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2title: Hawaii First Time
3date: 2019-05-24
4purpose: tourism
5destinations: [Maui, Hawaii]
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7
8| from | to | date | mode |
9|------|-----|------|------|
10| SFO | OGG | 2019-05-24 | flight (UA1725, 777-200), transit |
11| Kahului, HI, US | Kihei, HI, US | 2019-05-24 | car |
12| Kihei, HI, US | Kahului, HI, US | 2019-05-27 | car, transit |
13| OGG | SFO | 2019-05-27 | flight (UA1580, 737-800) |
14
15So I've read [Sea People](https://readings.podviaznikov.com/b/sea_people-xgx) book recently and watched *180 South* documentary that has small part about Rapa Nui. I also watched *Gauguin - Voyage de Tahiti* film.
16
17After getting all this information I was really excited to go to Polynesia. I didn't have time to go to Tahiti, so decided to visit Hawaii first.
18
19I went to Maui and spent few days in the small village of Kihei. To my surprise I didn't see any people of Polynesian descent. I saw street signs in the local language, but that was pretty much it. The island looked completely colonized to me. I knew that it was settled long time ago, but I guess I didn't expect the scope of it. Was a bit sad to reflect on this.
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21However, the nature was beautiful. And I still have dream to visit Tahiti, Rapa Nui and New Zealand. Maybe I'll have better luck learning about Polynesian cultures in those places.