Maui is served by several airlines (Click Here) and prices change by season and demand. I have seen numbers change from about $450 to over $1,000 round trip. To help others out, if you find a great fare, please add a comment about it here.
Tips and Sources to Get the Best Airfares to Maui, Hawaii.
November 24, 2006
For several years Pleasant Holidays offered an “Airpass”. About 8 years ago it cost about $800, I joined in 2002 for about $1,500 for unlimited round trips between Maui and the mainland. Last year Pleasant switched carriers from ATA to United and could no longer offer the airpass. ATA took up the approximately $6 million in business and charged $2500 for renewals. For 2007 the price has gone up again to $3000 and based upon a points system one could possibly squeeze out 15 round trips. You can learn more at http://www.ata.com/flightbank
Last year when Pleasant dropped the program, a bunch of folks created a “group” on the subject at: http://groups.google.com/group/airpass. You can join this group and monitor the discussion on the subject.
One of the best sites I found is http://www.farecast.com You put in your city pair (Maui is OGG) and it predicts when you can get your best fares.
Here is where they suggest you look:
www.cheapair.com
www.cheaptickets.com
www.sidestep.com
http://alpha.flyspy.com/
www.kayak.com
www.itasoftware.com
best hawaii-based site:
www.pandaonline.com
also, don't forget the "coupons" on AirTech:
www.airtech.com/fphawaii.php
www.cheapair.comwww.cheaptickets.comwww.sidestep.com
also, you can sign up for airfare specials emails like this one at Pleasant Hawaii Vacations: http://www.pleasantholidays.com/PleasantHolidaysWeb/Specials Look for their air/car packages.
and some of the comments I think are quite helpful. They are repeated below.
Here is how we started with the shopping the airline market. First let me say that it I could fly into SFO as easily as Oakland and LA, Orange Cty and San Diego. Therefore shopping gave me a lot of "sale options", but more search time.
Sign up with the carriers who fly the route (lax/maui, oak/ogg, etc) for their specials to be emailed to you. Aloha especially. Their last minute specials are posted every Monday and I don't wait for their email. If they have a fantastic special, I sometimes decide to take a last minute trip. 4th of July week, they had an unbelievable special of 29.00 to Sacramento for one day only. Even though Sacto was 90 minutes away from where I wanted to be, I took it. Also, if my spouse has booked for a certain flight and time and find that the same airline offers a lower special, he just calls and they send him a voucher for the difference. One voucher was as high as 122.00.
Only once has Expedia beat the individual airlines price. But we always start out using Expedia to see who is offering what and then just go to that one website if there is a fantastic deal going on that we haven't been emailed about. Expedia, Cheap seats, Travelocity, whichever one you like, to start the initial search to define what specific airline, if any has a great special.
After a couple months of searching and learning, it has become very routine and easy searching. In the beginning it was time consuming. I learned the best deals are usually to LAX with the major carriers, AA, UAL Continental. Northwest to SFO, Aloha to Oakland and Org Cty. And ATA changes their fares daily. If we are set on a date, we will check ATA every day.
Since I do Vegas quite a bit. (In fact it is cheaper to fly to Vegas and back than LAX or SFO, AmericaWest, United and AA, so far have been the best for LV. I have never paid more than 325.00 round trip Maui/LV. Also, sometimes when routing through LAX or SFO, I have done a stop in LAX or SFO for a few days out or on the way back at no additional cost.
Also, using Expedia, you can check seat availability and see how many seats are available. If I see lots of seats, I'll wait and just watch for a better fare, unless I am already at a great fare, then I book it, and if it goes down later, ask for a voucher for the difference. So far Aloha, ATA and Expedia are the only ones who would not give vouchers for the difference, everyone else has.
Ogg/Oak was mostly Aloha and ATA. Once, I booked ATA through Southwest to OGG and the fare was cheaper than ATA and the credits. The summer, when the credits were so high ATA on every flight was cheaper through their website every day.
Also, Pleasant Holidays had some great deals, all you had to do is throw in a car for one day, never pick it up. During the summer when air was hard to find reasonably, I use Pleasant Holidays for SFO, added the car for one day and paid 356.00 roundtrip. This was better than using 100 points.
