian Tropic utilizes over 125 product formulations and over 400 different types of ingredients. Hawaiian Tropic neither conducts or contracts animal testing for its suncare products. Hawaiian Tropic employs more than 2,000 people worldwide. The Ormond Beach headquarters facility for Hawaiian Tropic covers more than 306,500 square feet. Top Ron Rice and the creation of Hawaiian Tropic Ron Rice is the epitome of the 'American Dream'. Born in the mountains of North Carolina and raised in a log cabin, Ron became an entrepreneur at an early age. By five, he was running his own roadside stand at the foot of his family-owned mountain. He sold apples, grapes, nuts, honey, apple cider, and wreaths at Christmas to help the family. His father instilled in him the basic American values that he lives by today--honesty, fairplay, tough competition, and plenty of hard work. A firm believer in education, Ron graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Science Degree and set out on a career as a teacher. This enterprising young man would still be a chemistry teacher/football coach/part-time lifeguard today, if it had not been for a trip to Hawaii. While he was there, Ron saw women on the beach using natural oils to protect their skin. Having looked in vain all his life for a product that would shield his extremely fair skin from the sun, Ron was determined to create a product that would allow him and others to achieve a tan like the native Hawaiians. With $500.00 borrowed from his father, Ron set up business in his garage. He mixed coconut, avocado, kukui and other secret natural oils in a garbage can, bottled the formula and set out to sell it. "I had an old Ford Mustang convertible that the salt air had just eaten apart. I drove to pool decks and lifeguard stands and sold my original suntan product. I was obsessed," Rice says. The new product caught on immediately--no one had ever heard of a natural tanning formula before! When it came time to hire a staff and a sales force, Rice looked to his old teaching, lifeguard and football buddies. He sent this modified super sales team to various parts of the world and built Hawaiian Tropic into the second largest suncare company in the world, today grossing over $200 million a year. Ron shares his success with the love of his life, his daughter Sterling. When the two aren't traveling, they spend most of their time at their $5.5 million oceanfront estate in Daytona Beach--the city where Hawaiian Tropic originated. The palatial home took five years to build and sits just a few feet from where Ron's lifeguard tower once sat. In memory of his father, Ron had it built with North Carolina granite rock trucked down from the mountains to Florida. Ron continues to be the driving force behind the development, marketing, and promotion of new Hawaiian Tropic products. "Ron lives and breathes Hawaiian Tropic," says his director of advertising. "If he gets an idea at 4:00 a.m.--he will call you!" Rice also knows how to mix hard work with fun. He travels over 250 days a year to various celebrity/charity events, Grand Prix Races (where Hawaiian Tropic sponsors several cars), Miss Hawaiian Tropic International Pageants, The Cannes Film Festival, and many, many more places promoting Hawaiian Tropic . Amazingly, all the success and fame has not gone to Ron Rice's head. "My biggest peeve is people who become successful and forget their roots," he says. "The happiest day of my life was when I was able to pay my father back the $500.00 he loaned me and thank him for believing in me." The garbage can used to mix his first batch is now silverplated and stands in Ron's living room as a reminder of Hawaiian Tropic's early days, and Ron's tireless hard work and determination. Top Home | Products | Sun Facts | Hot Promotions | Fun Stuff | Company Info | Pageants | Contact Us Product Line | Protection | Children | Tanning | Biodegradable | After Sun & Burn Relief | Salon-Indoor

