For as long as I’ve inhabited this island Maui, my relationship with big waves and the man who dare to ride them has been a solid roller coaster of emotions and vibrations. You name it, I’ve felt it and I’ve been there. More than twice. As I teenager I dreamed about Hawaii and the big waves. I …
TAHA’A, LAND OF THE CHILDREN OF HIRO
In the Polynesian mythology Hiro was the God of thieves, a trickster It is said that this God had a child with a woman from Raiatea. Or perhaps I should say that there was a woman from Raiatea who gave birth to a giant. A nepheline as some might call and they called him Hiro. When he grew up …