I have never found a great deal on Hawaiian for the times or dates to fly (except to LV) Also, on Hawaiian once their special is off for a certain time period, they never lower there price again. Whereas, the other airlines may. But if you are signed up for their email specials, it saves a lot of time checking.
Once I receive a great price, 225.00 to 300.00 round trip, I don't bother looking again. There are weeks, I don't bother checking because we received a great price for the next several months. If you are a gambler, (I mean shopping gambler), other than summer, the best deals usually are within 30 days of travel.
The flights above or help is for Thursday/Friday travel out and Sunday/Monday back. If I had the luxury of mid week, the savings would have been much more. And the miles we receive are great, we have enough miles on almost all the airlines, to now use to fly to NY roundtrip several times to see our grandchildren or use them to bring them out. Add all that into consideration and the current flight bank is not of any value EXCEPT for those who are able to use 10 point days exclusively. There has been some Aloha specials for 99.00 and 109.00 that I have been able to use that is equal to the 10 pt days, but mostly it has averaged 15 pts per way.
It sounds like a lot of work, and in the beginning it is, but now it is just routine and does not take much time. For those using LAX, you all have the most to save by shopping, SFO, Oakland and SJose doesn't have anywhere the specials that LAX or Orange Cty has. Also, if you don't mind changing planes in Honolulu, then you add Honolulu to your search and use the inter island fares. I really only did that once out of 12 flights. I prefer to pay a little more to fly direct. But if price is the ultimate goal, then savings are greater (sometimes from HNL)
As far as service, they are all about the same except Hawaiian, I have to say was exceptional. But I am looking for price, safety and reliability. I don't watch the movie, I pack my own lunch or dinner. I board last, and check to see if there is an open row and 50% of the time, I get it and stretch out and sleep. Good luck and I hope this helps.
Another person said:
dont forget to try to use your miles for flights to Hawaii.
Also, Pleasant is having great fares using United from SFO
I read somewhere they require a rental car , but people have gone
around that by reserving the car for just one day then never picking it
up.
That way, they got the great RT rate on airfare.
Kayak.com has good info,(but not always the best prices)
travelzoo.com is good
Im using miles and such.....
IF my mainland schedule becomes more than in years past, then
Flightbank can still be an option since it can be activated at any
time.
Hawaiian SFO-HNL
Check out ALOHA from Oakland. OAK OGG and HNL N/S
For some reason, ATA ,most of the time is packed and Aloha isn't.
I hope more fly Aloha just for more "aloha" than ATA has given us
lately.
Friday, May 28, 2004
Thursday, May 27, 2004
Comments on staying at Maui Mana Kai #215
Since buying Maui Mana Kai #215 in February, 2001, I have received a number of comments some of which I lost and the rest are displayed below under the "Comments" link. When you stay, please leave your comments. Good or bad. What you like or don't like.
Mahalo
Mahalo
Announcing the Great Maui Mana Kai #215 Web Cam Photo Contest!
So peek in, snap a picture and send it to me.
We will have monthly contests (as soon as I figure out some gallery and voting software) for best picture in different categories like scenic view, whales, best shot of people waving while talking on cell phone, ridiculous shots, etc. You will be able to vote for your favorites.
The annual winners will win prizes like a free stays Maui Mana Kai #215, car rental, massage, etc.
When you spot a picture worthy of sharing, snap it and email it to me at dfradin@mauimanakai.com.
Meanwhile, occasional viewer Phil, after I explained he can use a utility like Snagit to grab a frame from the live motion or just right mouse click on the image on this page and save it to his hard drive writes
"re saving a pic: I shoulda known a right-click would work -- I do it with still pics all the time, it just didn't occur to me in this context (boink, boink -- the sound of my forehead hitting the monitor).
I flicked to the controllable page, clicked AF, whipped back to the cam home page, and saved a pic, attached herewith for you and posterity. It's also my first entry in your not-yet-happening contest. I am such a great artist."