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Maui Weather Today Hawaii Weather forecasts and commentary Dive and Snorkel Windsurfing Surfing Kiteboarding Beaches Satellite Images Trip Planning Weather FAQ Contact Us Hawaii Weather Today Brought to you by Maui Weather Today Greetings from your Aloha Weatherman: "Aloha, and welcome to the Maui Weather Today show" ...that's how I open my live broadcast TV weather program that serves viewers here in the islands. It is seen statewide...viewed at 7:45 a.m. Monday through Friday over cable channel 55 on each of the islands. Now , I know that you would love to be here and tune in each morning with us, and yet there you are, somewhere else in the world. To solve that distance problem, I have set up a way that you can virtually be here with all of us who reside in the islands. So , in your minds eye, feel the warm sunshine, picture the coconut palm trees swaying in the refreshing trade winds, the surf lapping on the beaches of Kihei or Lahaina, Waikiki, Napapo beach, maybe Poipu...grab yourself something nice to drink, and use your keyboard to take a quick peruse of Hawaii's Weather Today, here in paradise. Mahalo (Thank You) Glenn James Tropical weather analysis - Narrative commentary For the updated Hawaiian Island Weather Discussion and Analysis , g o to Glenn's Daily Weather Narrative , personally updated by Maui's own meteorologist Glenn James. For Today's Extended Forecast For All Hawaiian Islands: Maui - Oahu - Big Island - Kauai Frequently Asked Questions. Do you have a question about weather or activities in the islands? Here's where we'll try to answer the most common questions. Check out the Hawaii Surf Page for updated surf reports Satellite Pictures: Satellite Images page The Maui Community College sponsors my TV weather show. Thanks to the NWS forecast office in Honolulu. Web hawaiiweathertoday.com Email Glenn James: gjweather@hotmail.com Maui Weather Today - 1996-2006 Design and development by Bump Networks

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Diamond Head - Oahu Other Sites to See... BOTANICAL GARDENS Foster Botanical Garden Ho'omahulia Botanical Garden Koko Crater Botanical Garden Lili'uokalani Botanical Garden Wahiawa Botanical Garden HISTORICAL SITES Arizona Memorial Byodo-In Temple Catholic Cathedral China Town Ehime Maru Memorial Falls of Clyde Hale o Lono Heiau Hale'iwa War Memorial Hale'iwa Rainbow Bridge Hawaii Maritime Center Hawaii Plantation Village 'Iolani Palace Japanese Cultural Center Judiciary History Center King Kamehameha Statue Kaneaki Heiau Kuilioloa Heiau Kukaniloko Birth Stones Mission House Museum Nanatorium Pali Lookout Pu'u O Mahuka Heiau US Army Museum Washington House Wizard Stones LANDMARKS Ala Wai Canal Aloha Tower Barber's Point Lighthouse Chinaman's Hat Crouching Lion Delmonte Pineapple Corner Diamond Head Diamond Head Coast Diamond Head Lighthouse Dillingham Airfield Dole Pineapple Plantation East Coast Cliffs Fort DeRussy Goat Island Hale'iwa Hale'iwa Rainbow Bridge Halona Blow Hole Hanauma Bay Hawaii Convention Center Honolulu Zoo International Market Place Ka'ena Point Kapiolani Park La'ie Point Makapu'u Lighthouse Mormon Temple Pali Lookout Punchbowl Sharks Cove State Capitol Building Tantalus Lookout Thomas Park Toilet Bowl Valley of the Temples Waikiki Aquarium Waikiki Shell MUSEUMS Arizona Memorial Bishop Museum Contemporary Museum Hale'iwa Surf Museum Hawaii Maritime Center Hawaii Plantation Village Honolulu Academy of Art 'Iolani Palace Japanese Cultural Center Judiciary History Center Mission House Museum Pacific Aerospace Museum US Army Museum Washington House WATERFALLS La'ie Falls Manoa Falls Maunawili Falls Sacred Falls Waimea Falls The most famous volcanic crater in the world is Diamond Head, located on the South-east Coast of O'ahu at the end of Waikiki overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It was originally named Laeahi by the ancient Hawaiians. The name meant "brow of the tuna" and looking at the silhouette of the crater from Waikiki, you can see the resemblance. The current name came was given to the crater by British sailors in the 1800's. When they first saw the crater at a great distance, the calcite crystals in the lava rock appeared to glimmer in the sunlight. The sailors mistakenly thought there must be diamonds in the soil. Diamond Head is a crater that has been extinct for 150,000 years. The crater is 3,520 feet in diameter with a 760-foot summit. When the United States annexed Hawaii in 1898, harbor defense became a main responsibility. One