we left our home on oahu fairly early to catch the 1010 to maui...we arrived early at hnl, and i parked in the structure as close as i could to the elevators...all the handicapped stalls were taken so we found a nice spot on the fourth floor of the structure...the humpback whale floor...sometimes i like the folksiness of our visitor industry...sometimes i don't...i think i like this one...
the elevator took us to the departure floor and i was able to get bulkhead seats for the trip to ogg...we got to the gate and waited...i'd rather be a little early rather than rush to get to the gate....sweaty is no way to travel...
a porter helped take my mother to the plane, taking the jetway backward as the slope was a bit steep...my mother entered the plane with the aid of her walker, but we had to check both at the gate as soon as we entered the plane, the aisle being too narrow for the walker...my mother used the headrests to walk to her seat...
it was a 37-minute flight with a passo-orange juice served (i wondered why there was a business class on a 37 minute flight?)...upon arrival i contacted my cousin that we had landed and then we waited for the rest of the passengers to deplane...that's a lot of waiting as 100+ disgorged (love that vomitous term) from the plane.
we were met at the gate by a porter who took us to curbside where after a brief cell phone dueling, my cousin found us and we were off...we picked up her husband at the county offices and then we headed for maui marketplace for lunch...i enjoyed a chili relleno and even walked over to a border's to buy two novels, $1.99 each...this is one of the border's going out of business...
we drove to makawao oh, wow, laulau)...their home on the side of haleakala is fairly new, about ten years old...my cousin and her husband are in the process of making her house more handicapped-accessible, adding railings to get up and down steps...they're going to make the shower more accessible for my mother...and add a few more railings...
Shige Yamada – “Maui Releasing the Sun”, 1992 (Cast Bronze)
Shige Yamada was born in Wailuku, Maui in 1933. In this work of art depicting a moment of triumph, the stylized figure represents man while the sun symbolizes life and knowledge. The demigod Maui captures the sun at the summit of Haleakala. After receiving a promise from the sun to traverse the sky more slowly for the benefit of mankind, Maui releases his captive. This Polynesian myth may be interpreted as an attempt by man to exercise mastery over his destiny.
after duplicating the procedure in hnl, we returned to hnl after purchasing cookies for omiyage...boy, it's sure expensive at the airport...returning home, i bought dinner at byron's...food was ono...
final thought: after this trip, my mother got a bit more confident about airplane travel...her first since her stroke...although a five hour flight to the west coast is a little more challenging than a 37-minute flight to maui...
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