We will have monthly contests (as soon as I figure out some gallery and voting software) for best picture in different categories like scenic view, whales, best shot of people waving while talking on cell phone, ridiculous shots, etc. You will be able to vote for your favorites.
The annual winners will win prizes like a free stays Maui Mana Kai #215, car rental, massage, etc.
When you spot a picture worthy of sharing, snap it and email it to me at dfradin@mauimanakai.com.
Meanwhile, occasional viewer Phil, after I explained he can use a utility like Snagit to grab a frame from the live motion or just right mouse click on the image on this page and save it to his hard drive writes
"re saving a pic: I shoulda known a right-click would work -- I do it with still pics all the time, it just didn't occur to me in this context (boink, boink -- the sound of my forehead hitting the monitor).
I flicked to the controllable page, clicked AF, whipped back to the cam home page, and saved a pic, attached herewith for you and posterity. It's also my first entry in your not-yet-happening contest. I am such a great artist."
Wednesday, May 26, 2004
To Zoom or Not to Zoom, That is the Question?
Well quite the brew haha has developed over the ability to zoom the webcam at the Maui Mana Kai. The question is "should I allow anyone to zoom the webcam?" Or should I turn it off?
First a bit of history and background. In early March several factors converged:
1. Visits to the web site soared by 50% over the previous months average of about 30,000 visitors to nearly 46,000 so the number of people to say thanks for the webcam or complain increased dramatically.
2. The beach where folks normally hang out was taken out to sea to be "washed by the Gods" so the folks convened in their beach going atire mostly on the State property lawn
3. The angle of the Sun was such that people were lining up at right angles to the camera when during other months they tend to be pointed more with their head toward the camera and feet towards the beach
4. Sometimes the camera was zoomed in on Molokiui, the rocks on the beach, the flowers, surf and people: old people, fat people, skinny people, young people, men, and least we not forget...women.
Over a period of about a week, I got 3 email complaints in contrast to dozens of thanks for the camera. They were offended that "body parts of young women were being zoomed in on and I better do something about it. I responded to each complaint and made these postings to the webcam page:
March 18...Third complaint today about "body parts". So if you find zooming and other controls "locked" it is because I disabled that function until the body part goes away or the inconsiderate viewer gets frustrated and leaves. If I am not around to lock 'em out, feel free to move the camera yourself via the full motion controls. Instructions are on the webcam page.
March 12...I have received complaints today about the constant focus on "body parts". Please, people have a little respect. The purpose of the camera is to share the environmental beauty of Hawaii. I am looking for some software to manage how long folks can control the camera and block abusers.
I got two more complaints about female body parts and lots of thanks for the webcam. I did turn off the zoom when I moved the camera off a constant focus on one individual only to see the camera zoom back. The next day I turned it back on. And then, no more complaints until I get a letter from the Secretary of the Board of the Association dated May 19, 2004 which says "The ability of the camera to focus on individuals on the lawn and the beach is disturbing". He continues. "What we, your Board, suggests is that you limit the focus of your camera and disable its ability to zoom in on individuals...The Board must take action." He goes on and gives me 20 days to report "what details of what you have done... or ...it will be necessary to contact our staff lawyer".
Hum...lets see. Is it good enough that I took action about 70 days before he wrote the snail mail letter? I don"t know. I emailed him on May 25th to call me so we can discuss it. I would call him, but I don't have his phone number. It wasn't on the letter.
Oops...perhaps you need a bit of background. The condos at the Mana Kai are individually owned. The "Board" is elected by the owners. Some units are rented out directly by their owners. Some are rented out by property managers. Mine is rented by AAOceanfront property management. They handle about 20 units in the building. The largest block, about 50 units, is sometimes referred to as the "hotel pool" of rooms. They are handled by Condominium Rentals Hawaii (CRH) property management, a competitor of mine and other rental property managers.
Just before the above mentioned letter was penned, the president of CRH called AAOceanfront. He said "something has to be done about this". AAOceanfront recommended he call me. He didn't. So I will track down his phone number and call him today.