of the major defense forts, Fort Ruger, occupied the Diamond Head Crater. A battery of canons was located within the crater providing complete concealment and protection from invading enemies. An observation deck was constructed at the summit in 1910 to provide target sighting and a four level underground complex was built within the walls of the crater as a command post. A 580-foot tunnel was dug through the crater wall to provide easier access to the Fort. The observation deck and underground complex is now abandoned with the advent of radar but evidence of the command post is still present along Diamond Head Trail. The trail is paved almost the entire way but can be steep in spots. There are two sets of stairs, one with 99 steps and the other, 76 steps. There is also a 225-foot unlit tunnel. The hike is classified as easy to moderate in exertion but is certainly worth the breathtaking, unparalleled view of the entire west side of the island, from Waikiki to Koki Head. Useful Information: Diamond Head Trail is 1 ¾ miles to the rim and takes about 1 ½ hours There is NO shade schedule an early hike Bring water and a flashlight (for the tunnel) Bathrooms available at the trailhead Age Required information Quantity Price Add to Itinerary Diamond Head Crater Adventure Adult or Child Date: * Request Time of Hike --- 6:00am Sunrise Tour 9:30am Laterise Tour * Names on Tickets (ex.John, David) * $20.00 Kauai | Oahu | Molokai | Lanai | Maui | Hawaii Home | Contact Us | View Itinerary | Island Maps | Brochures | Screensavers | Free Newsletter About Us | Site Map | Privacy Policy Call Us Toll Free at 1.866.268.7459 All content © 2003 HawaiiWeb, Inc. This site is optimized for Internet Explorer 6 and Netscape 7.1 and utilizes Macromedia Flash 6.0 site designed by: HawaiiWeb, Inc. info@HawaiiWeb.com

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Molokai Fish and Dive - Molokai activities, kayaking, fishing, diving, camping and snorkeling Home Activities Store History Books Contact Us Island Tour Need a place to stay on Molokai? Click Into Our Condo Well known by residents throughout Hawaii, Molokai Fish & Dive in Kaunakakai is packed to the rafters with everything that a person could need to have fun in the tropical sun. Over the years our Tours & Rentals Department has become the one-stop location for booking Molokai activities and tours. Whether it's ocean kayaking, horseback riding, mountain biking, whale watching, cultural hikes or fishing, we can make the arrangements for your adventure of a lifetime . In addition to being the Islands complete sporting goods store, within its walls can be found the largest selection of authentic Molokai designed T-shirts and souvenirs on the entire island. -------------------------------- -- Created by our staff members, the artwork is earthy and involved with the Hawaiian culture of Moloka'i. These exclusive designs have always been highly prized by residents and visitors alike and have never been available anywhere other than the store in Kaunakakai. As a result, they have always been one of the must things that folks bring home after a visit to the island. Now, a select few of these items are available to web surfers the world over. Over the years, the owner Jim Brocker, has taken thousands of superb photographs of Molokai and her people. Combing these photos with creative writing abilities he has authored Molokais two best selling books. The Lands of Father Damien , released August 1998, immediately hit Hawaii's Best Seller list. The book deals with Molokais Kalaupapa Peninsula, the people who were banished there and the dedicated priest, Father Damien. Containing 108 sepia-tone archival photos and 277 color prints, it is the largest pictorial publication in existence dealing with the events that took place in this desolate place. Jims previous book, A Portrait of Molokai. , is a must for anyone who has, or is planning to, visit the island. This 160 page book contains 375 color photographs that capture the spirit and beauty of this special place. Written in true local style, it portrays Molokai as can only be done by someone who lives here. So, come on in. We're glad you're here! Home | Activities | Store History | Books | Contact Us Island Tour