Attached to the Board Secretary's letter was an email dated April 23 and copies sent to a bunch of people I don't even know. She said "I just received my monthly newsletter...I am outraged about this!...I feel my privacy...has been violated...I went to the web site...the focus was on two women...I printed out these photos as proof for the Board...I urge the Board to ban these things...
Hum...didn't these people bother to read the above quoted postings which were on the same page as the "offending" picture? Why didn't they bother to contact me first before getting "outraged".
The newsletter (I did not know about it or see until May 26 and it was approved by CRH) reiterated the phone call from "a lady in California." She had expressed concern about "looking at body parts and young children's crotches...she further stated that she would not be returning to the Mana Kai until the feature of controlling the camera was disabled." (I'll make a deal with you, lady, rent from me and not my competitors and I will turn the camera off during your stay! Just kidding.)
By the way, I know the lady. She wrote me several times before March thanking me for the camera. I wrote her with my comments about this situation that you see elsewhere on this page. And the newsletter said that the issue was going to be on the next Board agenda. But nobody told me or asked about "the rest of the story". So here is the article I have asked CRH to print in their next newsletter.
Webcam: The Rest of the Story
I am the owner of 215 and the controversial web cam. The web cam has been operating from there for three years and in early March I received the first complaint. I have gotten five total complaints, all in March, and none since then. In March, nearly 46,000 visits were made to the web cam which was up from my usual traffic of giving the Mana Kai over 30,000 additional monthly visitors. I have received dozens of thanks for the web cam over the years. In response to the complaints, I made these two posting to the web cam page: On March 12...I have received complaints today about the constant focus on "body parts". Please, people have a little respect. The purpose of the camera is to share the environmental beauty of Hawaii. I am looking for some software to manage how long folks can control the camera and block abusers. And again on March 18...Third complaint today about "body parts". So if you find zooming and other controls "locked" it is because I disabled that function until the body part goes away or the inconsiderate viewer gets frustrated and leaves. If I am not around to lock 'em out, feel free to move the camera yourself via the full motion controls. Instructions are on the webcam page".
And the rest of the rest of the story.
Meanwhile, in late March I get an entry for the photo contest. The writer says "Hello! Thanks so much for the ability to be able to look into the world of Maui from Canada. I am leaving in three days to come to the Mana Kai! Here is a captured picture from the web cam for the Photo Contest. I called it 'Tranquility' for it looks so peaceful and calm." Attached to the email is a screen grab of a young lady asleep on a lawn chair. Oh...no, I thought another "peeper" And the submission ends with Thanks so much!! -Christy :). According to her public "chat room" profile, Christy is 16! So let's see...some people see such pictures and see porn. Others see "tranquility" Hum
Consider this:
Why haven't I received any complaints about the close ups of fat people, old people, old fat men? (To save the expense of a broken lens, I have installed special software that prevents zooming in on me. Just kidding!) Or of people hanging out on the lawn with cell phones dangling from their ears and waving at the camera? Or the people that have asked me to lock the camera down so their wedding could be broadcast to their friends. Is it possible that some of the close ups are being orchestrated by the person themselves or a friend that gets a kick out of seeing them?
In fact, one day when I killed the zoom, within minutes the on site property manager at the Mana Kai got a call to release the zoom so this individual could see his kids! Oh yes, you should know that one person who uses the camera as his screen saver is a Irish policeman. If anything is improper...I hear from him! And you don't want to hear from an Irish policeman!
The camera is on private property looking at public property. Is that any different from people peeping from the other 98 condos at others on the public property? I don't know? Just a thought. Last time I looked, there are over 25,000 such web cams in the world. Including Times Square! Oh my God! I go out in public and someone might see me?
What do you think? To Zoom or Not to Zoom, That is the Question? Click on the "Comments" link below and add your thoughts. Where is Andy Rooney or Lewis Black when you need them? I'm going to go duck.
PS. May 27, 2004
In interest of fairness, I must report that Eden the top guy of Mana Kai rental competitor of mine CRH, returned my call on May 27, 2004 as reported earlier in this Blog.
He said he did not read the request to “not zoom” repeated elsewhere in this Blog and was told that the camera was looking inside. I told him that was nonsense and the camera looks outside. Then he raised a point that I had not thought of before. He said that some married people come to Hawaii with someone other than their spouses. Hence the camera looking outside might reveal an affair! So if you are having an affair at the Mana Kai, please let me know and I will turn the camera off and post a note saying “This web cam transmission is interrupted by an affair. Broadcast to resume on (date)”. Meanwhile, if you are having an affair, don’t even think of going to the poolside of the Manela Bay Hotel on Lana’i, the Sheraton Kauai Beach Resort, the Duke Kahanamoku statue or Kuhio Beach in Waikiki, Honolulu’s Chinatown, Maunalua Bay or Waikiki Beach. They all have web cams! And that is from just the first Google listing of 113,000 “Hawaii web cams”.
He closed the conversation by saying that he is against the web cam, hopes I have consulted my attorney and good luck with the “Board”. How does “Maui Mana Kai #215 Web Cam Legal Defense Fund” sound? Kinda of has a patriotic ring to it? Hmmm
First a bit of history and background. In early March several factors converged:
1. Visits to the web site soared by 50% over the previous months average of about 30,000 visitors to nearly 46,000 so the number of people to say thanks for the webcam or complain increased dramatically.
2. The beach where folks normally hang out was taken out to sea to be "washed by the Gods" so the folks convened in their beach going atire mostly on the State property lawn
3. The angle of the Sun was such that people were lining up at right angles to the camera when during other months they tend to be pointed more with their head toward the camera and feet towards the beach
4. Sometimes the camera was zoomed in on Molokiui, the rocks on the beach, the flowers, surf and people: old people, fat people, skinny people, young people, men, and least we not forget...women.
Over a period of about a week, I got 3 email complaints in contrast to dozens of thanks for the camera. They were offended that "body parts of young women were being zoomed in on and I better do something about it. I responded to each complaint and made these postings to the webcam page:
March 18...Third complaint today about "body parts". So if you find zooming and other controls "locked" it is because I disabled that function until the body part goes away or the inconsiderate viewer gets frustrated and leaves. If I am not around to lock 'em out, feel free to move the camera yourself via the full motion controls. Instructions are on the webcam page.
March 12...I have received complaints today about the constant focus on "body parts". Please, people have a little respect. The purpose of the camera is to share the environmental beauty of Hawaii. I am looking for some software to manage how long folks can control the camera and block abusers.
I got two more complaints about female body parts and lots of thanks for the webcam. I did turn off the zoom when I moved the camera off a constant focus on one individual only to see the camera zoom back. The next day I turned it back on. And then, no more complaints until I get a letter from the Secretary of the Board of the Association dated May 19, 2004 which says "The ability of the camera to focus on individuals on the lawn and the beach is disturbing". He continues. "What we, your Board, suggests is that you limit the focus of your camera and disable its ability to zoom in on individuals...The Board must take action." He goes on and gives me 20 days to report "what details of what you have done... or ...it will be necessary to contact our staff lawyer".
Hum...lets see. Is it good enough that I took action about 70 days before he wrote the snail mail letter? I don"t know. I emailed him on May 25th to call me so we can discuss it. I would call him, but I don't have his phone number. It wasn't on the letter.
Oops...perhaps you need a bit of background. The condos at the Mana Kai are individually owned. The "Board" is elected by the owners. Some units are rented out directly by their owners. Some are rented out by property managers. Mine is rented by AAOceanfront property management. They handle about 20 units in the building. The largest block, about 50 units, is sometimes referred to as the "hotel pool" of rooms. They are handled by Condominium Rentals Hawaii (CRH) property management, a competitor of mine and other rental property managers.
Just before the above mentioned letter was penned, the president of CRH called AAOceanfront. He said "something has to be done about this". AAOceanfront recommended he call me. He didn't. So I will track down his phone number and call him today.
Attached to the Board Secretary's letter was an email dated April 23 and copies sent to a bunch of people I don't even know. She said "I just received my monthly newsletter...I am outraged about this!...I feel my privacy...has been violated...I went to the web site...the focus was on two women...I printed out these photos as proof for the Board...I urge the Board to ban these things...
Hum...didn't these people bother to read the above quoted postings which were on the same page as the "offending" picture? Why didn't they bother to contact me first before getting "outraged".
The newsletter (I did not know about it or see until May 26 and it was approved by CRH) reiterated the phone call from "a lady in California." She had expressed concern about "looking at body parts and young children's crotches...she further stated that she would not be returning to the Mana Kai until the feature of controlling the camera was disabled." (I'll make a deal with you, lady, rent from me and not my competitors and I will turn the camera off during your stay! Just kidding.)
By the way, I know the lady. She wrote me several times before March thanking me for the camera. I wrote her with my comments about this situation that you see elsewhere on this page. And the newsletter said that the issue was going to be on the next Board agenda. But nobody told me or asked about "the rest of the story". So here is the article I have asked CRH to print in their next newsletter.
Webcam: The Rest of the Story
I am the owner of 215 and the controversial web cam. The web cam has been operating from there for three years and in early March I received the first complaint. I have gotten five total complaints, all in March, and none since then. In March, nearly 46,000 visits were made to the web cam which was up from my usual traffic of giving the Mana Kai over 30,000 additional monthly visitors. I have received dozens of thanks for the web cam over the years. In response to the complaints, I made these two posting to the web cam page: On March 12...I have received complaints today about the constant focus on "body parts". Please, people have a little respect. The purpose of the camera is to share the environmental beauty of Hawaii. I am looking for some software to manage how long folks can control the camera and block abusers. And again on March 18...Third complaint today about "body parts". So if you find zooming and other controls "locked" it is because I disabled that function until the body part goes away or the inconsiderate viewer gets frustrated and leaves. If I am not around to lock 'em out, feel free to move the camera yourself via the full motion controls. Instructions are on the webcam page".
And the rest of the rest of the story.
Meanwhile, in late March I get an entry for the photo contest. The writer says "Hello! Thanks so much for the ability to be able to look into the world of Maui from Canada. I am leaving in three days to come to the Mana Kai! Here is a captured picture from the web cam for the Photo Contest. I called it 'Tranquility' for it looks so peaceful and calm." Attached to the email is a screen grab of a young lady asleep on a lawn chair. Oh...no, I thought another "peeper" And the submission ends with Thanks so much!! -Christy :). According to her public "chat room" profile, Christy is 16! So let's see...some people see such pictures and see porn. Others see "tranquility" Hum
Consider this:
Why haven't I received any complaints about the close ups of fat people, old people, old fat men? (To save the expense of a broken lens, I have installed special software that prevents zooming in on me. Just kidding!) Or of people hanging out on the lawn with cell phones dangling from their ears and waving at the camera? Or the people that have asked me to lock the camera down so their wedding could be broadcast to their friends. Is it possible that some of the close ups are being orchestrated by the person themselves or a friend that gets a kick out of seeing them?
In fact, one day when I killed the zoom, within minutes the on site property manager at the Mana Kai got a call to release the zoom so this individual could see his kids! Oh yes, you should know that one person who uses the camera as his screen saver is a Irish policeman. If anything is improper...I hear from him! And you don't want to hear from an Irish policeman!
The camera is on private property looking at public property. Is that any different from people peeping from the other 98 condos at others on the public property? I don't know? Just a thought. Last time I looked, there are over 25,000 such web cams in the world. Including Times Square! Oh my God! I go out in public and someone might see me?
What do you think? To Zoom or Not to Zoom, That is the Question? Click on the "Comments" link below and add your thoughts. Where is Andy Rooney or Lewis Black when you need them? I'm going to go duck.
PS. May 27, 2004
Danger Will Robinson, Danger!
In interest of fairness, I must report that Eden the top guy of Mana Kai rental competitor of mine CRH, returned my call on May 27, 2004 as reported earlier in this Blog.
He said he did not read the request to “not zoom” repeated elsewhere in this Blog and was told that the camera was looking inside. I told him that was nonsense and the camera looks outside. Then he raised a point that I had not thought of before. He said that some married people come to Hawaii with someone other than their spouses. Hence the camera looking outside might reveal an affair! So if you are having an affair at the Mana Kai, please let me know and I will turn the camera off and post a note saying “This web cam transmission is interrupted by an affair. Broadcast to resume on (date)”. Meanwhile, if you are having an affair, don’t even think of going to the poolside of the Manela Bay Hotel on Lana’i, the Sheraton Kauai Beach Resort, the Duke Kahanamoku statue or Kuhio Beach in Waikiki, Honolulu’s Chinatown, Maunalua Bay or Waikiki Beach. They all have web cams! And that is from just the first Google listing of 113,000 “Hawaii web cams”.
He closed the conversation by saying that he is against the web cam, hopes I have consulted my attorney and good luck with the “Board”. How does “Maui Mana Kai #215 Web Cam Legal Defense Fund” sound? Kinda of has a patriotic ring to it? Hmmm
Tuesday, May 25, 2004
Past Blogs
March 18...Just added a chat room so folks can chat with each other while enjoying the view. Just click here.
March 18...Third complaint today about "body parts". So if you find zooming and other controls "locked" it is because I disabled that function until the body part goes away or the inconsiderate viewer gets frustratred and leaves. If I am not around to lock 'em out, feel free to move the camera yourself via the full motion controls. Instructions are on the webcam page.
March 12...I have received complaints today about the constant focus on "body parts". Please, people have a little respect. The purpose of the camera is to share the environmental beauty of Hawaii. I am looking for some software to manage how long folks can control the camera and block abusers. Oh yes, my server gives me a list of who is accessing the camera. So I can track the abusers down to their IP address and block them in the future.
A Little Later March 4th...Camera is back up. Window is clean. Life is good. Ok...shoot some pictures and send them in. Just so you know, I am bias towards whale pictures! The real ones and the blond ones! Just kidding. One viewer from Canada said he saw several whales last week!
March 4...late PM camera seems to be down right now. I have a request into my property manager to power cycle it. You see I am in California right now and can't quite reach that far. Meanwhile a WiFi customer of mine will fix it as soon as they get back from surfing. Some people have the wrong priorites.
March 4, 2004...PM Window still not clean. I think I will post a job opportunity. "Wanted Maui Window Washer. No wages, good view". Meanwhile, Phil, our first photo contest participant writes:
"I'm famous...Just went to the cam page and so I could verify to Rebecca that it's up so we could reschedule for her & friends to wave at me via the cam and, lo and behold...
I'm famous! Right there in print, an extract of my very own words, AND you posted my magnifico artistique photo which I cleverly titled Wet Window! Ahh, life is complete.
I did a double take and then laughed aloud. You made my day (or at least the morning -- it's not quite noon on Thurs 3/4). Gonna email Rebecca right away to visit the cam so she can see how famous I am.
P.S.: I notice as I write this that sombody keeps zeroing the cam in on some boring bikini-clad blond woman. Now, I ask you, how can that possibly compete with Wet Window?!
March 4, 2004...AM. Looks like the window cleaner has not yet arrived. Meanwhile I am going to announce the Great Maui Mana Kai Webcam Photo Contest.
When you spot a picture worthy of sharing, snap it and email it to me at dfradin@mauimanakai.com. I will then post the best shots of the month. And then I will figure out some kind of prize for the winner. Like something off on their rental or something. Meanwhile, occasional viewer Phil, after I explained he can use a utility like Snagit to grab a frame from the live motion or just right mouse click on the image on this page and save it to his hard drive writes
"re saving a pic: I shoulda known a right-click would work -- I do it with still pics all the time, it just didn't occur to me in this context (boink, boink -- the sound of my forehead hitting the monitor).
I flicked to the controllable page, clicked AF, whipped back to the cam home page, and saved a pic, attached herewith for you and posterity. It's also my first entry in your not-yet-happening contest. I am such a great artist."
You can view his fabulous work by clicking here.
March 3, 2004...Visibility is poor because it is raining! Very unusual for Kihei. Average rainfall is 4 inches per year. And the window has water spots. I've asked my cleaning service to clean it. Should be done by tomorrow.
March 3, 2004...About the beach. It will be back! The locals tell me that the Gods have taken it out to sea to wash it. When the south and west forming waves subside and the normal trade winds from the north east resume, the beach will build back up. I am told the sand is sitting just a few hundred feet off the land. With the right tide conditions as much as four feet of beach can be built in a day. Meanwhile the beach is in good shape just a few hundred feet south to the left. Also you can enjoy the remaining pilings from the old pier that use to be located here to load cattle on to ships from the up country cattle ranch.
March 18...Third complaint today about "body parts". So if you find zooming and other controls "locked" it is because I disabled that function until the body part goes away or the inconsiderate viewer gets frustratred and leaves. If I am not around to lock 'em out, feel free to move the camera yourself via the full motion controls. Instructions are on the webcam page.
March 12...I have received complaints today about the constant focus on "body parts". Please, people have a little respect. The purpose of the camera is to share the environmental beauty of Hawaii. I am looking for some software to manage how long folks can control the camera and block abusers. Oh yes, my server gives me a list of who is accessing the camera. So I can track the abusers down to their IP address and block them in the future.
A Little Later March 4th...Camera is back up. Window is clean. Life is good. Ok...shoot some pictures and send them in. Just so you know, I am bias towards whale pictures! The real ones and the blond ones! Just kidding. One viewer from Canada said he saw several whales last week!
March 4...late PM camera seems to be down right now. I have a request into my property manager to power cycle it. You see I am in California right now and can't quite reach that far. Meanwhile a WiFi customer of mine will fix it as soon as they get back from surfing. Some people have the wrong priorites.
March 4, 2004...PM Window still not clean. I think I will post a job opportunity. "Wanted Maui Window Washer. No wages, good view". Meanwhile, Phil, our first photo contest participant writes:
"I'm famous...Just went to the cam page and so I could verify to Rebecca that it's up so we could reschedule for her & friends to wave at me via the cam and, lo and behold...
I'm famous! Right there in print, an extract of my very own words, AND you posted my magnifico artistique photo which I cleverly titled Wet Window! Ahh, life is complete.
I did a double take and then laughed aloud. You made my day (or at least the morning -- it's not quite noon on Thurs 3/4). Gonna email Rebecca right away to visit the cam so she can see how famous I am.
P.S.: I notice as I write this that sombody keeps zeroing the cam in on some boring bikini-clad blond woman. Now, I ask you, how can that possibly compete with Wet Window?!
March 4, 2004...AM. Looks like the window cleaner has not yet arrived. Meanwhile I am going to announce the Great Maui Mana Kai Webcam Photo Contest.
When you spot a picture worthy of sharing, snap it and email it to me at dfradin@mauimanakai.com. I will then post the best shots of the month. And then I will figure out some kind of prize for the winner. Like something off on their rental or something. Meanwhile, occasional viewer Phil, after I explained he can use a utility like Snagit to grab a frame from the live motion or just right mouse click on the image on this page and save it to his hard drive writes
"re saving a pic: I shoulda known a right-click would work -- I do it with still pics all the time, it just didn't occur to me in this context (boink, boink -- the sound of my forehead hitting the monitor).
I flicked to the controllable page, clicked AF, whipped back to the cam home page, and saved a pic, attached herewith for you and posterity. It's also my first entry in your not-yet-happening contest. I am such a great artist."
You can view his fabulous work by clicking here.
March 3, 2004...Visibility is poor because it is raining! Very unusual for Kihei. Average rainfall is 4 inches per year. And the window has water spots. I've asked my cleaning service to clean it. Should be done by tomorrow.
March 3, 2004...About the beach. It will be back! The locals tell me that the Gods have taken it out to sea to wash it. When the south and west forming waves subside and the normal trade winds from the north east resume, the beach will build back up. I am told the sand is sitting just a few hundred feet off the land. With the right tide conditions as much as four feet of beach can be built in a day. Meanwhile the beach is in good shape just a few hundred feet south to the left. Also you can enjoy the remaining pilings from the old pier that use to be located here to load cattle on to ships from the up country cattle ranch.
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